Magness Lake Fishing in Cleburne County, Arkansas

• Overview

  Magness Lake is one of the Cleburne County listings for Arkansas. The bank is 285 feet above sea level. It covers about 20 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Heber Springs is the closest town at 5.5 miles. Little Rock sits 55 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Magness Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Cleburne County cover rainbow trout, brown trout, largemouth bass and lake trout. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Magness Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 80°F and January near 37°F on the long-run figures. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. October and November give a second good stretch as it cools. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Magness Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It is recorded as an oxbow, which means still water with a river's shape. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. If the gate is shut, Lake Eden at 9.6 miles is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Magness Lake in what we hold.