Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Keith Stephens (501) 223-6342,
e-mail: kastephens@agfc.state.ar.us

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's fishing report for May 4, 2005. If there is a body of water you would like to see included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river.

Fishing Tip: When sight-fishing for bedded bass, try to use bubblegum or other easily seen colors. The color of the intruder doesn't matter to the fish when they're guarding their nests, and the lighter colors will enable you to see exactly where the lure is located.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS:

Lake Conway: Bates Field and Stream said the lake is not very clear, but the level is normal. Bream are heading to the beds and are biting well in shallow water around brush or stumps on red worms, crickets, pink minnows and jigs in chartreuse or red-and-black. Crappie fishing is good using pink minnows or jigs in chartreuse or pink-and-black around brush piles or stumps. Bass fishing is fair using Zoom worms near trees close to the bank. Catfishing is fair using chicken liver, crickets and nightcrawlers.

Little Red River: Lindsey's Rainbow Resort said the river is clear. There has been little generation. Trout are biting well on wax worms with marshmallows, chartreuse Power Bait, nightcrawlers, Roostertails, Little Cleos and Trout Magnets.

Greers Ferry: Local Fishing Guide Tommy Cauley said the water level at Greers Ferry is at 462.45 feet and falling. The bass are scattering out and the fishing varies. Try using wacky-rigged or Texas-rigged floating worms, Carolina-rigged lizards and centipedes, spinner baits or top-water lures. The walleye are biting pretty fair on nightcrawlers and minnows fished on flats and points. Some catfish are being taken, while fishing for walleye. The crappie fishing is fair. The crappie are in post-spawn and have been suspended around bluff ends but are moving back out to deep brush piles, where they will stay all summer. The bream fishing is good. Hybrids are starting to show up. Some hybrids can be caught on Piney Point at first light, and some breaking fish are starting to be seen. Catfishing is good on trotlines and jugs baited with everything from bream to dog food.

Lake Overcup: Lakeview Landing said the lake is clear and a little above normal pool. Bream seem to be coming into the weeds in shallow water and are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is poor. Bass are biting well on white spinner baits, minnows and white worms near brush, rocky points and close to the bank. Catfish are biting well about 3-feet deep on trotlines baited with minnows or dog food.

Little Maumelle River: River Valley Bait said the river conditions are normal. Bream fishing is poor. Crappie are biting fair from 3- to 10-feet deep on minnows and jigs near cover. Bass fishing is good from 1- to 5-feet deep using spinner baits around cover and on the edge of the bank. Catfishing is excellent using chicken liver, hot dogs and nightcrawlers on the bottom. Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said bream are biting well on crickets and red worms. Crappie fishing is good using minnows. Bass fishing is fair to good using white spinner baits, white flukes and top-water lures. Catfish are biting fair to good on limb lines, yo-yos or trotlines baited with minnows, shad or rice slicks.

Big Maumelle River: Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said the river is clearing up. Bream are biting 3- to 5-feet deep on crickets and red worms. Some redear are being taken in this area. Crappie fishing is fair to good using pink minnows or jigs in grape-and-white or blue-and-white. White bass are biting at the old spillway. Try using minnows or a Rebel Pop-R. Catfishing is good using trotlines or limb lines baited with shad or rice slicks.

Lake Cargile: Beeson's Grocery said crappie, bass and catfish are all excellent.

Lake Maumelle: Jolly Roger's Marina said black bass are biting well. They have finished spawning but are still located among shallow weeds up to 6-feet deep. The north side of the lake is best. Largemouths are hitting best on dark-colored crankbaits, spinner baits and floating worms. The Kentuckies are close to the banks and are being caught 5- to 10-feet deep. They are hitting 3-inch pumpkin grubs, crankbaits and CC Spoons. The white bass have finished the spring run and activity is slow. Roostertails, CC Spoons, 3-inch white grubs and Rogues with orange bellies are all working to catch a few whites. Catfishing is good. They are in deep water (20 to 28 feet) and are hitting on large minnows and prepared baits. The crappie have finished their spawn and being caught in about 5 to 10 feet of water on small 1/32-ounce jigs and crappie minnows. Reports on bream are very good and picking up. They are hitting on crickets and worms 5 to 15 feet deep.

