Fishing this week

— HOT SPOTS1. ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON) The heat has kept most fishermen off the water except for the early morning and late hours. Catfishing has been good using shad in 25-35 feet of water. Bream are excellenton crickets fished around wood. Bass are biting on chatter baits and buzzing toads in pearl.

Crayfish fished where the jetties meet sand also has produced some bass. Crappie fishing is slow, but some are being caught

fishing minnows around wood in 10-15 feet of water. White bass are schooling in the late afternoon. Crankbaits in pearl or white have been catching whites. Fishing near sand banks where there are schooling shad has produced some nice white bass.

2. LAKE CONWAY The water is low and stained.

Bream should be bedding with the full moon. Crappie are biting on minnows and chartreuse jigs fished

around cypress trees about 3 feet deep. Bass are biting on spinner baits, plastic frogs and buzzbaits. Catfishing is slow.

3. LAKE GREESON The water is dingy and rising, and the surface temperature is about 87 degrees. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is fair using Tennessees had and white/chartreuse jigs fished in 15-20 feet of water. Bassare biting on crankbaits, plastic worms and jigs. Catfishing is fair with worms and stink bait. Jugs and trotlines are producing fish as well.

4. LAKE MAUMELLE Black bass are biting well on worms, jerkbaits and spinner baits fished in 6-15 feet of water off points. White bass are breaking and biting on small crappie jigs, Roostertails and minnows. Crappie are biting well on 1/32-ounce jigs, minnows and shad-colored grubs fished in 15-20 feet of water. Bream are biting excellently on crickets and redworms fished in 15-20 feet of water. Catfishing is excellent using trotlines baited with cut shad, chicken livers and bream. Trolling small crappie jigs, crankbaits and minnows around the points has brought in saugeye. The best time to fish for saugeye is in the morning.

Sports, Pages 22 on 07/29/2010

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