When you purchase a Blue Bank, Reelfoot Lake, fishing package with us you will be using one of our new boats, pictured below.

These boats are used in the packages, features include:
• 16' long, 48" bottom, metal John boat, plenty of room and very stable on the lake.
• 2-4 seats, stand up backs and foam padding.      

•  Paddle
•  Life Jackets
    (one per person)
• 8hp Mercury Motor
    (just right for the stumps)
• Gas Tank
     (full)

• Anchor

Guide's Boat

When you decide to use a guide for your fishing package, or you purchase a Blue Bank Resort Reelfoot Hunting Package, you will be using the guides boat, which is normally set up like the one pictured below.
(This boat belongs to Billy Blakely, our expert guide, to see information about Billy as a guide click on his name, to read his Reelfoot Lake Report click on  Blakely's Bull. )

• 18' long, 60" bottom

• Full back seat, two swivel seats and one driver's seat
(five people)

• Livewell

• 50hp Evinrude motor

• Coolers and equipment

As you may or may not know, Reelfoot Lake was formed by an earthquake that caused the Mississippi river to flow backwards filling the low land below with water, thus forming Reelfoot Lake. The lake is absolutely filled with stumps from the giant cypress and oaks that grew in the land that was overtaken. For many years these canoe shaped boats called "lake boats" were the only recommended way to traverse the waters, because of the shallow bottoms. There are a few of these still around. They are normally used by highly skilled and experienced fishermen and fisherwomen on Reelfoot. We have one in our marina that is still used, but by private owner.