Gas boats OK, motor up You can launch a boat with a gas outboard. Leave it up and use your electric motor.No gas motors on board Remove the outboard or bring a boat without one.Gas boats: check first The rules don't say. Call before you tow a gas boat there.
Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake
Near Shelbyville / Wartrace, Bedford County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Only electric trolling motors may be used to operate boats.
Size
47 acres
Launch
Boat launching ramp, fishing pier
Fees & permits
TWRA Family Fishing Lake permit plus TN fishing license
Other rules
Boats for fishing only, at no-wake speed.
Fish
Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, blue and channel catfish
Managed by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
What the official rules say
Use of motors, other than electric trolling motors, to operate boats on ... Coy Gaither-Bedford Lake ... is prohibited (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-05-.03(5), effective June 8, 2023)
Marrowbone Lake
Near Joelton, Davidson County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Electric trolling motors only; no gas motors may be used.
Size
60 acres
Launch
Boat launching ramp and fishing pier
Fees & permits
TWRA Family Fishing Lake daily or annual permit (buy online in advance) plus TN fishing license
Other rules
Boats for fishing only, at no-wake speed. About 15 miles north of Nashville.
Fish
Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, blue and channel catfish, trout
Managed by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
What the official rules say
No gas motors are to be used on the lake.
V.F.W. Lake
Near Lawrenceburg, Lawrence County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Only electric trolling motors may be used to operate boats.
Size
22 acres
Launch
Boat launching ramp, fishing piers
Fees & permits
TWRA Family Fishing Lake permit plus TN fishing license
Other rules
Boats for fishing only, at no-wake speed. 12 miles west of Lawrenceburg off US 64.
Fish
Largemouth bass, crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish, blue and channel catfish
Managed by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
What the official rules say
Use of motors, other than electric trolling motors, to operate boats on V.F.W. Lake ... is prohibited (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-05-.03(5), effective June 8, 2023)
Williamsport Lakes
Near Columbia, Maury County
Electric motors onlyGas boats: check first
Only electric trolling motors may be used to operate boats.
Size
164 acres
Launch
Boat launching ramp, fishing piers; boat rentals on site
Fees & permits
TWRA Family Fishing Lake permit plus TN fishing license (sold on site)
Other rules
Four lakes (Blue Cat, Shellcracker, Whippoorwill and Goldeneye); Whippoorwill is youth-only with an adult. No-wake speed. Acreage is the combined total.
Fish
Largemouth bass, Florida bass, bluegill, redear sunfish, blue and channel catfish, hybrid striped bass, crappie
Managed by
Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA)
What the official rules say
Use of motors, other than electric trolling motors, to operate boats on ... Williamsport Lakes ... is prohibited (Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1660-01-05-.03(5), effective June 8, 2023)
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Before you go
Rules change, and some lakes close for the season or have their own permits. We link each lake to the agency page that states its motor rule, and show the month we checked it (most recently October 2026). Confirm the current rules with the lake's manager before you head out. Your state's boat registration and safety-equipment rules still apply on electric-only lakes.
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