Fishing Report
September 07, 2005

Lure of the Week: To familiarize new anglers with the huge variety of lures available, we will be using the fishing tip section to describe a new lure every week.

Senko - This term applies to a long list of soft-plastics that have taken the fishing world by storm. Whether you prefer the original Senko, a Berkley Sinking Minnow or a YUM Dinger, these new soft-plastic stick baits should be in every angler’s arsenal. Although there are many ways to fish these baits, the key word is SLOW. Most anglers have the most success Texas-rigging them without a weight, casting them to the edges of good-looking structure and simply letting them sink. After they touch bottom, let them sit a few seconds, then reel them up a few feet and let them sink again. The hits almost always come on the drop, so watch your line carefully to see if it’s moving.

CENTRAL ARKANSAS:

 Little Rock Area Ponds: Catfishing is good on cut bait and rice slicks at Burns Park.

Lake Conway: Bates Field and Stream said the lake is clear and a little low. Bream fishing is good on worms, wax worms, crickets and TiniMite Bream Jigs fished next to the bank. Crappie fishing is good on minnows fished on the shady side of the cypress trees. Bass are good in the early mornings and late evenings on white or chartreuse buzzbaits and Zoom Horny Toads fished around the lily pads. Dark-colored plastic worms are also catching a few fish near the pads. Catfishing is fair on trotlines, yo-yos and jugs baited with cut shad.

Little Red River: Lindsey's Resort said the river is running clear and low with one generator running in the afternoons. Trout fishing is good on wax worms, Power Eggs or marshmallow baits. Little Cleos and Rooster Tails are also bringing in some good trout when fished across the current.

Greers Ferry: Shiloh Marina said the water is extremely clear and the lake level is at 453.6 feet. Bass fishing has been good at night on spinnerbaits with large Colorado blades and large, dark-colored soft plastics fished in 15 feet of water. Walleye are biting well on nightcrawlers fished over the flats in 35 to 40 feet of water. White bass and hybrids are schooling in deep water throughout the day.

Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the lake level at Greers Ferry is about 8 feet low and will continue to fall with the lack of rain and generation. The falling water should help the fishing as the nights continue to get cooler. Catfishing is excellent on jugs, trotlines and noodles fished about 17-feet deep. Soap, liver and bream have been the best lures. The walleye fishing is on and off but the fish are still being caught in about 33 feet of water on backtrolled nightcrawlers and leeches. The hybrids and whites are getting better by the day in 33 feet and on the surface all over the lake. In one more month, it will be fantastic with increased schooling activity. All of the bass fishing is good. Channel bends, points and standing timber are holding some staging fish and many schooling bass are in the creeks already.
 

Harris Brake Lake: Coffee Creek Landing said the lake is low and the water is clear. Bream anglers are doing well on worms and crickets fished from the bank. Crappie are biting well around 4- to 7-feet deep on jigs fished around the stumps. Bass are biting well in 6 feet of water on soft-plastics fished near the rocks. Not many people are fishing for catfish, but a few are catching some fish on trotlines baited with minnows.

Lake Overcup: Lakeview Landing said the lake is clear and low. Bream fishing is fair on the banks using red wigglers and crickets. Bass are turning on around the piers and brush piles in 4 feet of water in late afternoon. Crankbaits are doing the best on the bass. Catfish are decent. One angler caught a 45-lb. cat on a trotline earlier this week.

Cadron Creek: Wooster Grocery said fishing for all species has been poor. A few bream are being caught on crickets and a couple of anglers have caught a few crappie on live minnows.

Beaverfork Lake: Wooster Grocery said bream fishing is fair on crickets. Bass and crappie are holding in the shallows and are being caught occasionally on minnows. Some bass have also been taken on top-water lures.

Toad Suck Lock and Dam: Bates Field and Stream said crappie fishing is fair behind the jetties on minnows. Bass fishing is good early in the mornings on large stick baits and black Bandit crankbaits behind the jetties. Catfishing is fair on shad, trotline minnows and nightcrawlers.

Little Maumelle River: River Valley Bait said the river is at normal levels and normal clarity. Bream fishing is good right along the banks with crickets and red worms. Catfish are decent on any live or prepared bait fished on the bottom in the gut of the river.

