Welcome, Whiteriverguy. Being from the St. Charles area, you were raised well on the crappie fishin'. That is a beautiful area of the refuge down there. As for crappie fishin' in Central AR, there's plenty of it to be had. You can be on numerous crappie holes within an hour of LR. Keep up with the reports on here, and you'll find some crappie. Again, welcome and post away...