With a guide
Guides and charters near Lashlee’s Crossing Access
Captains who run Kentucky Lake, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Steve McCadams Professional Guide Service
Crappie, bass, bluegill, catfish, white bassCall 731-642-0360stevemccadams.com
Elliott’s Guide Service
Crappie, bassCall 731-234-8817elliottsguideservice.com
KY Lake Crappie Fishing
Crappiekylakecrappiefishing.com
What to bring
Tackle for Lashlee’s Crossing Access
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How to get there
Getting to Lashlee’s Crossing Access
Lashlee’s Crossing Access is a public boat launch on public water in Benton County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
TWRA holds no written directions for Lashlee’s Crossing Access. 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.
Lashlee’s Crossing Access is 25 miles south-east of Paris, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is North Lake Access on Kentucky Lake, 0.8 miles to the west. For bait, Beaverdam Marina in Camden is about 1 mile away.
Coordinates 36.04192, -88.02021
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Lashlee’s Crossing Access
The water here holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Lashlee’s Crossing Access
What you can keep from this water at Lashlee’s Crossing Access. This water 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 | 30 | No minimum | Statewide (West Tennessee) |
| Bluegill | No limit | 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.
27 public boat launches in Benton County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Lashlee’s Crossing Access
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Lashlee’s Crossing Access, including Kentucky Lake and Ky. Reservoir. Handy when the wind is wrong on this water or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Lashlee’s Crossing Access
The closest shops to Lashlee’s Crossing Access that this site has checked. Beaverdam Marina in Camden is nearest, about 1 mile away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Lashlee’s Crossing Access
Lashlee’s Crossing Access is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.