Lake Cargile: Beeson’s Grocery said the lake is clear and low. Bream fishing is good on red wigglers and crickets. Crappie fishing is good on live minnows under a slip-cork rig. Bass fishing is fair at best.

Lake Maumelle: Jolly Roger’s Marina said black bass are biting well. They hare in deeper water, out to 25-feet deep during the day, but are moving shallow at dawn and dusk. Try crankbaits and spinnerbaits during the low-light hours and Carolina-rigs, drop-shotted soft-plastics and tube lures during the middle of the day. Kentucky bass are good and are holding in 20- to 25-foot deep water. Anglers are doing well on 3-inch pumpkin grubs, worms and tube lures. The white bass are schooling from the marina east to Three-fingers Cove with some reports of white bass surfacing just north of Jim’s Island. Catfish are biting well on large minnows and prepared baits in 25-feet of water. Crappie fishing is fair on 1/32-ounce jigs and small crappie minnows fished in 18 to 22 feet of water. Bream are biting well on crickets and worms fished out in 20 feet of water.

Arkansas River: Charley’s Hidden Harbor near Oppelo said the flow from Lock 9 is 28,000 cubic feet per second with a headwater of 284.3 and a tailwater of 268.3. Bass fishing is really improving with the good flows and cooler nights. The largemouths are moving to shallow waters. Chartreuse-and-pepper Zoom worms fished in 2 to 4 feet of water on the downstream side of the jetties and in the backwaters have produced some good 15- to 18-inch fish. Kentucky bass are hanging behind the jetties as well and are going for shallow-running firetiger crankbaits and spinnerbaits. White bass are steadily improving and are even being caught at mid-day around the Petit Jean River, Coppers Gap and Flagg Lake on pearl-colored crankbaits. Bream are biting well on crickets fished around the grass. Crappie fishing is good on structure in the 8- to 12-foot range on minnows. Catfish are moving to shallow water and are excellent on whole shad around rocks in 6 to 12 feet of water. Stripers are holding on the downstream side of locks 8, 9 and 10. The best action is coming on large spoons fished just outside of the swirls in the current.

Fourche La Fave River: Crappie fishing is fair on minnows. Kentucky bass are biting fair to good on red crankbaits and jig-and-pig combos. Catfish are biting well on shad and sunfish.

Fourche Creek: Kentucky bass are on the rocks and are biting well on red shad-colored worms and a jig-and-pig combo. Catfishing is fair on cut bait and rice slicks.

Arkansas River (Little Rock area): Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said white bass are schooling around the jetty points. Many fishermen are bringing in good catches of white bass on Pop-R’s and CC Spoons fished around jetties and any other obstructions in the current. Catfishing is excellent on trotlines baited with cut bait, rice slicks and shrimp.

Murray Lock and Dam: Stripers are biting well early and late in the day on Little Georges and Mann’s Split Tails. Catfish are good on shad, rice slicks and nightcrawlers.

Little Maumelle Creek: Bream are fair to good on crickets and wax worms fished around the lily pad edges. Crappie are fair at night on yoyos baited with live minnows. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits, top-water lures and tube lures during low-light hours. Catfish are good on cut bait and rice field slicks.

Tom’s Lake: Shirley’s Bait said the hot weather has kept the fishermen off the lake.

Bradford Lake: Shirley’s Bait said the weather has kept the anglers away from the lake.

White River: Shirley’s Bait said the river is low. Catfishing is about the only thing going right now on the White. Worms, jumbo bass minnows, nightcrawlers and Docs bait are working well on the cats.

Pickthorne Lake: Outdoor Super Store said the lake is low and dingy. All species are poor except for the crappie. Some papermouths are being caught by drifting minnows along the levee in 5 to 7 feet of water.

Sunset Lake: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports said bass have been biting well on buzzbaits and other topwaters with the low water levels.

Saline River Access in Benton: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports said the water is running low and is stained. Bass fishing has been good on brightly colored topwaters in the low light of early morning. 

Clear Lake: McSwain Sports Center said the lake is high and the water is clear. Fishing has been slow in general. Only a few bream are being caught on crickets. Bass are in the shallows around 2-feet deep in the early morning and are being caught on top-water lures and extremely shallow-running crankbaits in the low-light hours of morning and evening. All other species have been poor.

