Fishing Lake Nixon in Pulaski County, Arkansas

• Overview

  Lake Nixon lies within the bounds of Pulaski County, Arkansas. The setting is dry hill. The water measures roughly 6 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Pulaski County. Alexander at 6 miles is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Little Rock, 8.7 miles distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Lake Nixon

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The old creek line under the surface is the feature worth finding. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. County-wide records name largemouth bass, longear sunfish, green sunfish and bluegill. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Lake Nixon the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 81°F and January near 39°F. No part of the year shuts this water. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Nixon. Water temperature lags behind air temperature by days, not hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Lake Patricia, 0.8 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Lake Nixon if anything is unclear.