White River Fishing Report - July 2, 2008
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Sportsman’s White River Resort said the water is very high with eight generators still constantly running. Trout fishing has been very good. Jigs and countdown Rapalas seem to be working well. Power Bait and pink or red 3-inch Power Worms are also working. Fly-anglers seem to be having luck on Glo Eggs and
Central Arkansas Fishing Report - July 2, 2008
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Dan at Gold Creek Landing said bream are biting well. Bass are biting fairly well on frogs and buzzbaits early. Crappie fishing is slow. Catfish are biting well on live and prepared baits.
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Jed Hollan at the Little Red Fly Shop said the Greers Ferry Power House has been releasing water continuously. The water is very off-color because of the silt from high lake levels. It’s tough enough fishing in high water but water that is high and clear as coffee is challenging. The water coming through the dam is averaging 51 degrees with 8.0 mg/l of dissolved oxygen (good numbers). Aquatic insect hatches continue with blue winged olive mayflies, sulphur mayflies, pale morning dun mayflies and midges being the primary players. Fishing dry flies in high water is problematic. The best sub-surface fly for our high water is the
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Greers Ferry: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 473.26 feet MSL.
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Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water level is falling steadily. The hybrid and white bass fishing continues to be good. With the great shad spawn we had, we should have an excellent fall bite as well. Right now, bait is the key, find the bait and the fish will be close at some point in the day or even night, try top-water baits, jigging spoons, in-line spinners and even hair jigs. Bream fishing is fair on nightcrawlers and crickets around docks, brush piles and flooded brush. Catfishing is great from 1 foot of water out to 25 feet using an assortment of baits and catching them on limb lines, rod-and-reels and jugs and trotlines. Walleye are there one day and gone the next. If you can stay with them, they can be caught with nightcrawlers and line weights on crankbaits fished on the edges of rocks on drops in 13-23 feet of water. Bass fishing is hit or miss. Try buzzbaits, Right Bite frogs, or Rite Bite Cinko’s Carolina-rigged or Texas-rigged worms, or you can flip and pitch baits to the brush.
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Shiloh Marina said the water is high. Fishing has been slow.
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Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said water conditions are normal with a surface temperature in the mid 80s. Bream fishing is good around the docks on crickets and worms. Crappie are fair in 10 feet of water on minnows. Bass are fair fishing off the banks on spinnerbaits. Catfishing is good on worms.
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Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said the water is clear and high. Bream are fair in 12 to 14 feet of water on a split shot and cricket.
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Fourche La Fave: Bass are fair early and late on jigs and shad-colored crankbaits. Catfishing is good on jugs with live green sunfish and cut bait.
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Palarm Creek: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said bass are fair on brown and orange jigs. Catfishing is excellent on limb lines and trotlines with cut bait and stink bait.
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Little and Big Maumelle Rivers: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said bream are biting well at the upper end of the creek on crickets and wax worms. Bass are fair early and late on spinnerbaits, flukes and top-water stick baits. Channel catfish are biting well on nightcrawlers, cut bait and chicken hearts.
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Murray Lock and Dam: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said stripers are being caught on chartreuse twister tails. Catfishing is excellent snagging and bait fishing on live green sunfish and shad fillets.
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Terry Lock and Dam:
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Greers Ferry Lake Fishing Report - July 2, 2008
Arkansas Fish and Game - http://www.agfc.com/
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Greers Ferry: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 473.26 feet MSL.
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Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water level is falling steadily. The hybrid and white bass fishing continues to be good. With the great shad spawn we had, we should have an excellent fall bite as well. Right now, bait is the key, find the bait and the fish will be close at some point in the day or even night, try top-water baits, jigging spoons, in-line spinners and even hair jigs. Bream fishing is fair on nightcrawlers and crickets around docks, brush piles and flooded brush. Catfishing is great from 1 foot of water out to 25 feet using an assortment of baits and catching them on limb lines, rod-and-reels and jugs and trotlines. Walleye are there one day and gone the next. If you can stay with them, they can be caught with nightcrawlers and line weights on crankbaits fished on the edges of rocks on drops in 13-23 feet of water. Bass fishing is hit or miss. Try buzzbaits, Right Bite frogs, or Rite Bite Cinko’s Carolina-rigged or Texas-rigged worms, or you can flip and pitch baits to the brush.
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Shiloh Marina said the water is high. Fishing has been slow.
Little Red River Fishing Report - July 2, 2008
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Jed Hollan at the Little Red Fly Shop said the Greers Ferry Power House has been releasing water continuously. The water is very off-color because of the silt from high lake levels. It’s tough enough fishing in high water but water that is high and clear as coffee is challenging. The water coming through the dam is averaging 51 degrees with 8.0 mg/l of dissolved oxygen (good numbers). Aquatic insect hatches continue with blue winged olive mayflies, sulphur mayflies, pale morning dun mayflies and midges being the primary players. Fishing dry flies in high water is problematic. The best sub-surface fly for our high water is the
Lake Conway Fishing Report - July 2, 2008
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Dan at Gold Creek Landing said bream are biting well. Bass are biting fairly well on frogs and buzzbaits early. Crappie fishing is slow. Catfish are biting well on live and prepared baits.
East Arkansas Fishing Report - Feb. 27
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West-Central Arkansas Fishing Report - Feb. 27
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Bill’s Bait and Tackle (479-754-6354) said the water is murky and high. A few bream have been caught on worms. Crappie are biting well in 10-15 feet of water on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair in 8-10 feet of water on crankbaits. Catfish are fair on punch bait and shad. Stripers are picking up on bucktail jigs.
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CNC’s End of the Line (479-947-2398) said the water is muddy and at normal level. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Catfish are biting well on worms and large minnows.
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Ozark Pool:
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Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said the water has risen 6 feet in the last few weeks and is at normal levels. Bass fishing has been hit-and-miss with groups of fish scattered around the outside edge of the grass and deep trees. A Norman DD22 crankbait fished over the outside edge allowed to barely tick the tips of the grass is producing some good fish, as is a jig fished along the outside weed line.
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Diamond Head Marina reported that the water conditions are normal for winter. Bass are fair along shorelines on artificial lures. Walleye are biting on minnows.
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Southwest Arkansas Fishing Report - Feb. 27
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Millwood Lake Guide Service said main lake and Little River surface temperature is 45 to 50 degrees, depending on location and time of day. Main lake clarity and visibility is at 3-5 inches with 2-5 inch visibility in Little River. Current is 12,009 cubic feet per second. Both ramps at Paraloma, both ramps at Cotton Shed, the
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Lakeside Grocery said crappie are biting well on rosy red minnows. All other species are fair.
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Darryl Morris from Family Fishing Trips said the lake level is rising fast and the water is muddy. The influx of fresh water is relatively warm, which will put the crappie on the move. No, they won’t spawn yet, but rest assured they want to. Don’t let a trip go by starting now that you don’t check the shallows. The best bet is a jig-and-minnow in staging areas outside of spawning coves once the water clears.
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DeGray One Stop (501-865-3511) reported that water conditions are about normal. Bream are being caught in 20 to 30 feet of water around points on red wigglers and nightcrawlers. Crappie fishing is good in 15 to 25 feet of water around brush and grassy points on jigs and live bait. Black and
