Fishing Tip: Night fishing is a great way to beat the heat and catch plenty of fish in summer. Worklights can light up your boat, but they also attract insects. To avoid the bugs, try an ultraviolet light like the ones used in nightclubs. It will cast enough light to make white items in your boat glow without attracting the bugs. And if you’re using fluorescent line, the UV light will make it glow above the water so you can detect strikes easier.

Arkansas River Levels are available at:
http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/Reports/Daily/Pao_rvrs.txt

White River Levels are available at:
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/lmrfc/?n=whiteriverbasin

Family and Community Fishing Ponds: Catfish stockings have ended for the summer, but ponds should have plenty of catfish to keep anglers busy until the cooler weather allows more stocking.

Lake Conway

Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is low and clear. Bream are biting well on worms. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fished in the evening. Bass and catfish are slow.

Little Red River

Lindsey’s Resort (501-302-3139) said the water clarity is good and generation has been low, only coming on in the afternoons. Trout fishing is good on wax worms, nightcrawlers and jigs. When the water is running, switch to a small crankbait for better success.

Greers Ferry

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 456.42 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 461 MSL).

Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water level is falling with generation. Hybrid and white bass continue to be good; you just have to stay with them. Many small fish are surfacing and moving with the shad, and the bigger fish are underneath those surfacing. Use spoons and in-line spinners as well as swim baits and hair jigs. The catfish bite is good on live and cut bream all over the lake. No report on walleye. Black bass are scattered, with some deep and some shallow. Try top-water baits and buzzbaits early and late in the day, and switch to jighead worms, Texas-rigged worms, Carolina rigs and football head jigs during the day. The best colors have been grasshopper and red/gold flake. Bream are trying to bed again with the moon up; try crickets and nightcrawlers. No report on crappie.

Cody S. Smith of www.fishgreersferry.com said water surface temperatures are in the upper 80s. The largest concentrations of all fish are in the 22-33 foot zone and are feeding on shad. The white and hybrid bite is going strong with a few days over the past week resulting in 100-fish days. A few walleyes and crappie are showing up while spooning over bait. Some schools of shad and game fish are starting to push into the mouths of creeks on the reservoir.

Harris Brake Lake

Coffee Creek Landing (501-889-2745) had no report because of the heat.

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream and catfish are biting well on crickets and worms.

Lake Overcup

Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the lake is being drawn down 5 to 7 feet until Jan. 1, but anglers still can launch at Lakeview Landing. Overcup Landing will be on the dry side of the lake, but will remain open to provide bait and fishing advice. Bream have been doing well around the bank. Crappie are still being caught in deep water, fishing about 8 feet deep with No. 6 minnows and a white stinger jig. Catfish are good on live bream and cut skip jack. Bass have been good on soft plastics and spinners.

Brewer Lake

Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said bream have been good on crickets around the bank. Crappie are biting well over brush tops. Catfish have been doing well on trotlines baited with live bream and cut bait. Bass are fair on top-water lures around the buck brush.

Lake Maumelle

Jolly Roger’s Marina said the water is 5.4 feet below the spillway and the surface temperature is 91 degrees. Largemouth bass are biting fairly well on jerk baits, spinnerbaits and floating worms fished in 6-15 feet of water and on main lake points. White bass are breaking water and being caught around Buoy Island. Crappie are biting well on 1/32-oz jigs and minnows and shad-colored grubs in 15-20 feet of water. Also check out the structures placed earlier in the year. Bream are being caught deep in 15-20 feet of water on crickets and redworms. Fishing around the breakwater at the marina is producing some good catches. Catfish are excellent on trotlines baited with chicken liver and bream.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bass are biting well on deep-running crankbaits. All other species are slow.

Lake Valencia

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said the water is at normal level. Catfishing is excellent on Canadian nightcrawlers and chicken hearts. All other species are slow.

Lake Willastein

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.

Sunset Lake

Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is murky and at normal level. Bream are biting fairly well in 15 feet of water on crickets. Crappie are slow. Bass are fair in 15 to 16 feet of water on dark-colored, 9-inch soft-plastic worms. Catfishing is slow.

