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Any current update from Reelfoot? How's the water temp/level? There are a few of us heading down later in the week to fish Thur-Sat and just wondered how things are going. Looks like it may be a little wet and cold, but that won't bother us if the fish are biting. We are staying at one of the resorts down on the lower blue, so any help you can give us near by would be appreciated, since we will be in the resort boats. We are too chicken to bring our own boats!
Check out the post on lake temps and the post on Reelfoot 10-4-09 by westtenncrappie. Westtn and the Reelfoot Yankee had a pretty good day.
Lynn
Hey man If your on the lower basin fish green island over to canney point up in swan basin get you a map they are straight across the lake from you troll in 5-8 ft of water and you will find em they are bitting great!!! And if you have a windy day come over to the Grizzly Jig Bash we are having you wont be but 35 min. from us you wont be disapointed if you need directions just ask anybody around the lake they will tell you or call me at 1-800-305-9866
Good Luck
Lance
What resort are you staying at? I used to work at Blue Bank before i joined the Marines. If its raining and cold fish out by green island point. But most of the time when you stay at a resort you can ask the guys that work there where the fish are biting and 9 times out of 10 theyll point you in the right direction.
You Reelfoot guys are "good sports" when it comes to helping a fellow crappie.com comrade....I'm sure you'd also help most anyone else too. A class act over there.
kept 15 nice one's yesterday tmp was 64 out from keystone, needle eye basen up into champey's. You will sort out some smaller fish but the bite is on i believe it will get better!
Yep. Good luck in that rental boat. Caught a bunch of fish yesterday trolling jigs fast in 7fow. good luck!
Hey Yankee. Word gets out fast hugh? A week ago you and I were the only boat in swan basin :D
Thanks for the updates fellas!
Slabs, we are staying at Eagle Nest. We aren't staying at the resort though. We are staying in one of the houses they have that are further down the road towards BB. BTW, thanks for serving your country!
OsO, I gotcha, we have fished that point the last two falls, but the water was soooo low that we kept getting stuck...High centered in a 14ft. john with a 6 horse motor was no fun. Ended up catfishing the mouth of ditches instead. One of my buddies did catch a 2.4lb crappie out of Swan though. That has been the highlight over the last couple of falls. If the wind does get up, you might see us at the GJ bash. Thanks for the heads-up on that.
Yankee, West, thanks for the info too. Hopefully we will see you out there. If you are out trolling around, you can find us cooking lunch in Donaldson Friday and Saturday around noon to 1. Stop by for a brat or burger.
Hope you guys had a good trip.
I tried to go yesterday afternoon, but left work too late.
Did good Saturday and had a blast.
Don't be afraid to bring your own boats. The water is plenty high now. Run slow with motor tilted up and don't do anything silly (no planing off) and you will be fine. You will catch more fish in your own boat.
RCO
Anybody Been Up On The North End Lately... We Always Stay At Grays On The Upper Blue And Thought About Taking Off Work And Heading Down Next Thursday, Friday, Saturday... Just Wondered If Anyone Has Been Doing Any Good On The Upper Blue, Allens Opening, Simons Pocket, Etc..
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Originally Posted by ISP4937
Reelfoot is really not that big and nobody is handing out information like that. I will say that I fished in the Buck Basin a couple times with not much luck. Easier to catch fish on the lower Blue this time of year. But i cant remember anyone on crappie.com ever saying they were "catching fish" in any of those areas. 99% of folks that are catching them in those areas are not going to tell you at all. I am in that 99% :D But im sure a fellar could catch a couple up that way if he fished it :)
I'd like some intelligence reports on that too!!!!!! LOL heh heh.
Anyone fishing tommorrow afternoon?
RCO
Nobody but you!! Wind to high for everyone except the crappie yacht.
Might go Monday once this weather settles down some
Maybe!
I'm not too keen on the wind direction forecasted by NOAA. Speed isn't too bad, but NNW might be rough where we were Saturday.
North side sounds fun and is tempting, but it's kind of early to expect much. Might be worth a scouting trip up there though.
Appointments all morning and Mentoring at Noon (I'm the one in need of a Mentor!), if no riots or other disasters, might work for the afternoon.
Phone doesn't work very good up there but will let you know if I can.
RCO
Please do. I might have to give you call tomorrow and see how your doing. I have been hoping someone would go up there. You have about as much experience in that direction as anyone I know. Water should be much cooler but runoff might be a problem? If its muddy find a spot thats off the current and thats most likely as far north as you can stand to go. Wouldnt suprise me to see them way up there in that shallow stuff. Duck hunters probably beatin and bangin though.
It would be nice if the shad run threw the ditches is spot on up by grey's
Nice afternoon, breezy but water was calm. . . . . . and so was the fishing!!!!
It is not on north of the Airpark today.
RCO