Fishing Cox Creek Lake in Grant County, Arkansas

• Overview

  Look for Cox Creek Lake in Grant County, Arkansas. The water sits 282 feet up. Roughly 245 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The shoreline runs about 3.9 miles, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Sheridan at 16 miles is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Little Rock is 44 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Cox Creek Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover saddleback darter, redspot darter, walleye and mountain madtom. Reported species tell you what lives around here, nothing more. Treat Cox Creek Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 81°F for July and 41°F for January. Cooler months are the productive ones on most of this water. The first and last hours carry the summer; the middle is slow. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Plan any trip to Cox Creek Lake around it. Conditions on the day matter more than the month on the calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Pathway Youth Camp Lake is 23 miles off. None of that is settled for Cox Creek Lake in what we hold.