Saline River Access in Benton

Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is clear and low. Bream are biting well on black, 1/16-ounce Rooster Tails. Crappie, bass and catfish are slow. A few bass have been caught around deeper pools on 6-inch, green pumpkin-colored soft-plastic worms and on white buzzbaits in the morning.

Arkansas River at Morrilton

Charley’s Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the hot weather has kept most people off the river. Drift-fishing for catfish is good early and late with shad fillets in 15 to 40 feet of water. Spotted bass are biting well on watermelon/red craws where rock and sand meet. Black bass are biting fairly well on buzzbaits and black Jitterbugs fished early and late. Soft-plastic worms are catching a few bass during the day underneath shaded areas. White bass are biting fairly well on chatterbaits and Rat-L-Traps fished early and late. A few white bass are breaking in the evening. Bream are biting well on crickets fished under overhangs in the Petit Jean River and Point Remove Creek. Drum are biting well on live and artificial crayfish where rock and sand meet near the main channel.

Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool)

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said in the Maumelle and Little Maumelle Rivers, bream are biting well on crickets and wax worms. Crappie are slow. Bass are biting well on topwater prop baits in the morning and black/chartreuse jigs during the day. Catfishing is good on trotlines with cut bait.

Arkansas River (Little Rock Pool)

Vince Miller from Fish ’N Stuff said the water is clear and the flow is low. Bream are fair on crickets. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Bass are slow. Catfishing is good on chicken liver.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said around Murray Lock and Dam, catfish are biting well on brood minnows. All other species are slow.

McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is clear and there’s been very low flow. Bass are slow, but a few have been caught on jigs and crankbaits. Catfishing is fair around the dam.

Clear Lake

McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is low and stained. Bream are fair on crickets fished in 2 to 3 feet of water. No report on any other species.

Peckerwood Lake

Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) said the water is low and clear. Crappie are biting well on jigs. Bream are slow. Catfishing is good on chicken liver. No report on bass.

Lake Pickthorne

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said the water is at normal level. Bream are biting well on crickets and wax worms fished around stumps. Crappie are slow. Bass are fair on shallow-running crankbaits. Catfishing is good on worms and chicken livers.

White River

Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said two to three generators are running and the trout bite has been good.

Guide Davy Wotton said the fishing has been excellent, despite the heat and humidity. Brown trout have really been good early before the sun rises high. Top flies include hoppers in green, yellow, orange and tan, muddlers, Invictas, March browns, sow bugs and whitetail midges. Streamers are also a good bet early and late, before the fog levels set in, after which fishing is not so good. Water levels have been up and down, so it pays to fish zones with even flow, or at the flush of the rise. Some anglers have experienced slower than normal fishing, which may well be due to fishing the wrong location or zones that fish have moved out of due to low water and increased water temperatures. There have been some good opportunities for wading. Browns are certainly on the move upstream; if you locate one then stick around as the odds are there will be more fish in the area. Look for deep water zones, shoal and riffle water which provide comfort zones for the fish. Reports from spin and bait fisherman are up and down. Some are doing very well, while others have slow days, here again best options will be early and late during the day all be it fish will be found in deeper water zones and areas of well oxygenated water.

Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge (870-499-5185) had no report.

Buffalo River

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the river is very low from the headwaters to the Highway 14 bridge. Much dragging will be experienced. After the bridge, the water level is low but floatable. The river level is 2.64 feet and flowing at 139 cfs near Harriet and the Highway 14 bridge. The really hot weather has pushed the best times for fishing to early morning and late evening. Soft plastics such as four-inch Zoom lizards, baby brush hogs and tube baits in greens and brown shades are working best. Fly-fishing is good with top-water stuff in the evening and subsurface flies all other times. Crazy Dads, Clouser Minnows and muted colors of Sparkle Grubs are working best.

Crooked Creek

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the river level is 10.93 feet and the flow is 119 cfs. This is about 1.5 feet below the low-water bridge at Kelly’s Access. Smallmouth fishing continues to be very good on the creek. Crawdad patterns bounced on the bottom along with Clouser Minnows (both Deep Minnows and the Darter series) and KC’s Slider have been picking up some good fish.

Bull Shoals Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 653.32 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 654 MSL).

