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    Default Trying Lake Conway this weekend


    I'm planning to fish Conway for the first time this weekend. Any suggestions on where to go? I was going to launch at Palarm, but will go to other areas if my chances are better. Any info would be appreciated.

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    Dont limit yourself to one area. If you launch at Palarm you may end up at Pearce before you find em. Move around a lot and you will find a few. Good luck.
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    Thanks CMJ. We gave it a shot, but didn't have any luck. Main issue was finding water, drove around a bit and never could find more than 4-5 feet. The more we drove around, the more stumps we hit and finally gave up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AR_Angler View Post
    Main issue was finding water, drove around a bit and never could find more than 4-5 feet.
    Then you didn't take my advice. There's lots of water in the 6-8ft range. Not as much where you were, but there's some there too. Give me a call before you go next time. 501-658-8616
    Last edited by Cmj; 05-29-2014 at 11:00 AM.
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    I'll just leave this here: Lake Conway Map

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    Lesson learned on the channels. We didn't stray very far at all out of them, but it doesn't take much.

    CMJ, with all the stumps we weren't comfortable running the outboard, so we "moved" around a lot but distance wise didn't cover as much as you had suggested. Parlarm is closest to my house, but I'll probably drive elsewhere next time if it's easier to find more water. I'll hang on to your number and will definitely give you a call next time I head out there. It probably won't be anytime soon with all this rain we've been getting. Thank you.

    Paleus, thanks for the link to the map.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AR_Angler View Post
    with all the stumps we weren't comfortable running the outboard
    You can run fairly confidently in the boat lanes. I've only hit something once when I was positive I was in the lane. Idle speed only outside the lanes or if you can't see the next set of markers. Just be extra careful, stuff happens fast at 35mph. I keep my finger wrapped around the kill switch cord.

    I'm new to lake Conway as well, only fished it maybe 5 times.

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    Quote Originally Posted by paleus View Post
    You can run fairly confidently in the boat lanes. I've only hit something once when I was positive I was in the lane. Idle speed only outside the lanes or if you can't see the next set of markers. Just be extra careful, stuff happens fast at 35mph. I keep my finger wrapped around the kill switch cord.

    I'm new to lake Conway as well, only fished it maybe 5 times.
    Be careful running the trails at 35 mph. Keep in mind that the lake is at normal pool right now, so you are correct for the most part. The problem is when it starts to drop during the hot months due to lack of rain, stumps will start to pop up in the boat trails. Even at normal pool, there are more than a few stumps in the trails, you just havent found them yet. The biggest problem is that some of the trails are poorly marked, and they turn without warning. I wouldnt recommend running faster than 15 or 20 until you have learned how the trails lay and where the stumps are when the lake is low. Get in the habit of dodging them even if the water is too high for them to be a problem. You never know when they will start being a problem until it is to late. Just my two cents.
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