Terry Lock and Dam: McSwain Sports Center said there has been no water running from the lock and dam except for barge traffic. Catfishing is fair below the dam on shad fished slowly in what current is available.


NORTH ARKANSAS:

White River: Gaston's White River Resort said the generation is basically low in the morning and then comes up high around noon and shuts back off later in the evening.  This is a pretty normal generation pattern for the summer. What this means for fishing is that you can fish low water first thing in the morning, then catch the water as it is coming up and catch plenty of trout. The bigger browns tend to respond better with rising water, so the afternoon is the best time to catch larger trout on artificial lures like Husky Jerks and Rattlin’ Rogues. In the morning, you will want to use yellow Powerbait and wax worms or white plastic trout worms. Fly fishermen are doing great with BDI soft hackles and sow bugs on low water. Hank's ant-bee fly works very well on higher water, as well as an olive or brown woolly bugger.

Wilderness Trail said fishing for trout on the White River has been good on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow and orange and Belgian red worms. Buoyant Spoons, Super Dupers and Little Cleos are the bait of choice in the current. The fly fishermen did well on olive Woolly Buggers, soft hackles and olive scuds and sow bugs. The brown trout are being caught on Countdowns, Flat Fish and nightcrawlers.   

  North Fork River: McLellan’s Fly Shop said during low water, concentrate your nymph fishing on the faster runs and riffles. During high-water conditions, streamer fishing has been excellent from a boat (especially on overcast days). Many trout are being hooked on terrestrials - grasshoppers, ants and beetles - and it will only get better as summer continues. 

Bull Shoals Lake: Wilderness Trail said the lake temperature has come down to 85 degrees, and the lake level is at 648.78. White bass became active again this week, pushing shad up on banks and into main lake coves late in the afternoon. White grubs, Spots and small spoons are the best baits. Crappie are returning to the brush piles that are close to drop offs. Crappie minnows, Swimming Minnows and crappie tubes are the best baits along with crappie spoons. Catfish are feeding at night and the guys that are using jugs are having great success. The entrances of the creek arms have produced numbers this week. Best baits have been Magic Bait, hot dogs, chicken liver and frozen shad.  Largemouth bass slowed down again this week. The top-water bite is still OK in the morning, although it is hard find keeper-size largemouth. Buzzbaits, Zara Spook Jrs. and Spit’N Image poppers continue to be the best surface lures. Secondary points, docks and brush piles are holding largemouth during the day, fish slow baits around these structures (spider jigs, tubes, centipedes and Baby Brush Hogs).  Smallmouth bass are foraging on shad and crawdads around points and steep chunk rock banks on the main lake and in the creek arms. The best bite is in the morning and late afternoon.  Spider jigs, football jigs, centipedes and Zoom Trick Worms are working well.  There is some top-water action in the morning on the main lake points. Zara Spooks and Lucky Craft Sammies will trigger some aggressive fish. Kentucky bass are unchanged from the last few weeks. They continue to swim with the shad, feeding at will.  Main lake pockets, cuts and bluff wall ends are places to look for schools of shad and Kentuckies. Best baits are live shiners, spoons or drop-shotted finesse worms. Walleye are going on the feed around noon in 31 to 34 feet of water off points and do nothing pea rock banks that have some ledges. A number of techniques are working, long lining deep-running crankbaits, vertically jigging white or silver spoons and pulling bottom bouncers with crawler or leech harnesses.

Sugar Loaf Harbor said the lake is low, and visibility is good in areas 30-feet deep. Bream fishing is excellent from the surface down to 10-feet deep practically everywhere on the lake. Red wigglers have caught the most bream. Crappie fishing is good on minnows fished on slip-cork rigs over brush piles in 31 to 32 feet of water. Bass fishing is fair on crawfish around 20-feet deep.

Lake Norfork: Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said the lake is clear and at 543.5 feet, about 10 feet below normal pool. Bream fishing is fair on crickets fished right against any stumps in the water. Crappie are biting decent on small shad and minnows fished around the brush piles, but not many anglers are pursuing them. Stripers are biting well in the early morning on spoons, Road Runners and umbrella rigs. Fishermen are also catching quite a few on top-water lures when the surface activity begins. Catfishing is fair, but not many anglers are reporting any outstanding stringers.


NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Beaver Lake: Southtown Sporting Goods said the lake is low and clear. Crappie fishing is good on minnows fished 10- to 18-feet deep. Black bass and white bass have been biting fair at night on spoons fished near brushy cover. Black bass are also doing well on large worms, spinnerbaits and jig-and-pig combos during the day. Catfishing is good on live bait.

Lake Fayetteville: Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock said the lake is about a foot low and the water has excellent clarity. Not many anglers are going out, and very few reports are coming in. A few bluegills are being taken on crickets. Black bass are holding around 10 to 15 feet deep, but not many are being caught.

Lake Sequoyah: Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock said the lake is about 3-feet low, but the water is clear. Bream are biting well on crickets and red worms fished around stumps and brushy areas in 3 to 8 feet of water. Catfish are fair on chicken livers, shad and goldfish in deeper, 4- to 20-foot deep water. Crappie anglers are catching many fish in 3 to 6 feet of water on minnows and jigs around brush piles and stumps. Bass are biting fair on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and soft-plastics around the moss and brush in 6 feet of water.

Beaver Tailwaters: Fly anglers are reporting catches on brown Beadhead Woolly Buggers (size 10); olive Submarine Soft Hackles (size 16); and olive Lightning Bugs (size 16). Lower river levels and spooky trout demand longer, finer leaders, good drifts and quiet wading.

Kings River: Kings River Outfitters said the river is very low. Floating is not impossible, it just requires some effort. The fishing is incredible. Topwaters and natural color soft plastics will do the job for smallmouth bass. The same lures in a smaller size will work on rock bass and sunfish.

Buffalo River: Ozark Outfitters said the river is running low and has a stain in the water. Bass fishing has been good at night on top-water lures fished around 2 to 4 feet of water. Catfish are good at night on chicken livers and nightcrawlers. Bream fishing is good on nightcrawlers fished around 4- to 6-feet deep.


NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

Lake Charles: Powhatan Landing said the lake is low and stained. Bream fishing is good on crickets. Catfishing is good on chicken livers and nightcrawlers.

Black River: Powhatan Landing said some small Kentucky bass have been caught recently on tubes and crawfish-imitating crankbaits around rocky areas.

Spring River: Many Islands Camp said the river is low and clear. Not many fishermen are going out, but the fishing has been good on Power Bait drifted in the current.
 

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

Lake Chicot: Koenig’s Bass Tracker Marine said the bream are biting tiny tube jigs fished near the stumps, but most of the activity is early or late in the day.

Lake Monticello: Outdoor Super Store said the lake is low and clear. Bream are biting fair in 7 feet of water on crickets. Bass fishing is fair in the early morning and lat evenings on top-water lures.

Grand Lake: Koenig’s Bass Tracker Marine said crappie are fair on jigs tipped with small minnows.

Arkansas River: Sanders Pawn and Bait said there have been no reports coming in of any good fishing.
 

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

Millwood Lake: Millwood Lake Guide Service said the water temperature is cooling and ranges from 82 to 88 degrees. The lake is one inch above normal pool with a discharge of 172 cubic feet per second at the dam. Largemouth bass are good early and late in the day.  Buzzbaits and spinnerbaits in firecracker or spot remover colors, small Spit'n Images, and Cordell Crazy Shads in chrome/black are taking early morning keepers. Zoom Horny Toads, Turbo Shads or Bass Assassins in shad colors are catching bass in the pad edges along Little River.  Baby Brush Hogs and lizards in redbug, camouflage and kudzu colors are still taking some bass on the stumps. The jig bite continues to improve, with Texas Craw, black and blue, or pumpkin-watermelon-rind being the hot colors. Most consistent bites are on bases of cypress trees, knees, and root wads. Crappie remain best early in the mornings, on smoke or orange grubs in 10 to 15 feet of water in contact with planted brush piles. Very few crappie fishermen are out after 10 a.m. Catfish remain fair on yoyos or trot lines under cypress trees around Jack's Isle and Clear Lake, and trot lines in Little River set at 15-20 feet depths.  The best yoyo bite is at night on live shiners, in 9-14 feet depths. White bass are starting to follow the shad and school in Little River and are hitting ¼- to ½-ounce Rat-L-Traps in chrome/blue, white, or chrome/chartreuse colors. Good areas to look for huge schools of shad and white bass are in front of Horseshoe Lake (the outside river bend in Little River), White Cliffs, and between the 4- and 6-mile markers on Little River. Once you find those schools of shad, the whites won’t be too hard to find.

