Places to Plan & Swap Stories

Fishing plans made from spots with views of the water probably aren't any more sound than plans made in a motel room. They somehow seem better, though, and an added sense of anticipation clearly comes from sitting in comfortable chairs, breathing in the open air and staring at the lake. Of course, at day's end you get to return to the same chairs to trade tales from the day and make plans for the following day.

Blue Bank Resort has several spots that overlook Reelfoot Lake and that are ideally suited for sitting back and planning the strategies you'll use to catch bass, bluegills, crappie or catfish. I'm admittedly be riding along tomorrow, and I trust Blue Bank's veteran guides do the planning; however, I still enjoyed relaxing a while in a chair outside my room, looking across Reelfoot Lake and anticipating tomorrow's fishing. And I suspect I'll return to the same chair tomorrow afternoon to look back at my day on the water.