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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.

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Overall bite score

Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled20
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 60% lit76
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA30
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA70

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.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Blue Catfishcommon
Redear Sunfishcommon

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyLake/Obion
StateTennessee
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07027000

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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