Arkansas Pan fishing

[FishnDave]

@Devan S. So, Bream is a category, and you just need one of the species from that group?  That's a challenging one.  Do they only go by weights, or do they also list minimum lengths?

[Devan S.]

yep just need one from the group(there's 8 total categories black bass, crappie, bream, perch, catfish, trout, temperate bass, and miscellaneous). Weight is the only qualifier. 

Here is the entire listing and qualifying weights: https://www.agfc.com/en/fishing/masterangler/

I really think a fair number of them could be caught in the Ark. portion of TR or Beaver which are both close to me. However some of them likely become easier if your willing to travel a bit(trout in the white below bull/catfish on either the Arkansas river or Mississippi).

[FishnDave]

Cool, good luck! Keep us updated on your progress! 

[Devan S.]

Will do. 

Right now the big focus is Walleye and Brown Trout. I will soon start looking for whites. 

Mid-April snagging season opens for paddlefish below Beaver dam. I've never done it there so not sure how fruitful it will be but I'm gonna check it out. 

From then on it'll be floating for smallies and/or stripers at Beaver. 

 

Of course everything is weather/water level dependent but right now I'm not looking to start thinking about Bream or Catfish until it gets later in the year. Too much opportunity happening right now. 

 

[bfishn]

22 hours ago, Devan S. said:

...Right now here is my low confidence plan for Bream: The little nook outlet on blue springs appears to have quiet the population of what looks to be gills so try there or just float lower Kings river(warmouth) or the Beaver Town to Holiday island section and hope for the best.... 

I've spent some time there, if you're seeing 'bream' on the sonar at the spring mouth, they're really big gizzard shad. Used to be a logpile about halfway in that held a few nice crappie this time of year, but I've never caught bream there bigger than bait size.

[Ham]

2 hours ago, bfishn said:

I've spent some time there, if you're seeing 'bream' on the sonar at the spring mouth, they're really big gizzard shad. 

Do you have a Good technique for catching the gizzard Shad on hook and line?

[Devan S.]

23 minutes ago, Ham said:

Do you have a Good technique for catching the gizzard Shad on hook and line?

I don't but he's right there is a bunch usually there. We checked it out with lights the other night. 

[bfishn]

1 hour ago, Ham said:

Do you have a Good technique for catching the gizzard Shad on hook and line?

'Fraid not, at least nothing that involves participation on the shad's part.