My love of Reelfoot Lake is rooted in summertime bluegill fishing, but now having duck hunted there, I have come to appreciate this special outdoor destination has year-round appeal. The winter ...
Tennessee's largest natural lake was born from a powerful earthquake and now offers peaceful waters with cypress trees, wildlife, and a scenic fishing lodge.
When it comes to earthquakes in the U.S., you probably think of California. But the New Madrid fault in West Tennessee rocked the state with a series of earthquakes between 1811 and 1812, producing ...
Fifty years ago, when face-furrowed Benny Smith was learning to be a Reelfoot Lake fishing guide at the age of 12, the days could be brutal. “We used to leave at 3:30 a.m. just to row the 8 to 10 ...
Years ago after a particularly challenging personal time in my life, an out-of-town friend privately pre-arranged with my Jackson employer for me to take a day off from work so we could spend the ...
I marked an item off my bucket list last week when I visited Reelfoot Lake in Northwest Tennessee. Only about 20 minutes from the Arkansas state line, Reelfoot Lake encompasses 15,000 acres in Lake ...
Fishing for bluegill at Reelfoot Lake, hunting coyotes to protect fawns, fishing Falls of the Ohio. We fish for large bluegill at Reelfoot Lake, hunt coyotes to protect the deer fawn population and ...
Call someone a “yo-yo” around Reelfoot Lake and you’re not necessarily insulting him. You might be acknowledging his prowess with a wonderful catfishing device that can put hundreds of pounds of fish ...
It’s eagle season at Reelfoot Lake! During the winter, hundreds of eagles call the lake home. Eagle tours are offered in January and February with the Eagle Festival taking place this weekend and ...
My love of Reelfoot Lake is rooted in summertime bluegill fishing, but now having duck hunted there, I have come to appreciate this special outdoor destination has year-round appeal. The winter ...