Firstly I am asking this on the KY board because I know if I ask it on the TN board the answers would be biased, as a question asked here about KY/Barkley lakes would be. I have traveled to Reelfoot Lake a few times, not to fish but just to be a tourist. The last time there, the bride and I took a cruise on a pontoon boat out of the state park, which gave me the nudge to start thinking about it. Admittedly all I saw was dozens of yo-yos hanging from trees with catfish suspended just out of the water and lots of small boats tucked back up in the mangroves mostly with 3 or 4 guys all fishing for what appeared to be catfish.

I am wondering if it is worth the time, the Non-Resident license cost and the hassle of dragging the boat down two-lane roads for two hours to fish the lake. Does anyone travel down there to fish or do I have a “grass is greener” view of the lake?