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8/22/2007 Weekly Fishing Report Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Randy Zellers (501) 223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers@agfc.state.ar.us This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for August 22, 2007. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river. Fishing Tip: Long “fish” arches on a fishfinder screen can be misleading. The horizontal length of the arch indicates how long a fish was in the path of the sonar. This can mean a long fish, but it’s more often an indication that a fish is swimming the same direction the boat is traveling. The vertical thickness of the arch is a better indicator of a fish’s size.
Arkansas River Levels: According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as of Wednesday the Arkansas River stages are: Trimble Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 13): Headwater – 390.09 feet, Tailwater – 380.48 feet, Flow – 74,827 cubic feet per second Ozark Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 12): Headwater – 371.93 feet, Tailwater – 347.09 feet Dardanelle Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 10): Headwater – 337.94 feet, Tailwater – 294.48 feet Ormond Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 9): Headwater – 285.74 feet, Tailwater – 274.50 feet, Flow – 77,753 cubic feet per second Toad Suck Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 8): Headwater – 264.85 feet, Tailwater – 260.27 feet Murray Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 7): Headwater – 248.92 feet, Tailwater – 232.38 feet, Flow – 65,899 cubic feet per second Terry Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 6): Headwater – 230.29 feet, Tailwater – 218.35 feet, Flow – 71,162 cubic feet per second Sanders Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 4): Headwater – 196.08 feet, Tailwater – 186.15 feet Hardin Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 3): Headwater – 182.56 feet, Tailwater – 172.66 feet Mills Dam (Dam 2): Headwater – 162.84 feet, Tailwater – 135.21 feet, Flow – 71,378 cubic feet per second
White River Levels: According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as of Wednesday the White River stages are: 5.8 feet at Calico Rock (flood stage – 19 feet) 6.4 feet at Batesville (flood stage – 15 feet) 2.7 feet at Newport (flood stage – 26 feet) 14.7 feet at Augusta (flood stage – 26 feet) 3.1 feet at Georgetown (flood stage – 21 feet) 12.3 feet at Clarendon (flood stage – 26 feet)
Statewide Family and Community Fishing Program Report: Fishing in community ponds has been tough because of high temperatures. To increase fishing success try fishing in early mornings or late evenings in deeper water. Catfish can be caught using liver, worms or paste baits and bream can be caught using crickets or worms. For more information on catfish stockings, call toll free, 1-866-540-FISH (3474).
CENTRAL ARKANSAS:
Little Red River: Lindsey's Resort (501-302-3139) said the water is clear. Fishing is good on wax worms with marshmallows or chartreuse or white Power Bait. Marabou jigs in olive, brown/orange and white are all working well. Original Rapalas in black/silver or black/gold and red/gold Buoyant spoons are also working well. Fly-fishing is good early and late on tan sow bugs (size 14 or 16), zebra midges in black, tan or red and red tails (size 14 or 16). Jed Hollan at the Little Red Fly Shop said temperatures may be dropping slightly, but liberal water releases continue. Most water releases are beginning around noon and ending between 6 and 10 p.m. Anglers are finding the water crystal clear, and the fish are biting extremely well. Sulphurs, pale morning duns and blue-winged olives remain the stars of the mayfly hatches on the Little Red. There is a sporadic caddis hatch, but the small numbers coming off make it irrelevant. Dry flies that imitate the above trout food will work the best. Flies such as the CDC baetis dun, CDC PMD (#18), sulphur patterns in either orange or yellow (#18), BWO (#18) and Adams (#18) are your best choices. Sub-surface flies that are catching trout include sow bugs (light gray or tan), zebra midges (red, black or olive), pheasant tails, copper Johns, princes and gold ribbed hare's ears. Streamers such as the woolly bugger or zonker in sizes 8 to 12 and other sculpin imitators are beginning to work very well. Greers Ferry: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 458.09 feet MSL. Shiloh Marina (501-825-6237) said the water is clear and low. Fishing is very slow because of the heat. Harris Brake Lake: Coffee Creek Landing (501-889-2745) said the water is clear and a little low. Bream fishing is fair on crickets. Bass and crappie fishing have been very slow. Catfishing is excellent on trotlines with live or prepared bait. Lake Overcup: Lakeview Landing (501-354-1470) said the water is clear and a little below normal. Hardly any anglers are out because of the heat. Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is clear and low. Bream are biting well around the banks on redworms and crickets. Crappie fishing is slow; some are biting in deep water on live minnows. Some bass have been hitting near the bank early in the morning. A few catfish have been caught on shrimp and nightcrawlers. Brewer Lake: Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is clear and a little low. Crappie and bass have been slow. Bream fishing is excellent around the banks using redworms and crickets. Catfish are biting on live bait. A 38-pound catfish was caught last weekend. Little Maumelle River: River Valley Bait (501-868-3279) said the water clarity is good and at normal level. Bream fishing is good at the edge of the bank on worms and crickets. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. Catfishing is good using worms and cut shad. Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said bream fishing is good around the lily pads. Bass are biting early and late in the day on top-water stick baits. Lake Maumelle: Jolly Roger’s Marina said the water level is 2 feet below the spillways, which is great for this time of year. Black bass are biting well with some nice size fish being pulled from the water. Most of the largemouth bass are being caught around 15 to 20 feet deep during the day, but some are being caught early around the weeds in 5 to 8 feet of water. Kentucky bass are biting well around deep-water areas. Bream fishing is excellent around 15 to 20 feet deep. A few beds are still in shallower water, and some limits are being taken. Crappie are fair on minnows around 20 to 25 feet deep. White bass are biting well on CC spoons fished near the east end of the lake on main lake humps. Catfishing is fair on prepared bait and minnows fished in deeper water.
Sunset Lake: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water level is normal. Bream are biting well in 15 feet of water on crickets. Crappie and catfishing are slow. Bass are biting well on top-water lures early and redworms as the day progresses. Saline River Access in Benton: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is clear and low. Bream are biting well on yellow Rooster Tails and spinnerbaits. Bass fishing is excellent using brightly colored Chug Bugs. Fishing for crappie and catfish is slow. Arkansas River at Morrilton: Charley’s Hidden Harbor said the water temperature ranges from the high 50s to low 70s. Catfishing is strong on shad at 10-20 ft. Black bass are biting well on buzzing toads at midday. Bream are biting excellently on crickets or black Rooster Tails. Stripers are biting well below the dams on spoons. Crappie are biting well on minnows. Huge drum are being caught using crawfish-colored crankbaits. Kentucky bass are best on crankbaits and tubes fished over the tops of jetties. Murray Lock and Dam: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said catfish are the best thing going. Some crappie have been caught on minnows. Maumelle River: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said bream, bass and catfish are biting very well in all areas. Palarm Creek: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said bass fishing is fair on jigs, and Catfishing is excellent on trotlines baited with live bait. Terry Lock and Dam: McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is a little muddy and beginning to fall. Stripers are being caught on 5-inch twister tails. Bass fishing is good on black spinnerbaits and top-water lures. Catfish are biting great on cut shad. Clear Lake: McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is clear and low. A few bream are being caught in 3 feet of water on crickets around the stumps and logs. Bass fishing has been good in the grass in 2-3 feet of water using black spinnerbaits. Catfish are biting best at night on nightcrawlers and cut shad. Crappie fishing has been a little slow, but some can be caught in about 5 feet of water in brush piles using minnows. Peckerwood Lake: Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) said the water is clear and a little low. Bass are being caught using spinnerbaits. Catfishing is good early in the day or at night using cut shad and liver.
