ARKABUTLA 3-26-2017

What a gorgeous day!!!

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Many boats were out spider rigging in what appeared to be about 2 fow...

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I'm still learning this body of water.. And these fish have some shoulders on them...

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My biggest of the day was just under 3lbs and 15 inches... I talked to the Park Ranger who said that they shocked the lake last fall and that numerous crappie over 5 lbs floated up.

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Lakeview Lake (Horn Lake) was my home lake until big money somehow managed to block that public water from the public...

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I'm thinking I'll make Butla my new home now...

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Numerous......Over 5 lbs..

..In the fall....
Hmm....Something don't sound right.

Wow! Nice crappie.

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Originally Posted by Wadenthebushes

Numerous......Over 5 lbs..

..In the fall....
Hmm....Something don't sound right.

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Ifn they thought they was 5 lbs they was big ens!!!!!:fish

Wished they would open Lakeview back up.

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Originally Posted by slabin

Wished they would open Lakeview back up.

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It's just like the cut off, full of gar and Asian carp.

Looks like a nice day

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Originally Posted by jnebgud

Looks like a nice day

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It really was a nice day... Plan to be on Rend Lake in a couple of weeks...

Hey Nice Job and you should have called me as I was sitting at home watching basketball.

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Originally Posted by scarp

Hey Nice Job and you should have called me as I was sitting at home watching basketball.

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I did call you... I've tried to call several times before that and it always goes to auto-voicemail. I thought I left you msgs...

Nice catch love those butla fish can't wait to get back and pole fish it

Nothing wrong with that catch! I'd take one of them 5lbers but yeah if that was in fall they are record fish this spring I'd say?? Been meaning to stop at Enid fish hatchery an look at that record fish but haven't yet. Someone told me it was there? Maybe replica but still wld like to see it..

Very nice, indeed!!

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Originally Posted by coolerfull

Nothing wrong with that catch! I'd take one of them 5lbers but yeah if that was in fall they are record fish this spring I'd say?? Been meaning to stop at Enid fish hatchery an look at that record fish but haven't yet. Someone told me it was there? Maybe replica but still wld like to see it..

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Give me a few more weeks on Arkabutla and I'll send you a personal picture of the NEW world record... :)

If you keep doing what your doing won't be a 2 lb fish left. I bet your little hole is loaded up with folks today. But hey nice catch you'll learn soon enough

Very nice catch!!!!! 5 pounders??????? IM IN!

Wow..... throw her under the bus.

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Originally Posted by scarp

Hey Nice Job and you should have called me as I was sitting at home watching basketball.

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Me too. I was up on the bank watchin you catch those! Just kiddin!Quite a few boats leaving about noon!I was at Kelly's at the ramp there.Great job RDG!

You did good !!! Butla has some good fish for sure.

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Originally Posted by riverdeltaguide

Give me a few more weeks on Arkabutla and I'll send you a personal picture of the NEW world record... :)

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I will be the first to say congrats I guess? Looking forward to that picture. Best of luck an better be good at it.

Appreciate your post riverdeltaguide! It's fun to see the picks and get fired up! Ain't no time like springtime!

Great catch! Some real pretty looking fish there!


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It always amazes me how some folks react to message boards...

I used to get these same negative remarks when I was posting pictures from Lakeview Lake back around 2009 - 2011. Some people actually think that if you post pictures and the name of the lake that all of a sudden people will DISCOVER that lake and it will become overloaded with fishermen... I know for a fact that all of these Corps lakes have already been discovered and are ALREADY crowded and overloaded with fisherman. This past weekend you could have almost walked from spider-rigging boat to spider-rigging boat. So me posting pictures and talking about big crappie on Arkabutla obviously won't contribute to that as someone posted earlier as it is already occurring.

And by the way... If ANYONE can get me a key to the gate at Lakeview, then I will be MOST GRATEFUL and can then start posting pictures of some of those hogs I was catching there too.. Yes that lake is full of Asian Carp and gar.. But it is also has plenty of crappie too, just like the other oxbows I fish like Desoto, Melwood and the cutoff.

If I am luck enough to catch some crappie, regardless of where I catch them, I will continue to post pictures and talk the lake up as I like. Sorry if that offends some people, but nobody can please everybody...

Good job with those pigs buddy!

Delta guide you are just hurting yourself...you can post, and not be specific as to the lake, ect. It's not CDC members causing the added pressure as much as all the lurkers.

Heading in wrong direction. No flame wars please. Closing thread. :deadhorse