Thank You Phil

[Clay Goforth]

Since I requested this thread I think it only appropriate I be the first to post in it...First of all, thank you Phil for the addition of this section...

Now down to business...

First off: Lake SWEPCO...Located in Gentry Arkansas next to the SWEPCO Power Plant...this lake is a "hot" lake with the power company pumping water into it...Year round the lake maintains a surface temperature of between 68 and 74 degrees...the best time to fish this little gem is early in February and the fish stay active all year...It was a catch and release lake for a long time but the bigger fish started to suffer as the lake became over populated...It was pretty common to catch a bass that would/should normally weigh in the 6-7 lb range and it come in at 3lbs...The game and fish changed this and now anglers can take a few bass out per day...I am not sure of the limits at this point but will try to find out...The lake is very small but deep and you can run a bass boat with no problem...It takes probably less than 2 minutes to run from one end of the lake to the other...I won't give up my spots but there is one section known as "the Locker" where big fish are known to hang...It is not uncommon to hear of an 8 or 9lb fish being pulled out...

Another favorite local lake is called Lake Wilson and is located in south Fayetteville...Talk about a sleeper lake...This lake is roughly 125 acres and is packed with largemouth, bream, crappie, and some cats...This lake is perfect for a canoe, which is my preferred method of fishing on this lake...It is like an oversized farm pond...Wacky rigged trick worms, spinner baits along the bank, buzz baits along the lilly pad sections in the dead of summer, and texas rigged pumpkin and chartreuse lizards can illicit some powerful strikes by some BIG fish...A local business in the industrial park used to hold a company fishing tournament on this lake and it would, every year, produce numerous bass in the 5-8 lb range...The best part, this lake is rarely seriously fished as you can't run a bass boat on it...There is tons of sticks, stobs, grassbeds, and cover to throw at...A true diamond in the rough.

[loo10]

I've never even heard of these lakes.

Sure made me horny for summertime!

Thanks.

[Danoinark]

Lake Wilson isn't very deep either is it Clay? Ideal for fly fishing too....Dano

[Clay Goforth]

Lake Wilson isn't very deep either is it Clay? Ideal for fly fishing too....Dano

Honestly I haven't ever officially checked the depth. I know it doesn't take long for a 1/4 football jig to get to the bottom. I did fly fish it quite a bit when I was a little younger. I would throw a popping bug around the lilly pads and just hammer the bream and bass.

[creek wader]

I also, had requested a couple of forums such as "other ozark lakes" and "other ozark streams". He added this forum and a catch-all "other ozark waters". He does a good job with this site, best fishing site on the web. Good fishing to you all.