Thread: Arkansas River - Clear Creek, Mulberry River Area

can anyone give me any tips to fishing rivers in general?

i live in mulberry and launch out of vine prairie most of the time. this ramp gets a lot of traffic, you have to be careful leaving to go out to the bay area and on out to the river. lots of stumps and depending on how they are releasing water at ozark will make a difference in how easy it is to navigate. as far as cover you will find a lot of brush and downed trees little mulberry creek comes in right at the dock on the east side good fishing and lots of cover. out in the bay you can hit big mulberry lots of fishing but again you have to be careful and watch for shallow areas and underwater stumps.

Clear creek has always done good look for the tree tops in the main channels there are alot I have been fishing this area for many years , Sounds like we all need to get togather and do some fishing

The lee creek res. in Van Buren is good also I hear

The old lee creek channel use to be good

Crappie in streams can be good, maybe not as good as a lake, but you can target them. Look for the slower big holes. Crappie are usually not where the swift water is, and prefer the clam holes. Crappie are always where the structure is, such as log jams. Usually when you catch one, there are many more holding in the same area. On the upper reaches of rivers, there tends to be less crappie than the lower reaches. In green or clear water try using 1/8 ounce jigheads, preferably multicolored or painted, such as bright green ,yellow, or orange, with a yellow and white small tube, or pink. for muddy water try purple, red, or chartruese, and even adding a spinner, like a beetle spin. March, April, and October are the best months, but all winter is good, if you can target them. During the really hot months, will probably only be good in early morning and at dark.

Originally Posted by ballgamedrink

Has anyone ever tried these areas for crappie? Never fished for crappie on a river, can it be good? What type of structure should I look for? What techniques work good?

Originally Posted by creekman35

Crappie in streams can be good, maybe not as good as a lake, but you can target them. Look for the slower big holes. Crappie are usually not where the swift water is, and prefer the clam holes. Crappie are always where the structure is, such as log jams. Usually when you catch one, there are many more holding in the same area. On the upper reaches of rivers, there tends to be less crappie than the lower reaches. In green or clear water try using 1/8 ounce jigheads, preferably multicolored or painted, such as bright green ,yellow, or orange, with a yellow and white small tube, or pink. for muddy water try purple, red, or chartruese, and even adding a spinner, like a beetle spin. March, April, and October are the best months, but all winter is good, if you can target them. During the really hot months, will probably only be good in early morning and at dark.

Good info

Good help there fella's