With a guide
Guides and charters near Shelby Farms
Captains who run Memphis and the Mississippi, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Catfishing Tennessee Guide Service
Catfish on the Mississippi, Tennessee River and Pickwick tailwaterCall 731-394-1549catfishtennessee.com
What to bring
Tackle for Shelby Farms
Three picks from the largemouth bass checklist that work for the fish here. Affiliate links: buying through them pays this site a small commission at no extra cost to you.
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How to get there
Getting to Shelby Farms
Shelby Farms is a public access point on Wolf River in Shelby County, Tennessee, run by City / County.
Exit Walnut Grove Rd East Bound, go under bridge at Wolf River
Shelby Farms is 4.0 miles north-west of Germantown, the nearest town with its own page here. The county seat, Memphis, is 11 miles to the west. The closest other public access is Memphis Yacht Club on Mississippi River, 11 miles to the west. For bait, Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in Memphis is about 11 miles away.
Coordinates 35.13295, -89.85435
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Shelby Farms
Wolf River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
The Wolf through Fayette County is unchannelized and genuinely wild, it meanders through bottomland hardwood forest, cypress-tupelo swamp and open marsh, and the Ghost River section is where the channel disappears into the swamp entirely and reappears downstream, which is how it got the name
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Shelby Farms
What you can keep from Wolf River at Shelby Farms. Wolf River has no limits of its own, so the statewide limits apply. These are the ones for the fish it holds.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Spotted bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Crappie | 30 | No minimum | Statewide (West Tennessee) |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Channel catfish | No limit under 34 in | Only one over 34 in | Statewide |
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.
2 public boat launches in Shelby County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Wolf River around Shelby Farms
What the water at Shelby Farms actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Wolf RiverOpen the Wolf River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers / Public domain
Mississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Ceptember / CC BY-SA 4.0
Wolf RiverOpen the Wolf River page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY 3.0
Mississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 4.0
Wolf RiverOpen the Wolf River page →Thomas R Machnitzki / CC BY 3.0
Mississippi RiverOpen the Mississippi River page →Bjoertvedt / CC BY-SA 4.0Next one along
More Wolf River access near Shelby Farms
The closest other public access points on Wolf River, measured straight line from Shelby Farms. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Shelby Farms water holds largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, white bass.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Shelby Farms
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Shelby Farms, including Mississippi River, Wolf River and Herb Parsons Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Wolf River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Shelby Farms
The closest shops to Shelby Farms that this site has checked. Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in Memphis is nearest, about 11 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Shelby Farms
Shelby Farms is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.