Arkansas River: Charley's Hidden Harbor near Oppelo said the Flow from Lock No. 9 is 8,000 cubic feet per second with headwater at 284.65 feet and tailwater at 265.37 feet. With the light flow, the bass have been in the main part of the river. Try fishing early in the morning along the banks with a Jitterbug or a Tiny Torpedo. As the day moves on, try using a spinner bait in shallow water on the jetty tops. White bass are mainly being caught from 8- to 15-feet deep in the creek mouths. Try using jigging spoons. Catfishing is strong along the banks early in the day using worms. The catfish are still in pre-spawn, and a lot of smaller males are in shallow water both early and late. Bream are starting to come around. Try using crickets from 6- to 8-feet deep. Crappie are biting well on minnows in shallow water around wood structure.

Fourche Creek: Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said crappie fishing is good using trotlines with pink minnows and casting Beetle Spins. Bass are biting well on white spinner baits and 6-inch lizards in junebug. Catfish are biting well on jugs baited with shad and rice slicks.

Burns Park: Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said crappie are biting well on a minnow and slip-cork rig in the White Oak area. Catfish are biting well either pole fishing with nightcrawlers or shad or using trotlines baited with shad or slicks.

Pickthorne Lake: Outdoor Super Store said the lake is a little off-colored, but the water level is normal. Crappie fishing is fair from 1- to 2-feet deep using minnows on the edges of the lake. Bass are biting in the middle of the lake on shallow-running crankbaits and 5-inch, Carolina-rigged lizards in junebug. Catfish are biting well on chicken liver and nightcrawlers.

Murray Lock and Dam: Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said access to the dam will be closed for 10 to 11 months, while construction of a bike trail is underway. However, fishermen can still fish on the north side of the hydro plant. In this area, crappie are biting well on minnows with a slip-cork rig and red-and-chartreuse mini jigs. White bass are biting on Mann's Split Tails, Twister Tails and Little Georges. Catfish are biting well on shad, skipjack and rice slicks. Catfish are also being taken snagging.

Palarm Creek: Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop said catfish are biting fair to good on nightcrawlers and shad.

NORTH ARKANSAS:

White River: Gaston's White River Resort said there has been some low water in the morning, but it usually comes up about mid-morning. There have been two to three generators running daily. Trout fishing is excellent using wax worms, yellow Power Bait, red worms, gold or silver Rapala Countdown Minnows, red-and-gold Buoyant Spoons and 1/32-ounce jigs in pink. Fly-fishermen are catching them on midges in red or pink, olive Wooly Buggers and gray sowbugs.

Bull Shoals Tailwater: McLellan's Fly Shop said generation has increased considerably over the past week, limiting wading opportunities. In the faster riffles and runs, try drifting a scud, sowbug, mayfly nymph or caddis pupa under a strike indicator. Caddis action is still hot on the White River. So, be sure to have plenty of caddis pupa, as well as dries, in your fly box. Pupa patterns like the Z-Wing Caddis and the new Graphic Caddis are some favorites. As for dry fly patterns, it is hard to beat the classic Elk Hair Caddis. For slower currents, also carry the E-Z Caddis because it rides flush in the film. The best flies have been: Zebra or black-and-olive Rubber-leg Copper John (sizes 14 to 18), McLellan's Woven V-Rib Sowbug (sizes 14 and 16), McLellan's Hunchback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 14 and 16) Graphic Caddis in tan and olive (sizes 14 to 18), Z-Wing Caddis (sizes 14 and 16), Caddis Larva (sizes 14 and 16), Elk Hair Caddis (sizes 14 to 18), E-Z Caddis (sizes 14 to18), red Fox Squirrel Nymph (sizes 12 to 16), Rag Sculpin (size 6), Articulated Zoo Cougar (size 4), Swimming Jimmy (size 4), White Zonker (size 6), Arkansas Conehead (size 6), San Juan Worm (size 10) and Micro Egg (size 14).

