Jen Carroll admires a redfish she caught on a topwater bait while fishing with Capt. Erik Rue of Calcasieu Charter Service at Calcasieu Lake south of Lake Charles, La. (Photo by John N. Felsher)
July 24, 2020
By John N. Felsher
After holing up at home for months, many families are seeking a way to enjoy the outdoors this summer. Fortunately, the South has an abundance of summertime travel destinations, including these two charmers.
Norris Lake, Tennessee
Sitting where the ranges of northern and southern fish species overlap, Tennessee’s Norris Lake offers anglers a wide diversity of fish to catch. The 33,840-acre impoundment snakes through the northeastern Tennessee mountains north of Knoxville.
Fed by the Clinch and Powell rivers, the turquoise waters of the serpentine lake hold good bass, catfish, crappie, walleye and sunfish populations. Anglers commonly catch largemouths, spotted...