Bull Shoals Tailwater - Mt. Olive Access
UTM 15 581816E 3983993N (NAD83/WGS84)
(Seventy-four miles below Bull Shoals Dam on the east side of the river in Izard County. From Hwy 5 at Allison/Sylamore take Hwy 9 east towards Melbourne. There is a cutback near Melbourne (Jumbo Road) which goes to the access.)
Mt. Olive access is a long way from Sylamore by road, although the drive is worth it. Hwy 9 reminds me of how the old Pig Trail (AR Hwy 23) from Hwy 16 to Ozark used to be. At periods of deadlow water, there is limited wade fishing access at low water, but overall it is mostly for boating access. The Sylamore catch and release area starts downstream of Mt. Olive. Landers Island is across the river. Soldiers Rock Eddy is upstream.