NORTH ARKANSAS: White River: Gaston’s White River Resort said trout anglers have been waking up to find zero to two units running. At noon, the power demand increases, and four or more units will run until around 9 p.m. Most trout have been caught on yellow or chartreuse Power Eggs. Trophy rainbows are being caught on Power Eggs under a pink glow bug and on spoons and spinners in sluggish current. Brown trout seem to like more natural bait, so nightcrawlers, redworms, Rapalas, and Rogues are the best choices. Fly-anglers have had the best luck on zebra midges, bulbous bivisibles, olive woolly buggers, red San Juan worms and pink or white 1/64-ounce jigs. Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock (870-445-4424) said fishing has been great as always. There has been a lot of generation, so drift-fishing Power Eggs, redworms and corn is working well. The best artificial lures have been spinners, spoons, Rapala countdowns and stick baits. Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said the water is clear and normal. Brown trout are biting on jigs, stick baits, spoons and spinners. Rainbow trout fishing is good using power bait and worms. McLellan’s Fly Shop reports that fly fishing has picked up on ant, beetle and hopper patterns. During higher flows, brown trout are biting well. Bull Shoals Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 653.11 feet MSL. Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock (870-445-4424) said Bull Shoals Lake has dropped a couple of feet since the last report. Surface water temperature is around 85 degrees and the thermocline is running around the 30-35 foot level. Fish are in summer patterns, moving to the deeper, cooler water. There still is a minor top-water bite first thing in the morning, but this pattern has slowed. The best advice is to get your bait or lure in the 30- to 40-foot zone. Bass are fair on main lake points, bluff ends, timber bluffs and in deep brush piles. The most productive method is a split shot and nightcrawler worked slowly in 25 to 35 feet of water. Strawberry soft-plastic worms, tubes, Carolina-rigged centipedes and hula grubs are working fairly well on bluffs and deep cover. Vertically jigged spoons in 30 to 40 feet of water are working well. Walleye are in the same 30- to 40-foot depth range, and are biting fair on nightcrawlers dragged on a crawler harness or split-shot rig. Long-line trolling is also working well. Crappie are fair around brush and timber on bluff ends with small jigs, minnows and tiny tubes. Catfish are biting well on trotlines and jugs lines baited with live bait at night. Focus on the blue-sign brush piles for the best catfish bite. Lake Norfork: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 550.32 feet MSL. Cranfield Junction Bait and Tackle (870-492-5141) said the water is clear and at normal level. A few bream have been caught on crickets. Bass are biting well at night on jigs and plastic worms. Walleye are biting well on Mack’s Wally Pops. Stripers are biting early on spoons in 60 to 70 feet of water. Norfork Tailwater: Gene’s Trout Dock (870-499-5381) said the river is clear and at a perfect level. The generators have only been running in the afternoon, which makes fly-fishing better in the early hours. Fly-anglers have been using zebra midges and size 14 sow bugs. Trout fishing has been outstanding on nightcrawlers, Power Eggs and frozen shad. McLellan’s Fly Shop said fly-fishing has picked up during the last two weeks using ant, beetle and hopper patterns. Mountain River Fly Shop said the generators have been starting around lunchtime, allowing some nice morning wading and the daily midge-fest. Try a change from drifting the usual assortment of small midge pupa to these fish. Strap on a small dry like a Griffiths gnat or a para midge and a nice long leader for some fun fishing. Copper and black zebras, diamond midges and poison tungs are hard to ignore. We have also been hearing some decent reports on San Juan Worms, in brown or red. With an abundance of small dark green scuds, try a size 18 Rainy’s woven scud for some fun. Table Rock Lake: Phillip Stone of Stone’s Guide Service said bass are in summer patterns. The top-water bite is over as soon as the sun comes up, so most of the daytime fishing is going to be deep near points and saddles with trees and brush. The fish are really schooled up in the submerged trees from 25 to 40 feet deep. Most bass have been caught on drop-shotted finesse worms and spoons. Crappie are really slow. If you can find some trees in 40 to 60 feet of water, you might be able to catch a few crappies over the tops of them about 2-30 feet deep.
