Lake atkins report

[rieve]

decided to head to the lake this afternoon and really got into em. i put in around 4:30 and ended up with 22 crappie between 11 and 15 inches. I stopped fishing at 7:00 so it was some fast action. I also missed about 10 more and about 4 or 5 got off right at the boat. I was fishing 3 foot deep in 4 foot of water on the outide edge of the cypress trees and the females were full of eggs. it was a great day on the water.

[CrappiePro]

Way to go! I have fished that lake too, i know its got them there, ust to catch some around the boat ramp bait shop area, Lake is just about like a smaller version of my home waters of Lake Conway. Thanks for the report. CP

[L.A. stumpjumper]

Good report Rieve, sounds like they got spawning on their minds. Thanks for the report.

[luvpt]

Was that the Lake Atkins near Pine Bluff or the one South of Atkins?

[CastandBlast]

Sounds like a lot of fun rieve....good job and thanks for the report

[rieve]

luvpt it was the one near pine bluff.

[TreeMyDog]

FYI
I grew up at Pine Bluff and we always called it "Atkins Lake".
That is also how it shows up on Google maps.
It is a good sized oxbow lake with lots of cypress trees along the edges. I would guess its maybe 2 miles long. We did a lot of water skiing there in the 70's and 80's.

The AGFC lake near the city of Atkins, just east of Russellville is "Lake Atkins".

[JLeus]

If you don't mind ................... minnows or jigs????

The dang river is doing nothing for me or the other guys I run into down there. A co-worker has been finding a few at the dams in LR. Mostly D. Terry, the one near the airport.

Whats the fee at Atkins lake now? I haven't been there in years.

[rieve]

Caught em about half and half. Half on minnows and half on black and chartreuse jigs. the fee is 2.00 and has a decent ramp. Good Luck. BTW i have also heard some good reports from Hensley.

[JLeus]

Thanks, Jim.