Thread: where to begin?

If you wait till mid day or afternoon the fish will move into shallow cover. Every year in January and February on warm afternoons like we have been having, all you have to do is search the bank near deep water for cover, like lay downs, brush piles, stumps and so on. I sometimes catch fish in 4' of water down a foot or so with minnows or jigs on warm afternoons. A sharp bend in the river channel would be the first spot you should check for shallow brush!
I fish Beaver Lake in NW Arkansas and I would imagine that the two lakes are simalar.
Good luck!

Hello,


I live 10 minutes from the lake and know exactly what you mean. Me and my wife fish the lower lake area this time of year. The fish tend to hold in water between 15 and 30 ft. deep on the main lake. The key to finding fish for us when we actually do find them is an old weed line. The fish tend to hold right off of it. Shouse Ford is a good area. We have done well past point Cedar near Amity Landing. River bends tend to hold fish. There are alot of fish structures off of the points.

The lower lake is a good area for bigger crappie. It is more riverine. The area from the bridge to the first island is good. The cliiffs area is also good this time of year.

Hope this helps some. We have not been this winter with the really low water. (Down 22 ft. at last report) Michael