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To those who have been in the last five years what advice would you give on where to stay, eat, would you take a boat ? Is a guide necessary ? Has been on my bucket list for a while , time to do it . Please note the positive things on the thread and send P.M. with the negative comments , if any .
I never take my boat there....thousands of stumps there and your going to bit them. Get a room package at BlueBank Package includes room...boat....boat gas....bait....and ice each day. Good restaurant there also. Other good restaurants are around the lake. Boyettes has a good one. Take your own life jackets and trolling motor and battery if you think you need trolling motor. I just take my life jackets. The deepest water is in Blue Basin. The rest is pretty shallow. Besides a TN license you will need a Reelfoot lake permit. You can buy that where you stay.
It's been on my bucket list also and hope to make it before long
Like “G” said, it’s a stumpy lake. I haven’t put my own boat in there since I bent a prop shaft. I’d either rent a boat or hire a guide for the day. Sam Sandage guides there and is one of the best on the lake
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Went last October and stayed 5 nights and 6 days. I stayed at the new state park cabins, a bit pricey but worth every cent as far as amenities and accommodations are concerned. I did not procure a guide and used my glass boat both in lower blue basin and buck basin. You don't want to run top speed anywhere in your vessel or a rented one for that matter, it is stumpy for sure.
From my limited knowledge summer time is tough their on crappie fishing. Peak times are late fall or springtime. I didn't set the world on fire but caught some fish and had a great time exploring new territory. The niceness of the cabin and lake front view's made up for any shortcomings on catching fish, very relaxing! If looking to just catch fish contact some local guides up there and they will fill you in. Very hospitable bunch in that area I will add, like being in rural MS as far as that goes.
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Actually will bream fish mainly . No limit I understand . Nothing fancy needed , just clean / cool .
I have not been there since the 90's, but one of the very best bream fishing trips I've ever had was to the upper blue basin in early June one year. All we did was fish the west bank along the grass that lined the shoreline and caught 50 big ones between 9:00 and 11:00 AM and then released countless more for the next 4 hours before heading in. We were fishing crickets under floats right up against the shore, but it looked like it was tailor made for fly fishing with no over hanging trees and all of the fish in 3 feet of water along a relatively clean edge.