More Spearfishing on Bull Shoals - Our Limit of Walleye

23 July 2008

More Spearfishing on Bull Shoals - Our Limit of Walleye

Posted by Darrell under: SPEARFISH HUNTING! .

Jeff, Mike, and I spent this past Sunday spearfishing at Bull Shoals Lake in Arkansas (AGAIN). We left the Bull Shoals Boat Dock at 6:30 am and were excited to be on the water so early. A common belief is that spearfishing is best early in the morning because that is when the catfish are likely to be out of their holes.

Our first couple of dives were a bust. We weren’t seeing much fish and we didn’t have very high hopes for the day. However, this all changed at about 10:00 am. We started seeing fish and lots of them!

We found schools of shad off the rocky points between 25 and 30 feet deep. These schools were being chased by huge schools of white bass and followed by 2 and 3 fish groups of walleye. By 3:00pm we had limited out on Walleye and shot repeatedly at giant (16″+) white bass.

During this time we also took several small flatheads and blue cats. Jeff saw one large (30lb range) flathead which he poked with his speargun because he thought it was a log. I found a 40lb+ blue cat deep in a cave. He was so far back that I could never figure out a way to get to him. I’m planning on giving him another try on my next trip down.

I say it all the time, but trully “there is nothing quite as fun as spearfishing!”

This is an interesting photo of a flathead that is trying to eat a large walleye.

Thanks to Bull Shoals Boat Dock for taking the above picture and then emailing it to me. If you are ever in, you might see several pictures of our group from various spearfishing endeavors. You can rent your boat, buy your equipment, and get sound advice all in one place! BTW, if you are planning on spearfishing for a day here, ask Josh and TJ for some advice. Those two guys are AWESOME fishermen!

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