NORTHWEST ARKANSAS Beaver Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,117.11 feet MSL. Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the lake is clear. Bream have been biting well on redworms and crickets. Some crappie have been caught at night on minnows. Catfish are biting on live bait at night on trotlines in about 15-30 feet of water in brush piles. Bass fishing has been slow, but quite a few white bass have been biting well on Rooster Tails and spoons. Wiegmann’s Guide Service (479-756-5279) said the water is clear in the dam area and mid-lake. Black bass are biting well on black Arbogast Jitterbugs, Booyah Buzzbaits, Booyah Moontalker spinnerbaits and Booyah Bed Bug jigs in Ozark Craw with a black/blue flake Yum Chunk. White bass are biting well on Cotton Cordell Spoons and Bomber Slab Spoons in Shad patterns. They bass continue to school around Horseshoe Bend and Point 12 areas of the lake. The best lures for white bass have been small spoons. Stripers are biting well on C.C. Pencil Poppers in Pearl/Blue and YUM 9-inch Houdini Shad in Pearl White. During the summer months, anglers fishing for stripers usually focus on the area from Rocky Branch toward the dam. Top-water bites start early but only last for a very short period. Live bait fished straight down in the cluster of underwater trees or underwater structure continues to be productive. Beaver Tailwater: McLellan’s Fly Shop said the water has been nice, and the generators have been holding off until the afternoon. Trout fishing has been good using jujubes and zebra midges, as well as other midge patterns. Best flies include: woven sow bug (14-16), poison tung in gray, blue and black (20), grand hoppers (8-16) and zebra jujubee midges (20-22). Taneycomo: McLellan’s Fly Shop said with all of the high water, trout fishing has been spectacular. Fly-anglers have been successful using various ant, beetle and hopper patterns. Best flies include: Hunchback scud tan, olive, and gray (14-16), unreal egg (16), grand hopper (8-16), and Turk’s tarantula (8-12). Lake Sequoyah: Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said the water is clear and steadily dropping. Fishing has been slow. Lake Fayetteville: Fishing has been very slow because of the hot weather. Sugarloaf Lake: The water is clear and the level is normal. Bream are biting well on crickets. Bass fishing is good using spinnerbaits and worms.
NORTHEAST ARKANSAS Crown Lake: Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) said the water is clear and low. Bream fishing is fair using crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows later during the day. Bass and catfish are not biting well at all. Lake Frierson: Lake Frierson State Park said fishing has been extremely slow because of the hot weather. Eleven-Point River: Woody’s Canoe Rental and Campground (870-892-9732) said the water is clear and at normal level, but very few reports have been made because of the heat. Spring River: Many Islands Camp (870-856-3451) said the water is clear and the level is normal. Trout fishing has been excellent using salmon eggs and Power Bait. Walleye are biting on minnows and soft crawdads. Bass fishing has been good using minnows and jigs.
SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS Lake Chicot: Koenig Bass Tracker Marine (870-265-5374) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream fishing is picking up using crickets. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits. The best thing going are catfish on worms and crickets. Grand Lake: Koenig Bass Tracker Marine (870-265-5374) said the water is clear and at normal level. Catfishing is strong using worms.
