Thread: Northeast Ark.

Originally Posted by blairarnold

Does any one catch crappie on Hogue? It sure looks fishy.

Yep, they are there and in good numbers if you can find em. My grandpa fishes there more than anywhere. He just puts two or three rods out and lets the wind blow him around. He will do well sometimes and other times not do much of anything.

open to suggestions. it is looking like most of the places off the river we like to fish may be out next week for my trip home. Other than the lakes mentioned in this thread already, I'm open to suggestions for bodies of water not susceptible to the rivers flooding that have lots of shallow water (6 ft or less) structure to fish. Examples would be Old Town or Mallard. Any places out there like this that have stable unaffected water levels?

Take a look at Bear Creek Lake, in the St. Francis Forest near Marianna. It's pretty stable and produced some big crappie last weekend. I didn't go out--was fixing boat, but some fellows at the ramp had a bunch of slabs. They caught them on red and chartreuse jigs about 10 ft. from the bank. You can usually get out of the wind on that lake.

Originally Posted by Turtlebait

Black is on the up until sunday,suppose to start dropping than but we have rain again think Saturaday.Shouldn't be a problem with more flooding just take it longer to go down.(hopefully) Everything will be normal by the 12th and you and dad can have your pick of bays or rivers.If not and things are high and muddy pull this thread back up and I'll remind your dad of a spot....boy or girl.

"Boy or Girl" What does that mean? Just curious

Originally Posted by MaggiesMaster

Take a look at Bear Creek Lake, in the St. Francis Forest near Marianna. It's pretty stable and produced some big crappie last weekend. I didn't go out--was fixing boat, but some fellows at the ramp had a bunch of slabs. They caught them on red and chartreuse jigs about 10 ft. from the bank. You can usually get out of the wind on that lake.

Great info MaggiesMaster. Thanks, we'ver never fished there but dad has heard of it. May need a place like this to hide from the wind too.

remember 10 horse limit

Originally Posted by Gomer Snerd

remember 10 horse limit

not a problem, we have a 6 hp..it pushes the boat about 2 mph faster than the trolling motor

Just wondering if the rivers have gone down at all? Also, any of the bays and pits looking good or any good reports? Figure they are spawning now.