Carter Lake Fishing near Mayflower, Arkansas

• Overview

  Carter Lake belongs to Faulkner County, Arkansas. The surroundings are dry hill. This is a pocket water of some 11 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The town to know is Mayflower, 4.5 miles out. Little Rock sits 21 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Carter Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Reported across Faulkner County: largemouth bass, bluegill, longear sunfish and green sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Carter Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 81°F and January at 39°F. The surface stays open the year round. Heat pushes fish deep from June onwards, so start early. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan any trip to Carter Lake around it. A steady wind fishes better than a still, bright day.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Lake Conway is 2.7 miles distant. Treat access at Carter Lake as something to verify.