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS Millwood Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 259.39 feet MSL. Millwood Lake Guide Service said the main lake and Little River surface temperature is 84 to 88 degrees, which is extremely cool for this time of year. Water is falling slowly and the clarity is at around 8 to 10 inches of visibility. Current has decreased to 1,553 cubic feet per second. The boat ramps at Beard’s Bluff, River Run East, River Run West and White Cliffs have all re-opened now that the water level has dropped. Bass and crappie are in typical summer patterns, with most of the action coming early and late in the day. Bass are best on buzzbaits, Rat-L-Traps, Bass Assassin Shads and jigs fished near shallow vegetation emptying into the river channels early in the day. Once the sun is out, use a grasshopper-colored 7-inch ringworm, or junebug or blue fleck 10-inch worm with a heavy sinker to punch through the vegetation in 6 to 9 feet of water. A heavy jig in peanut butter/jelly or black and purple will also work around the vegetation in 6 to 10 feet of water. By noon, move out to 12 to 16 feet of water and fish vertical wash-outs and river ledges with hammered spoons with white/red bucktail dressings. Main lake humps and cuts in front of the dam where the Little River and Saline River intersect are also worth fishing with the spoon. White bass are biting well on trolled blue/chrome crankbaits and black/chrome Rat-L-Traps in Little River near Hurricane Creek, Pugh Slough and Jack’s Isle. Crappie are biting well along Little River on live shiners, smoke-colored Cordell paddle-tailed grubs and smoke-colored Southern Pro crappie tubes in 12 to 18 feet of water around brush. Bream are biting well around the state park and Beard’s Bluff on crickets and redworms. No report on catfish. Lake Columbia: Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream fishing is good on worms and crickets fished near the bottom. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits. Catfishing is excellent using noodles. Lake Erling: Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits. Catfish are biting excellently on stinkbait, live bream, or cut bait. Lake Greeson: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 542.57 feet MSL. Lakeside Grocery, Motel and Bait (870-398-5304) said all species are slow. The water is dingy and the water level is dropping quickly. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips Guide Service said starting early and finishing early is the key to catching. The water temperature is near 90 degrees and the lake is falling steadily. Crappie and other panfish are slow. Look for them on deep brush piles near primary and secondary channels. Some catfish are being caught near cover in relatively deep coves. Black bass can be found surface feeding on points early in the morning. Stripers and white bass but can be found schooling in the deep water of the main channel. DeGray Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 401.39 feet MSL. DeGray One Stop (501-865-3511) says the lake is clear and the water is dropping. Bream are biting well in 15-20 feet of water on crickets. Crappie fishing is fair on live bait. Bass and catfish are slow.
WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS Lake Dardanelle: Murphy’s Sporting Goods (479-229-3200) said the water is clearing up and a little high. Bream fishing is good on worms and crickets. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits and top-water lures. Catfishing is excellent on stinkbait. Many stripers have been caught below the dam. Blue Mountain Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 385.52 feet MSL. CNC’s End of the Line (479-947-2398) said the water level is low. Bream fishing is fair using crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows. Bass fishing has improved to good on spinner baits. Catfish are biting great on minnows, worms and chicken liver. Ozark Pool: Lakeside Food Mart (479-667-5155) said the water is clearing up and has slowed down quite a bit. Bream are biting well on crickets. Bass fishing is good using soft-plastic worms and jigs. Catfishing has been excellent on liver, cut shad and worms. Lake Ouachita: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 571.70 feet MSL. Mountain Harbor Marina said the water temperature ranges from 86 to 90 degrees and the water is clear. Largemouth bass are still fair and these fish can be caught with U-tail worms, swim baits and grass jigs. Top-water frogs and toads are working around moss beds. Walleye biting well on spoons and crankbaits fished over brush on humps and main lake points. Stripers are very good on live brood minnows and gizzard shad. The eastern end of the lake is the best area for stripers. Bream are still good on crickets and worms in 18 to 25 feet of water. Crappie are very slow and being caught over grass and brush in deeper water. Minnows or crappie grubs are working. Catfish are still good with reports of these fish being caught with live bait and stink bait in water 15 to 20 feet deep on jugs and trotlines. Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said fishing is good during the weekdays, but tough on the weekends. There haven’t been any breaking fish lately, but bass fishing is good during the middle of the day on strawberry-colored worms and black/blue jigs fished in treetops around 30 to 40 feet deep. Shad-colored spinnerbaits and spoons are also working in the trees. Stripers are slow, but afternoons are producing a decent bite on shad and jigging spoons. Bream are fair with a few being caught on crickets in 25 to 30 feet. Walleye and crappie are slow. Lake Catherine: Diamondhead Marina (501-262-2272) said the water is clear and at full pool. Bass fishing is good in the morning or late at night along the shore. Walleye are being caught in deeper water on minnows. Bream, crappie and catfish are hardly biting. Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, reports the typical summertime pattern is in full swing at Carpenter Dam. Rainbow trout continue to thrive in the 58-degree water and feed on huge threadfin shad schools. With Entergy running water for 12-hour periods, most of the good fishing is taking place when the turbines are off. Bank anglers are catching trout using corn with a marshmallow floater. Redworms and nightcrawlers are also a proven fish catcher as trout actively search for prey other than shad. Boaters trolling the channels are hooking larger trout that prowl the deeper water. Crankbaits that dive 5 to 6 feet will target these fish. Fly-anglers casting streamers and San Juan worms in the current are hooking fish as evening approaches. The hot weather mixed with the yearly shad migration has created some excellent top-water fishing in the tailrace for stripers and hybrid bass. These fish chase and kill shad on top and can be caught on Super Spooks and C-10 Redfins in rainbow trout colors. Lake Hamilton: Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said bass fishing is much improved with some good breaking action in the mornings with many largemouth, white bass and stripers chasing shad. Top-water lures aren’t working as well as spoons and oxycraw-colored magic worms on a Jighead cast into the surface action. Bream fishing is good around brush in 22 feet of water on crickets. Lake Hinkle: Bill's Bait Shop (479-637-4719) said the water clarity is good. Bream are biting very well on crickets in deep water. Crappie are biting well on jigs. Bass are schooling and biting top-water plugs. Catfish are biting well using worms. Lake Atkins: Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) said the water is clear and low. All fishing has been outstanding. Bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie are being caught mostly using minnows. Bass are being caught on spinnerbaits and other artificial lures. Catfish are biting well on worms and crickets. Lake Nimrod: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 343.33 feet MSL. Not many anglers have been on the water lately because of the heat.
SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS Moro Bay: The water has come up a foot in the last week. There hasn’t been enough rainfall to cause the rise so it must be the Corp of Engineers letting more water through the locks upriver. It is unlikely the water will rise any further. The hot weather has kept many anglers in the air conditioning. The only consistent reports of good fishing have been in regards to bream. One angler said they are biting well on crickets in the bay. He was fishing in about 4 feet of water around cypress trees. Very little is being said about bass, crappie and catfish, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t biting. That is most likely a result of very few people fishing because of the high temperatures.
EAST ARKANSAS: Arkansas River (Pine Bluff): The Tackle Box (870-534-1498) said the water is clearing up and is at its normal level. Bream fishing is fair using crickets and red wigglers in 2-4 feet of water around the bank. Bass and crappie are poor. Catfishing is great in about 20-30 feet of water using bass minnows and cut bait. River City Sporting Goods (870-534-8303) said the water is stained and beginning to clear. Bream are biting well in two feet of water on redworms and crickets around wood. Crappie fishing is slow. Stripers are biting well, by the lock and dam, on 1½ oz. white bucktail jigs. Bass are biting well on crankbaits, plastic worms and top-water toads. Catfish are biting well in 30 feet of water on nightcrawlers and cut shad. White River: Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) said the river is clear and is about 7 feet high. Walleye fishing is fair using minnows, but the best thing going is bass fishing using top-water toads and Senkos. Maddox Bay: Maddox Bay Landing (870-462-8317) said the river is clear, but low. Bream fishing is fair in 4-5 feet of water using worms and crickets. Bass are biting around docks on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Crappie and catfish are hardly biting at all. Island 40 Chute: Daily’s Boat Dock (870-739-3478) said the water clarity is normal and the water level is low. Fishing has been poor. Bear Creek Lake: Arkansas Outdoors reported the water is very murky and low. Not much fishing has been done or reported.
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