North Fork River: McLellan's Fly Shop said generation has increased this week with one to two units running during most of the daylight hours. Several fat brook trout have been taken just below Norfork Dam. During low water, concentrate your nymph fishing on the faster runs and riffles and tie on a size 16 scud or sowbug. During high water, streamer fishing has also been excellent from a boat (especially on overcast days). The best flies have been: McLellan's Hunchback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 14 and 16), Flashback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 12 to 16), McLellan's Woven Sowbug (sizes 14 and 16), Graphic Caddis in tan and olive (sizes 14 to 18), Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph (sizes 16 to 20), Beadhead Hare's Ear Nymph (sizes 14 to 18), Mercury Brassie (sizes 18 and 20), Rojo Midge (size 22), Mercury Blood Midge (sizes 20 and 22), red Jujubee Midge (sizes 20 and 22), Johnny Flash (sizes 20 to 24), Mercury Black Beauty (sizes 20 and 22), Gray Mercury Midge (sizes 20 and 22), black Wooly Sculpin (size 4), Articulated Zoo Cougar (size 4), and Swimming Jimmy (size 4).

Bull Shoals Lake: Wilderness Trail said the main lake temperature is 61 degrees. The lake level is 654.04 feet. The Central Pro-Am Association had their Bull Shoals tournament last weekend. The anglers found the bass in pre-spawn, spawn and post-spawn, creating many challenges and leaving fishing open to a variety of techniques. The tournament took 29.63 pounds to win. The lake rating is good this week. White bass fishing has slowed; their spawn might either be over or maybe they have been stopped with the lake cool down. Crappie are staged for spawning and a few are already on beds. Check the shallows around boulders, scrub brush and blow downs. The best baits are crappie jigs with crappie minnows or crappie tube baits. For the catfish lovers, some catfish are being caught on jugs with chicken livers and nightcrawlers. The best areas are in the creek arms around flats. Largemouth bass were tired of waiting for the shallows to warm up and moved back into their spawning areas. Post spawners are also moving back into the shallows holding in the middle of the cuts in deeper water and moving to the banks to feed. Trick worms, jigs, tubes and spinner baits are the key lures at this time. Smallmouth bass went back on their beds over the weekend, which has shut the bite down except for the post spawn smallies, which are suspended off the points and banks. To catch a few smallmouths, use suspending baits such as Senko's, flukes or wacky-rigged trick worms. Some Kentuckies are still on beds but most of them are spawned out and pushing the shad for feeding. The Kentuckies that are around the banks can be caught on Mojo-rigged Fish Doctors, centipedes and finesse worms. Look for banks with slab rock mixed with chunk rock. Keep a top-water lure tied on for Kentuckies pushing the shad to the surface. Walleye are on the points found on the main lake and in the creek arms. They are feeding in the 24- to 26-foot range and close to the bottom. Try using a bottom bouncer with crawler harnesses or a split-shot rig with a crawler. Also, try trolling Reef Runners, Glass Shad and Shad Raps. Sugar Loaf Harbor said the lake clarity is about medium, and the lake level is normal. Crappie fishing is good from the bank up to 8-feet out. The crappie are biting on Bobby Garland Swimming Minnows. Bass are spawning.

Lake Norfork: Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said the lake is clear, and the water level is 552.30 feet. Crappie fishing is good from 2- to 20-feet deep using crappie minnows, jigs or shiners near the shore or brush piles. Bass are biting well on spinner baits and jigs. Some bass are spawning, and others are still in pre-spawn mode.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Beaver Lake: Southtown Sporting Goods said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is good in shallow water using crickets around brush or stumps. Crappie fishing is good using minnows and tube jigs near brush. Bass fishing is good in shallow water using spinner baits and jigs.

Lake Fayetteville: Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Crappie fishing is excellent 5- to 15-feet deep using minnows. Bass are spawning. Bluegills are biting fair 5- to 6-feet deep on crickets.

Lake Sequoyah: Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Crappie fishing is good from the bank to 2-feet out. Try using crappie jigs, tube jigs or minnows near brush. Bass fishing is fair 4- to 5-feet deep using spinner baits near brush, rocky points, logs or stumps. White crappie and walleye are being caught behind the dam.

