Spring River Trip

[TNRifleman]

Was meeting some buddies for a short weekend trip and I decided to go a day early to fish by myself. Had never been to the Spring River near Hardy, AR before but it ended up being a great trip. I didn't catch a ton but had a great time cathcing a few smallies and enjoying the river.

 

[TNRifleman]

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[CATCHDAWG]

Man that looks nice! Rivers and creeks are my favorite type of smallie fishing!

 

[RUGER]

Looks like a great time.

 

[cbhunter]

Beautiful river. Have spent lots of weekends there over the years. It has been a long time though


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[CritterGitter]

Man I absolutely love fishing spring river . I typically go in the offf months when school is back in and its starting to cool off. I've stayed at riverside and been the only person there more than once. Very pretty place and can be great fishing ! That cold water is so refreshing !

 

[RUGER]

Is that sinkhole / whirlpool still there?
The one that the guy in the kayak drowned in?

 

[Mike Belt]

Nice little river! I think they hold the trout a little longer in the hatcheries there so when released they're somewhat larger. It makes for a nice canoe trip earlier in the year when you have more water. I worked with a guy that had a family and they'd never done any canoeing and I told him they ought to try the Spring and how it was a pretty safe river for starting the family on. They were on the water when that guy died there.

 

[TNRifleman]

Is that sinkhole / whirlpool still there?
The one that the guy in the kayak drowned in?

I didn't see that part of the river but the guy I talked to at Mammoth Springs State Park said that they had done some type of work in the area by using explosives and seemed to have fixed the problem.

 

[TNRifleman]

Nice little river! I think they hold the trout a little longer in the hatcheries there so when released they're somewhat larger. It makes for a nice canoe trip earlier in the year when you have more water. I worked with a guy that had a family and they'd never done any canoeing and I told him they ought to try the Spring and how it was a pretty safe river for starting the family on. They were on the water when that guy died there.

The river and it's flow would be great for families. The nudity, drinking and general debauchery that happens on the weekends would not be good for families. If you are going to be on the river floating, being out around 8 or 9 am is your best bet.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Very good fishing there. We stayed at a little campground about 3/4 mile south of the Mammoth Spring State Park, right where the train tracks pass under the main highway and come down beside the river. First night there, I almost came out of the tent when the train came through about 11 pm. I can sleep through a lot, but that train was intense. Didnt sleep much on that trip. Next time we went back, we made sure we had one of the little cabins. Great fishing right in front of the campground though.

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[Spurhunter]

Got some friends that go there to trout fish. I'd love to try it but my buddy has a place on the Little Red. The Little Red is very family friendly. No nudity, very few bikinis, no need for Mardi Gras beads. I was disappointed! :D

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[Dbllunger]

Very good fishing there. We stayed at a little campground about 3/4 mile south of the Mammoth Spring State Park, right where the train tracks pass under the main highway and come down beside the river. First night there, I almost came out of the tent when the train came through about 11 pm. I can sleep through a lot, but that train was intense. Didnt sleep much on that trip. Next time we went back, we made sure we had one of the little cabins. Great fishing right in front of the campground though.

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Same experience about 25 years ago. My wife and I woke about 2 am and thought we had set up our tent on the tracks for second. It sounded like that train was 5 feet away even though we were a good 100 yards away.

 

[TN Song Dog]

Very good fishing there. We stayed at a little campground about 3/4 mile south of the Mammoth Spring State Park, right where the train tracks pass under the main highway and come down beside the river. First night there, I almost came out of the tent when the train came through about 11 pm. I can sleep through a lot, but that train was intense. Didnt sleep much on that trip. Next time we went back, we made sure we had one of the little cabins. Great fishing right in front of the campground though.

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Same experience about 25 years ago. My wife and I woke about 2 am and thought we had set up our tent on the tracks for second. It sounded like that train was 5 feet away even though we were a good 100 yards away.

Exactly! I'll never tent camp near a train again, haha.

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[Mike Belt]

Big difference in water temps between the Little Red and the Spring. The Little Red hurts, lol.

 

[TNRifleman]

Big difference in water temps between the Little Red and the Spring. The Little Red hurts, lol.

Very true. I am used to the White River and I was surprised at how pleasant the spring river was to wade in.

 

[Spurhunter]

Big difference in water temps between the Little Red and the Spring. The Little Red hurts, lol.

Indeed it does. I had plans to swim and cool off. I ain't that tough.

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