With a guide
Guides and charters near King’s Ramp
Captains who run Center Hill and the Caney Fork, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Gone Fishin’ Expeditions
Largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, bluegill, catfishCall 615-814-4832gonefishinexpeditions.com
Trout Zone Anglers
Rainbow, brown and brook trout, smallmouth, muskyCall 931-261-1884troutzoneanglers.com
StriperFun Guide Service
Center Hill and Normandy walleye, Tims Ford stripers, Caney Fork troutCall 931-403-2501striperfun.com
What to bring
Tackle for King’s Ramp
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 King’s Ramp
King’s Ramp is a public boat launch on Collins River in Warren County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency.
Take King’s Landing Rd, 1 mi west of main park entrance on HWY 297, follow 0.5 mi
King’s Ramp is 11 miles north-east of McMinnville, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Rock Island State Park on Center Hill Lake, 1.1 miles to the north. For bait, Walmart Supercenter in McMinnville is about 11 miles away.
Coordinates 35.79977, -85.64303
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at King’s Ramp
Collins River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
One of the few rivers in Tennessee with a genuine musky population, TWRA stocked it from 1982 through 2006 and it now sustains itself; the oxbow at the mouth creates the peninsula that most of Rock Island State Park sits on.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at King’s Ramp
What you can keep from Collins River at King’s Ramp. Collins 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 |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | No minimum | Statewide |
| Bluegill | No limit | No minimum | Statewide |
| Rock bass | 20 | No minimum | Statewide |
| Muskellunge | 1 | 36 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.
8 public boat launches in Warren County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Collins River around King’s Ramp
What the water at King’s Ramp actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Collins RiverOpen the Collins River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Barren Fork RiverOpen the Barren Fork River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Center Hill LakeOpen the Center Hill Lake page →Tyler White / Public domain
Collins RiverOpen the Collins River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Barren Fork RiverOpen the Barren Fork River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Center Hill LakeOpen the Center Hill Lake page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domainNext one along
More Collins River access near King’s Ramp
The closest other public access points on Collins River, measured straight line from King’s Ramp. Each one opens its own page with directions.
King’s Ramp water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie.
Other water close by
Other fishing near King’s Ramp
Public access on other water within 20 miles of King’s Ramp, including Center Hill Lake, Caney Fork River and Great Falls Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on Collins River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near King’s Ramp
The closest shops to King’s Ramp that this site has checked. Walmart Supercenter in McMinnville is nearest, about 11 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around King’s Ramp
King’s Ramp is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.