Fishing at Fishing pier, Shelby County, Tennessee

• Overview

  Fishing pier sits in Shelby County, out in Tennessee. The land about it is pine and hardwood. It is low-lying compared with other Tennessee water we list. The nearest town is Cordova, 2.7 miles away. The nearest city of size is Memphis, 13 miles away. More in the same country: Pine Lake (0.5 miles), Chickasaw Lake sits 1.1 miles out, Norfleet Turner Lake (2.4 miles), Walnut Grove Lake sits 2.4 miles out and Penal Farm Lake Number Four (2.8 miles). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Fishing pier

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Shelby County records list bluegill, green sunfish, common carp, warmouth and longear sunfish among the fish reported. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Fishing pier light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 82°F, the coldest about 39°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. At Fishing pier the season follows that pattern closely. Wind direction matters more than wind strength.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is a slipway on the shore, 0.9 miles from the water we list. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. A jetty or pier is mapped about half a mile from here. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. There are toilets half a mile off. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Pine Lake sits 0.5 miles off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Fishing pier.