I live in tupelo,ms. now but I grew up fishing around Bartlett , Tn .
Shelby Farms has some ponds that were fishable in the 80s. I used
to fish some ponds off Hwy 70 near Canada rd. The Hatchie Wildlife Refuge
is located 45 minutes up 40 east near Brownsville, Tn. and has a lot
of small oxbows that I fished a lot once I got my DL. You need a scamp
or small boat for those. They do not have great bank acess. There are also
Some old bar pits around Brownsville Road in Bartlett although I didn't
fish them much. We threw a lot of top water baits and plastics in the summer time.
Top water early and late in the day. Hope this helps.