I have had the opportunity to waterfowl hunt in many different places in North America over the years. If the weather stays warm for too long the birds hang out up north and do not fully migrate south. If it stays too cold for too long the migration slips past us to the south. The toughest hunting conditions are when we go longer than a week without a weather change.
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The hunting conditions are the greatest when we see a full weather cycle occuring about once a week during the season. Because Reelfoot Lake is in the middle of that North/South Mississippi River Flyway we see an influx of waterfowl every time the weather changes. This process occurs every time Mother Nature feels like it. In my opinion that is the sweet spot because during the season the north winds push the ducks south and the south winds push the birds back north again.
The main reason we see ducks daily during the winter months at Reelfoot Lake is because we are about half way between the northern and southern ends of the Mississippi River Flyway. Why We See So Many Ducks at Reelfoot Lake As you can see, Reelfoot Lake is in the middle of a major waterfowl migration crossing. Across the river you will find the Bootheel of Missouri. To the west of the lake you will find the Mississippi River. A few miles south of the lake you will find Whites Lake Refuge and Lake Isom Refuge. On the most northern end of the lake sits Long Point Federal Refuge and along the east side of the lake you will find the Grassy Federal Refuge. Currently the lake is approximately 16,000 acres and that includes the open lake, swampy areas, and woods surrounding the lake.
The Mississippi River flooded and formed the lake in the middle of an ancient cypress forest outlined by river channels and oxbows of long ago.
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Reelfoot Lake was formed by a series of earthquakes back in the winter months of 18.
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