How is Jugging on Blue Mountain Lake

[Bait Boat]

Just wondering if it might be good.
I have crappie fished it last month.
Looking for somewhere to go since the river is mean

[jtrew]

How deep were the crappie, and was the water pretty open? Where I didn't have to worry about lots of stickups, and where the crappie weren't too deep, I've had good success jugging for crappie using mono for my line, a regular gold crappie hook, splitshot, and minnows. Caught some cats & bass, too.
I've never fished that lake, so I can't help you much. Besides, it looks like a clear, deep lake, and I've never done will with them. Have you thought about fishing the Petit Jean River where hwy. 7 crosses it? Some good spots upstream from there, and I've caught fish jugging there, too.

[NIMROD]

Just wondering if it might be good.
I have crappie fished it last month.
Looking for somewhere to go since the river is mean

BB , Blue Mountain and Nimrod are good for juggin (noodles). Lake Dardanelle is also a good pick when the river is not high..

[jtrew]

Other than the nuclear power plant, where do you jug on Dardanelle?

[NIMROD]

My buddy goes to the bays on Dardanelle and uses Shad for bait. Here on Nimrod I catch most on perch when noodle fishing. Delaware or Shoal bays should be real good there on Dardanelle. They catch mostly Blues and at Nimrod most are Channels.

[Big Sam]

Catching a few Blues in the upper end ...hadn't bagged any thing worth bragging on..Tired of 2 dollar throws there Bait boat???:lol:

[Bait Boat]

I"m down in the dumps Have"nt even seen a fish much less caught one
Can"t use remote control boat. I might go off the deep end.
Snagged a little sat no luck . Heard game and fish spanked a guy
sun for snagging in the gates . I"m not that desperate yet.
Thought about snagging at blue mt. never done it there . Well
thats it

[jtrew]

Bait Boat, are you talking about snagging in the spillway gates? That's legal, so long as you don't go up any closer than the 100 yard markers. I've even seen boats specifically rigged for that, with a bar across the front to steady the person snagging. This requires a second person to run the motor and keep the boat as steady as possible.

[Bait Boat]

He was three feet from the gates .

[jtrew]

In his boat?!!!!! With the Arkansas River like it is? Well, if he wants to take it to court and try to beat it, I'll be glad to testify that he's nuts.

[NIMROD]

In his boat?!!!!! With the Arkansas River like it is? Well, if he wants to take it to court and try to beat it, I'll be glad to testify that he's nuts.
Your right anyone in the gates now is crazy, suicidal, or just plain stupid!!!!!!!:roll_eyes:

[Bait Boat]

At lock & dam 13 there is a block at the 100 yd line . These guys
crossed over it and walked up to the gates and snagged .
Got a $205 lesson . I"ll stick with $2.oo a throw

[Big Sam]

You do get more bang for your buck that way BaITBOAT:lol:and besides look at all the highdollar gas your saving:crazy:

[Bait Boat]

The sad part about this was they only had 2 rock heads and 1 5lb flat head. Wilson threw the flat head back in. They were from oklahoma.