With a guide
Guides and charters near Wildlife Cove Marina access area
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 Wildlife Cove Marina 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 Wildlife Cove Marina access area
Wildlife Cove Marina access area is a public marina on public water in Benton County, Tennessee, run by Private Land.
TWRA holds no written directions for Wildlife Cove Marina access area. 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.
Wildlife Cove Marina access area is 28 miles south-east of Paris, the nearest town with its own page here. The closest other public access is Birdsong Marina on Kentucky Lake, a few hundred yards to the west. For bait, Pebble Isle Marina in New Johnsonville is about 6 miles away.
Coordinates 35.97048, -88.04492
What you can catch
Fish you can catch at Wildlife Cove Marina access area
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 Wildlife Cove Marina access area
What you can keep from this water at Wildlife Cove Marina access area. 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 Wildlife Cove Marina access area
Public access on other water within 20 miles of Wildlife Cove Marina access area, including Kentucky Lake. Handy when the wind is wrong on this water or the ramp is busy.
Bait on the way
Bait and tackle near Wildlife Cove Marina access area
The closest shops to Wildlife Cove Marina access area that this site has checked. Pebble Isle Marina in New Johnsonville is nearest, about 6 miles away. Call ahead in winter, when smaller shops cut their hours.
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Where to next
Around Wildlife Cove Marina access area
Wildlife Cove Marina access area is one access point. These pages cover the rest of the water and the rest of the county.