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Lake Conway

Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is low and clear. Bream are biting excellently on crickets fished near cover on the bank. Crappie are fair on pink minnows and jigs. Bass are fair in the mornings on buzzbaits fished around vegetation and in the evening on soft-plastic worms fished around logjams. Catfishing is good on live bream, Magic Bait and clam strips.

Little Red River

Lindsey’s Resort (501-302-3139) said the water is low and clear. Generators are cranking up at 2 p.m. daily, so there is plenty of water to wade. Trout fishing is good on wax worms, corn and Power Bait. When the current comes up, anglers are doing well on nightcrawlers and crankbaits.

Greers Ferry

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 457.55 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 461 MSL).

Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water is falling and the surface temperature is 89-91 degrees. Black bass are getting ready for a transition between summer and fall. Top-water baits and Rinky Dinks will catch schooling fish. Shaky head worms and dropshots will work for fish on the first drop to deep water, and Texas- and Carolina-rigged worms will catch some of the deeper bass. Crappie are biting fairly well in brush piles and pole timber on minnows and jigs. Catfish are slow. Walleye are slow, but a few have been caught on spoons fished in deep water. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets in the main lake pockets. Hybrids and white bass are schooling all over the lake and are hugging the bottom as well; the schoolers are and can come up anywhere and anytime, chasing real small bait. Bottom-oriented fish are a lot more consistent on spoons and in-line spinners as well as Swarming Hornets.

Cody S. Smith of http://www.fishgreersferry.com said Greers Ferry is 4 feet below normal pool. The water temperature is in the low 90s. The largest concentrations of all fish are in 22 to 33 feet of water and are feeding on shad. The white and hybrid bite is day-to-day. A few walleye and crappie are showing up while spooning over bait. Some schools of shad and game fish are starting to push into the mouths of creeks.

Harris Brake Lake

Coffee Creek Landing (501-889-2745) said the water is clear and at normal level. Catfishing is good on nightcrawlers. All other species are slow.

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream and catfish are biting well on crickets and worms.

Lake Overcup

Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is a little low and clear. The water temperature is around 95 degrees. Bream are biting well on crickets and redworms fished 18 inches deep around docks or structure. Crappie are fair on #6 minnows and tube jigs fished deep. Catfishing is good with shad and live bream. Bass are slow.

Brewer Lake

Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said catfishing is good on trotlines and noodles baited with bream and cut bait. Bream are biting well on crickets and redworms fished around the bank. Crappie are biting well on white stingers fished over brush tops.

Lake Maumelle

Jolly Roger’s Marina said the lake is being drawn down to complete some repairs to the dam and work on the access at Sleepy Hollow. Bass are biting well on floating worms, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits in about 6-15 feet of water. White bass are breaking water and being caught around Big Island and Buoy Island. Crappie are fair on minnows and shad-colored grubs in 15-20 feet of water. Bream are excellent in 15-20 feet of water. Catfishing is excellent on trotlines baited with cut shad, chicken livers and bream.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said the water is low from the drawdown.

Lake Valencia

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said catfishing is good on chicken liver and Canadian nightcrawlers. All other species are slow.

Lake Willastein

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bream are fair to good on crickets and wax worms. Catfishing is good with chicken hearts and nightcrawlers. Crappie and bass are slow.

Sunset Lake

Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water level is normal and clear. Bream are biting well on crickets. Catfish are fair on stink bait. All other species are slow.

Saline River Access in Benton

Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is clear. Bream are fair on crickets. Bass are fair on crankbaits. Crappie and catfish are slow.

Petit Jean State Park

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream are biting well on crickets and worms. Catfishing is good with livers.

Arkansas River at Morrilton

Charley’s Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the hot weather has kept most people off the river. Drift-fishing for catfish is good early and late with shad fillets in 15 to 40 feet of water. Spotted bass are biting well on watermelon/red craws where rock and sand meet. Black bass are biting fairly well on buzzbaits and black Jitterbugs fished early and late. Soft-plastic worms are catching a few bass during the day underneath shaded areas. White bass are biting fairly well on chatterbaits and Rat-L-Traps fished early and late. A few white bass are breaking in the evening. Bream are biting well on crickets fished under overhangs in the Petit Jean River and Point Remove Creek. Drum are biting well on live and artificial crayfish where rock and sand meet near the main channel.

Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool)

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said on Little Maumelle River, bream are biting well on crickets and wax worms fished around lily pads and cypress trees. Bass are fair on double willow leaf spinnerbaits, Gilmore jumpers and boy howdies. Catfishing is good with cut bait and chicken hearts. On Big Maumelle Creek, catfishing is good with cut bait and chicken hearts. Crappie, bass and bream are all slow. On Palarm Creek, bass are fair on black/chartreuse jig and pig and Gilmore jumpers. Catfishing is good with catalpa worms, chicken hearts and cut bait. Crappie and bream are slow.

Arkansas River (Little Rock Pool)

Vince Miller from Fish ‘N Stuff said the flow is at about 30,000 cubic feet per second and the water level is normal. Bream are fair on crickets fished near rocks in the backwater. Bass are slow on jigs and crankbaits fished around rocky areas. A few have been caught on Gilmore Jumper top-water lures in the early morning. Catfishing is good on cut bait and nightcrawlers.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said at Murray Lock and Dam, catfishing is good with shad and live slicks. On the main channel, catfishing is good on trotlines baited with live slicks, cut shad and goldfish. Bass are fair to good on crankbaits, gitzits fished on the jetty points and buzzbaits fished over grass beds.

McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is low. Bream are fair on crickets. Bass are fair on jigs and crankbaits. Catfishing is fair on chicken livers. Crappie are slow.

Clear Lake

McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is low. Bream are fair on crickets. Crappie and bas are slow. Catfishing is fair on live and prepared baits.

Peckerwood Lake

Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) said the water is low, clear and hot. There are many stumps showing above the waterline. Bream are slow, but a few have been caught in 2- to 2.5 feet of water. Crappie are biting well on jigs fished in deep water about 2 feet off the bottom. Bass are fair. Catfishing is good.

Lake Pickthorne

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bream are biting well on redworms and crickets. Catfishing is good on prepared baits.
North Arkansas

White River

Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said the water is low in the mornings. Trout are biting well on a variety of midge imitations in red, black or green (size 16). Grasshopper patterns are working well during the day. Bait fishermen are using Power Bait and having some success. When the current picks up, trout are being caught on 3/32-oz. jigs, Buoyant Spoons in red/gold, Little Cleos in silver and 3- to 4-inch long Rapala Floating Minnows.

(Updated 8/4/2010) Guide Davy Wotton said the heat raises some concerns for personal safety if you stay out on the river much later than 1 p.m. Get out early, before the heat index rises. Overall, we have seen lower water flows needed for the well being of the trout, at times there my be some increased flow rates for both White and Norfork rivers. Fishing has been generally very good early, slowing at midday until late evening. Dry fly fishing may be good early on but odds are it will slow down as the surface temperatures rise. Hoppers, ants and stimulators have been good choices. Fish will also seek well oxygenated water as opposed to the slower zones, so concentrate fishing in known shoals and riffles of the river or deep water holes. Shaded areas also are a good bet. Likewise high levels of light intensity will make fish vary so longer and finer tippet sections may be needed also reduce fly size at times. Options for fishing will include dead drifted chironomids, hares ear, PTNs, scuds, sow bugs and worms in high water flows. Spin and bait fisherman having good luck fishing early. Plenty of stock fish in the river so the bite has been good fishing natural and artificial baits. Larger browns being taken on craws and sculpins.

Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge (870-499-5185) said from Buffalo City to Red’s Landing, water levels during the day have been dropping. Rapalas work very well as long as there is sufficient water and some current. As soon as the water drops, use a White River Zig Jig. Plenty of fish are biting, especially brown trout. Each day you can expect to catch a few in the 18- to 22- inch range; just keep casting and make sure that the jig gets close to the bottom.

