Cedar Lake Fishing near Lexington, Tennessee

• Overview

  You will find Cedar Lake in Henderson County, Tennessee. The water sits 446 feet up. It runs to roughly 143 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 2.4 miles in total. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Henderson County. Lexington is the closest place, 4.5 miles off. The big place round here is Clarksville, 80 miles distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Cedar Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Henderson County list cypress darter, goldstripe darter, bluegill, saddleback darter and freckled madtom. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Cedar Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 78°F; by January the average is down near 36°F. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. June to September is hot work, so the first and last hours are what count. It sets the rhythm of the year at Cedar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Pinoak Lake, 1.8 miles away. Nothing here settles the position at Cedar Lake for certain.