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Guides and charters near Drakes Creek Marine Works
Captains on Old Hickory Lake. Each one takes bookings by phone.
Nashville Fishing Charters
Stripers, hybrids, crappie, largemouth, smallmouthCall 615-812-2091nashvillefishingcharters.com
Fish Nashville
Striper, hybrid, catfish, crappie, bass, troutCall 615-200-0618fishnashville.com
Crappie Guide Service
White and black crappieCall 615-542-9800crappieguideservice.com
What to bring
Tackle for Drakes Creek Marine Works
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How to get there
Getting to Drakes Creek Marine Works
Drakes Creek Marine Works is a public marina on Old Hickory Lake in Sumner County, Tennessee.
TWRA holds no written directions for Drakes Creek Marine Works. The coordinates below are from the state’s access record and land on Drakes Creek Marine Works itself.
Drakes Creek Marine Works is 3.1 miles south of Hendersonville, the nearest town with its own page here. The county seat, Gallatin, is 13 miles to the north-east. The closest other public access is Sanders Ferry Park, 0.8 miles to the south on the same water. 20 other public access points sit within 5 miles of Drakes Creek Marine Works. For bait, Academy Sports + Outdoors in Mount Juliet is about 7 miles away.
Coordinates 36.26068, -86.60876
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Drakes Creek Marine Species list from TWRA notes for Old Hickory Lake.
The Cumberland forms Wilson County’s northern border with Trousdale and Sumner and that reach is Old Hickory; the Wilson side is the Cedar Creek and Hunters Point country, and TWRA rates the lake a world-class trophy striped bass fishery with regular catches over 50 lb.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Drakes Creek Marine Works
What you can keep from Old Hickory Lake at Drakes Creek Marine Works. TWRA sets 3 rules just for Old Hickory Lake. For those species, these rules win. Everything else follows the statewide limit.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 14 in minimum | Old Hickory Lake rule |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 18 in minimum | Old Hickory Lake rule |
| Crappie | 30 | 10 in minimum | Old Hickory Lake rule |
| Striped bass | 2 striped and hybrid combined | 15 in minimum | Statewide |
| White bass | 15 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Walleye | 5 | 16 in minimum | Statewide |
| Sauger | 10 | 15 in 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.
20 public boat launches in Sumner County (TWRA).
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Old Hickory Lake around Drakes Creek Marine Works
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Drakes Creek Marine Works water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
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Other fishing near Drakes Creek Marine Works
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Drakes Creek Marine Works, including Cheatham Lake and Stones River.
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Bait and tackle near Drakes Creek Marine Works
Academy Sports + Outdoors in Mount Juliet is nearest, about 7 miles away.
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Around Drakes Creek Marine Works
Drakes Creek Marine Works is one access point.