Fishing at Johnson Creek Lake Ten, Madison County, Tennessee

• Overview

  Within Madison County, Tennessee, you have Johnson Creek Lake Ten. Country round the bank runs to open plain. At 15 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Head to Jackson, 9.5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Henderson is 16 miles away, with Bells at 17 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Johnson Creek Lake Ten

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Open biodiversity records for Madison County list bluegill, fringed darter, green sunfish, spotted gar and black crappie. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Johnson Creek Lake Ten gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 37°F and July at about 79°F, the water has a wide range to work through. It fishes twelve months of the year. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer squeezes it into the edges of the day. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Johnson Creek Lake Ten runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Meridian Creek Lake One, 4.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Johnson Creek Lake Ten before loading the car.