Kerr Lake sprawls across Southside Virginia and dips into North Carolina, providing nearly 50,000-acres of prime fishing habitat. Often called Buggs Island by the locals, Kerr is one of a handful of ...

Stacked on the deck of David Tatum’s boat are eight fishing rods, each measuring 16 feet in length. Tatum is a Kerr Reservoir crappie fisherman. A serious one. Good, too. But forget about the big rods ...