Description: Visit Hot Springs, Arkansas for a relaxing spa vacation getaway in the beautiful Ouachita Mountains, where you can enjoy hiking, shopping, boating, horse racing, sporting events, outdoor activities and much more.
Hot Springs offers an abundance of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors, and with three lakes in the immediate vicinity, fishing is one of the most popular activities. Among anglers, this area is known for its trophy largemouth bass and stripers but the lakes are also swimming with bream, catfish, crappie and cool water walleye.
Lake Hamilton is located on the southern edge of Hot Springs, Arkansas, and is the hot spot for summer fun and year-round fishing. In fact, Lake Hamilton produces 50-pound class striped bass annually.
Moving down stream, the waters from Lake Ouachita flow through Blakely Dam and into Lake Hamilton. There is good trout fishing in the cold water at the base of Blakely Dam. Stocked annually with trout, walleye, catfish and bass, the lake is most famous for its large mouth bass and striper fishing.