Arkansas Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d Arc Fishing | Arkansas Fishing at its finest!
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Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d Arc
Lower portion of Bois d'Arc
Wildlife Management Area, southwest HempsteadCount, six miles south of Hope .
Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc Lake (pronounced "bow-dark") is part of Bois d'Arc Wildlife Management Area, a 5843-acre bottomland hunting and fishing complex. The name Bois d'Arc (French for "wood of the bow") is a nickname for the Osage orange, a locally abundant tree once used by Indians for making bows. The lake was formed by damming Cedar Creek, a major tributary of Bois d'Arc Creek that flows just west of the lake.
Excellent crappie, bluegill and redear fishing are the lake's main drawing cards. Bois d'Arc produces some dandy stringers of these feisty panfish, and though most keepers weigh around half a pound, you may find a real slab at the end of your line. Two-pound crappies aren't unheard of, and in 1985, Bois d'Arc produced a 2 pound, 14 ounce state-record redear. Fishing for jumbo largemouth bass and channel catfish is also good.
Boaters have ready access to acres and acres of good timber fishing. But if bankfishing is more to your liking, just grab your gear and pick a spot along the 4-1/2 miles of riprapped levee on the north, west and south sides. There's also a man-made peninsula near the lower boat ramp built especially for bankfishing.
