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Reelfoot Lake, TN
Lake spanning Lake/Obion counties, Tennessee. 15,000-acre natural shallow lake in NW TN, formed by the 1811-12 New Madrid earthquakes. A legendary crappie and bluegill fishery in a flooded cypress forest, also largemouth bass and catfish. Shallow, stumpy, and weedy; best fished spring through early summer.
Overall bite score
Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes
Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.
What swims here
7 tracked species in Reelfoot Lake, with the months each fishes best.
Water facts
Lake level via USGS 07027000 (on-lake gauge; no water temp, bite score uses seasonal baseline). Statewide crappie limit applies (15/day, 10 in min); the West TN 30/day no-size crappie rule is for certain rivers, not this lake. Access: Reelfoot Lake State Park, Blue Bank, Cypress Point. Shallow, navigate cypress stumps carefully.
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