Lake Columbia: Steve's Marine said the yearling bass are schooling a little all over the lake. Bream are biting well on red wigglers in 3 to 4 feet of water. Crappie fishing is fair on gray and pink jigs from 10- to 12-feet deep. Catfishing is fair on nightcrawlers.

Lake Erling: Steve's Marine said the lake is low. Catfishing is fair on chicken livers. A few black bass have been caught at night on spinnerbaits with large, black blades.

White Oak Lake: Charlie’s One Stop said not many anglers have visited the lake this week.

Lake Greeson: Lakeside Grocery, Motel/Bait Shop said the fishing has been poor for all species with all the fluctuating weather. Not many people are going to the lake because of the gas prices and heat.

DeGray Lake: Point Cedar Bait Shop said most of the people visiting the lake are going to swim and ski. Not many anglers are coming through the bait shop. The water is still low, so watch out for rocks and islands.

Iron Mountain Resort said hybrids and white bass are schooling early in the mornings and late in the afternoons around Arlie Moore and the mouths of Brushy and Yancey creeks. They are biting on spoons, Rooster Tails, and top-water lures. Largemouth and spotted bass are beginning to move deeper with the warming temperatures. Bass are being caught on Texas-rigged plastic worms in about 16 to 22 feet of water. Some are being caught on the surface, schooling early in the mornings and late in the afternoons.  Bream are good on crickets and worms off points and shallow humps in 10 to 18 feet of water. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs in 12 to 18 feet of water on points and brush piles. Catfish are good in 15 to 18 feet of water on main lake points and rock piles.

Little Missouri River:  No report.
 

WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Lake Dardanelle: Early Bird Outfitters said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Bream fishing is good on red worms and crickets in 3 feet of water. Catfishing is good on stinkbait, chicken livers and live bait fished below the dam and in deeper holes next to the river channel. All other species have been poor.

Ozark Pool: Lakeside Food Mart said fishing has improved slightly from last week. The water is low and clear. Bream are biting fair on crickets and nightcrawlers in 5 to 6 feet of water. Crappie are out in the main lake area, but are biting fair on Rat-L-Traps in 20 feet of water. Bass fishermen are doing decent on crankbaits, but are keeping quiet on the depths they are fishing. Catfishing is fair on nightcrawlers.

Lake Ouachita: Mountain Harbor Resort said the water is clear. The lake level is 569.39 and the surface temperature ranges form 88 to 94 degrees. Largemouth bass are slow to fair early and late in the day. They are biting well on Texas-rigged Zoom Old Monsters, U-tails and Speed Worms in strawberry, watermelon with red flake and redbug. Try main lake points and large bay pockets near creek channels for the best results in 12 to 20 feet of water. Kentucky bass are good on live crayfish in 18 to 25 feet of water near brush piles. Walleye are biting well on the main lake points around brush piles. Try silver spoons, 3-inch grubs and silver Rat-L-Traps in 15 to 25 feet of water. Stripers are fair on live bait and hair jigs. The eastern end of the lake has seen the best success. Areas around Brady Mountain, Spillway Bay and Yorktown Bay are still the best early and late in the day. Bream are biting very well on crickets and worms. They are being caught from 12 to 20 feet of water. Crappie fishing is still slow with a few fish being taken around the moss flats on 2-inch grubs, minnows and feather jigs. Areas from 15- to 35-feet deep are the best bet. Catfish are still good on live bait, hot dogs and cut bait around 10- to 20-feet deep.

Cross Creek said the lake is low. Bream are fair on crickets in 6 feet of water, but they are scattered and likely to be anywhere. Crappie have moved deep and are difficult to catch. Bass fishing has been good on 10-inch red shad worms fished in deep brush piles. Catfishing has been good on prepared catfish bait.

Trader Bill’s Sport Shop said the lake is clear and a normal level. Bream are picking up around the boat docks in 6 to 7 feet of water. Bass are surfacing at the mouth of large creeks early in the morning. Catfishing is good in these same areas on live bait fished on the bottom. Walleye are fair on jigging spoons fished in around 20 feet of water.

