Lake Ouachita, Hot Springs, Arkansas Nestled in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas' largest lake is known for its scenic beauty and the clarity of its waters. The EPA lists Lake Ouachita among the top ten cleanest lakes in America. This wilderness setting is truly a breathtaking escape for anyone. Wildlife thrives along its shores, and eagles rule its skies. Lake Ouachita is a 40,000+ acre water sports Mecca for fishing, swimming, skiing, scuba diving, and boating.

Come fishing with me, on beautiful Lake Ouachita, a sportsman's paradise. Lake Ouachita is home to vast numbers of striped bass, and many trophy class stripers.

    
 Striped bass are renowned for their hard hitting strikes and fighting strength. In fact you won't find a more exciting freshwater sport-fish than the striper. They are voracious eaters, incredibly fun to catch, and will leave
a lasting impression on all who encounter a trophy striper.
     
              

I guide striped bass fishing trips on Lake Ouachita with my 22 foot Triton Center Console Bay boat, equipped with a 225hp Mercury engine.

 
All bait and tackle are provided, and your fresh catch is cleaned and packaged for you. On each trip I can accommodate up to four guests per boat and with advance notice I can accommodate larger groups.
Advance bookings are welcome, but are not always necessary. I'll work with you to make sure your trip is exciting and memorable.

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 Hot Springs has something for everyone in the way of attractions and entertainment, from great music to romantic lake cruises. Striper fishing Hot Springs is just one facet of a complete vacation for the whole family while you are here.

 Hot Springs National Park and our historic downtown with its classic Hotels, Victorian architecture, world-class art studios, shops, restaurants, clubs and famed Bathhouse row are enjoyed by visitors from around the world. Historic downtown is just one of the reasons Hot Springs is a great travel destination.

 The majority of my guiding for stripers takes place on Lake Ouachita because it is the cleanest and most scenic lake in the Diamond Lakes region.
Lake Ouachita also consistently produces a better quality of stripers in regards to size, (8 - 16 pound striped bass are the average fish caught year round) and trophy sized stripers are more plentiful than in the surrounding lakes. Lake Ouachita is stocked by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission annually with striped bass, catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, Florida strain largemouth bass and has excellent populations of Kentucky bass, crappie and walleye.

That is not to say that Lake Hamilton and Lake Greeson do not offer great striped bass fishing because they do and I guide for stripers on them when requested by my customers. Lake Hamilton which intertwines through the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas produces many striped bass, and some that are trophy class stripers. For the most part Lake Hamilton's stripers tend to be smaller on average (4 - 8 pounders mostly). Lake Hamilton being a city lake lacks the pristine wilderness beauty of Lake Ouachita, but offers amenities of its own such as high quality lakeside dining in restaurants like the Fisherman's Wharf. Lake Hamilton is stocked with both stripers and hybrid striped bass. Walleye, crappie, Kentucky bass and largemouth bass are also abundant in Lake Hamilton.

 Lake Greeson produces nice catches of stripers, yet again they run smaller on average than Lake Ouachita striped bass and catching a trophy striper on Lake Greeson is rare, but possible. Lake Greeson is a smaller version of Lake Ouachita in respect to it's wilderness scenery. Lake Greeson is stocked with striped bass only, but also provides excellent crappie and Kentucky bass fishing.
       
 I use live bait year round for the simple reason that on the lakes I fish live bait consistently out performs any other technique available for catching striped bass. Some will argue this, but the fact remains that in clear water reservoirs live Gizzard shad produce better catches of stripers 90% of the time. As a striper guide, I catch my own gizzard shad below dams throughout Arkansas on the surrounding rivers and lakes. I transport the live bait to my holding facility for use in my striper fishing guide business. The baits are kept alive and healthy for weeks at a time just waiting to help you catch that trophy striper of a lifetime. Artificial baits are used at certain times of the year supplementing the fun, however I always have live bait in the water while on a guided striper trip due to the fact that live gizzard shad produce better quantity and quality of stripers. It is a known fact that the majority of trophy striped bass caught over the past years on Lake Ouachita, Lake Hamilton, and Lake Greeson have  been caught on live gizzard shad.