My First Trip To The Current At Van Buren..

[LittleRedFisherman]

I almost put a post late Wensday night to see if any of you guys on the forum wanted to meet me up at Van Buren. All my possible fishing buddies here either were working, sick, and one was having a new baby.. So I wasn't going to waste a 60 degree and calm day, so I headed to Big Spring to see if I could target some smallmouth around where the spring runs in by myself. First of all, the river was absolutely beautiful there, and the blue water coming from big spring was a sight for sure. I only had about 4 hours to fish, so I didn't venture around like I would of liked to. So I concentrated on about a mile below the spring. I have to say, i was surprised how hard I had to work for a bite. I almost wondered if the warm weather might of scattered the fish from the spring, or the fishing pressure there may have them thinned out. I don't know, I was the only guy on the water there that day. I did manage to catch a few smallies, and a couple dandy bluegill on a maribou jig with my flyrod. I would up catching the smallies on a crawdad colered tube. I would love to try this place again, possibly going further downstream. One thing that was really neat on one instance, but probably a hinderance in another was the water was some of the clearest i've ever fished, so I tried to make long casts from the boat, that's when I started catching some. It was alot of line to mend with the flyrod, so went to spinning tackle once I started getting a few bites. I know I have alot to learn about this area, I'm more accustomed to the smaller water on the Eleven Point, which seems to be full off good fish, it doesn't matter where I fish there. Planning on heading to the Current again this next week in Arkansas to target some Walleye.

[BruteFish83]

Man, that water looks nice. If it weren't for the leafless trees, I'd think those were pics from the Caribbean.

I hear you on the Point though. It's like fat camp for smallies. Great post!

[ozark trout fisher]

Absolutely awesome pictures! Can't beat getting into smallies right in the middle of the winter.

[gotmuddy]

I need to hit up the point again soon. thanks for the report brett