Mike Worley’s Guide Service said the bite on Bull Shoals Lake continues to be very good. Walleye and spotted bass can be found on the main lake and secondary points in 32-45 feet of water. Walleyes, spotted bass and striped bass are being caught trolling crankbaits or crawler rigs. Bass are very active at first daylight and can be caught on surface or shallow-running crankbaits and 4-inch grubs. Jigging spoons are still catching a mixed bag of fish.

Bull Shoals Tailwater

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides says the lake level is at 653.32 feet with the conservation pool level of 654.0 feet. Generation has mostly been around the clock with some low water early in the day, especially on the weekends. Generation has been averaging 1 to 3 soft units with some wadeable water. Hopper patterns seem to be part of the setup while fishing. Try a hopper/dropper rig with a scud/sowbug or zebra midge as the dropper. The hopper will be your indicator if you get a strike on the subsurface nymph. Varying the size and color of your hopper pattern can improve your success. Suggested patterns: humpback scud, BH Simple Sow, zebra midge, Rainy’s Grand Hopper, Charlie Boy Hopper and Dave’s Hopper.

Lake Norfork

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 550.92 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool: Sept.-April - 552 MSL, April-Sept. - 554 MSL).

Guide Steve Olomon said the lake level is 551.2 and the water temperature is still in the upper 80s. Look for fish 30-60 feet deep and get your bait to their level, whether you are using live bait or a jigging spoon. Stripers are holding deep and the bass, whites and walleye will be at 30-40 feet. There are still some bass coming up early, hitting 8-inch red worms and jigs, but they are not staying up very long. Look in coves and out on points close to deep water.

Guide Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters said evening fishing is very good right now, if you want to catch a big fish this is the week to be fishing. The moon phase has the stripers getting very active at about 7 p.m.; they are moving into 40 feet of water to feed. The fishing will last until full dark. You can catch stripers in Diamond, George’s, Shoal, and all around the dam area. In the morning you will find them in 40 to 50 feet of water, as the sun comes up the fish move to deeper water and are feeding heavily on shad. Position your shad or spoon, above the fish and hold on.

Norfork Tailwater

Jim Brentlinger at Linger’s Guide Service and Fishing Lodge (870-499-5185) had no report.

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the Norfork lake level is at 551.25 feet. Generation has been starting around 2 p.m. which is giving anglers plenty of low water wade fishing. Hoppers, hoppers, hoppers! Use a grasshopper pattern with a scud/sowbug as the dropper. Try various sizes and colors for the hopper. Some days they’ll go for a size 4 yellow and other days it might be a size 12 tan. Some suggested hopper patterns to try are: Chubby Chernobyl, Rainey’s Grand Hopper, Charlie Boy and Dave’s Hopper.

Beaver Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 1,116.49 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 1,120 MSL).

Bailey’s Beaver Lake Guide Service (479-366-8664) said most stripers are being caught between 30 and 60 feet deep with some large fish caught near 100 feet deep. Stripers are in their big summer schools. Night fishing is hot right now. Try lights near rocky branch and Point 5, shad, minnows and spoons are catching nice whites, hybrids and stripers with some walleye, catfish and crappie. Check along bluffs and tree lines. Bombers and redfins fished on downriggers are producing nice stripers at night. Troll baits at about 1.5- 2.5 miles per hour. Umbrellas are also producing at this speed. Work the area above the thermocline where the bait fish are holding when trolling umbrellas. Stripers are keyed on steeper breaks with quick access into deep water where they can ambush shad. Their summer pattern has begun and stripers are holding deeper. For daily Beaver Lake levels and flow data go to Bailey’s Web site and click on the Daily Beaver Lake Level and Flow info link.

JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass fishing has been best after dark. Work dark-colored soft plastics along steep chunk rock and gravel banks 6 to 25 feet deep. Carolina-rigged lizards fished parallel with bluff lines close to timber have been producing well. Main lake points and humps have also been good places to look for bass. Crappie have been biting well close to brush piles and pole timer along shaded bluff lines and mouths of coves in 25 to 35 feet of water. Minnows under a slip cork or yellow/white and black/chartreuse tube jigs on a 1/16-oz. jighead have been working best. White bass continue to suspend in the mouths of main lake coves and off main lake points 15 to 40 feet deep. Rat-L-Traps and ½-oz. spoons have worked well after the fish have been located. Bluegill are biting crickets 3 to 15 feet deep in the shade of bluffs and docks. Catfish are biting well on cut bait, worms and liver from the bank after dark.

Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the water is clear and falling. Bream are fair on crickets. Crappie are slow, but a few have been caught on minnows in deep brush piles. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits and soft-plastic worms at night. Catfishing is fair on cut bait.

Beaver Tailwater

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said Beaver Lake level is at 1,116.82 feet which is almost four feet under the conservation pool level. Table Rock Lake continues to be about a foot into the flood pool making some areas tough to wade at Beaver. Water releases have been in the afternoon with wadeable water most mornings. Gray beadhead sowbug/scuds, Zebra midges in blue dun and marabou tail midges have been picking up a lot of healthy fish. Most days the fish are holding tight to the bottom. As the day goes on, switch to darker beads if fly fishing and muted color lures if you are spin fishing. The flash seems to be turning off the fish later in the day.

Kings River

Ken Richards at Just Fishing Guides said the river level is 2.44 feet and a flow of 31 cfs at the Grandview Bridge. This is normal for this time of year. Floating is still possible but there will be dragging involved. The fishing has been consistent with soft plastics and a Zoom four-inch lizard in green pumpkin or watermelon red working best. Fly-fishing with smaller flies (sizes #4-#10) will get you as many sunfish as you care to catch. Popping bugs, streamers and San Juan worms are the best bets for sunfish on a fly rod.

Lake Fayetteville

Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said it’s still too hot for many anglers to be on the water. The water temperature is 88 degrees and all fishing has been slow.

Lake Sequoyah

Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said no one is fishing because of the heat.

Lake Poinsett

Lake Poinsett State Park had no report.

Crown Lake

Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) said few anglers are braving the heat. The water is 90 degrees, clear and about 10 inches low.

Lake Frierson

Lake Frierson State Park said the water is muddy and low. Catfishing is fair on worms. No other anglers are on the water because of the heat.

Spring River

Mark Crawford at Spring River Fly Shop said the water levels are low and water clarity is clear. It has been very hot lately, and fish can be tough to catch. The best fishing is early in the day and just before dark. Mayfly emerger patterns have been doing very well. Enjoy the cool waters of the Spring River and have a great time.

Lake Chicot

Lake Chicot State Park said catfishing is good on nightcrawlers. Bream are beginning to bite well on wax worms. All other species are slow.

Cane Creek Lake

Cane Creek State Park had no report.

Lake Monticello

Fishing guide Greg Gulledge (870-723-3928) of MonticelloBigBass.com said the surface temperature is in the 90s and few anglers are on the water. Right now, live bait rigged on a circle hook with no weight or balloon seems to be the ticket for large bass. A few bass are being caught on XL 14 worms in solid black and watermelon/red fished on the drops. Dark plastics have been catching some bass after dark.

Millwood Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 255.72 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 259.2 MSL).

Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said largemouth bass are biting from daybreak to around 10 a.m. due to increases in surface temps after 10 a.m. Numbers of 2 to 6 pound bass remain concentrated near almost any major creek junction with Little River. They’re biting almost anything put in front of them. With the four-foot drawdown in effect, bass continue to be pulled to the river and creek mouths and points intersecting with Little River. The deeper sections and washouts in Little River from 12-16 feet are beginning to work better for Carolina rigs and crankbait bites. Largemouths and white bass were schooling together herding shad in front of numerous creek dumps into Little River over the past week. White bass are in large schools in Little River in front of Hurricane Creek, Jack’s Isle, Mud Lake’s first and second entrances and the Horseshoe and McGuire oxbows over the past several weeks. The white bass are schooling in the early morning and ranging in size from 2 to 4 pounds each. There were some yearling largemouths chasing the schools of threadfin shad, mixed in with the whites this week. Crappie continue to bite now that the current has reduced and water clarity has improved. Best spots along Little River are over-planted brush in 18 to 23 feet and stacking nicely on your electronics, early, on live shiners, jigs, smoke grubs, and vertical jigging Tiny Rat-L-Traps in chrome or white. The bite dies off substantially after 10 a.m. The channel cat bite picked up somewhat over the past week on trotlines in Little River and yo-yo’s hung from cypress tree branches in 8 to 9 feet using Charlie, chicken livers/gizzards and dough baits. Cut shad and catalpa worms are also working in the same areas, along Little River and in Mud Lake or Horseshoe Oxbows, on yo-yo’s hung from cypress trees in the oxbows.

