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Cut Off Creek Fishing Area is located in eastern Arkansas and offers excellent fishing opportunities for catfish, crappie, and bass. Nearby activities include hiking, camping, and bird watching. Fishing tips include using live bait for catfish and minnows for crappie and bass. The best time to visit is in the spring for spawning season or in the fall for cooler temperatures and less crowded conditions. Average temperatures in the spring and fall range from 60-80 degrees Fahrenheit.
It is an abundant species and is important both commercially and as a sport fish. Black crappies are easily caught, often as fast as the hook can be rebaited. The following are fishing methods used to catch this fish: Though they show a definite family resemblance, they are distinctive enough that they shouldn’t be confused with any other species. The black crappie and the white crappie are most often confused with each other. Despite their common names, both species are the same color (dark olive or black dorsally with silvery sides) and both have spots on the sides. However, the pattern of the spotting is distinctly different. In the black crappie the spots are more or less irregular and scattered while in the white crappie the spots may be more vague and are clearly arranged into 7-9 vertical bars on the sides. Another distinction; the black crappie has 7-8 dorsal spines while the white crappie has only 6, the same number as in its anal fin. In body shape the black crappie’s is somewhat deeper than the white crappie.
Discharge | Stage | Elevation | |
(COE) ATCHAFALAYA RIVER AT SIMMESPORT
2024-12-23T01:30:00.000-06:00 |
111000cfs | 8.35ft | 28ft |
AMITE RIVER NEAR DARLINGTON
2024-12-23T01:15:00.000-06:00 |
382cfs | 0.15ft | 149ft |
COMITE RIVER NEAR OLIVE BRANCH
2020-02-04T02:00:00.000-06:00 |
65cfs | 1.63ft | 115ft |
MISSISSIPPI RIVER AT TARBERT LANDING
2017-03-22T13:00:00.000-05:00 |
600000cfs | ft | 43ft |
BOGUE PHALIA NR LELAND
2024-12-23T01:15:00.000-06:00 |
355cfs | 9.83ft | 129ft |
SALINE RIVER NEAR RYE
2024-12-23T01:15:00.000-06:00 |
1510cfs | 9.39ft | 124ft |
BAYOU COURTABLEAU AT WASHINGTON
2024-12-23T01:45:00.000-06:00 |
727cfs | 16.13ft | 17ft |
Camping Area | Reservations | Toilets | Showers |
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Abbeville RV Park | |||
Lamar Dixon Expo RV Center | |||
Acadiana Park | |||
Palmetto Island State Park | |||
Kemper Williams Parish Park | |||
Lake End Park |