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Boat Launch · Meigs County

Sewee Creek, Chickamauga Lake

1 ramp, 1 lane. 14 miles from Dayton.

With a guide

Guides and charters near Sewee Creek

Captains who run Chickamauga Lake, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.

Capt. Paul Johnson · Chattanooga

Paul Johnson Guide Service

Largemouth, spotted, smallmouthCall 423-598-9083pauljohnsonguideservice.com

Steve Kite and Chris Coleman · Chattanooga

Chattanooga Fishing Guides

BassCall 423-240-5389chattanoogafishingguides.com

Richard Simms and six guides · Chattanooga

Scenic City Fishing Charters

Trophy catfish, walleye, crappie, bass, striper, saugersceniccityfishing.com

What to bring

Tackle for Sewee Creek

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How to get there

Getting to Sewee Creek

Sewee Creek is a public boat launch on Chickamauga Lake in Meigs County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.

Hwy 68 east of Watts Bar Dam to Hwy 304 south approx. 4 miles to Hornsby Rd; ramp on left

Sewee Creek is 14 miles north-east of Dayton, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Pinhook, 2.0 miles to the north-east on the same water. For bait, FishTales Bait and Tackle in Cleveland is about 25 miles away.

Coordinates 35.58011, -84.79366

Aerial view of Sewee Creek
Sewee Creek from above. The pin marks the access point. USGS aerial imagery.

What is there

What you will find at Sewee Creek

Free to launch 2.5 out of 5 Facilities 2.5 of 5, scored from what TWRA records: ramp, docks, pier, restrooms, parking, lighting and hours.

Everything below comes from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s own public access record for Sewee Creek. It is the same data the state uses, not a guess from a photograph.

Boat ramp

You can launch a trailered boat here. 1 lane.

Open 24 hours

TWRA records round the clock access, so early starts are fine.

Not recorded here: fishing pier, canoe and kayak, restrooms, camping. Worth knowing before a long drive with the family.

What you can catch

Fish you can catch at Sewee Creek

Chickamauga Lake holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.

Meigs County holds the mid-lake water where the reservoir slows into sloughs and embayments; TWRA’s stocking programme lifted average angler catch weight from 1.42 lb to consistently over 3 lb, and crappie surveys average 2.85 fish per hour at 0.76–0.80 lb.

What you can keep

Fishing limits at Sewee Creek

What you can keep from Chickamauga Lake at Sewee Creek. TWRA sets 3 rules just for Chickamauga Lake. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. Everything else follows the statewide limit.

FishDaily limitLengthWhere or when
Largemouth bass5 black bass combined15 in minimumChickamauga Lake rule
Smallmouth bass5 black bass combinedNo minimum, only one over 16 inSame rule covers spotted, Alabama and hybrid bass: only one of these over 16 in per day
Spotted bass5 black bass combinedNo minimum, only one over 16 inIncludes Alabama bass and hybrids
Crappie1510 in minimumStatewide
BluegillNo limitNo minimumStatewide
Redear sunfish20No minimumStatewide
Striped bass2 striped and hybrid combined15 in minimumStatewide
Walleye516 in minimumStatewide
Sauger1015 in minimumStatewide

Other rules on Chickamauga Lake

  • Hiwassee Refuge closed to all use Nov 15–end of Feb except the wildlife viewing area; fishing allowed on the main river channel through the refuge.

From the 2026–27 Tennessee Fishing Guide (TWRA), in effect 1 August 2026 to 31 July 2027, checked 25 September 2026. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.

14 public boat launches in Meigs County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.

Sewee Creek water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.

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Common questions

Questions about Sewee Creek

Can you launch a boat at Sewee Creek?

Yes. TWRA records Sewee Creek as having a boat ramp. It has 1 lane. TWRA records it as free to launch.

Do you need a fishing licence at Sewee Creek?

Yes. Anyone 13 or older needs a Tennessee fishing licence to fish here, and a trout supplemental on top of it if you plan to keep trout. It is the same rule at every public access point in the state.

What fish are in the water at Sewee Creek?

Chickamauga Lake holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, striped bass, walleye and sauger. Seasons and creel limits are set by TWRA and change, so check them before you keep anything.

Where can I buy bait near Sewee Creek?

FishTales Bait and Tackle in Cleveland is the closest bait and tackle shop this site lists, about 25 miles from Sewee Creek. Meadow Park Lake park office in Crossville is next, about 28 miles away.

Is there a restroom at Sewee Creek?

No restroom is recorded here. Most TWRA ramps have none, so plan for that on a long day.

Who runs Sewee Creek?

Sewee Creek is listed under the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency in TWRA’s public access database. The owner is worth knowing because it usually decides whether there is a fee, whether the gate is locked overnight, and who to ring when a ramp is closed for repair.

Keep going

Fishing around Sewee Creek, and who knows it

Guides and charters on this site are listed by the water they run, so you can ring the captain who fishes Chickamauga Lake rather than a booking desk. Licences and limits are one click away too.