Thread: old town

I don't really know. I live in Alabama. I am thinking about going there simply because it is the only lake that I know of in that area that will not be affected by the high rivers.

Originally Posted by Gut Shot

Polebender, are you thinking about trying Old Town this weekend or are you burnt out from last week?

Man I love to fish Old Town, but I've just had trouble finding any fish there this year. You might have hit on something though. Like you, I've found fish on the north end earlier---normally. Sounds like I need to fish the other end. I also like to bass fish there, and it is great at times, but I've only caught three so far this year. In spite of the high, fairly muddy water at Burnt Cane, I did catch a few there Friday and Saturday. They were right on the banks----literally! No more than 1-2 feet from the banks in the root wads and brush. Like you, I just love fishing around those cypress trees. I'll likely be fishing Saturday, but at this point, I'm not sure where. I would normally rank Old Town as my favorite lake, but Burnt Cane is moving up on the list---especially since it's only a few minutes from the house. Funny how I never fished it hardly at all until the last 3-4 years, and it's been phenomenal at times! Have you seen the dead crappie floating in Old Town that I mentioned??

We also had a big rain last night. Not sure how it will affect either place.

I have been there for 5 weekends in a row up until last weekend. I saw the usual occasional dead drum and buffalo but not a single floating crappie. I'm not saying that they wre not there..maybe they were on the north end of the lake. That is where most of the drainage from the farmers fields come in. I did notice that the algae was bad on the north end though. The fishing has been spotty during the day for me but overall the fishing has not been that bad for me. You just had to keep at it. Maybe I have just been lucky.:rolleyes:

We need to get together some day and talk---or fish---or better yet---both!

I agree. I grew up just south of you in West Helena ( when it was a good place to live and not the war zone that it is now) and my grandparents lived in Forrest City. I still miss that unique smell of the delta so much that I travel there every chance I get.

Looks like Old Town is getting hammered pretty hard with rain right now!

How do you think Burnt Cane will do this weekend Polebender? Do you think the water will be muddy or will that make a difference? What was the surface temp when you were there the other day?

BC should be okay--I hope:D It was pretty muddy last week, but the fish were biting. Water temp was 58. I'll probably be there.