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Water Body
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Lake Ashbaugh
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PDF Map
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Location
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Greene County
10 miles east of Pocahontas
Adjacent to Dave Donaldson/Black River Wildlife Management Area |
AGFC Interactive Map
Directions
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District Information
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Fisheries District 3
2920 McClellan Drive, Suite 1280
Jonesboro, AR 72401 |
Sam Barkley, District Biologist
sbarkley@agfc.state.ar.us
1-877-972-5438 |
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Size
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500 acres |
Constructed: 1981 |
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Regulations
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Click here to view specific regulations pertaining to this lake.
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Ownership
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Lake Ashbaugh is owned by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. |
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Major Sportfish
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Bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, largemouth bass, redear sunfish
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Other Fish
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Grass carp, green sunfish, longear sunfish, tiger muskie, warmouth
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Fish Forage
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Shad, small sunfish |
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Visible Cover
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Riprap on levees, brush, standing timber, willows on shallow-water islands
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Depth
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Average depth 3-8 feet, depending on season; maximum depth 12 feet.
(The lake is subject to severe water level reduction during summer due to
evaporation and seepage.)
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Bottom Features
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Bottom features: borrow ditches just inside the levees, mud bottom
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Aquatic Vegetation
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None |
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Facilities
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A bait shop on the lake's southwest corner provides angling needs - bait, tackle, boat and trolling motor rental, groceries, camping spots with water and electric hook-ups and a picnic area. There are concrete boat ramps on the lake's northeast and southwest corners.
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Access
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Ashbaugh can be reached by two routes. Follow Arkansas Highway 304 west out of Delaplaine for 3 miles, then turn north on the gravel county road and go 1.5 miles to the lake. Or, follow Arkansas Highway 280 north 2 miles out of Delaplaine, then turn west on the gravel county road and go 3 miles to the lake. Signs mark the turnoffs on major highways.
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Description
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The lake was named to honor the late Judge Ed Ashbaugh who served as the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission's general legal counsel for many years.
Lake
Ashbaugh
is adjacent to Dave Donaldson/Black River Wildlife Management Area, a 22,798-acre hunting and fishing complex in the northeast Arkansas Delta. The lake is managed primarily for largemouth bass and bluegills, and visiting anglers find first-rate fishing for both. Redear sunfish, crappies and channel catfish are also favorites with Ashbaugh anglers.
Lake
Ashbaugh
hit the limelight in 1984 and 1985 when a string of state-record tiger muskies were caught there. This is the only Arkansas lake where this cross between the northern pike and muskellunge has been stocked.
Boat lanes crisscross the timbered lake bed to provide on-the-water access, and the clean shoreline allows unobstructed access for bankfishermen as well.
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Other Points
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Visitors will find additional fishing opportunities just a short drive away on the Black and Current rivers. Both streams offer excellent fishing for catfish, black bass, bream, crappies and walleyes. The WMA has excellent hunting for ducks, rabbits and squirrels, and birders will find superb opportunities for viewing wintering waterfowl and bald eagles.
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Restaurants, Camping
and other Facilities
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Restaurants are located in Peach Orchard, Delaplaine and Pocahontas. Motels can be found in Pocahontas, Corning, Walnut Ridge and Paragould. |
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