Upper End 06/25/14

[kjackson]

After looking at the weather this morning, I changed my plan to spend the day on Beaver and headed for Holiday Island to fish a few hours before the storms hit. Launched a little before 6:30 and headed upriver to the community hole to pull crankbaits. I scraped up one walleye at the upper end that barely measured on a break in 15 FOW.

Played around the area for a while with no other bites, but I did see a lot of something breaking on the surface, but they were mostly singles.

Ran upstream and took RPS's hint about finding 'eyes on wood, and pulled out the bottom bouncer for a pass. Hit another walleye ...a little nicer than the first. This is my first Arkansas walleye taken on a spinner. It came from relatively shallow water as well--about 15 FOW again. Since I was backtrolling relatively slowly, I put out a slow-death rig with smile blade and popped a small white bass almost instantly.

Since the day was getting warmer, and I could see clouds in the distance, I made a few more passes in that spot, and had one more bite plus a couple of small bites from panfish or baby spots. The slow-death rig got hammered a couple of times as well but again, I'm thinking it was small fish.

Returned to the community hole and pulled spinners but kept getting short bites, which I'm guessing were spots or panfish. I did hook something that ran like a big fish but ended up in a snag. Don't know what that was.

No nightcrawlers were hurt on this trip-- I fished with Berkley Gulp! Spinner Crawlers and was very pleased with 'em. For the 10 or so bites I had, I used three worms.

Left the lake about 11:30, and considering the storm, that was a good thing.

Water temp was 80.5 with about three foot visibility. There was quite a bit of floating debris and some new trees stuck in a couple of places where you might be tempted to run on plane. Be careful.

[powerdive]

Nice going! Those fish are a whole lot prettier than what we usually see on this forum.

[Quillback]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder

But good job putting a couple of those toothy wet socks in the box.

Just kidding - good eats there!

[powerdive]

QB, you are correct, sir.

[J-Doc]

As always, top report.

[rps]

Very well done! I was at teacher school, as I will be again today. I am glad you you found some more shallow.

What PD? You don't like my dead fish from the ice box pictures?

[powerdive]

What PD? You don't like my dead fish from the ice box pictures?

I meant it's 99% bass pics here. Quillback nailed it. Darn things are starting to overpopulate my nightmares in addition to the lake itself.

[Champ188]

That's just your inner bass angler trying to emerge, PD. Listen to him. Come out of the darkness into the light.

[dtrs5kprs]

Walleye always look better when stabbed in the side, and thrown on the bank. Like carp. Although carp are prettier in most cases.

[J-Doc]

Walleye always look better when stabbed in the side, and thrown on the bank. Like carp. Although carp are prettier in most cases.

You guys don't know what your missing.

I just came back from Florida and I ate some of the freshest seafood around. I still prefer walleye or crappie for blackened fish, fried fish, gumbo, etc.

I used to get mad catching walleye when bass fishing. Then I tasted one. Now I target them. Leave them for me and I'll clean em out for ya. :-)