Fishing Lake Maumelle

AKA: Maumelle Reservoir

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Lake Maumelle, AR

Popular Fish Species Lake Maumelle, AR

Crappie Fishing

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, Lake Maumelle 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.

Lake Maumelle Popular Fish - Largemouth Bass

Largemouth Bass Fishing

Lake Maumelle is well known to locals and other anglers in the region as a good bass lake. Both weekend and tournament anglers have been catching bass in good numbers, and fish over 4 pounds are not uncommon. Anglers can also catch spotted bass, which reside here in decent numbers. Fishing for largemouth bass can be quite rewarding, with an occasional bass over 6 pounds being caught. In Lake Maumelle, 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.

White Bass Fishing

White bass are aggressive, hard-fighting and just plain fun to catch. Numerous successful spawn years have increased the population of white bass in Lake Maumelle, and anglers can expect some great fishing this year. When fishing for white bass, the average fish is typically in the one- to two-pound range. These schooling fish tend to roam around the lake looking for ideal water conditions and baitfish. Look for them to generally be in 15 to 35 feet of water, whether they are hovering around the bottom or swimming in open water. Fish finders are the best way to locate big schools of white bass. Fish near the bottom at night with live bait. In spring, once the water temperature rises into the mid sixties, they move shallow into the backs of coves and creek channels to spawn. When white bass chase schools of bait near the surface, spinners, spoons and small crank baits work well. At this time anglers can fish from shore and often do quite well. Use lures that imitate baitfish, including small crankbaits, small jerkbaits, jigs and spoons.

Lake Maumelle Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, blue catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, green sunfish, hybrid sunfish, longear sunfish and white bass at Lake Maumelle in Arkansas.

Boating, sailing and fishing are popular at Lake Maumelle, an 8,900-acre lake located 15 miles northwest of Little Rock in the center of the state. Heavily wooded forests surround about 70 miles of shoreline which contain a nice fishery and water-sport playground.

Excellent boat launch ramps are available at WestRock Landing on the south shore and Sleepy Hollow Access on the west shore. Local anglers first choices here are largemouth bass, spotted bass and crappie. Catfish, bream, sunfish and white bass also thrive here in healthy size and numbers. In general the fishing here is good to great.

Primary fish species residing in Lake Maumelle

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Lake Maumelle Amenities

Marina: YES
Boat Rental: YES
Boat Launch Ramp: YES
Campgrounds: NEARBY
RV Hookups: NEARBY
Lodging: NEARBY
Convenience Store: NEARBY
Bait & Tackle: YES
Restaurant: NEARBY

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Fishing Boat Rentals

WestRock Landing
Rentals: Pontoon boats
501 658-5598

Public Boat Launch Ramps & Landings

Sleepy Hollow Access Boat Launch Ramp
Located in the northwest corner of the lake, off State Route 10, this is a one-lane, concrete ramp with paved parking.

Westrock Landing Boat Launch Ramp
Located mid lake, on the south side of the lake, off Maumelle Harbor Road, this is a four-lane, concrete ramp with a dock and paved parking.

Marinas

WestRock Landing
11800 Maumelle Harbour Rd
Roland, AR 72135
501 658-5598