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Posted on 3/16/13 at 10:52 pm
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 10:52 pm
I am looking for some good fishing holes to maybe hit up in the evenings or on Sunday afternoons.

I am not looking for a huge arse lake, or a place where a boat is needed. I want to know where some places are where I can walk and maybe wade out and get a few casts and maybe grab a bass or something.
Posted by Razorback_Drummer_19
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 10:54 pm to
Possibly the Lake Sequoyah/White River spillway.
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 10:56 pm to
Roaring River.

Oh wait...

This weather is giving me the itch though, need to get out to some of my Kansas spots here soon and destroy some crappie.
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:01 pm to
That doesn't sound like a fishing hole type I'm looking for.

Where I grew up I'd hit back road ponds and such. I looked on google earth and saw a pond behind the softball complex on Salem in west Fayetteville but no clue if there are any fish in it.
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:05 pm to
Kings River Falls

Great little spot I like to go to in the spring and summer. There's a good swimming hole at the base of the falls too.
This post was edited on 3/16/13 at 11:08 pm
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:23 pm to
I'm guessing that is a trout area? I'd prefer bass or crappy holes
Posted by Stonehog
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:37 pm to
Ah, well if you're not wanting to use a boat I would suggest War Eagle Creek off of Beaver.
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:39 pm to
No, not wanting to use a boat.
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:42 pm to
Just wait a few more weeks when water temps are in the 50's and Crappie come to shore for prespawn. May even be in the 50's down there by now.

Hit up whatever good crappie lakes are near you and fish from the shore and docks near river channels with minnows.
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:46 pm to
Those spots are what I'm trying to locate. I don't want to trespass or anything.

I've lived here for a while now, but I've always done all of my fishing down at Greason, or south of there. Don't know any spots here I could walk to, or maybe wade out I the water a bit.
Posted by UltimateHog
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:52 pm to
Can't help you with the spots, I fish Table Rock and Lake of the Ozarks and a few secret Kansas hotbeds.

Have enough crappie frozen to feed Kenya.

Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals, and Sequoyah should all have some decent crappie fishing right now.

Beaver Lake - Piney Creek, White River upstream from point 12, Monte-NE and Eden Bluff are reporting some great crappie fishing right now.
This post was edited on 3/17/13 at 12:06 am
Posted by The_Joker
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Posted on 3/16/13 at 11:53 pm to
frick guys this thread is making me miss Arkansas like crazy. I can't wait till I can go back. NWA is so beautiful.
Posted by Hognoxious
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Posted on 3/17/13 at 12:10 pm to
quote:

Ah, well if you're not wanting to use a boat I would suggest War Eagle Creek off of Beaver.


Have you done Gar Hole to the Mill? That is one of the greatest stretches for smallmouth around. I've caught several 20"+ fish out of that stretch.
Posted by CtotheVrzrbck
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Posted on 3/17/13 at 1:34 pm to
I spent about 4 hours yesterday on the Baron Fork creek, didn't see a single good sized brownie, catfish, or even a perch. Water levels have been real low bigger fish may have been squeezed out to a few deeper spots and easier for the taking.
Posted by PipeHog
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Posted on 3/17/13 at 11:21 pm to
The white bass run is kicking off. Try Twin Bridges out hwy 45
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/18/13 at 5:39 am to
I've never fished for white bass before. What are their lures of choice?
Posted by oklahogjr
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Posted on 3/18/13 at 7:59 am to
Right below beaver lake under the dam I caught some of the biggest catfish of my life. I also caught several good trout there over the summer.

Lake Fayetteville isn't a bad spot for a quick evening trip.
Posted by Hawgeye
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Posted on 3/18/13 at 8:08 am to
I had thought about Lake Fayetteville, but I am looking for a place where I'll be away from everything. When I'm fishing, all I can hear are birds, fish hitting the water on occasion and no sounds of cars, people, or any of that.


Back home as a kid, I'd go pond hopping. I guess there isn't much o that in NWA.
Posted by Hognoxious
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Posted on 3/18/13 at 10:26 am to
quote:

I've never fished for white bass before. What are their lures of choice?


Alabama Rig with white grubs.
Posted by hogminer
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Posted on 3/19/13 at 7:20 am to
Most anything in white or chrome. I used a white roostertail and a small shad-rap to catch a stringer full of whites on the Maumelle river Friday when I was visiting in LR.

I dont know where to catch the whites up here yet but I have heard that war eagle is a good spot.

I normally walk Sugar Creek in Bella Vista and catch some decent smallies and goggle-eyes.

This post was edited on 3/19/13 at 7:21 am
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