Tommy,

Welcome to be board!!!! If creek fishing is your thing check out the alum fork and south fork of the Saline river. Take HWy 5 north of HotSprings toward Benton. They are about 20 minutes out. Good smallmouth fishing. Harris Brake west of Little Rock is a great place to catch good crappie. It is more secluded with a ton of timber. Yeah the lakes around Hot Springs get crazy this time of year. We fish Millwood a ton. No recreation boats there. All fisherman. :D

Michael