With a guide
Guides and charters near Brimstone Creek
Captains who run Cumberland River, 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 Brimstone 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 Brimstone Creek
Brimstone Creek is a public boat launch on Cumberland River in Jackson County, Tennessee, run by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
TWRA holds no written directions for Brimstone 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.
Brimstone Creek is 7.7 miles south-west of Celina, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Butlers Landing, 2.6 miles to the east on the same water. For bait, Granville Marina in Gainesboro is about 9 miles away.
Coordinates 36.47920, -85.60850
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Brimstone Creek
Cumberland River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
The urban stretch through Nashville is genuinely productive, big blue catfish and spring skipjack below the dams, and much of it is fishable from downtown greenway bank.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Brimstone Creek
What you can keep from Cumberland River at Brimstone Creek. Cumberland 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 |
| Crappie | 15 | 10 in minimum | Statewide |
| Striped bass | 2 striped and hybrid combined | 15 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.
10 public boat launches in Jackson County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
Cumberland River around Brimstone Creek
What the water at Brimstone Creek actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, photographer not s / Public domain
Cordell Hull LakeOpen the Cordell Hull Lake page →United States Army Corps of Engineers image / Public domain
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →Brian Stansberry / CC BY 3.0
Cumberland RiverOpen the Cumberland River page →Pub. by Southern Latex Co., Nashville, Tenn. “Ti / Public domainNext one along
More Cumberland River access near Brimstone Creek
The closest other public access points on Cumberland River, measured straight line from Brimstone Creek. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Brimstone Creek water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, crappie.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Brimstone Creek
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Brimstone Creek, including Cordell Hull Lake, Obey River/Cumberland River and Obey River. Handy when the wind is wrong on Cumberland River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Brimstone Creek
The closest shops to Brimstone Creek that this site has checked. Granville Marina in Gainesboro is nearest, about 9 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Brimstone Creek
Brimstone Creek is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.