Blue Mountain Lake 8/27/2020 Prehurricane bass smash

[ʇuǝɹq™]

It's been awhile since I've been on the board. The last few months have been rather busy. Now that I've settled into a job, I hope to get the Arkansas board going. So with that said I'll add a fishing report.

I decided to get a little wet, and fish ahead of the hurricane last week. The previous time I fished this lake it was over 30 foot high, and this time it was about a foot low. I launched and did an MLF style ride around to check it out. It's a small reservoir so I was able to ride from one end to the other in less than 10 mins. During the ride I found an area with quite a few cypress trees, and there were quite a few birds in there as well. Water temps were in the high 70s and there was a ton of shad. I picked up the old trusty white 3/8oz cavitron buzzbait with a gold blade, and never had to sit it down. The fish were straight up chomping. I fished from 0800-1500 and I caught somewhere between 60 and 70 bass. 30 to 40 of them were between 3 and 4lbs and a handful between 4 and 5lbs. It was an unreal day. I don't think I have ever seen such a high population of fish in one area. If my trolling motor bumped the dirt fish would take off from every direction so I tried to be as stealthy as possible, but I don't think it mattered. In some cases I would have two and three fish fighting over the buzzbait with other fish waking in and around them. It was one of those days we all dream of as a fisherman. The only thing that could've made it better was a 7+lb fish, but hey, I'm not complaining.

[Mike Cork]

That's an awesome trip right there. I didn't get to do any pre hurricane fishing unless you count the weekend before....

Looking forward to hearing more about this lake 

[ʇuǝɹq™]

That's an awesome trip right there. I didn't get to do any pre hurricane fishing unless you count the weekend before....

Looking forward to hearing more about this lake 

The way the locals talk, this lake is the best crappie hole in the state. I asked a couple guys at the ramp for some tips to catch some slabs, and they said, "Grab some shiners and fish anywhere. You can literally catch them anywhere." I was expecting this little mountain lake to be deep, but it's not. The deepest spot I found was 18ft in the channel. This lake has a very healthy population of fish. I'm looking forward to spending more time on it. 

[Donald Garner]

Brent, congrats on the catching and tks for sharing the trip with us.