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Beaver Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,128.48 feet MSL.
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JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass have been biting well on Carolina rigs fished on main lake points and humps. Best colors have been watermelon/red and pumpkin seed. Spinnerbaits fished along flooded trees have also been effective. Crappie have once again been biting well in the mid-lake area on Shineee Hineee jigs. Docks, timber, bluffs and floating debris in the backs of deep coves have worked best. The fish have been suspended just off the bottom. White bass and walleye have been picked up at night around Horseshoe Bend along the bluffs. Set out lights and drop minnows down 10 to 30 feet deep. Stripers have been biting around Point Four by trolling umbrella rigs 20 to 30 feet deep. Bluegill have been taking worms and crickets under docks and around rocks. Catfish have been biting well under the 12 bridge from shore using worms or liver.
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Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the water is stained and 8 foot high. Bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie are fair in 15 to 20 feet of water on tube jigs. Bass are biting well on jigs and deep-diving crankbaits. White bass are biting well in the mid-lake area.
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NORTHWEST ARKANSAS
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Beaver Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,117.67 feet MSL. JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass have been hit-and-miss lately. Best places to look have been along steep chunk rock banks in the mid-lake to upper portion of the lake and along main-lake points with timber on the lower portion of the lake. Most fish have been suspended just off the bottom in 15 to 25 feet of water. Best baits have been Rouges, drop-shot finesse worms and bass jigs. Crappie have been biting well on warm sunny days (which have been few and far between). Try fishing up either river arm around brush or along pole timber. Fish have been holding anywhere from a few feet later in the day to 20 feet deep early. Southern Pro tube jigs have worked well in red/chartreuse, black/chartreuse and chartreuse. White bass have been caught 20 feet deep in the mouth of War Eagle and Blue Springs on small jigging spoons. They may begin to move upstream if we get some warm days. Striped bass have been caught in Prairie Creek lately on live shad or brood minnows fished 10 to 30 feet down. ½-oz. to ¾-oz jigging spoons also work once a school is found. Catfish have been a bit slow but cut shad or liver should do the trick along bluff lines. Hickory Creek has been a good spot to fish. Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) reported that water conditions are normal. Crappie are biting well around brush on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair on large spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Stripers are being caught on large minnows.
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Beaver Tailwater: McLellan’s Fly Shop said there has been very little generation below Beaver Dam, producing some excellent wade-fishing opportunities. During low water, midge patterns are always important on Beaver Tailwater, but especially during the winter months. Patterns like the Jujubee, the Poison Tung, and the Zebra Midge have been fooling many trout this week, especially on breezy days. Griffith’s Gnats and other midge dry fly patterns have been hooking plenty of trout as well. The best flies have been: McLellan’s Hunchback Scud; Gray and Olive (size 14-16), McLellan’s Woven Sow Bug (size 14-16), Zebra Midge; Black/Copper and Olive (size 16-20), Mercury Brassie (size 18-20), Poison Tung; Gray/Blue and Black (size 20), Mercury Blood Midge (size 20-22), Zebra Jujubee Midge (size 20-22), Mercury Black Beauty (size 20-22), Gray Mercury Midge (size 20-22), Cream Midge Adult (size 22-24), Flashtail Mini Egg (size 16-18) and Unreal Egg (16).
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Lake SWEPCO: JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass have been biting well late in the day on live minnows fished shallow under a cork near the bank. Bass jigs and Bass Assassins have worked well fished around timber.
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Lake Fayetteville: Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said catfish are fair on chicken liver and stink bait.
- Lake Sequoyah: Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said the water is a little dingy and at normal level. Crappie fishing is good in 9-10 feet of water on minnows and crappie jigs. Bass are fair on crankbaits. Some catfish have been caught on chicken liver.
Springdale Morning News, AR - Feb 22, 2008
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Beaver Lake: Weekend rain has Beaver Lake on the rise with muddy water on the upstream half of the reservoir. Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker said fresh water entering the lake presents an opportunity for bass anglers. Black bass will often move to areas where runoff is entering the lake, such as the back of a creek arm, to seek warmer water and bait fish. “Even if it’s a cold rain the water coming into the lake is warmer than the lake water,” he said. Good lures to try include crank baits that imitate shad, spinner baits and jerk baits. Crappie were being caught on the upstream half of Beaver Lake last week before the rain, but that bite has likely shut down, Jolliff said.
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