Anyone Live In The Van Buren, Fort Smith Are?

[Adam B]

Hello Everyone. Does anybody live around here? I was looking for some closer places to fish from. I know quite a few already, does anyone fish the Natural Dam creek? I have been going there quite a bit lately. Thanks

Oh and has no one been fishing the Beaver Tailwaters lately? I havent seen a report or seen anyone writing about fishing there.

[Zack Hoyt]

Fished it a few times, just havent wrote a report.......whoops.

No idea down your way, but there are some warm water places around Fayettenam. Also, the nice thing about Ark, if there is water in it a good portion of the year, there is sure fish in it.

[bobber]

frog bayou in rudy is a prime stream, along with clear creek,and cedar creek for walk ins.... and mulberry ? that's about 300 mile of something to do with! right off hand oh yea! lee creek.. lake fort smith, the NEW one... wister on the other side of the line . down load google earth, add in over lays for roads and what ever. and you can find all kinds of small ponds and creeks hidden lakes you would never find any other way. msn live bird's eye is good too you can't really zoom down tight as you want bu hey it's free! it also is old shots.... zoom in on your house and see if you were home or not!

[Adam B]

thanks man, i have fished just about all those. thanks though, i havent been up to the new lake fort smith yet. well i have to kayak a little but havent fished there yet i might check it out though.

[bobber]

i boat a lot of it but it's always flooded.!!.. that lake ft. smith was closed the whole time they did all the build up of that park so the fishing pressure was lite .then they doubled the lake and stocked it and nobody goes up there... isn't there some stuff just south west of ft. smith ....

[zthomas]

Hey Adam, I just moved to Fort Smith in July. Gradually learning some spots--Frog, Mulberry, Lee, etc. Drove down to the Ouachita R. a couple weeks ago. Been meaning to try that stream at Natural Dam, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Good to know there's other people on the forum in this area, though. Danimal is from Fort Smith too.

[Adam B]

Well if you guys ever need a ride up to the tailwaters on a Sunday or something I will be glad to take you. Like a car pool or something? Maybe share a bottle of scotch haha. i am just 24 if that makes a difference.

[Adam B]

Oh and Natural dam up there is really nice. Fishing has been a bit slow but if you have a kayak when the water is up you can go off the dam like we did haha or take it down to the big part of Lee creek, its the large stream under the old bridge on the way there.