Big Cedar Lodge on Table Rock

[dennishoddy]

I'm a cabin guy too. But it would be nice to have some of the pleasantries of a resort.

All the same, he tossed out the idea to get a houseboat on Quashita and tow the bass boat around for a week. Haven't been there in 20 years, but it sounds like fun for the rest of the fam.

Ouachita is another clear lake that is tough to fish, but it’s a beautiful destination.
It’s a lake with a huge population of big striped bass.
On my bucket list of lakes to fish.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

Yeah, last time we went, we were big striper trollers. Tough to fish, sure... But we've never struck out at any lake we've travelled to. You just have to know how to fish for bass I'll take clear waters over Oklahoma's chocolate milk lakes any day.

 

[dennishoddy]

Ok has some really great clear lakes too. Grand is a huge bass lake, but I’ll give the clear lak award to Arkansas and Missouri

 

[OKCShooter]

We go there every year - lots of options.

Just do it, beautiful place.

 

[kirk1978]

We’ve done Big Cedar a couple of times. In the winter they discount heavily vs summer.
One word of advice, when toy see a sign on an access road that says no boats or trailers. Take that as gospel. Don’t ask me how I know.
As far as bass fishing the lake, other than spawn there are two ways to fish it. Learn to structure fish from 20-30’ deep during cooler months or night fish in summer months at slightly lesser depths on structure.
They have pretty much canceled summer bass tournaments on that lake in the summer even at night. Bringing the fish up from those depths in seconds stresses them so bad that they die after being released.
Lots of clear lakes do the same.

If your interested in good bass fishing in the summer months, check out lake Tanneycomo. The tail waters of table rock best known for cold water trout, but when one gets down around Rockaway Beach area and further downstream the bass fishing can be phenomenal. Nothing huge, but 2-3 pounders are very common and easy to catch. Shallow water techniques all summer long. Since it’s a hydro lake with current, no thermocline sets up. It’s a very underutilized bass fishery.

Ill 2nd Tanneycomo, if your stay late (after the sun goes down) make sure you take cold weather clothes. It gets chilly when the sun goes down.