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Hi all. New to this site but wanted to report that fishing for crappie on Taylor bay, White River at Augusta, has been reported to us as being very good in 7-8 feet of water. One customer came in yesterday, went to Henry Gray, did nothing, went to taylor Bay and wore them out! River levels are around the mid 18 ft mark.
Really enjoy the threads here and will try to post pics as they come in.
Judy's Bait Shoppe
Augusta, Ar
Welcome aboard!
Thanks for the report. Keep them coming. I think it will be a big help to us with real time fishing reports.I know Dan from Lake Conway does a good job with fishing reports.
I have always heard about Taylor Bay but never fished it. Even when I had a cabin inside Henry Gray.
Might put a phone number up and open times in case we need to check before we head that way.
Went To Henry Gray Yesterday And Fished Bell And Mallard Pond. Caught Four Fish. Left There About 10:30 And Was On My Way Home And Decided To Try Taylor's Bay. Wish I Had Stop There First. Jason And Me Caught 40 Really Nice Crappie. They Really Liked Black An Char. Tip With Minnow. We Stayed Until 3:45 And The Boats And Heat Got The Best Of Us. But It Still Was A Great Day Fishing. Water Temp Ws About 92 With A Thermo About 8 Feet. And That Was Where The Crappie Where.
Thanks for the reports.
We are open from 5:30 am till dark 6 days a week, closed on Mondays after 9 am. We hope to have the kitchen ready this fall for cooking. Still adding inventory but slow.(limited funds available). Use to be located at Henry Gray but moved across the river last year.
501-428-8726
Where is taylor's bay?
It hits White River on the east side of the river just above Augusta. You can see it crossing the bridge over the river going to Augusta from Bald Knob: just look upriver and you will see the bay and some boat docks.
Thanks for the report may have to give it a try sometimes.
Really Good Fishing Would Say You Need To Get Here Early. After Lunch On The Weekend Lots Of Rec. Boating
Got the report a little late, went to Henry Gray this morning, caught a few crappie and some bream. Now I'm thinking seriously about going back in the morning to Taylor Bay.
Thanks for the report been wondering about that place.
Welcome and thanks for the report
Awesome idea for baitshops to get involved, might wanna spread the word to as many as we can........
By the way how far up Taylor Bay were you? I goes for miles and miles, and I don't know of any put in spots other than the one by the river. Maybe some one knows of other launches.Quote:
Originally Posted by JJONES53
You Can Put In At Taylor Bay It Cost 3.00 Per Boat. We Went Up Past The Last Dock. We Found The Shad Running There And Started Fishing North. We Really Did Not Get Very Far Into The Bay. There Was A Lot Of Boats In The Area North Of Us Where They Swin. Caught A Few White Bass But It Was Because We Where Not Fishing Deep Enought. Threw The Trash Fish Bck. You Can Put In At The Game And Fish Ramp In Augusta Behind The Bank. It Is Free. But You Have To Boat About 20 Or 30 Min. Up River Could Be Shorter With A Fast Boat.
Thanks. Have you ever fished further up the bay?
Hey Blair,
Just noticed you have become a general. Congrats on your "generalship!":)
Thank you. I always aspired to high rank.Quote:
Originally Posted by ski trip
Welcome to the board, thanks for the report, hope to make it over there someday.
Never Fish Any Futher Up. Never Fished It Till That Day As Far As That Goes. Usually Fish 7 Mile, The Bar Pits Or Pickerwood.
I fished Taylor Bay Tuesday, caught a few crappie spider rigging. Fished it years ago but always forget about it. Real nice big old river lake, looks like it ought to have alot of potential for some nice crappie. I never hear much about that place and I don't know why. Going to hit it some more this fall, might have to wait until the gar calm down, they were pretty bad.
KG: The best time to fish that WMA is in the spring. After the heat gets here and the water levels drop, it is just avg and some below. The powers to be that control the water don't know how. Therefore, you wind up with flood gates being left open all summer with no water running in and the lakes drain down to just a couple of feet deep. Unless it happens to be a really wet year...like 2008. We were the last bait shop to operate there at Mitchell's Corner (the entrance to Henry Gray), and also the 10th bait shop to be there. All before us went broke, including us, except for one lady back in the 80's. While we were there, we did the fishing reports on the AG&F websiote for that WMA. But not anymore. It could be one of the top spots around if it were managed corectly instead of catering to duck hunters only.
East of Augusta on 33 is Horseshoe Lake. There is a $3 honor charge to launch boats (it is on private property-launch site), and it has been a very hot spot for bream and crappie since early spring.
Lots of places along the White River, including Taylor Bay.Some fish the back side of Taylor bay by going North from Augusta and turning down a road (don't know the name) that goes to Ladds Watermelons. A bridge goes over that end of the bay....when water is up. Not sure how it is right now with the River dropping. 15' -. It is also a hot spot in the spring for crappie.
I will keep searching for other places that can be accessible.
PD
PD & Judy's Bait Shoppe
Augusta, AR
I have always wanted to fish over there. Think i will have to try it and come by and see yall at the baitshop!!