Buffalo River

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the upper and mid sections of the river are extremely low right now and the lower section is low with the level at Arkansas Highway 14 being 2.84 feet. Late evening and early morning are the best times to fish. Take time for a swim in the middle of the day. Streamers such as Clousers and KC’s slider are working very well. Use colors that mimic the naturals in the river – tans, olives, white and gray.

Crooked Creek

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the river level is 11.11 feet and the flow is 130 cfs at the Kelly Access. This is just over a foot below the low-water bridge. Fishing has been very good for smallmouth. The normal smallmouth flies are working. Crooked Creek is probably the best smallmouth stream right now. The water is a bit low, but is still very floatable.

Bull Shoals Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 654.72 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 654 MSL).

Mike Worley’s Guide Service said walleye can be found on main lake points as well as the creek channels and larger deep coves. Most are being caught on crawler harnesses and slow death rigs fished 35 to 60 feet deep. Walleye and spotted bass are still being caught trolling deep-diving crankbaits. Jigging spoons in white or silver working best on deep brush piles and bluff ends. Largemouth bass are biting in the backs of the creek arms in 20 to 30 feet of water and are hitting topwater at first light.

Bull Shoals Tailwater

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said generation has been low, with two generators running until 1 p.m., and then bumped up to five to eight units the rest of the day. Drift fishing has been good using various nymphs. Scuds, sow bugs, Copper Johns, BH Pheasant Tails, BH Caddis and San Juan worms, all fished under an indicator near the bottom with an occasional twitch are producing good numbers of fish.

Lake Norfork

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 552.20 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool: Sept.-April – 552 MSL, April-Sept. – 554 MSL).

101 Grocery and Bait had no report.

Guide Steve Olomon said the water temperature is in the upper 80s and the lake level is 552.5. Fish are deep, so keep looking in the 30-60 foot range and get your jigging spoon or live bait down to them. Some bass are coming up early chasing baitfish.

Guide Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters said fishing has slowed. The lake is being drawn down and the fish are moving around. Stripers can be at one place one morning and gone the next. You can find schools of stripers from 80 to 130 feet, feeding on shad. When you find them schooled up, they will bite anything presented. Look for fish on the channel swings and deep pockets by the points. They are still hitting spoons and shad; you can also catch some trolling at 35 feet deep.

Norfork Tailwater

Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge (870-499-5185) said the first 3/8ths of a mile continues to produce fish. Fish with jigs if the water is down and Rapalas when generators are running.
Northwest Arkansas

Beaver Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,118.05 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 1,120 MSL).

Bailey’s Beaver Lake Guide Service (479-366-8664) said with water temperatures exceeding 88 degrees, stripers are back on the lower section and are actively feeding. Most stripers are being caught between 30 and 60 feet deep with some large fish caught near 100 feet deep. The stripers are in their big summer schools. Night fishing is hot right now under lights near rocky branch and Point 5. Shad, minnows and spoons are catching nice whites, hybrids and stripers with some walleye, catfish and crappie mixed in. Bombers and redfins fished on downriggers are producing nice stripers at night when trolled at 1.5- 2.5 miles per hour. Umbrellas are also producing at this speed. Work the area above the thermocline where the bait fish are holding. Fish along bluffs and treelines for the best action and concentrate on times when the Corps is generating. Almost all of the action is over by 9 a.m., so get out at night or get there early. For daily Beaver Lake levels and flow data go to Bailey’s Web site and click on the Daily Beaver Lake Level and Flow info link.

JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass fishing has been slow but a few can be caught. Try Carolina-rigged lizards fished parallel to bluff lines in 20 to 30 feet of water close to trees. Night fishing with dark Texas-rigged plastics along steep chunk rock to gravel banks is working well. Crappie fishing has been good. Fish minnows under a float 10 to 20 feet deep and fish them around pole timber or manmade brush piles in 25 to 40 feet of water in the mouths of small coves and bluff lines. The best crappie jigs have been small yellow/white or black/green tube jigs on a 1/16-oz. jighead. The best places to find crappie have been Horseshoe Bend, Eden’s Bluff and the White River arm. Catfish have been biting very well at night from the bank on worms, stink bait or liver. Bluegill have been biting crickets 4-15 feet deep in the shade of docks and bluffs. White Bass have been suspended 20 to 40 feet deep in the mouths of main lake coves and points. Once a school is found, use 1/2-oz. Rat-L-Traps and spoons for the best action.

Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the water is low and clear. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets fished around rocks. Crappie are fair on jigs fished around deep brush piles. Bass are fair on soft-plastic worms in the evening and on Norman DD22s fished on deep brush during the day. Stripers are slow. Catfishing is good on large nightcrawlers and trotlines baited with bream and goldfish.

Beaver Tailwater

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said water releases are occurring early morning and afternoon with the heavier amounts being in the afternoon. The fish are holding close to the bottom and are very spooky with the bluebird skies. The best fishing is when there is a breeze to riffle up the water surface. Best flies are still midges, sow bugs, scuds and very small woolly buggers. Gray and olive/brown are the best colors for the nymphs and olive and black are the best colors for the streamers.

Kings River

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the river level at the gauge is 2.68 feet with a flow of 61 cfs. This is low and floating is difficult in a lot of areas. Water temperatures are in the mid 80s in the afternoon. The best times for fishing are early morning and late evening. Crawdads, minnows and top-water flies are all working. Make sure you are using larger flies, unless you want to catch a lot of sunfish. Clousers, Clouser darters and crazy ’dads are the best subsurface flies. Poppers and sliders are the best top-water flies.

Lake Fayetteville

Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said the water is murky and a little low. The surface temperature is 88 degrees in the mornings. Catfishing is fair on prepared bait fished on the bottom. No report on any other species. Very few anglers are on the water.

Lake Sequoyah

Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) had no report due to heat.
Northeast Arkansas

Lake Poinsett

Lake Poinsett State Park said catfish and bream are still biting well. Several channel cats were caught over the weekend fishing stink bait from the bank.

Crown Lake

Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) said the heat has kept most anglers off the water, but a few fish have been caught in the early morning and at night.

Lake Frierson

Lake Frierson State Park said catfishing is fair off the bottom on stink bait. No report on any other species.

Spring River

Mark Crawford at Spring River Fly Shop said the Spring River is running low and clear. Fishing has been better early in the morning before it gets hot. Cool weather can really turn the fish on. The most successful flies right now have been Y2ks and Coachmans. Check out Mark’s Blog for daily updates on river conditions and what they might be biting.
Southeast Arkansas

Lake Chicot

Lake Chicot State Park had no report.

Cane Creek Lake

Cane Creek State Park said bream are fair on worms. Some catfish are still being caught on nightcrawlers as well.

Lake Monticello

Fishing guide Greg Gulledge (870-723-3928) of MonticelloBigBass.com said the surface temperature is between 88 and 90 degrees after last week’s brief rains. Some really big bass are coming out of the lake, but on the whole, the fishing is tough. The bite is slower than usual for this time of year. There is still a structure bite on the drops with big worms and jigs. Many nice bass have been caught on live bait on the bottom and near the surface. White bass are biting fairly well on tail spinners. There have been four or five double-digit bass caught in the last couple of weeks.
Southwest Arkansas

Millwood Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 255.33 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 259.2 MSL).

Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said the 4-foot drawdown on Millwood is in effect, use extreme caution during navigation. Surface temps are in the upper 80s and low 90s. The discharge at the dam is 220 cubic feet per second and clarity has improved to 8-12 inches on the main lake. Largemouth Bass continue congregating and are good at creek mouth junctions with Little River, ranging 2-5 pounds each. Bass continue stacking horizontally along vegetation lines, continuing to converge on creek mouths and move toward deeper sections of Little River. The best bite over the past several weeks continues to occur from daybreak to around 10 a.m. Largemouths and white bass were schooling together, herding shad in front of numerous creek dumps into Little River over the past week. For largemouths, find the vegetation near these areas and use buzzbaits, Cordell Crazy Shads, Spit’n Images, Yum BuzzFrogs, Bass Assassin Shads in salt and pepper silver phantom, and gold pepper shiner colors and Yum Dingers. Good numbers of bass are being caught on crankbaits like the Fat Free Shad and Rat-L-Traps. Large schools of white bass continue breaking topwater in Little River, and the Horseshoe and McGuire oxbows over the past several weeks. Crappie are improving now that the current has reduced and water clarity is improved. The best spots are along Little River over planted brush in 17-18 feet. Fish early with live shiners, jigs, smoke grubs, and vertically jigged 1/32-ounce Beetle Spins in white/red dot or Catalpa colors. The crappie bite dies off substantially after 9 a.m. The catfish bite slowed with the reduced current, but they are still fair on cut shad, catalpa worms, and Catfish Charlie in the oxbows in 9 to 15 feet of water.

