Fishing Paradise Lake in Pulaski County, Arkansas

• Overview

  You will find Paradise Lake in Pulaski County, Arkansas. Height above sea level is 348 feet. The water measures roughly 8 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Supplies mean a trip to Little Rock Air Force Base, 1 mile off. Further out sit Jacksonville (2.4 miles) and Gravel Ridge (2.9 miles). A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Paradise Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Fish documented in Pulaski County include largemouth bass, longear sunfish, green sunfish, bluegill and warmouth. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Paradise Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 82°F and January reads 39°F. Winter is a mild inconvenience here, nothing more. March through May is the strongest run, with autumn a second stretch. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Anyone fishing Paradise Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Picnic facilities are recorded some 0.9 miles out. Facilities run to toilets 0.9 miles from the water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Thomas Lake is 1.3 miles distant. For Paradise Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.