Reelfoot Lake is a sportsman's paradise! Approximately fifty-four species of fish are found in its waters. The primary game fish includes bream, crappie, large-mouth bass, and catfish. Reelfoot Lake has 30 daily creel limit on crappie and no limit on bluegill. Bluegill fishing is excellent in the summer months and four to seven pound large-mouth bass are fairly common.
Fishing varies on a seasonal basis, but generally runs from March through mid-July and again in September and October. These are prime fishing times, but fishing is popular year-round.
Best fishing seasons on the lake:
November thru April: Crappie
April thru October: Bluegill, Bass
A 1 pound bluegill caught on Reelfoot Lake:
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