White Oak Lake

No report.

Lake Columbia

Steve’s Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water is low and clear. Bream are biting well on crickets and worms. Crappie are fair on shiners late in the evening. Bass are slow, but a few have been caught on soft-plastic worms early and late in the day. Catfishing is slow.

Lake Erling

Steve’s Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water is low and clear. Bream are fair on worms and crickets fished deep. Crappie are slow, but a few have been caught on shiners late in the evening. Bass are slow. Catfish are slow.

Lake Greeson

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 543.93 MSL (Flood pool – 548 MSL).

Lakeside Grocery and Bait (870-398-5304) said the water is clear and low. The surface temperature is in the low 90s. Bream are fair. Crappie are slow, and are deep. Bass are biting well at night on jigs, soft-plastic worms and top-water lures. Catfish and walleye are slow.

Cossatot River

Cossatot River State Park said the river is flowing at 1.88 feet. The water temperature is 90 degrees. It has been dry and the water has really warmed up causing the fish to be sluggish. One angler went on a fishing trip up from the sandbar, but had very little success. Stick to soft-plastic lures and work them slowly, or use live minnows or crawdads. Be extremely careful of slippery rocks and venomous snakes while wading the Cossatot.

DeGray Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 400.70 feet MSL (Flood pool – 408 MSL).

Local angler George Graves said said the water is dropping quickly and the surface temperature is about 90 degrees. The thermocline is at 30 feet. Very few anglers are braving the extreme heat, but some are getting out in the early morning and getting some decent catches. Bass fishing is fair in the early morning. Look for breaking, feeding fish off long main-lake points and over deep water just out from major coves. Try a surface lure such as a Zara Spook or Pop R. If the fish are reluctant to bite on the surface, hit them with a 3-inch swim bait and just let it sink, they will hit it on the way down. The best area for bass has been between Caddo Bend and Point 15. No one is fishing for crappie, but they can be caught all summer off the main lake brush/bamboo attractors. The real secret is to fish early in the morning real tight to the brush. Use a light (1/16 ounce) jighead with a shad-colored grub. The best spots for summer crappies are the main lake between Caddo Drive and Shouse Ford. Brushy Creek is another good place to look. Hybrid fishing is good for small fish. There are plenty of breaking hybrids along the state park between Caddo Bend and the lodge. Look for fish in deeper water (50 to 80 feet) off major coves. The best lures are Pop Rs, Small Zara Spooks, 1/4-ounce Rat-L-Traps and 1/2-ounce chrome spoons. Early morning is the best time. Big hybrids are positioned in the thermocline. Use the sonar to locate the fish, and drop a spoon or 3-inch swim bait down to just above the fish. Don’t even drop the lure until you find fish. Once you find some fish, mark the spot on your GPS because the fish will be in the same area throughout summer. Bream fishing remains good in water from 15 to 20 feet deep. Bream can be found most anywhere in the lake and it is just a matter of finding the schools. Use either worms or crickets with a slip float or just “tight line” the bait just off the bottom.

Catfishing is fair at night on noodles and trot lines. Best baits have been small bream and big minnows. Night crawlers and stink baits work well on the smaller channel cats. Best areas have been Ozan point, Point 10, around island 34, and most of Brushy Creek.
West-Central Arkansas

Lake Nimrod

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 337.55 feet MSL.

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) had no new report.

Lake Hinkle

Bill’s Bait Shop (479-637-7419) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie are slow. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits and top-water lures. Catfishing is fair on worms and chicken livers.

