March 14 OA Big Bass Roster

[Muddy Water]

Chain-of-Lakes is just the name of a subdivision, not actually a lake

[Muddy Water]

How fast is your boat? I would think you could go as far as Shell Knob without a problem if you have good speed. I'm thinking about 20 minutes to the Arkansas line, never really timed it but my top speed is only 32 mph

[Hunter53]

According to google earth shell knob is only around 14 miles from the ramp. I would think a person could easily fish anywhere in the white river arm at least.

[Ketchup]

Thanks guys. I may try to sneak down there with boat Wed. and look around.

[5bites]

Look at a topographic map before you go

[Champ188]

Arkansas line is only 2-3 miles upstream from Eagle Rock ramp.

[Quillback]

Look at a topographic map before you go

Yes that is a good point. On the last Google image above, right across the channel from Chain-o-lakes, you can see a sort of brown looking spot. That is a sand bar/island. It's low lying, has a warning buoy on top, but make sure you stay to the left of it. There is water between it and the east bank, but do not go between it and the east bank, stay to the left in the channel.

Many of the coves in this area are full of trees, and some of them have trees right at the cove mouth. Some of the tree tops are barely submerged and hard to see until you are on top of them. Use caution if you go back in the coves to fish.

[Ketchup]

Thanks again guys,

Quill, this part of the lake/river is cover based, or pretty much barron of cover? Im a structure fisherman.

[Quillback]

Thanks again guys,

Quill, this part of the lake/river is cover based, or pretty much barron of cover? Im a structure fisherman.

Tons of cover, lots of trees, rocky points with trees, brush piles, bluff banks, chunk rock banks, bluff ends and gravel points.

[Bill Babler]

Guys and Gals, remember if your going to fish the Arkansas side or visa versa, you will also need a border permit. It is 10 bucks and money well spent. You can also use it on Bull Shoals chasing those Summer time walleye.

Any kind of a bass boat will put Big Creek just below Campbell Point in play and also just about anywhere you want to fish on the Kings River should you chose.

This is big fish time of the year for the River however and really you should be able to catch fish regardless of where you fish from Shell Knob back to Eagle Rock and up toward Holliday Island.

You are just minutes from Roaring River and it is completely full of structure weather it be standing timber Rock Runnouts and Channel Swings. There is Panther Creek just a rock throw further down stream, that is full of timber and docks, and next door to it is Owl Creek where an FLW was won a few years ago at this time of the year. Also at this water level completely full of timber. I caught them in it last week. Down 1 mile on your left is Rock Creek, and it is big enough for just about all of us. Watch the Rock point on the entrance as it is very shallow at this level. On past Big M marina, and down another couple of miles you will hit both Cedar and Carter Creeks on your left. Both are Cedar tree jungles at this level.

5 more miles and you are at the mouth of the Kings River with all its early season fishing, so any type of a fishermen should find a place to light.

Good Luck