Arkansas Atkins Fishing | Arkansas Fishing at its finest!
Latitude: 35.2428980 - Longitude: -92.9489640
Zip Code: 72858
Fishing Site Atkins in Arkansas is located on the map below. Find everything from Fenwick Fishing Rods to Discount Fishing Tackle, or any type of Fishing Equipment you can imagine, using the buttons on the left. An experienced Arkansas Fishing Guide can help you navigate the Atkins area and provide Fishing Tips for certain hot spots and what bait or lure techniques to be used. Fishing Guides can be found through various resources in your area including your local sporting goods or bait shop.
Lake Atkins sits in the fertile Arkansas River Valley just south of it namesake, the town that made pickles famous. The lake itself is best known for its crackerjack bream fishing. The water teams with huge bluegills and redear sunfish. Visiting anglers will also find topnotch fishing for big crappies, largemouth bass, channel catfish and flathead catfish. The lake is fertilized annually to increase the size and numbers of fish it produces and is considered by many to be the best small-lake fishery in western Arkansas.
Lake Atkins was the first Arkansas lake partially financed under the Dingell-Johnson Act with funds from federal excise taxes on fishing equipment. Built on Horsepen and Ten Yard creeks, the lake is jam-packed with snags, stumps, brush and logs providing excellent fish habitat. Boat lanes are cut through the timber in places, but boaters should watch for submerged stumps and logs. Four fishing jetties jut into the lake allowing bankfishermen better access to prime fishing spots.
