Hatcher Lake Number Two Fishing near Gibson, Arkansas

• Overview

  The Pulaski County entry here is Hatcher Lake Number Two, in Arkansas. The water sits 262 feet up. Small at around 15 acres: two anglers spread out cover most of it. The town to know is Gibson, 2.5 miles out. For a city, Little Rock is 12 miles off. Not far off: Hatcher Lake Number One the better part of 0.1 miles, Brown Lake just 0.7 miles, Thomas Lake the better part of 2.3 miles and Indianhead Lake just 4.6 miles. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Hatcher Lake Number Two

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Open biodiversity records for Pulaski County list largemouth bass, longear sunfish and green sunfish. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Hatcher Lake Number Two gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 82°F for July and 39°F for January. The awkward stretch is midsummer, not midwinter. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to be out. Spring and autumn carry the year; summer squeezes it into the ends of the day. Expect Hatcher Lake Number Two to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Hatcher Lake Number One is 0.1 miles distant. None of that is settled for Hatcher Lake Number Two in what we hold.