Beaver Lake: Crappie are biting at Beaver Lake and most other lakes in the region.

John Newlun at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said crappie can be caught at all areas of Beaver Lake. They are spawning on the south end of the lake. Use minnows or jigs 1 to 5 feet deep on the south end. Fish 1 to 10 feet deep on the north end.

The spawn should start soon at northern parts of the lake. Fish 1 to 10 feet deep north of the Arkansas 12 bridge.

White bass fishing is good in the Twin Bridges area of the White River near Goshen. White bass fishing is spotty in the War Eagle River.

Black bass can be caught on most any type of lure an angler likes to use, including soft plastics and jerk baits. Walleye are biting in the White River arm on Flicker Shads and Bandit 300 crank baits with chartreuse in the pattern.

Average water temperature is 60 to 63 degrees or warmer in late afternoon.

Garland Villines at Hickory Creek Marina said crappie fishing is good. Use minnows or jigs 1 to 3 feet around bushes. A good jig color is red or black body with a chartreuse tail.

Black bass are biting crank baits and jigs. Try for striped bass along flats near Point 12 with shad or brood minnows 5 to 20 feet deep.

White bass fishing is good in the White River above Beaver Lake, Villines said.

Jason Piper at J.T. Crappie Guide Services said crappie are spawning on the south end of the lake and could be spawning north of the Arkansas 12 bridge by the weekend.

Fish around log jams, in pockets, around pole timber and lay-downs. Try a small jig under a bobber. Good areas to try include White River arm, Pine Creek, Monte Ne, Joe's Creek and Blackburn Creek.

Beaver tailwater: Lisa Mullins at the Beaver Dam Store said trout are biting white or yellow Power Bait tipped with a waxworm.

The top lures are silver/gold Colorado spoons. Effective flies include woolly buggers, soft hackles and pheasant-tails.

Lake Fayetteville: Dolly Black at Lake Fayetteville boat dock said crappie fishing is good with minnows or jigs 3 to 4 feet deep. Try tipping a jig with a minnow.

Black bass are hitting all types of lures including spoons, Rooster Tails and crank baits.

Lake Sequoyah: Mike McBride at Lake Sequoyah bait shop said crappie fishing is good with minnows or jigs 1 to 5 feet deep.

Black bass fishing is good with spinner baits and top-water lures. Bluegill are biting crickets or worms 1 to 5 feet deep. Catfish are biting liver or shad. Water temperature at Lake Sequoyah is 68 degrees.

Lake Elmdale: Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said crappie fishing is good 5 to 8 feet deep with minnows. Fishing is best on the upstream end of the lake. Jigs will work. Try a blue/white color.

Black bass are biting jerk baits and spinner baits.

Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said soft plastics are working 1 to 10 feet deep.

Siloam Springs Lake: Stroud said black bass are biting square-billed crank baits. Use small jigs for crappie.

Bella Vista: Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass are biting soft-plastics or jigs at all Bella Vista lakes.

Bluegill are biting crickets. Catfish are biting liver.

Eastern Oklahoma: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass at Lake Eucha are biting Alabama rigs and jerk baits. Crappie are biting minnows or jigs near the dam.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports fair fishing at Grand Lake for largemouth bass with jigs and jerk baits. Crappie fishing is good 10 to 15 feet deep with minnows.

-- Compiled by Flip Putthoff

Outdoors on 04/24/2014