Thread: Lake Lee report

good fishin bill...there's no way a workin' man like me can keep up with you...lol...but i'm gonna try from time to time.

the word on paradise is lots of mud at the ramp now....very difficult to launch without wading in it up to your knees....a little too risky for me....with no 4x4

put in at old river bed in Eudora this morning, fished lil carolina and the gator hole. i caught 6 in the gator holeand 0 in lil C. not sure why their not tearing it up

Originally Posted by blairarnold

I know about Chicot, Grand, Paradise, and Lee, but where is Kate?

Kate Adams Game & Fish managed lake is just across the levee from Arkansas City. Small lake but pretty!

Originally Posted by bobberwatcher

Awesome. Thanks man. I will probably fish chicot saturday, but staying at the hotel down by ditch bayou. Might run to Lee on Sunday for a bit and check it out. What color jig's you fishing?

1/16 oz red/chartreuse southern pro lil' hustler tubes

Originally Posted by SEARKfisherman

put in at old river bed in Eudora this morning, fished lil carolina and the gator hole. i caught 6 in the gator holeand 0 in lil C. not sure why their not tearing it up

thanks SEAFM...I was going to try 'lil Carolina Sat but now probably not. I may try Leland Chute though.

Originally Posted by randybenham

Allen,
I spoke with an ol' timer a couple of years ago about paradise, and his advice was to follow the river level at arkansas city. He said paradise usually wasn't good unless the miss. river was over 18ft @ ar. city. he also said if the water was coming in, you need to go to the back of the lake, and if it's falling out, fish close to the ditch draining out of it. I've only been once, & it wasn't productive, but the water wasn't right @ ar. city.

I must confess that i did sell the crappie rig, & bought a 93 Javelin w/ a 200 hp evinrude. it's been a project boat. I finally got funds to do a lot of work to it, replace carpet, new bucket seats, & came across a deal getting clear coat on the top cap 'cause it was eaten down to the metal flake. I'll post some pics soon. I wanted something to take on bigger waters like greers, degray & ouachita. I have been able to crappie fish out of it also, but it's a big battleship, & harder to navigate through cypress trees. I can also bass fish out of it, and also take the kids tubing too. still have a lot of work to do on it, but I think i made the right move.

Hey Randy...You won't regret that heavy rig even in smaller lakes when the wind gets up and you are trying to troll without bouncing all over the place! There's lots of us that chase crappie from a "bass rig" cause they don't make a "crappie rig" that's big and stable enough to handle rough/big water and a "toon" is too hard to get in to small lakes. The higher speed is just icing on the cake. That 200 will love that gas!

thanks for the color help. I got a box full of them and will probably try them saturday afternoon or sunday am. Just depends on what chicot is doing...

Originally Posted by randybenham

Allen,
I spoke with an ol' timer a couple of years ago about paradise, and his advice was to follow the river level at arkansas city. He said paradise usually wasn't good unless the miss. river was over 18ft @ ar. city. he also said if the water was coming in, you need to go to the back of the lake, and if it's falling out, fish close to the ditch draining out of it. I've only been once, & it wasn't productive, but the water wasn't right @ ar. city.

I must confess that i did sell the crappie rig, & bought a 93 Javelin w/ a 200 hp evinrude. it's been a project boat. I finally got funds to do a lot of work to it, replace carpet, new bucket seats, & came across a deal getting clear coat on the top cap 'cause it was eaten down to the metal flake. I'll post some pics soon. I wanted something to take on bigger waters like greers, degray & ouachita. I have been able to crappie fish out of it also, but it's a big battleship, & harder to navigate through cypress trees. I can also bass fish out of it, and also take the kids tubing too. still have a lot of work to do on it, but I think i made the right move.

Yeah, I would have made the same move as well. Good to see you at the crawfish boil. You run with a pretty tough crowd...