Lake Catherine: Lake Catherine State Park said fish are breaking on the state park end of the lake. Crappie fishing is good around the brush piles near the main river. Bream fishing is good on worms and crickets fished in 3 to 6 feet of water near the bank.

Lake Hamilton: Trader Bill’s Sport Shop said the lake is clear and the water is beginning to cool. Bream fishing is good from 6 to 7 feet of water around the boat docks. Bass fishing is picking up in the early morning on top-water lures and spoons fished near the mouths of major creeks. Catfishing is good on live bait in the mouth of major creeks. Walleye are fair in 20 feet of water around the major points. Most walleye anglers are catching their fish on jigging spoons. 

Lake Hinkle: Bill's Bait Shop said the lake is clear and at normal pool. Crappie anglers are doing fair drifting minnows and jigs over brush piles in 25 feet of water. The bass are schooling all over the lake and are being caught on top-water lures during the surface activity, then soft-plastic worms when the fish go back deeper. Catfishing is excellent on trotlines baited with bream.

Lake Atkins: Lucky Landing said crappie are biting well in 10 feet of water on minnows fished near the brush piles.

Lake Nimrod: Lake Nimrod Bait ‘n’ More II said catfish are biting great on worms, turkey or chicken livers, minnows and yo-yos baited with goldfish. Bass are good early and late on plastic worms and spinnerbaits. Bream are biting well on worms or crickets. Crappie are also biting well on minnows, jigs or Bandit crankbaits fished about 12-18 feet. The lake is at normal level for this time of year.

 

SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Felsenthal: Benson’s Grocery and Bait said bream and bass fishing are good. All other species are slow. The hot weather is still keeping anglers off the water.

Saline River: Sanders Pawn and Bait said not many anglers have been visiting the river lately.

Cox Creek Lake: Sanders Pawn and Bait said the lake is low and the fishing has been slow. Some crappie have been caught on shiners fished on slip-sinker rigs right on the bottom. Catfish are also being caught on shiners fished on the bottom.


 

EAST ARKANSAS:

Old Town Lake: Old Town Fish Camp said the lake is low and the water is clear. Bream are biting on wax worms and crickets around the cypress trees. Bass are fair on buzzbaits and top-water lures fished next to the bank. Catfish are good on trotlines baited with minnows and set in 12 feet of water. Crappie are fair around cypress trees.

Arkansas River (Pine Bluff): The Tackle Box said the river is at normal levels and is running fairly clear. Catfishing is good on cut shad, skipjack herring and nightcrawlers.

River City Sporting Goods said the river is stained. Bream are fair from 4 to 6 feet on crickets and worms. Bass are biting well in the backwaters on Carolina-rigged lizards and soft-plastic worms in 8 to 10 feet of water around the brush. Catfish are good on live shad and large minnows.

Maddox Bay: Maddox Bay Landing said the water level is low and the clarity is poor. Bream are biting well in 2 to 5 feet of water on crickets. Bass are fair against the docks in 2 to 5 feet of water on crankbaits. Catfishermen are doing well on stinkbait fished in the deep pools and still-water areas.

Midway Lake: Ed’s Boat Camp said the lake is really low. You can’t even get a boat out there, so there’s been no fishing report to speak of.

Bear Creek Lake: Six Rivers Sport Center said the water is clear and a little low. Bream are biting well in 2 to 3 feet of water on crickets fished near the banks. Crappie fishing is good in the main lake on minnows fished 12- to 14-feet deep. Catfishing is excellent on nightcrawlers fished straight out from the banks.

Horseshoe Lake: Local fisherman Clyde Gregory said the lake is at normal levels and the water clarity is very good. Few anglers visited the lake last week, most likely because of high gas prices and hot weather. Bream were fair on crickets fished in the brush piles. Crappie fishermen caught a few fish on minnows around piers in 10 feet of water. The bass bite was very good early and late in the afternoon on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. Catfish were biting well on prepared baits, blood bait, shrimp and chicken livers.

White River Refuge Lakes: Ed’s Bait Shop said the water is low and clear. Not much is going on around the lakes, but a few anglers managed to catch some catfish. They were using stink bait fished from the bank.
 

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