| To a visitor in Arkansas, Walleye fishing | | | | state. |
| wouldn't seem to be a major activity in the | | | | |
| state since most of the locations for walleye | | | | The methods used for walleye fishing are |
| fish is in the north. Lake Greers Ferry | | | | somewhat unconventional in nature wherein the |
| happens to be the best spot for walleye | | | | fishing boats are substituted by canoes, and |
| fishing in the state, where the largest | | | | the smaller trolling motors are replaced by |
| walleye ever caught in the state fell short | | | | the normal standard boat motors in certain |
| by just a mere two pounds from the world's | | | | situations that warrant trolling. Most of the |
| heaviest walleye ever caught. | | | | feasible walleye locations are mainly found |
| | | | in the northern part of Arkansas. Some of the |
| Locations | | | | popular ones apart from the top three are: |
| | | | Black River, Middle White River, White Upper |
| Located 80 miles north of Little Rock, | | | | White Beaver Dam, and the Eleven Point. Other |
| Arkansas, you will find the expansive 32,000 | | | | fairly popular spots with a fair quantity of |
| acre Greer Ferry Lake that is famous for | | | | walleye include Lake Greeson, Lake Catherine |
| being the place where the state's biggest and | | | | and Lake Hamilton. |
| heaviest walleye fish was caught. It's the | | | | |
| number one walleye fishing hot spot in the | | | | The White River drainage system contributed a |
| state. Situated in the northern center of | | | | lot towards the high figures of walleye in |
| Arkansas is the massive 45,000 acre Bulls | | | | the state of Arkansas. Since walleyes prefer |
| Shoals Lake that happens to be also among the | | | | warmer temperatures, the majority of the |
| top hot spots for walleye fishing in | | | | walleye population is found in lakes, streams |
| Arkansas. Lake Ouachita is also as big as | | | | and rivers, which explain why the other |
| 40,000 acres in size located about 25 miles | | | | places downstream are devoid of walleye |
| north-west of Hot Springs, and is categorized | | | | population. |
| as being among the top three most famous | | | | |
| walleye fishing hot spots in the state of | | | | The walleye menu is quite simple and small in |
| Arkansas. | | | | nature. On the most part, the walleye fish |
| | | | will always eat anything thrown at them |
| Apart from the three popular walleye fishing | | | | though their preference lies with the size of |
| hot spots in Arkansas i.e. Greer Ferry Lake, | | | | the food; the smaller the better. For this |
| Bulls Shoals Lake as well as Lake Ouachita, | | | | reason insects, worms, as well as crawfish |
| the other fairly good spots for walleye | | | | happen to be their most preferred food. Their |
| fishing include the River Saline that happens | | | | best preference happens to be the minnows. |
| to be quite well connected by several links | | | | Deep waters are the most favored locations |
| such as the ferry boat sites, county roads as | | | | for walleye for safety reasons. Choosing |
| well as a highway crossing that connects so | | | | their locations based on safety, catching the |
| well to another good home for walleye fish in | | | | walleye means that the timing is critical. |
| Arkansas. Referred to as the walleye fishing | | | | Therefore, the best time to go fishing is |
| secret, the Saline River also happens to be | | | | from dusk to midnight. That's when the |
| another great home to not only walleye fish | | | | walleye feel most safe with the cover of |
| but also channel catfish, making it more | | | | darkness. |
| prolific to the fishing industry of the | | | | |