Fishing at Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates, Sharp County, Arkansas

• Overview

  Look for Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates in the Sharp County part of Arkansas. Around the bank it is rolling hill. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Sharp County are larger. You are 1.5 miles from Cave City. The big place round here is Little Rock, 93 miles distant. A county line runs close by, so local bylaws can differ within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Sharp County records list rainbow darter, arkansas saddled darter, banded darter and black river madtom among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 80°F and January about 36°F. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Lake Kimberly, 6.5 miles out. None of that is settled for Upper Lake - Green Acres Estates in what we hold.