We've made multiple trips down to Reelfoot to fish for crappies. Early March to mid April is our usual time frame. We pull our little camper down and stay at the state park. Since we can't take the boat, we fish out of our canoe. This can be a challenge as that time of year is really windy and we tend to get blown around. Due to its shallow nature, our canoe lets us get into some pretty good spots. We also don't have to worry about hitting one of the countless stumps and tearing up our lower unit. Like everywhere else, one has to find the fish, but when it's on it's awesome. Formed by an earthquake, this is one interesting lake. Before flooding, it was a cypress filled lowland. Cypress wood is really rot resistant so the lake is filled with stumps that are at or near the surface. You will want a good "lookout" up forward.
fish on,
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