Kuykendall Lake Fishing near Texarkana, Arkansas

• Overview

  Kuykendall Lake is one of the Miller County listings for Arkansas. What surrounds it is open plain. Around 48 acres of surface means several distinct areas to work. Start from Texarkana, 14 miles down the road. For a city, Shreveport is 71 miles off. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork. Nothing about it is complicated once you have walked it.

• Where to Fish on Kuykendall Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Documented catches and surveys in the area cover gizzard shad, river darter and skipjack herring. Records come from public data, not from a stocking programme. Read Kuykendall Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 82°F; the cold one sits at 42°F. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Plan any trip to Kuykendall Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It is recorded as an oxbow, which means still water with a river's shape. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Scott Lake, 0.9 miles away. Nothing on Kuykendall Lake should be assumed from this page alone.