Fishing Blue Mountain Lake

AKA: Blue Mountain Reservoir

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Blue Mountain Lake, AR

Popular Fish Species Blue Mountain Lake, AR

Blue Mountain Lake Popular Fish - Crappie

Crappie Fishing

Blue Mountain Lake is home to both black and white crappie. When fishing for crappie, light line and small hooks are key when fishing live or prepared baits. Crappie jigs are also productive her in a wide variety of colors. With a history of good crappie fishing, Blue Mountain Lake continues to deliver good quantities of nice, fat slabs. The lake has healthy populations of both white crappie and black crappie. These two species typically tend to school separately. However, once located around cover, you may find that you catch both species, due to the fact they often share the same cover. Crappie fishing can be found in varying size schools, hanging around brush, vegetation, wood or other cover. Using a fish finder any time of year can help locate these crappie schools, which tend to stack vertically around cover. Live bait and small jigs are the most common method for crappie here. In spring and fall focus on the 8 to 12 foot range. As the crappie move deep in summer and winter, follow points out deep, as well as find ledges near channels, especially areas with brush or timber in deeper water. The best time to catch crappie tends to be at dawn and dusk.

Blue Mountain Lake Popular Fish - Flathead Catfish

Flathead Catfish Fishing

This year good populations of flathead catfish can be found in Blue Mountain Lake. The state record flathead catfish is over 75 pounds. Fishing for flathead catfish is most often productive in the river end of the lake around any kind of structure. Road beds, creek channels and rocky points are all good places to begin. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig with popular catfish baits. Other catfish in the lake include channel and blue catfish.

Blue Mountain Lake Popular Fish - Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Fishing

Despite the prominence of crappie fishing here, Blue Mountain Lake is also a popular bass fishing tournament lake. Both weekend and tournament anglers have been catching bass in good numbers, and fish over 4 pounds are not uncommon. Fishing for largemouth bass can be quite rewarding, with an occasional bass over 6 pounds being caught. In Blue Mountain Lake, bass often move shallow and become fairly aggressive when they are in a feeding mood. Use shallow crankbaits around rip rap. Around grass, use worms, jigs, topwater and spinnerbaits. In deeper water, drop shot rigs, big worms, jigs and spoons are good options. In winter, spend your time fishing deeper structure where the bass spend much of their time. Decades of careful fisheries management by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has helped to maintain a thriving bass fishery here.

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Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, redear sunfish and white bass at Blue Mountain Lake in Arkansas.

A delightful place to spend a few days camping, boating, water-skiing and fishing, Blue Mountain Lake has it all. This is a 2,900-acre reservoir in northwest AR, at Waveland, with about 50 miles of shoreline, a boat ramp and a fish cleaning station.

The public boat launch ramp is located in the Waveland Park Recreation Area in the northwest corner of the lake. Anglers can try their luck fishing for largemouth bass, crappie, bream, catfish and white bass from a boat or fishing from the bank. Great fishing makes this a desired destination!

Primary fish species residing in Blue Mountain Lake

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Blue Mountain Lake Amenities

Marina: NO
Boat Rental: NO
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: YES
RV Hookups: YES
Lodging: NO
Convenience Store: YES
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: NO

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Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Ashley Creek Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, on the north side of the lake, off Richie Road, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.

Lick Creek Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, on the south side of the lake, off County Road 711, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with limited, paved parking.

Waveland Park Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northeast section of the lake, off County Road 32, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.