White Oak Lake

No report.

Lake Columbia

Steve’s Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water is low. Bream are fair. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair. Catfishing is decent on worms.

Lake Erling

Steve’s Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water is low. Bream are fair on crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows under a slip-cork. Bass are fair. Catfishing is fair on worms.

Lake Greeson

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation was 541.50 MSL (Flood pool - 548 MSL).

Lakeside Grocery and Bait (870-398-5304) said the water is clear, low and hot. Bream are biting fairly well, but most bream caught are small. Bass are fair to slow on jigs and soft-plastic worms in 18-25 feet of water. Catfish are fair on trotlines in deep water baited with chicken liver. Crappie are slow.

Cossatot River

Cossatot River State Park said the river is flowing at 1.88 feet. The water temperature is 90 degrees. It has been dry and the water has really warmed up causing the fish to be sluggish. One angler went on a fishing trip up from the sandbar, but had very little success. Stick to soft-plastic lures and work them slowly, or use live minnows or crawdads. Be extremely careful of slippery rocks and venomous snakes while wading the Cossatot.

DeGray Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 399.3 feet MSL (Flood pool - 408 MSL).

Local angler George Graves said the surface temperature is around 90 degrees, and the water is in the low 60s about 30 feet deep. The water is clear throughout the lake. Bass fishing is fair with a few decent catches reported. Some surface activity has been reported in the early morning off main lake points. Some nice bass have been reported on big, (8 to 10 inch) Texas-rigged worms fished off points in 15 to 30 feet of water as well. Night fishing is holding up well on the big worm pattern. No report on crappie because no one is fishing for them. Hybrid fishing is good with quite a few limits reported. The fish are positioned in the thermocline which is about 30 feet down. The best, and in most cases, the only action is early in the morning, before sunup. Use a heavy jigging spoon and fish it about 25 feet down, just above the fish. Remember, always fish the lure above the fish, they will come up on the lure, but never down. Jig the spoon aggressively for 4 or 5 times then hold it, they will hit when the lure is sitting still. Use the sonar to find the fish off deep points and along submerged creek channels. The fish will be in 80 to over 100 feet of water. The best area has been between Iron Mountain and Caddo bend, also try the mouth of Brushy Creek. Bream fishing is good. Most any cove with some cover will hold bream. One of the better areas is along the south side of the State Park. The bigger fish are holding in 10 to 20 feet of water. Bottom fishing with a worm or cricket has been the most productive. Only a few reports of catfish taken at night. The best patterns have been noodles and trotlines. Use either small live bream or big minnows. The area from Point 10 to Island 34 has been best.

Lake Nimrod

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 337.36 feet MSL.

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) had no new report.

Lake Hinkle

Bill’s Bait Shop (479-637-7419) said the water is clear and at normal level. The weather has been too hot for most fishing.

Lake Dardanelle

Regina Olson at Spadra Marina said fishing was pretty good toward the end of last week, but has slowed quite a bit the last few days. Shad have been hard to find once again. Catfish are doing best on stink bait and bass minnows in early morning and late evening. Crickets are best for bream, but worms are holding pretty well for bream and catfish right now. We have seen a few crappie caught, mostly near banks under trees that are hanging just above the water. Largemouth bass have been tough, and we are still seeing schools of white bass every now and again.

Blue Mountain Lake

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation was 385.50 feet MSL.

Teresa at CD’s Quick Stop (479-947-2178) had no report because of the heat.

Lake Ouachita

As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation was 570.7 MSL (Flood pool - 578 MSL).

Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said stripers are excellent in 50 to 90 feet of water on shad imitating lures. Bass are fair on Old Monster worms in watermelon/red and green pumpkin fished in 20 to 25 feet of water near steep drops.

