Walleye Fishing in Arkansas

[ltrain]

Originally Posted by kswalleyer

20 lb fish

The white river on BS is a fun winter/spring bite

Oh okay. Lake Erie( Ohio) Biggest is only 16 lbs .

[Watertank1]

Originally Posted by ltrain

So you are saying more 20" fish from Greers Ferry than Lake Erie??
I'm sorry, and I apologize if I'm wrong, but I don't believe that.

Hmmmmm - he must be thinkin' about those little green fish that the "Drill'em and Drag'em boys chase after.
Having fished both bodies of water a few times, Erie wins in my book when it comes to walleyes.
(but Bull Shoals is prettier.

[ltrain]

Originally Posted by Watertank1

Hmmmmm - he must be thinkin' about those little green fish that the "Drill'em and Drag'em boys chase after.
Having fished both bodies of water a few times, Erie wins in my book when it comes to walleyes.
(but Bull Shoals is prettier.

To be fair I misunderstood and thought he meant 20 inch and above fish, when he meant 20 pound and above. Since the largest walleye taken out of Ohio, lake Erie is 16 pounds- that is a true statement. But I think Erie has to have it in the walleye count category but I have never fished Greers Ferry.

Since you have fished both bodies of water could you do some sort of comparison? Really interested in Greers Ferry for a change of pace. I'm never giving up going to Erie though, awesome lake.

[Ozark Bob]

Originally Posted by ltrain

To be fair I misunderstood and thought he meant 20 inch and above fish, when he meant 20 pound and above. Since the largest walleye taken out of Ohio, lake Erie is 16 pounds- that is a true statement. But I think Erie has to have it in the walleye count category but I have never fished Greers Ferry.

Since you have fished both bodies of water could you do some sort of comparison? Really interested in Greers Ferry for a change of pace. I'm never giving up going to Erie though, awesome lake.

Somehow I didn't see this thread continue till today. No place competes with Erie for Walleyes. There has not been very many 20# walleyes caught here in Arkansas. They do grow fast though average less than 3 years to get to 18" and become legal. I am guessing my average is around 21 to 22" on Bull. There have been 3 PWT tourneys here since the old FLW not ready for prime time players tourney. They did just fine. I was at an Erie tourney with PWT and they had 100's of 10# fish. Bull shoals has some but not plentiful. MY best eye was 32.5" post spawner at just over 10. I catch 28's and 29's a few times a year. I can't compare to Erie as far as Walleyes though. Bob

[bbheli]

Originally Posted by Ozark Bob

Good article. But nothin here at Bull Shoals, nothin to see here! Try somewhere else. Bob

Are you saying that to wave us off ? LOL When I think Arkansas I thing huge crappie and strippers.

[Ozark Bob]

Maybe............... Not Lake Erie or easy (very clear water) but I do OK. Bob

[kswalleyer]

Originally Posted by bbheli

Are you saying that to wave us off ? LOL When I think Arkansas I thing huge crappie and strippers.

and Stripers.....big ones on Beaver.

[Yellowfin123]

Originally Posted by kswalleyer

and Stripers.....big ones on Beaver.

those suckers are hard to find sometimes.. and when is the normal average time the walleye head up river on tablerock to behind beaver dam, march 1 ????

[Husker525]

Originally Posted by kswalleyer

and Stripers.....big ones on Beaver.

All I could think of after reading this reply to the previous post about 'strippers' and big ones on Beaver was to use "dollar bills" as bait.

[Yellowfin123]

Originally Posted by Husker525

All I could think of after reading this reply to the previous post about 'strippers' and big ones on Beaver was to use "dollar bills" as bait.

I know lol