Beaver Tailwaters: Beaver Dam Store said trout fishing is good early. Olive or brown Micro jigs tipped with a wax worm are excellent producers when fished about 30-inches deep. Super Dupers in silver are good choices for lure anglers. Nightcrawlers eased across the bottom are taking trout and walleye. Power Bait in chartreuse-and-white or chartreuse-and-pink has been working. Fly-fishermen are catching trout on Charlotte's Red Neck Midge, Caddis Pupa in cream or olive, Pheasant Tail Nymphs in olive (sizes 12 to 14), Hare's Ear Nymph (sizes 14 and 16), Red Ass (size 16), Griffith's Gnat (sizes 18 and 20) and cream Midges (sizes 20 to 26). McLellan's Fly Shop said generation has increased considerably. However, all of this high water has produced some fat and healthy trout that are eager to bite. Scuds and sowbugs, as well as midge pupa patterns, have been the most productive. Some soft-hackle action is starting to heat up as well. The best flies have been: McLellan's Hunchback Scud in gray and olive (sizes 14 and 16), McLellan's Woven Sow Bug (sizes 14 to 16), Mercury Brassie (sizes 18 to 20), Rojo Midge (size 22), Mercury Blood Midge (sizes 20 and 22), red Jujubee Midge (sizes 20 and 22), Johnny Flash (sizes 20 to 24), Mercury Black Beauty (sizes 20 and 22), Gray Mercury Midge (sizes 20 and 22), March Brown Spider (size 14) and Red Ass (size 16).

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

Lake Charles: Powhatan Landing said the lake is a little stained and still up a little. Bream are biting well on crickets off the bank. Crappie fishing is good using minnows from the bank. Catfishing is good using a rod and reel baited with chicken liver or nightcrawlers.

Spring River: Local fisherman Gary Salard said the river is clear and about 2- to 3-inches above normal. Trout fishing is good using salmon eggs.

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

Lake Monticello: The Outdoor Store said the lake is a little green from fertilization last week, but the water is clearing up. The lake level is normal. Bream are biting well on crickets. A few crappie are being taken with small tube jigs and shiners. Bass fishing is good from 10- to 12-feet deep using plastic worms or deep-diving cranks.

Lake Chicot: Koenig's Bass Tracker Marine the lake clarity is fair, and the lake level is normal. Crappie fishing is fair using yo-yos. Catfish are biting well on trotlines.

Grand Lake: Koenig's Bass Tracker Marine said crappie are biting well from 4- to 5-feet deep on jigs and yo-yos near brush piles. Catfishing is fair using worms on the bottom.

Mississippi River: Koenig's Bass Tracker Marine said the river is muddy and at 39 feet.

Old Town Lake: Old Town Fish Camp said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is good using wax worms or crickets near the bank. Crappie fishing is good about 2-feet deep using minnows and jigs near cypress trees. Bass fishing is good using black Gitzits or jig 'n' pig combos. The bass being caught are averaging 4-pounds. Catfishing is good using trotlines or yo-yo's using minnows and crawfish.

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

Millwood Lake: Millwood Lake Guide Service said the water temperature ranges from 69 to 73 degrees. The lake is 3 inches above normal, steady and has visibility of 8 to 12 inches. Largemouth bass remain excellent on red chrome Rat-L-Traps on sunny days and gold Rat-L-Traps on cloudy days. Five-inch Bass Assassin soft-plastic jerkbaits, buzzbaits, spinner baits are also working. The larger female largemouth bass are post spawn and have pulled back to deeper water from the beds. Carolina-rigged Zoom lizards in cotton candy are working well. Crankbaits in brown craw with an orange belly are working well in the areas around hydrilla, coontail and stumps in creek mouths and on points in the river. Work the cranks and traps very slow to antagonize the bigger bass. Work the lizards and brush hogs through and into any hole or opening in existing vegetation mats and allow them to fall on slack line from 5- to 8-feet deep. Twitch worms, trick worms and wacky-rigged trick worms are taking a few decent fish in water depths of 1 to 4 feet. Crappie have transitioned back to deeper water; some crappie are finishing up on the beds. Bream are beginning to be found in shallow water areas around cypress trees. Nice slab catches have been taken on live shiners and jigs fished from 2- to 5-feet deep along Little River and its oxbows. However, most of the larger fish have completed their spawn. Spotted gar and very large carp have been noted cruising in shallow water areas of 1 to 3 feet of water. These fish have been seen in the back of Horseshoe Lake, in McGuire, in Mud Lake, in Little River flats next to Hurricane Creek and in other oxbows of Little River.

