With a guide
Guides and charters near Gallatin Marina
Captains who run Old Hickory Lake, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
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 Gallatin Marina
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How to get there
Getting to Gallatin Marina
Gallatin Marina is a public marina on Old Hickory Lake in Sumner County, Tennessee.
TWRA holds no written directions for Gallatin Marina. Use the coordinates below, which come straight from the state’s access record and drop you on the access point itself rather than on the nearest town.
Gallatin Marina is 3.3 miles south-west of Gallatin, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Lock 4 Access, 0.7 miles to the south on the same water. For bait, Poindexter Bait Shop in Gallatin is about 2 miles away.
Coordinates 36.34734, -86.47693
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Gallatin Marina
Old Hickory Lake holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
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 Gallatin Marina
What you can keep from Old Hickory Lake at Gallatin Marina. TWRA sets 3 rules just for Old Hickory Lake. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. 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. Rules change, so check the guide before you keep a fish.
20 public boat launches in Sumner County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Old Hickory Lake around Gallatin Marina
What the water at Gallatin Marina actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
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More Old Hickory Lake access near Gallatin Marina
The closest other public access points on Old Hickory Lake, measured straight line from Gallatin Marina. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Gallatin Marina water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Gallatin Marina
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Gallatin Marina, including Cheatham Lake, Stones River and J. Percy Priest Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Old Hickory Lake or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Gallatin Marina
The closest shops to Gallatin Marina that this site has checked. Poindexter Bait Shop in Gallatin is nearest, about 2 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Gallatin Marina
Gallatin Marina is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.