Harris Brake
- Access
Harris Brake is located one mile south of Perryville on Arkansas Highway 9/10 which passes the lake's west side. Arkansas Highway 300 runs along the north side, and Arkansas Highway 216 skirts the lake's east and south sides.
The lake has three concrete boat ramps, two gravel boat ramps and a handicapped-accessible fishing pier. A lakeside bait shop provides boat and motor rentals, fishing supplies, and camping and picnic areas. The Game and Fish Commission provides primitive camping areas at lakeside. Additional campsites, a swimming area, picnic facilities, hiking trails, restrooms and showers are available at Lake Sylvia in the Ouachita National Forest to the south off Arkansas Highway 9.
- Area Specific Regulations
- Crappie must be at least 10 inches long to keep.
- Legal to take game fish with spear guns during season.
- Handicapped-accessible fishing piers are available.
- Constructed
1955
- Cover
- Stumps
- Water willow around the shoreline
- The AGFC has placed many fish attractors in this lake. Click here to download a file of GPS coordinates to load to your depth finder/chartplotter.
- Depth
Average depth - 10 feet
Maximum depth - 28 feet
- Description
Harris Brake is the third largest lake owned by the AGFC. Located adjacent Harris Brake Wildlife Management Area, this multi-use recreation site is one of the state's most popular outdoor destinations thanks to its close proximity to Little Rock, Conway and Russellville. Here visitors can enjoy a relaxing day fishing, hunting or just taking in the beauty of the Ouachita Mountain foothills.
Harris Brake Lake has cover and structure galore - shoreline brush, sunken timber, cypress trees, underwater points and islands, creek channel drop-offs, old docks and artificial fish structures. Visiting anglers land plenty of big bluegills, redear sunfish, crappies, channel catfish and largemouth bass.
Sportsmen may want to plan their fishing trip to coincide with hunting season. The bottomlands of Harris Brake WMA, just north of Arkansas Highway 300, offer good hunting for ducks, squirrels, rabbits, raccoons and other game animals. Additional hunting opportunities are available on nearby Winona Wildlife Management Area. Other area fishing hotspots include the Fourche la Fave River just to the north, the Arkansas River near Morrilton and nearby lakes Winona, Sylvia and Maumelle.
- District Information
Click here for information about land-use policies on AGFC-owned lakes
- Forage Base
Shad, Small Sunfish
- Location
Eastern Perry County, 1 mile south of Perryville
- Major Sport Fish
Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Black Crappie, White Crappie, Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass, White Bass
- Management Plan
- Ownership
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
- Size
1,300 acres
- WMA