Quote Originally Posted by Pomoxist View Post
Will be in Batesville later this month and hope to crappie fish a hour or two while there. Anyone know if there's a public pier near the lock and dam or, if not, a deeper pool within casting distance of the bank? Hate it when I drive around hunting a fishing spot for two hours and end up with one minute to fish. Thanks.
There is a side walk on the south side of the river just below the dam that you can fish from if the water is not too high. With the spring floods we had they are still releasing water from the lake north of here so the river has been pretty high all summer.