The next big thing

BY BUDDY GOUGH

MOUNTAINBURG — To understand what Lake Fort Smith State Park is all about, guests need only to stride through the front door of the visitor center and out the back to take in the view from the edge of a flagstone overlook. - Thursday, September 25, 2008

NORTHWEST TERRITORY : Acorn-eating animals get bigger portions this year

BUDDY GOUGH

Concerns about there being enough acorns to sustain deer, bears and other mast-dependent wildlife have been alleviated by a generous crop of white oak and post oak acorns in the forests of Northwest Arkansas. - Thursday, September 25, 2008

Fishing report

Northwest & North-Central Arkansas BEAVER Southtown Sporting Goods said the lake remains extremely high and falling only slightly. Bream are fair on crickets. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair on spinner baits, topwaters and Carolina rigs. - Thursday, September 25, 2008