Report Date: 6/6/10 3:58 PM CST
N/R I was wondering if anyone has been catfishing on the Bark between the Prince's Point access downstream to the mouth and could report there success or lack thereof. Please p.m. me if you prefer. Tight lines!!

Jimmy

Report Date: 7/28/09 12:12 AM CST
FYI I looked at the regs. after I posted my previous post. White bass are not considered rough fish although they do not have a bag or length limit. Rough fish can be returned back to the water and It is illegal to leave them on the bank, they are supposed to be disposed of properly. As I kid I used to take carp home and bury them in the garden... Ma was happy to get the fertilizer.

Report Date: 7/27/09 10:09 PM CST
hi where are you all fish on the bark i live over by jefferson i know the bark river but dont know where to fish and do u think ust from shore or should i bring waders looking for either live bit igs or lures thank you very much

Report Date: 7/27/09 12:23 AM CST
Went out before dark and got skunked at Burnt Village. Wife caught a 24" northern on the first cast.

I saw that somebody had burned fish on a camp fire because the bones were left. I saw a dead white bass and a sheep head laying next to it. That's DISTURBING! The white bass should be thrown back, enough people eat them to keep the population down. The carp and sheep head don't bother me as much, but it does when they are left on the bank and stink up the place.

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Report Date: 7/19/09 11:57 PM CST
Went out Friday for 90 min, got 2 northern, one on a hotdog...LOL. Went out today for 3 hr and got 2 more, one 26" and the other ~20". Released both....

Report Date: 7/19/09 4:47 AM CST
Went out for a few hours trying for cats. No luck with the cats but did manage to catch 3 carp, 2 sheaps head, and a bullhead. All were with crawlers, no bites on minnows.

Report Date: 7/14/09 12:07 AM CST
Was out last Sunday late evening throwing bucktails and spoon buzz bait with no luck. Caught a few white bass with a Wolf River Rig and had several other bites and misses.

"Now for the rest of the story" I heard a fish jump across the river and asked Whitewater Jake if it was a carp. "No looked like a walleye or something that wants to eat my 'bait'." After about 5 casts "fish on"! Nice walleye, I never seen anything like that before, walleye that big in the Bark this late in summer. I usually only see the bed wetters in the river after spawn.

Nice job! and watch out for critter holes on the river bank, I hear they can be hazardous.

Report Date: 7/13/09 11:05 PM CST
Was out for ~90 min yesterday with only one hit, but it was a good one Thanks to Mopar53190 for the spectacular net job! 24" walleye, best yet for me.

Report Date: 7/4/09 2:55 PM CST
Went out today at noonish. Son caught a 10" walleye and I got skunked. I was throwing spinnerbaits and bucktails to no avail. Last Sunday caught this 30" + northern at the same spot.

Report Date: 6/19/09 2:08 PM CST
Have never fished the river... I live about 3 mins from the village park. How do you fish out there? Floating jigs and crawlers? Any help would be great. Wouldn't mind getting out of the house.

Report Date: 5/27/09 10:16 AM CST
Went to the bark river over the weekend,I and a friend got 32 white bass and one crappie really had to work for them they were very spotty and spread out, the water is still very high and there is a no wake posting at the lunch, when we were leaving one guy came in with wife and daughter and took of like he was racing with no respect for rulings,also there was a guy that put his trailer right in front of the lunch making it harder for other people to get in and out again somebody without commonsense.

good luck everybody.

Report Date: 5/25/09 9:15 PM CST
fished out of burnt village Sun and Mon. one nice pike at 33. white bass were few and small, maybe there not up yet? thanks to everyone who parks in front of the boat launch. not a very good launch anyways, then when people park right there makes it even worse

Report Date: 5/18/09 9:05 AM CST
Sorry not a report, I went there last year a couple times after the flooding went down this year I stopped there a couple weeks ago and the road to the small launch was closed because of flooding do you guys know if the river is still flooded that bad?? I might try this weekend there if the flooding comes down or just go to Jefferson, either way I will report.

Report Date: 5/17/09 7:38 PM CST
I have just been fishing Burnt Village from shore so far this year. I will try Prince's Point pretty soon. Both of these spots are public access near Cold Spring.

Report Date: 5/17/09 1:06 AM CST
Just exactly where are you people fishing on this thread? I can share much info here but I'm not sure where you're at. I like dipping in at the dam/mill at Rome.......... Be there soon