Fishing Candlewood Lake in Hardeman County, Tennessee

• Overview

  Set in Hardeman County, Candlewood Lake is a Tennessee water. The land about it is pine and hardwood. It measures about 35 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The town to know is Bolivar, 15 miles out. It is 59 miles to Memphis, the nearest city. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Candlewood Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in Hardeman County include gulf darter, dusky darter, brighteye darter and bandfin darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Candlewood Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 79°F and January reads 38°F. Winter here means light layers, not lost months. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That shapes the year on Candlewood Lake. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Crystal Lake is 0.4 miles distant. Signs at Candlewood Lake carry more weight than any list.