With a guide
Guides and charters near Goose Creek
Captains who run Nashville lakes and the Cumberland, 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 Goose Creek
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 Goose Creek
Goose Creek is a public boat launch on Goose Creek in Trousdale County, Tennessee.
TWRA holds no written directions for Goose Creek. 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.
Goose Creek is 13 miles north-west of Carthage, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Taylor’s Landing on Old Hickory Lake, 1.8 miles to the west. For bait, Walmart Supercenter in Hartsville is about 2 miles away.
Coordinates 36.37422, -86.13631
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Goose Creek
Goose Creek holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Goose Creek
What you can keep from Goose Creek at Goose Creek. Goose Creek 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 |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| White bass | 15 | No 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.
3 public boat launches in Trousdale County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Goose Creek around Goose Creek
What the water at Goose Creek actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Goose Creek water holds largemouth bass, crappie, white bass, sauger.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Goose Creek
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Goose Creek, including Old Hickory Lake and Cumberland River. Handy when the wind is wrong on Goose Creek or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Goose Creek
The closest shops to Goose Creek that this site has checked. Walmart Supercenter in Hartsville is nearest, about 2 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Where to next
Around Goose Creek
Goose Creek is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.