BEAVER LAKE
Fishing is tough overall, but night owls are having success with the white bass and black bass.
Aaron Jolliff at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said anglers fishing at night along the Arkansas 12 bridge pilings are catching white bass and crappie under lights. Wait for baitfish to appear in the light, then use a white jig or minnow 10 feet deep.
Dark plastic worms or spinner baits work best for nighttime black bass fishing, he said.
White bass are biting for anglers trolling Flicker Shads. Striped bass fishing is slow. Fish deep with downriggers, Jolliff advised.
Mike Whitehouse at Hickory Creek Marina said some goodsized walleye to 26 inches have been caught in the Horseshoe Bend area by anglers trolling nightcrawler rigs behind bottom bouncers.
Crappie fishing has improved. Try tube jigs 15 to 18 feet deep around brush. The best color is a red or black body with a chartreuse tail.
BEAVER TAILWATER
Nancy Rose at the Beaver Dam Store said the top bait is yellow or white Power Bait. Worms are also working.
The top lures are Trout Magnets in white or pink, or small spoons in gold/silver or gold/red. Best flies are Clouser minnows and woolly buggers.
LAKE FAYETTEVILLE
Dolly Black at Lake Fayetteville boat dock said catfish are biting worms. Black bass are biting top-water lures early and plastic worms later in the day. Use crickets or worms for bluegill.
LAKE SEQUOYAH
Mike McBride at Lake Sequoyah bait shop said black bass fishing is good. Largemouths up to 5 and 6 pounds have been caught this week with top-water lures early or late and plastic worms at midday.
Crappie are biting jigs or minnows 4 to 6 feet deep. Bluegill are biting all baits at any depth. Catfish are biting liver or shad.
The best fishing for any species is from dawn to 9:30 a.m.
BELLA VISTA
Justin McClelland at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass are biting jigs or plastic worms during the day at all lakes. Go with large spinner baits or crank baits for night fishing. Fish around points or docks.
Bluegill are biting crickets 15 feet deep. Catfish are fair on all catfish baits.
LAKE ELMDALE
Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said some good-sized bluegill are being caught with worms 3 feet deep. Crappie are slow, but a few have been caught 8 feet deep with minnows or jigs. Fish along bluffs with buzz baits early for black bass.
LAKE ELMDALE
Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said some good-sized bluegill are being caught with worms 3 feet deep. Crappie are slow, but a few have been caught 8 feet deep with minnows or jigs. Fish along bluffs with buzz baits early for black bass.
SWEPCO LAKE
Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass are biting well at night on big plastic worms in dark colors.
SILOAM SPRINGS LAKE
Stroud said black bass are biting early or late on top-water frogs or plastic worms.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports catfish at Grand Lake are biting shad 30 feet deep on the main lake. Noodling for flathead catfish is fair. Crappie are slow, but biting minnows or tube jigs 5 to 10 feet deep around brush and structure.