Fishing this week

— HOT SPOTSLAKE CONWAY The water is stained and at a normal level. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets fished near brush in Pierce Creek and around the Arkansas 89 bridge. Crappie are biting excellently on minnows and jigs fished 4-6 deep near PierceCreek, Gold Creek, Caney Creek and the

Arkansas 89 bridge. Bass are biting well

on soft-plastics fished along the shoreline. Catfishing is good using nightcrawlers.

HORSESHOE LAKE Bream are biting well on worms and crickets fished around shallow lily pad stems. Crappie are biting well on minnowsand jigs around the pier in 8-10 feet of water. Bass are biting well on crankbaits and soft-plastics fished near lily pads. Catfishing is good using cut bait and

worms.

LAKE MAUMELLE Largemouth bass fishing is excellent,with many small bass being caught around drop-offs,

pockets and points in 10-15 feet of water. White bass are biting well around North Shore and the restricted area on Rooster Tails, trolled crankbaits and jigging spoons. Crappiefishing is excellent near the main channel 25-30 feet deep.

Bream are biting excellently on worms in 20 feet of water.

MILLWOOD LAKE Bass fishing has been excellent most days through the mid-afternoon. Baby Torpedoes, Bone Pop-R’s, Bomber crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps are working early and late in the day. Later in the

morning, largemouth, spotted bass and white bass will begin full-blown

surface breaking. White bass continue roaming and schooling in Little

River, Horseshoe, and McGuire oxbows chasing shad. Crappie fishing is

improving the cooler weather. Catfishing has been consistent along Little River on yo-yos and trotlines.

LAKE OUACHITA Black bass are biting well on peanut butter and jelly colored football jigs, citrus shad crankbaits and drop-shot rigs with watermelon candy finesse worms. Stripers fishing is fair using live bait or trolled hair jigs around main lake points. Crappie fishing is very good near or over brush in water 20-25 feet deep using minnows and crappie grubs.

Sports, Pages 21 on 12/06/2012

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