Need some ideas bream fishin

Hey guys-
Last June when I got married the weekend before for my bachelor party all my buddies went to my cabin on an oxbow lake between Des Arc and Biscoe and we had a bream tourney. We had such a good time that we decided to make it an annual trip and they have even had T-shirts made up for this year’s event. Problem now (besides we cant get to it yet) is going off the 08 flood that got to the floor when it crested at 33.74 ft at des arc the cabin got about 6 foot of water in it this time and will probably be a total loss when we are able to get there. Last year we had 9 people and this year it has grown to 15. Most everyone has a flat bottom boat that which is what you need to fish the lake the cabin is on but need some ideas of some smaller lakes that we may find some bedded bream on that has room for us to camp. I spend a lot of time on Ouachita and was going to do it there but with the boat situation it doesn’t make sense.

Thanks for any input! BTW the weekend is May 21

Conway is the best bream lake in the state, has a few camp sites, no electric or water so you would be roughing it!

is that adkins or atkins?

I don't think Atkins has much for camping.

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Originally Posted by JigginPoleJoe

Adkins / Conway Best Bream lakes in the state!

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appreciate you jigginpolejoe! I have thought about that but we are planning on camping now and i didnt know if there is adequte camping?

Joe, Is the water down in the campgrounds at the Dam on hy 60?

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Originally Posted by steve48

Joe, Is the water down in the campgrounds at the Dam on hy 60?

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No idea.. Don't get through there much.

I always heard bull shoals was a nice bream lake. short of that I would look at lake Dequeen

Sounds like enough guys to get that cabin back into order in no time at all. Just have the materials ready when everybody gets there.;):D

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Originally Posted by gabowman

Sounds like enough guys to get that cabin back into order in no time at all. Just have the materials ready when everybody gets there.;):D

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Oh I can promise you that there will be plenty of people there when the water drops out. I do have the best friends in the world. Actually for a wedding present last summer they bought me a Mathews Z7. Problem is that the river has to drop another 4 foot or so before we can even get to it and then no telling how long before it drys out enought to start some work.

Does anybody have any MRI on Lake Adkins? I talked to the lady at lucky landing and she said that we could camp there and I also thought about camping on the Arkansas at Sweeden Island. Last time I looked at lake Adkins was when i was in college at Tech and it was bone dry when they were redoing it about ten years ago.

You are referring to Lake Atkins. Last I heard the big red ears were hot on Atkins. I have never fished it, but Have been wanting to for about a month. what do you mean MRI?

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Originally Posted by Strip

You are referring to Lake Atkins. Last I heard the big red ears were hot on Atkins. I have never fished it, but Have been wanting to for about a month. what do you mean MRI?

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LOL!!! Most Recent Information = M.R.I.! Its an old turkey hunting saying! Appreciate you! I heard the same thing about the Red Ear! Will let yall know how it goes and handles what has been named the "Bush Can Invitational!" hahaha

If I was not already fishing a tourney that weekend I would come down and officiate the weigh in for ya and be an official judge at the fish fry.LOL! good luck.

Ouachita has some excellent bream fishing. You just gotta find the beds. If you go to the north side of the lake like Avant there is plenty of free camping, its primitave of course, but great fishing. Let us know when and where the tourney is and I might join.

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Originally Posted by gobblergettervideo

LOL!!! Most Recent Information = M.R.I.! Its an old turkey hunting saying! Appreciate you! I heard the same thing about the Red Ear! Will let yall know how it goes and handles what has been named the "Bush Can Invitational!" hahaha

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What kind of odds can I get on TF placing in the fishin tourney, him being a bang up fisherman and all...

How about Greeson? It was a lot of place to fish where you don't have to have a bass boat.

And lots of big bream too.

I wanted to give you guys an update of our Bush Can Classic Bream Tourney. We held it on Lake Atkins last Saturday and it was a success. The fishing was tough as far as numbers and size as a whole but not as tough as Friday and Friday night setting up tents and camp in the monsoons! Friday we drove up and set camp up at Sweeden Island on the Arkansas River. We had smoked pork butts thursday night for supper that night so we didnt have to worry with cooking after seeing the forecast! Boys we got the rain Friday night up there but thank god one of my buddys brought a huge RV tent so we stayed dry for the most part and had a very festive time! The way we did the tournament was each team of two weighed there largest 25 bream. My BIL and I won with our 25 bream weighing in at 13.5 lbs. Between 8 teams nobody ever found any big beds it seemed that everyone would pick up one or two here and there. The large fish was a red ear that weighed exactly 1 lb! We had a great time and thanks for the suggestion because it worked out great and by no means did we hurt the population. Besides of the all the rain the locals said that the AGFC had fertilized the lake last monday which in there eyes shut the fish down. I dont know if thats true but i have never stuggled so hard to get a bite on a cricket or a worm. The reason we struggled might have been we saw lots of aluminum cans go from full to empty and moonshine come and go but we caught plenty for our fish fry on saturday night and let all of us get away from the wives and kids for a couple nights!

After using small jigs for bream fishing, I will never buy crickets or worms again. Just the other day I threw my cricket cages in the trash.

Regular moonshine ain't fit to drink,
Ya need to try some of uncle joes apple pie;)

your right about aint fit to drink but ever since we were kids some one always seems to pull out a jar at the big gatherings. Guess thats part of being raised in the south but i will admit i am pretty much smart on staying away from the fire water! What kind of jigs do you use for bream fishing?

Anything small enough will work. I use small hair jigs. Get em at Bates in Mayflower.

Mix some apple cider, apple juice, sugar, boil with some cinnamon sticks.

Take your pure 180 proof Likker.
And cut in half with the juice down to 80/90/100 proof till it taste
Good to you!

thank ya man! actually looked up a recipe online! LOL!!!