Fishing in the Ozarks (MO/AR/OK/IL/KS) all 12 months! even winter! what is working, what is not working, new ideas and photo's of great fishing experiences. Kayak Angling is spoken here with a heavy emphasis on Kayak Fishing and paddling!
I got a chance to kayak fish Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas. This was about the 3rd time I have fished this lake, and the experience was awesome. The lake reminds me of my "home water" lake of Table Rock. Nice rocky bottom with deep drop offs and clear water.
My strategy was to take (4) rods...(2) spinner rods with a topwater plug on one, and a Wiggle Wart on the other, with the two baitcasters rigged with a texas rig and a white spinner. I got out about 5:00 pm., but the bite did not really start until 6:30 or so. I got a little interest on the plug, but I started to catch them on my "go to" bait for summer: texas rigged with watermelon Zoom trick worm on the end. I was catching them about 6' off shore.
Before I headed in (I saw lightning in the distance.....time to get off the water!) I fished the cliffs that were right across the put in point. These deep cliffs are really, really productive. The bass like to lay towards the bottom against the cliff waiting for either things to go past or things to drop. I dropped the worm in a couple of times, and the third cast I caught the pig. I could have fished another couple of hours, but I really need to rig my kayak with some lights and night fishing stuff....maybe that will be what I work on for the rest of the weekend :)
I cannot wait to get back to Beaver Lake to do some more bass fishing. It is an incredible lake with some awesome angling opportunities!
