Cache River and Bayou Deview

**robert72015** · 03-01-2014, 09:54 PM

I'm a new Arkansas resident. I have been driving around checking out boat ramps and water bodies up and down the Cache River and Bayou Deview. My fishing rig is an aluminum boat with a 25hp motor.
I am looking to get out and catch some catfish and crappie in the coming weeks. I'm not looking for any special fishing spots but I wanted to know if any of you might have some general information regarding the crappie and catfishing in the Cache River or Bayou Deview. I know this is a heavy agricultural area but I assume the fish are okay to eat from these two water bodies.
I am hoping to find decent fishing somewhere within 30 miles of Brinkley. I am open to other waters if there are better fishing waters than these in the Brinkley region.
Also, any recommended bait shops for buying minnows and catfish bait between Lonoke and Brinkley?
Anyway hello from a new comer and thank you ahead of time for any responses. I will hopefully have some pictures to post in the coming weeks.

**NIMROD** · 03-01-2014, 09:58 PM

Peckerwood and White river (river and oxbows) are know for CRappie and catfish. Welcome from Nimrod lake.

**RCC** · 03-01-2014, 10:00 PM

Welcome to the board. I've never fished that area, but maybe someone has and will give you some help. I know there is some good fishing around Clarendon and Holly Grove when white river gets right.

**robert72015** · 03-01-2014, 10:03 PM

thanks for the welcome and the response.

**jackie53** · 03-01-2014, 10:15 PM

Crappie Magnets under a Crappie magnet float is a killer combo in those areas!!! We fish hurricane bottoms home of the hurricane lake and little red!!!

**Harold** · 03-01-2014, 11:05 PM

Welcome aboard.

**dblevens** · 03-02-2014, 07:45 AM

Peckerwood, and the White River NWR is full of lakes, you could fish one a day for a year and never fish em all. And they have some really good crappie in them. Old Town Lake wouldn't be too far either. Its got all the catfish you would care to catch I guarantee ya, although the crappie fishing has really went down hill the last couple years it can still be phenomenal if you hit it right.

**stormcloud** · 03-02-2014, 08:30 AM

Old Town , between Helena and Elaine has some good crappie in it. When the White River is below 14 ft Maddox Bay and East Lake, below Clarendon, can be some pretty good fishing and like dblevens said The White River National Wildlife Refuge has so many oxbows on it that some of them never get fished. Indian Bay off of hwy 1 at St Charles is another one you should try. It's only about 20 minutes from you.

**Greg Parker** · 03-02-2014, 08:47 AM

There is an outdoor store in DeVall's Bluff on hwy 70 can't miss it . Lots of oxbow lakes in that area my sister lives in Biscoe so I know it fairly well. Before you go on either the cache or white river refuges be sure you get a general use permit some gung ho ranger might want to give you a ticket

**Gindog** · 03-02-2014, 09:18 AM

Welcome to the board, There a lot of good fish over there as you seeing from above post.

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