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Our buddies that do an annual trip here have been having an argument whether or not there are any shellcrackers in Reelfoot. We usually catch bluegill and some catfish, but not many (or at all, per some arguments) shellcrackers.
Does anybody know? Are they there?
Adam
I have fished there for several years and do not remember ever catching a shellcracker. Here is a list of fished from Reelfoot.com
Reelfoot Fish SpeciesJust what kinds of fish are in Reelfoot? Well, there are 61 species all together, though many are considered bait fish that you won't catch with a rod and reel. Here's a list of the one's you might catch on a rod and reel:Black Crappie
White Crappie
Large Mouth Bass
Flathead Catfish
Channel Catfish
Yellow Bullhead
Brown Bullhead
Black Bullhead
Warmouth
Green Sunfish
Spotted Sunfish
Bluegill
Longear Sunfish
Orange-Spotted Sunfish
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Redear Sunfish
White Bass
Yellow Bass
Freshwater Drum
Paddle Fish
Bowfin
Long-Nosed Gar
Short-Nosed Gar
Alligator Gar
Bigmouth Buffalo
Black Buffalo
Smallmouth Buffalo
Common Carp
Chain Pickerel
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Originally Posted by jholl2277
Well redear sunfish is listed. So maybe there’s some???Quote:
Originally Posted by jholl2277
They are in there. They are probably more spooky on Reelfoot than any other body of water that they live in for some reason. Once you find them if you can stay quite its a lot of fun.