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If you like crappie fishing, this is one of the easiest places in the country to catch them. If your not familiar with the lake I suggest fishing the South end of the lake where the water is deeper. Just fish where you see the boats. Fishing is best in January through the end of April, with the biggest catches often coming in Febuary and March. For starters I would suggest fishing out from Green Island Point or Caney Shoreline in about 10 to 14 ft. of water. Minnows are the bait of choice but often a jig/minnow combination produces bigger fish. There is a ton of natural structure in the water and more stumps than you could imagine so be careful while running an outboard. Dont be afraid of getting hung up, thats where the fish are. Just remember to fish slow vertically straight down. I use a method called slow trolling where I use 8 12 ft. poles placed in rod holders at different depths untill i find the right depth,and slowly move with a trolling motor. Fish with 1/2 ounce weights with either a sigle crappie hook or pick up some crappie rigs. If you are the type that likes to cover ground, keep a close eye on a depth finder, and catch big numbers of fish, this is the place for you, but if your planning a trip and have plans to get a rental boat, tie up to a stump and cast for crappie, dont bother wasting your time. 10 Rules: 1. Do not tie up 2. Keep moving, but remember to do so slowly. 3. If you cant control your boat, try dragging a logging chain and go with the wind. 4. No ultralights with slip bobbers for casting (This is not minnesota). 5. Be courteous to other boaters and others buoy markers. 6. Cant go wrong with minnows. 7. Remember crappie are classic suspenders so dont spend all day fishing under them, (vary depth untill you figure them out). 8. If you cant catch any try deeper water, In reelfoot you can catch fish in 12-16 ft. of water 12 months out of the year. 9. Make plans on where to fish by looking at the weather and seeing which way the wind is going to blow. get out of the wind and you can control the boat better; thus, catching more fish. The wind is the number one nemesist on this lake. 10. the more hooks in the water that you can manage and control the more bites, do some research on slow trolling before you come. This lake can produce 60-200 crappie a day 365 days out of the year.