I may be wrong, I am most of the time. However I just called a buddy who owns a farm in the area and he confirmed what I have heard all my life and that is this. Peckerwood was built in the 40's by the Corp's of Engineers with tax payer money. And yes most of the land surrounding the lake was owned by Edgar Queeny however as the lake was built by the Corp's it was state property and still is.

There have been numerous lawsuits about the issue concerning the AGFC ability to enforce there regulations on that lake as the defense was raised that as it was a "pay" lake that the state regulations did not apply. Apparently the courts ruled that it was not a "pay" lake as the money paid to Lyons was for access to the lake, not for fishing the lake as it was again an AGFC lake.

I will try and do some reasearch next week and see if I can look up some of the legal opinions that have been handed down on the issue and post it back here.

Either way its in my opinion the best crappie fishery that Arkansas has bar none. Wish I had a camper and I would go ahead and pay the 120.00 a month and move it down there till May or June.

If you get out that way post us some pics of those Arkansas county slabs.
Quote Originally Posted by blairarnold
It is not a G & F lake. It is privately owned. Edgar Queeny who owned Monsanto bought the land and built it. Lyon bought his land (probably including the lake) from Queeny's estate.