Lake Dardanelle

Regina Olson at Spadra Marina had no new report.

Blue Mountain Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 385.96 feet MSL.

Teresa at CD’s Quick Stop (479-947-2178) said the water is low and hot. Crappie are biting well on minnows. Catfishing is good on worms. No report on any other species.

Lake Ouachita

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 572.35 MSL (Flood pool – 578 MSL).

Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said striper fishing is on fire. Bass fishing is good on topwaters early and late in the day.

Mountain Harbor Resort said the water is 86 to 90 degrees and clear. Largemouth bass are fair on Texas-rigged worms, football jigs and creature baits. Walleye are biting very well on spoons. Stripers are fair on live bait and hair jigs. Bream are still very good on worms or crickets in water 15 to 25 feet deep. Crappie are still fair and being caught near brush in water 20 to 30 feet deep. Minnows or crappie grubs are still working best. Catfish are good and being caught on cut bait and live bait on jug lines and trotlines.

Lake Hamilton

Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports had no report.

Lake Catherine

Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, said the heat has formed a heavy fog over the tailwater, which has made boating unsafe. Rainbow trout fishing remains very slow, which is normal for this time of year. Some fish are being caught; however, and a 3- to 4-pounder is caught every week on live bait. Nightcrawlers and wax worms are the best bet for targeting these holdover trout. Fish just off the bottom with marshmallows or Power Eggs over sandbars and visible structure. Quality trout fishing will crank up in late December when the trout stocking resumes. Walleye are still being caught below the dam in both channels during generation. Brightly colored crankbaits cast in the current has accounted for good limits of walleye with most of the good fishing taking place in the evening. Nightcrawler rigs and 1/8-oz. jigs tipped with minnows have also taken some nice fish. White and hybrid bass are also present and feeding right along with the other fish. White or brown Rooster Tails and black/silver Rapalas have worked well.

Lake Atkins

Ken Vinson at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) had no report.
South-Central Arkansas

Moro Bay

Moro Bay State Park at the junction of the Ouachita River, Raymond Lake and Moro Bay said the Ouachita River is at 66.50 feet, which is just a little above the normal low. Bream are biting well on crickets and worms fished along the bank. Bass are slow.

Ouachita River Oxbows

Jaret Rushing said the hydrilla is starting to get very thick around the bank edges. Bass fishermen are using this opportunity to fish early with top-water frogs and buzzing toads to trigger an early morning strike. Once the sun gets up, they are going to the edges of the hydrilla and dropping a 7-inch U-tailed worm around the edges where the big cypress extend from the bank.

Tri-County Lake

Jaret Rushing said things picked up a little this weekend. Several anglers fished Tri-County and were catching bass around the points of the rock banks on slow-rolled 1/4-oz. spinnerbaits. They were also catching a few in the shallow water very early (before the sun even got up) on top-water frogs. Crappie seemed to pick up a little. Some anglers reported they were catching a few in the deep channels about 5-7 feet deep on red/white deer hair jigs.
East Arkansas

Arkansas River at Pine Bluff

The Tackle Box (870-534-1498) had no report.

White River

Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) said the water is clear and low. Bream and crappie are slow. Bass are fair on tubes, spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Catfishing is slow. The only anglers braving the water are those that are practicing for a bass tournament this weekend.

Maddox Bay

Maddox Bay Landing (870-462-8317) said bream are biting fairly well. Bass are fair on top-water lures, but the fish being caught are small. Catfishing is fair on chicken livers.

Island 40 Chute

Daily’s Boat Dock (870-739-3478) said the water is at normal level and is clear. Bream are fair on wax worms and crickets fished around the Arkansas side of the chute on high banks. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits fished around open water. Catfishing is fair on nightcrawlers, blood bait and chicken livers.

Horseshoe Lake

Local angler Clyde Gregory said the water is at normal level and the surface temperature is 90 degrees. Bream are fair on wax worms and crickets fished around lily pads and cypress trees. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fished around deep piers. Bass are fair on white spinnerbaits and buzzbaits in the mornings. Catfishing is slow.

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