Smaller Lakes Around Nwa ?

[jdelow77]

I know there is a topic on this about four or five pages back but , I just got a 14 foot Jon boat and I'm itching to fish again ! Crystal lake is about 10 miles from the house , I've struck out everytime I've been out there ! I mainly fish for crappie , are they in typical summer pattern ( deep , brush piles ) ??????

Swepco ? I don't know a thing about this lake ? Are there even any crappie in here ? Bluegill ?

If you guys don't want share publicly PM me , any advice would be greatly appreciated !

[jerry241]

Went to elmdale the other evening fished till about 11:00 pm lots of action and a few nice fish. Tied up to the poles out in the middle put out the lights and enjoyed a couple peaceful hours on the lake. Without being concerned about getting run over

[hoglaw]

I've never had good crappie luck in nwa other than beaver and bob kidd. And bob kidd was only a couple trips to one spot that's kind of mid lake where an old fence row runs.

You should try pump back lake in oklahoma, aka w r hollway reservoir. Big lake for electrics only. Kinda tough to fish but it has lots of fish. Had a state record smallie at one point. I've never crappie fished it, but I've caught some there in the dead of winter vertical jigging a spoon for blue cats in 100 feet of water.

[jdelow77]

Elmdale is pretty close to the house as well , but I've never had any luck there either ! But I would be willing to give it another try

[Small water crappie]

Lake sequoyah. Go to the big open area where both rivers open into the Lake. There is a small Y in the channel here and the just hang out there. Read my introduction and it tells what I Use there. Channel cats are coming off the beds too, my wife caught 5 channels on rebel raider.

[jdelow77]

Sequoyah is a mystery to me , ! But I might give it a try on your advice ! I know where your talking about , right before the channel comes to a fork ?

[JohnF52]

Watch the bottom. Sequoyah is hard to navigate with a motor in upper end. Some wide areas are too shallow for most trolling motors. Poling works well.

[rps]

jdelow77, your information doesn't list where you live so I arbitrarily used Fayetteville as a starting point for this information. Try Lake Eucha in Oklahoma. Excellent crappie lake, small in size, with marked brush piles. About an hour and 15 minutes from Faytown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Eucha

[jdelow77]

Sorry I'm in the centerton/bentonville area , that's why I said crystal and swepco , they are the two lakes closest to me !

[rps]

The Eucha is even closer. It is just outside Jay, Oklahoma.