Lake Columbia: Steve's Marine said the lake conditions are normal. Lots of fish are being taken below the spillway. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Redear are also biting on crawfish. Flatheads are biting well on trotlines.

Lake Erling: Steve's Marine said the lake level ranges from low to normal. Bream are bedding up and biting on crickets and worms. Redear are biting well on worms and crawfish. Bass fishing is excellent using spinner baits and top-water lures against the bank. Flatheads are biting well on trotlines.

Lake Greeson: Lakeside Grocery, Motel and Bait Shop said the lake is clear, and the lake level is 542 feet. Bream are biting fair about 3-feet deep on crickets and small jigs fished near brush or stumps. Crappie fishing is fair from 5- to 6-feet deep using minnows, jigs and crickets near brush. Bass fishing is fair up to 5-feet deep using spinner baits, crankbaits, top-water lures, worms and lizards near coves or on points. White bass are scooling on the lake and are biting on spoons, top-water lures and crankbaits. Stripers are breaking in the late evening on the lake and are also biting on spoons, top-water lures and crankbaits. Catfishing is good using stink bait, chicken liver, shrimp and minnows.

DeGray Lake: DeGray One Stop said the upper mid-section and southeast end of the lake are clear. Bream are biting well from 12- to 18-feet deep on crickets. Bream have started moving toward their beds. Crappie fishing is good using minnows around brush and stumps from 12- to 24-feet deep. Almost, 75 percent of the crappie spawn is complete. Black bass and Kentuckies have spawned out of the north end and are nearing spawn completion in the mid section. These fish should be in post spawn by the end of the week; try fishing from 12- to 18-feet deep. Overall, bass fishing is good using spinner baits, buzzbaits and top-water lures around brush, rocky points, on the edge of the creek channel or in the wooded coves. Hybrids and whites are schooling on top and are hitting Near Nothings, Roostertails, spoons and Sassy Shad. Catfish are biting well on live bait, bass minnows and rice slicks. Hybrids are very active in the mornings and late evenings. Blue cats are averaging from 15 to 17 pounds and are biting from 8- to 15-feet deep.

WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Lake Dardanelle: Early Bird Outfitters said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is good to excellent from 3- to 4-feet deep using crickets. Crappie fishing is good about 2-feet deep using minnows near the roadbed rock. Largemouth bass are biting well on spinner baits, crankbaits, white Gitzits and white buzzbaits near brush. White bass are biting below the dam on white-and-chartreuse Twistertails or grubs. Catfish are biting on live bait and cut shad fished along the rock or in the current breaks along the lake. Cross Creek said bass fishing is good using spinner baits or crankbaits.

Ozark Pool: Lakeside Food Mart said the water clarity is fair, and the river level is normal. Bream fishing is fair about 3-feet deep using crickets near rocky points. Crappie fishing is poor, but some are biting from 4- to 6-feet deep using minnows or jigs near brush piles. Bass fishing is fair up to 2-feet deep using jigs and lizards near the bank. White bass are biting in the middle of the river using orange, white and yellow grubs. Catfishing is fair using shad, liver and shrimp.

Lake Ouachita: Mountain Harbor Resort said the water temperature ranges from 62 to 68 degrees. The lake level is 575.59 feet, and the water is clearing up. Largemouth bass are very good. They can still be caught with trick worms, Carolina-rigged lizards and Yum Dingers. The best colors are watermelon seed, watermelon candy and green pumpkin. Top-water action is picking up with Boy Howdies and Zara Spooks. Try fishing in 8 to 20 feet of water around main lake points and large bay pockets near creek channels for the best results. Walleye fishing is good on main lake points. Jerkbaits or jigs tipped with minnows are still the most effective. Try water depths of 8 to 20 feet. Stripers are excellent on live bait, hair jigs or jerkbaits. Umbrella rigs with hair jigs are producing some good quantities. Top-water action is excellent on cloudy days or early and late with C-10 Redfins. Bream are still good on crickets or worms. Crappie are still excellent and being caught over brush piles and moss flats using feather jigs, 2-inch grubs and minnows. Try main lake points and large moss flats from 4- to12-feet deep. The best colors are still white, silver, lemon meringue and Tennessee shad. Catfish are excellent and being caught on live bait or cut bait fished from 10- to 20-feet deep. Trader Bill's Sport Shop said the lake is clear and in the mid-60s. Crappie fishing is good from 8- to 10-feet deep using minnows and jigs on the deep edge of the moss line. Black bass are biting on Smithwick Rogues and lead-head worms about 10- to 12-feet deep on the outside edge of the moss line. Striper fishing is excellent using top-water lures like C-10 Redfins in rainbow trout color.

