Fishing

With nearly 60 miles of floatable stream Cadron Creek Outfitters can arrange a perfect
adventure for you. We also provide service to Cove Creek, Archy Fork, East Fork of
Cadron Creek, and the South Fork of the Little Red River as may be requested and
available. And late summer "Bogoloosha" trips will provide relief from the sun and
good fishing.

The largemouth bass occurs in nearly all Arkansas waters and certainly in
Cadron Creek. . It has a deep gap between the spiny and soft dorsal fins,
and the upper jaw extends far behind the rear margin of the eye. The
midside has a dark horizontal stripe. One- to 3-pounders are common,
and state waters have produced largemouths over 16 pounds. They'll eat
almost anything and are caught on a variety of natural and artificial baits.

The "Kentucky" or spotted bass is a largemouth lookalike that has found
its home on Cadron Creek. The notch between the dorsal fins is
shallow, and the upper jaw doesn't extend much, if any, behind the eye.
It has a lengthwise row of dark spots below the dark midside stripe.
Although these fish usually weigh between 1-2 pounds Cadron Creek
yielded state-record-size "spots" nearing 6-7 pounds. Spinnerbaits, jig
and pork frog combinations, live crayfish and crayfish-imitation artificials
are among the best baits.

The flathead catfish is most common in deep pools and what it lack in
looks, it makes up for in size and good taste. Many weigh 3 to 10 pounds,
but 25 to 50 pounders are pretty common. Color is yellow to light brown,
usually mottled with dark brown or black. The tail is only slightly forked,
and the lower jaw projects out from the flattened head. Most are caught
on live minnows, bream or goldfish.

Bluegills are the most widely distributed, abundant and sought-after fish in
Cadron Creek. . Most bluegills weight 1/2 pound or less, with occasional
fish up to 1 pound. They have a small mouth, a solid black ear flap, and their
colors vary, running from nearly black or purplish to dark brown, green or
gold. Breeding males have a vivid blue head and throat and a bright-orange
breast. Bluegills will eat almost anything you throw overboard. And they
taste great when freshly cooked on a grill..

Both white and black crappies can be found on Cadron Creek The two
species look very similar, but the white crappie is paler in colors, with dark
spots on the silver sides usually arranged in regular vertical bars. The best way
to distinguish the two species is to count the dorsal fin spines. White crappies
typically have six, and black crappies usually have seven or eight. Like the
bluegills the crappie tastes wonderful when freshly cooked on a grill.

Bullheads seldom exceed 1-1/2 pounds, but they are common throughout the
watershed and are popular with young anglers. They are short, chubby catfish
with a slightly notched tail, and unlike the flathead cat, the lower jaw doesn't
stick out noticeably. The yellow bullhead, the most widely distributed species,
has white or yellow chin barbels and prefers areas with little current in clear,
rock-bottomed streams. Chicken liver and earthworms are the most popular
bullhead baits.

Cadron Creek provides an exceptionally high quality habitat for fish species indigenous to
the region--there are sunfish, redear, warmouths, white and rock bass, channel catfish. carp
and short-nose gar. Of particular significance is the presence of wild stocks that are either
endangered or particular sensitive to environmental changes.

You'll find good fishing year around (except when the river is rising) but in late summer the
fishing is at its best. The water begins to pool up and concentrate the fish. They get
aggressive and hungry and the fishing is phenomenal. And if we all "catch and release" it
will stay that way.

Cadron Creek also has several other small, less common sunfish sometimes
caught by anglers. The orange sunfish is a brightly colored sunfish found
spotted primarily in turbid, mud-bottomed pools. It is seldom sought since it
doesn't exceed four inches in length. The spotted sunfish is also small, rarely
over six inches long, but is occasionally caught in areas with lots of cover.

CADRON CREEK OUTFITTERS

54 Cargile Lane

Greenbrier, Arkansas 72058

(501) 679-5050

www.CadronCreekOutfitters.com

By all appearances Cadron Creek should be a great smallmouth stream. But surprisingly it is
the tail-walking largemouth and Kentcky bass that gets the angler's attention. You will also
find feisty crappie and the good-things-come-in-small-packages bluegill. Flathead catfish.
which may tip the scales at 50 pounds or more, are also present in good numbers, giving the
visiting angler an outstanding opportuntity to catch a "monster". There are also good
numbers of redear, warmouths and white bass.