Thread: Best crappie lakes in Arkansas

Originally Posted by NIMROD

That fish most likely not live very long even if no one catches it

I know everything has a life expectancy including us and I've had numerous commercial fishermen at Sardis tell me they've seen crappie that were well in excess of 5 pounds in their nets. Does anyone know what is life expectancy of a crappie in a fertile lake in this area in years?

If it’s that bad on population, perhaps one day soon fishfinders altogether will be outlawed,,,now that would be great to see,,,a crappie tournament without the use of any tools like finders,,,,

Originally Posted by Takeum

If it’s that bad on population, perhaps one day soon fishfinders altogether will be outlawed,,,now that would be great to see,,,a crappie tournament without the use of any tools like finders,,,,

Sure would change up the ones on the leader boards in those tournaments

Millwood, Conway and Dardanelle would be my 3 picks for top lakes.

Originally Posted by arkcrappie

Millwood, Conway and Dardanelle would be my 3 picks for top lakes.

Dardanelle has wild swings in population . More cyclic than any lake I know in this area .

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Dardanelle has wild swings in population . More cyclic than any lake I know in this area .

They just packed up and moved below Toad Suck.

Nice catch there young man,,,,,

[QUOTE=Hammmerhead;4180416]They just packed up and moved below Toad Suck.

How far below toadsuck 😆 Do you live in Conway?

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Originally Posted by Hammmerhead

They just packed up and moved below Toad Suck.

How far below toadsuck 😆 Do you live in Conway?

My photo was kind of a joke with Nimrod as Im a big fan of Lake Dard. too. Those fish were caught right outside the lock, down river in around 25-30 feet of water. Stick to fishing near all the rock jetties on the backside of the coves in the deeper water. Those fish there dont really know what structure is there because there is so very little. Take minnows, fish 1-2 feet of bottom and be prepared to see muddy bellies. These rock and sand flats, spider rigging is more productive than my scope, they're all dug in on the bottom.

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Originally Posted by mitch_ward

My photo was kind of a joke with Nimrod as Im a big fan of Lake Dard. too. Those fish were caught right outside the lock, down river in around 25-30 feet of water. Stick to fishing near all the rock jetties on the backside of the coves in the deeper water. Those fish there dont really know what structure is there because there is so very little. Take minnows, fish 1-2 feet of bottom and be prepared to see muddy bellies. These rock and sand flats, spider rigging is more productive than my scope, they're all dug in on the bottom.

Appreciate the tips, may give it a try. I've always wanted to learn how to Crappie fish the river but was too impatient to invest the time to learn how