With a guide
Guides and charters near Leadvale Access Area
Captains who run Cherokee and Douglas, with their own phone numbers. You call and book with them directly.
Skylar Hamilton Guide Service
Nathan Mountain Outdoors
Largemouth, smallmouth, crappie, bluegill, troutCall 423-726-0240nathanmountainoutdoors.com
StriperFun Guide Service
Cherokee Lake stripersCall 931-403-2501striperfun.com
What to bring
Tackle for Leadvale Access Area
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 Leadvale Access Area
Leadvale Access Area is a public boat launch on French Broad River in Jefferson County, Tennessee, run by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
3557 Leadvale Rd, White Pine, TN 37890
Leadvale Access Area is 9.0 miles south of Morristown, the nearest town with its own page here. The county seat, Dandridge, is 11 miles to the south-west. The closest other public access is Twin Cove Access Area on Douglas Lake, 2.7 miles to the south. For bait, Bucks N Bass in Dandridge is about 9 miles away.
Coordinates 36.08883, -83.24917
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Leadvale Access Area
French Broad River holds these, according to the county research behind this site and TWRA’s own species notes.
Crosses the northern part of the county and receives the Little Pigeon north of Sevierville; below Douglas Dam it is a stocked trout tailwater, and further down it becomes one of the state’s better smallmouth rivers.
What you can keep
Fishing limits at Leadvale Access Area
What you can keep from French Broad River at Leadvale Access Area. TWRA sets 4 rules just for French Broad River. They replace the statewide limit for those fish. Everything else follows the statewide limit.
| Fish | Daily limit | Length | Where or when |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallmouth bass | 5 | 18 in minimum | Hwy 168 to Douglas Dam |
| Smallmouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 13–17 in protected slot, one over 17 in | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line |
| Walleye | 5 walleye/sauger combined | 15 in minimum | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line |
| Sauger | 5 walleye/sauger combined | No minimum, only one over 16 in | Hwy 321 bridge upstream to NC line; includes sauger/walleye hybrids |
| Largemouth bass | 5 black bass combined | 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.
11 public boat launches in Jefferson County, counted from TWRA’s own access database.
What it looks like
French Broad River around Leadvale Access Area
What the water at Leadvale Access Area actually looks like. Drag or swipe through. Every picture opens that water’s own page.
French Broad RiverOpen the French Broad River page →Pollinator at en.wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0
Douglas LakeOpen the Douglas Lake page →Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0
Cherokee LakeOpen the Cherokee Lake page →TVA Web Team / CC BY 2.0
French Broad RiverOpen the French Broad River page →U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region / Public domain
Douglas LakeOpen the Douglas Lake page →Pi.1415926535 / CC BY-SA 4.0
Cherokee LakeOpen the Cherokee Lake page →Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0Next one along
More French Broad River access near Leadvale Access Area
The closest other public access points on French Broad River, measured straight line from Leadvale Access Area. Each one opens its own page with directions.
Leadvale Access Area water holds largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, crappie, bluegill.
Other water close by
Other fishing near Leadvale Access Area
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Leadvale Access Area, including Douglas Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on French Broad River or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Leadvale Access Area
The closest shops to Leadvale Access Area that this site has checked. Bucks N Bass in Dandridge is nearest, about 9 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Around Leadvale Access Area
Leadvale Access Area is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.