Thread: Central Arkansas crappie spots

Except for a little yellow bass about 5 inches long, I got skunked yesterday in the pool and in the creek. I can't sit too long from being so sore and had to get Dan to drive the truck up the ramp after I loaded the boat (drove on the trailer and was too sore to hop out).

Its gonna be picking up. I met CrappiePro and Bobberwater ... Bobber and I were there for about the same amount of time and CrappiePro was just pulling in. No one did real well yesterday, except in the morning, so I hear.

One good soaking rain will fix all that. I think they'll be out in the beds in another 10-13 degrees and it'll be on like WB's mouth.

Had some boat issues so we didnt get to leave until around noon. Went to Gold creek instead of making the drive to Overcup, wanted to check everything closer to the house. Boat worked fine, crappie not so much. We didnt land a single crappie. Two little yellow bass kept it from being a zero.

Went to Overcup right after we got out of early church and did even worse than Sat.:o:o Not a single bite much less putting a fish in the boat. Talked to a couple of folks and overheard a couple other boats and nobody had done squat.

It was nice to be back on the water though. Gotta do some work on a couple of reels and about to head to the house to try my hand at tying some jigs.

Talked to a guy at the boat storage place that said one of his buddies did pretty good sat. morning at cane or caney creek on Conway. Said they caught thier fish up in the creek in about 3 feet of water.

Man the back waters, creeks, and oxbow's of the Arkansas River around central Arkansas has yielded me the the biggest crappie of my life so far. It's allot of water, but man when you find the mother load, you will most likely have them all to yourself without another soul around.

Originally Posted by CrappiePro

Man the back waters, creeks, and oxbow's of the Arkansas River around central Arkansas has yielded me the the biggest crappie of my life so far. It's allot of water, but man when you find the mother load, you will most likely have them all to yourself without another soul around.

I have fished the lower AR and White since I was big enough to hold a pole. I am much more in my element fishing the rivers than these lakes around here. But cant learn to fish 'em any other way than to go and stay after 'em. Besides it's still a tad early for Post, Merrisach, etc.

Will defintely be hitting the river around here though.

go for it..anytime is a good time

Have been to overcup only twice, but ain't brewer close to overcup? Maybe you could hit both at one time if you just want to see new water. I have never been to Brewer but have talked to some people who have fished it.

I don't think you will go wrong at Overcup. But, the flats in front of Dan's on Gold creek in Conway is my favorite place this time of year. Get some Dana Maxes from Dano and cast them under a cork on your light tackel. You just might get into some crappie or 3/4 lbs redears on the flats.
DP

Have been on the cadron from 65 towards the river several times, but have never crappie fished. If you go down stream from 65 far enough it opens up to a wide spot, kind of like a round pond or pool. I have heard that that use to be the place to crappie fish but something happened to the dam/spillway on the cadron and it let to much water out and ever since then the crappie fishing has not been has good. But that is all hear say, so if you go give us a report.

Peckerwood ought to be within an hour.

headed that way at about 2 o clock going to do an all nighter or close to it if they are biting let you know something tomorrow:D