Wade fishing in NWA

[John_Smith]

I live in Fayetteville, AR and I'm looking for some good streams/creeks I can take the ole 7 weight out to. Anything within a 45 minute drive is what I'm looking for. I'm relatively new to this area and I'm looking for some good places to wade for smallies. Any help is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks

 

[Quillback]

Little Sugar creek has quite a bit of access from the concrete bike trail that you can access off of HWY 71.  Smallies, spots and panfish in the creek.  You won't catch any giants, but you should find some action.   Where the creek runs through the BV golf course is not accessible, but above and below there's quite a bit of access, you'll just have to get out and poke around to find it.  

[tjm]

Get a map,  I can't recall all the roads-

Places I used to wade fish in NWA, that might still be accessible or that you might get land owner permissions for- Lots of development over the past 20 years and I don't know current status-
Spavinaw Creek near Gravette and Gentry; Little Osage Creek and Osage Creek  near Cave springs-Elm Springs; Flint Creek north of Siloam Springs; Illinois River - parts should be public in Weddington WMA off #16 highway or US-412

Other places near you you should look at in your area - War Eagle Creek; Clear Creek;  Lake Sequoyah Park; Lake Fayetteville Park; White River south of Sequoyah Park