Lake Hamilton: Trader Bill's Sport Shop said the lake is clear, and the water temperature is in the low 60s. Crappie fishing is good about 5-feet deep using minnows and jigs near brush piles. Bass fishing is good from 5- to 7-feet deep using spinner baits and lead-head worms.

Lake Hinkle: Bill's Bait Shop said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is poor. Crappie fishing is good in 5 feet of water about 2- to 3-feet deep. Try using minnows and jigs near brush piles and stumps. Bass fishing is good about 2½-feet deep using plastic worms or minnows near brush, rocky points or in open water. Catfishing is good using trotlines.

Lake Atkins: Lucky Landing said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is excellent about 3-feet deep using red worms and crickets around the cypress trees. Crappie fishing is poor. Bass are biting well about 3-feet deep on spinner baits and jigs. Catfishing is excellent using crickets in shallow water near the bank and around brush.

Lake Nimrod: Lake Nimrod Bait 'n' More II said the lake level is at 345 feet. Fishing has been great. Bream are biting excellent on worms and crickets. Catfishing is great using worms, minnows, stink bait and yo-yos baited with minnows and goldfish. Crappie fishing is excellent using minnows and jigs in red-and-chartreuse, black-and-white or pink-and-white. Bass are hitting great on spinner baits, buzzbaits and minnows.

Arkansas River: Cross Creek said the lake is stained and close to normal pool. Crappie are biting well from 2- to 4-feet deep on minnows and jigs near brush piles and stumps. The crappie are being picked up at Sugar Loaf. Bass fishing is good 2- to 6-feet deep using white or white-and-chartreuse spinner baits near brush or rocky points. Tackle Box said the river clarity is good, and the water temperature is around 65 degrees. Crappie fishing is good about 3-feet deep using minnows around stumps or wood structure. Largemouth bass are biting on spinner baits most of the day. Early in the morning, try using buzzbaits.

SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Felsenthal: Crossroads said bream fishing is slow, but some are biting on worms and crickets. A few crappie are being taken on shiners.

Saline River: Sanders Pawn and Bait said the river is clearing up and is about ½-foot above normal pool. Catfishing is good using large minnows, crayfish or perch.

Cox Creek Lake: Sanders Pawn and Bait said bream fishing is good 2- to 6-feet deep using worms or crickets near brush or stumps. Bass fishing is fair using minnows or artificials near brush or rocky points.

EAST ARKANSAS:

Maddox Bay: Maddox Bay Landing said the lake clarity is good, and the lake level is about 21½-feet. Crappie fishing is fair 6- to 9-feet deep using minnows and jigs around stumps. Catfishing is good using trotlines baited with large shiners or crawfish.

Midway Lake: Ed's Boat Camp said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is good about 2-feet deep using wax worms and crickets near brush. Crappie fishing is good about 2-feet deep using minnows around cypress trees. Bass fishing is good 2- to 3-feet deep using spinner baits and top-water lures around the cypress trees. Catfishing is good using trotlines baited with minnows.

Horseshoe Lake: Local fisherman Clyde Gregory said the lake has been windy and cold, but the weather should improve by this weekend. Bream are biting really well on wax worms and crickets in shallow water. Crappie fishing is good in shallow water from 2- to 3-feet deep using black-and-chartreuse or red-and-chartreuse jigs around the cypress trees. Catfishing is good using stink bait or cut bait around the piers. Bass fishing is good in shallow water using spinner baits. There was a bass tournament held this weekend, and it took more than 14 pounds to win.

White River Refuge Lakes: Ed's Bait Shop said crappie are biting fair on minnows and jigs.

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