While the lake is said to have been discovered in 1905 by a 13-year-old boy named Ben Sands, the surrounding caverns were used by the Cherokee, and 20,000-year-old jaguar tracks were also found there.

The hunt for reds in October is here. East winds have pushed the Red Tide off of the beaches. As in years past, redfish have showed up in the usual hot spots, two weeks after the Red Tide hit.