Mountain Harbor Resort said the water is clear and ranges from 88 to 94 degrees. Largemouth bass are fair to good on Texas-rigged worms, football jigs and creature baits. Night fishing with black spinnerbaits and large soft plastics is good during a full moon. Walleye are good and being caught on spoons. Stripers are fair with live bait and down rigged hair jigs. Bream are good on worms or crickets in 15 to 25 feet of water. Crappie are slow and being caught near brush 20 to 30 feet deep on minnows or Tennessee shad crappie grubs. Catfish are good on cut bait and live bait on jug lines and trotlines.

Lake Hamilton

Darryl Morris from Family Fishing Trips said the water temperature has cooled 4 degrees and should drop even more this week due to cooler nights. Cooler water temperatures mean the bass will feed more actively on the surface. Use silver casting spoons or Rooster tails to match the threadfin shad. Crappie are fair using live bait when fished tight to cover. Bream are excellent on crickets over brush piles and rocky points.

Lake Catherine

Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, said that water temperature below Carpenter Dam holds at 55 degrees during generation. However, the low levels of Lake Ouachita have forced Entergy to schedule only minimum flows. Tailrace temperatures will increase without a steady flow of current. Any trout in the area will have to move right up against the dam where the coolest water is found. Trout stocking will begin again in November and by late December quality trout fishing will return to Carpenter Dam. Good numbers of white and hybrid bass are feeding on threadfin shad from the dam to the bridge and are being caught on small jigs and crankbaits. Fishing is best when the turbines are turning. Live minnows tight lined or used under a bobber are also working well. Some topwater action has been seen and during these times – small to medium size surface baits are taking some bass. Stripers in the 10 to 14 pound class have been caught below the bridge in the main channel on C-10 Redfins in shad or trout colors. Brood or gizzard shad fished under a balloon give angler’s the best chance to hook a trophy sized fish this time of year.

Lake Atkins

Ken Vinson at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) had no report.

Moro Bay

Moro Bay State Park at the junction of the Ouachita River, Raymond Lake and Moro Bay said the Ouachita River is at 1.90 feet (about as low as it can be), and the water temperature is in the 90s. A lot of loose algae is growing in the water. The fish are acting sluggish and are probably doing most of their feeding at night. The fish do seem to be more active during stormy weather or when the barometer is changing. Stick with the soft plastic lures and let them fall and work them slowly. Live minnows or crawdads are always a sure thing with the smallmouth bass.

Ouachita River Oxbows

Jaret Rushing said the hydrilla is starting to get very thick around the bank edges. Bass fishermen are using this opportunity to fish early with top-water frogs and buzzing toads to trigger an early morning strike. Once the sun gets up, they are going to the edges of the hydrilla and dropping a 7-inch U-tailed worm around the edges where the big cypress extend from the bank.

Tri-County Lake

Jaret Rushing said things picked up a little this weekend. Several anglers fished Tri-County and were catching bass around the points of the rock banks on slow-rolled ¼-oz. spinnerbaits. They were also catching a few in the shallow water very early (before the sun even got up) on top-water frogs. Crappie seemed to pick up a little. Some anglers reported they were catching a few in the deep channels about 5-7 feet deep on red/white deer hair jigs.

Arkansas River at Pine Bluff

The Tackle Box (870-534-1498) said the water is slightly higher than normal and murky. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets fished near the bank. Crappie are fair in deep water in the harbor. Bass are biting well on topwater lures fished around rocks and piers in the harbor. Catfishing is fair on cut bait.

White River

Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) said the water is low and clear, but good for fishing. Bass are biting well on buzzbaits and soft-plastic worms. A few walleye have even been taken in the deeper holes on minnows and crankbaits. No report on any other species.

Maddox Bay

Maddox Bay Landing (870-462-8317) said the water is clear and low. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are slow, but a few have been caught on minnows fished near deep logs and treetops. Bass are excellent in deep water, but most being caught are small spotted bass. Catfishing is fair on live and prepared bait.

Island 40 Chute

Daily’s Boat Dock (870-739-3478) said the heat kept most anglers off the water last week. The water is low and clear. Bass and catfish are fair. No report on bream or crappie.

Horseshoe Lake

Local angler Clyde Gregory said the water clarity is excellent and the water is at normal level. Bream are biting fairly well on worms and black Beetle Spins fished around cypress trees. Crappie are slow. Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits fished around lily pads and cypress trees. Catfishing is good on cut bait at night.