NORTHWEST ARKANSAS — Beaver Lake: Find brush and fish deep. That’s the key to fishing in midsummer, said Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers.
Crappie are biting minnows worked near brush 22 feet deep, he said. Black bass are in brush also.
Most bass fishing takes place at night with big plastic worms or large crank baits worked around points 15 to 25 feet deep.
Try top-water lures for bass at sunrise.
Walleye are biting crank baits trolled along flats or points.
Sunrise and sunset are the best times to fish.
Bill Pope at Hickory Creek Marina said trolling for walleye is good on the south end of the lake. Troll crank baits or nightcrawler harnesses along channel edges. Good areas to fish include Point 12, the mouth of Monte Ne and the mouth of Pine Creek.
Crappie and walleye fishing is good at night under lights 15 feet deep with minnows.
Anglers report good numbers and good size on crappie.
Good places to fish include Eden’s Bluff, Point 12 and the mouth of Pine Creek.
Black bass are biting big plastic worms or jigs 25 feet deep. There is some top-water and spinner bait action on bass at dawn.
Channel catfish are being caught on trotlines baited with stink bait, liver or worms.
Use sunfish or goldfish for flatheads.
Jason Piper at J.T. Crappie Guide Service said crappie can be caught at sunrise and sunset along man-made brush piles or pole timber close to creek or river channels.
Use tube jigs tipped with a minnow from the bottom up in 25 to 35 feet of water until fish are located. Monte Ne, Horseshoe Bend and Eden’s Bluff are good areas to fish.
White River below Beaver Dam: Bryce Cadion at the Beaver Dam Store said the river was stocked with rainbow trout last week and anglers are catching a bunch.
Trout are biting Power Bait, worms or nightcrawlers. Small spoons in blue/silver or trout patterns are working well.
Midges and San Juan worms are the best flies.
Lake Fayetteville: Dollie Black at Lake Fayetteville boatdock said bluegill are biting worms or crickets. Black bass are hitting assorted lures.
White bass can be caught with Rooster Tails.
Lake Sequoyah: Albert Lehman at Lake Sequoyah boat dock said black bass are hitting buzz baits early.
Below the Lake Sequoyah dam, crappie are biting minnows and catfish are biting minnows or liver.
Lake Elmdale: Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said hot weather keeps most folks away. A few crappie and bass have been caught with minnows.
Bella Vista: Justin McClelland at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass fishing is good at Lake Windsor on crawdad-colored jigs or Bandit 200 crank baits in shad colors. Fish 5 to 8 feet deep.
Redear and bluegill are biting at all Bella Vista lakes on worms 14 to 20 feet deep.
Crappie are fair at night 20 feet deep with minnows.
Siloam Springs City Lake Siloam Springs angler Kenny Stroud recommends top-water lures at dawn and deep-diving crank baits at midday.
Prairie Grove Lake: Lake Manager Paula Keen said fishing was a tad slow last weekend.
Randy Peoples caught five black bass on plastic worms.
Jim and Ann Logue caught seven crappie, two redear and a bass with jigs. Mark Headrick and Loren Gibbs caught and releases 15 bass on plastic worms.
The lake is open Saturdays and Sundays only from 6 a.m.
to 7 p.m.
Upper Table Rock Lake: J.D. Fletcher at Eagle Rock, Mo., said white bass are schooling at sunrise, but may surface at any time of day. Try a small top water lure or white.
Eastern Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports good largemouth bass fishing at Grand Lake with crank baits 15 to 20 feet deep.
At Lake Eucha, crappie fishing is good with minnows 12 to 14 feet deep around brush.
Lake Hudson bass fishing is good with plastic worms or spinner baits. Channel catfish are biting cut shad.
Outdoor, Pages 7 on 07/22/2010