Beaver Lake: White bass and striped bass are biting jigging spoons over a large portion of the lake.
James Whittle at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said good white bass and striper reports have come in from Horseshoe Bend to Rocky Branch. White jigging spoons are the best lure, fished 15 to 25 feet deep around schools of shad. Points are good areas to search for shad schools with a depth finder.
Striped bass are biting brood minnows or shad early from Point 6 to the dam. Black bass are biting black spinner baits at night, Whittle said. For daytime bass fishing, try small plastic worms fished along points, rocky shorelines and under docks 5 to 20 feet deep. Top-water lures are effective early in the morning.
Crappie fishing is good in the Horseshoe Bend area with minnows 8 to 18 feet deep. Average water temperature is 65 to 68 degrees.
Steve McClelland at Hickory Creek Marina said crappie are biting fair on minnows 12 feet deep around brush. Anglers report catching 10 to 12 crappie per outing.
A few black bass have been caught with square-billed crank baits in shad colors.
Beaver tailwater: Tom Steinke at Beaver Dam Store said trout fishing is good. Drift-fishing from a boat has been best because one generator has been running at the dam 24/7. The flow makes wade-fishing difficult.
Rainbow trout to 20 inches long have been caught with nightcrawlers. Power Bait is also working. The top lures are Colorado spoons or Rooster Tails. Best flies are midges. Try a woolly bugger or Clouser minnow during power generation.
Lake Fayetteville: Dolly Black at the lake boat dock said black bass are biting plastic worms. Use crickets or worms for bluegill. Try liver or nightcrawlers for catfish.
Lake Sequoyah: Mike McBride at the lake bait shop said big flathead catfish are being caught. Several flatheads to 30 and 40 pounds have been caught with small sunfish for bait.
Lake Elmdale: Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said crappie fishing is good from the public dock with minnows 10 feet deep. Use liver for catfish. Fish a brown jig and pig for black bass.
Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass are biting plastic worms 2 to 20 feet deep. Try top-water lures at sunrise, sunset and on cloudy days.
Siloam Springs Lake: Stroud said black bass are biting top-water lures at sunrise and sunset. Use plastic worms or crank baits later in the day.
Illinois River: Stroud recommends using small tube baits or plastic worms for black bass.
Bella Vista: Justin McClelland at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass are biting at all Bella Vista lakes on jigs 2 to 6 feet deep. Bluegill fishing is fair with worms or crickets 8 to 15 feet deep.
Eastern Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports good fishing for largemouth bass at Lake Hudson with top-water lures 3 to 10 feet deep around brush and structure. Catfish are fair on crawdads, shad or cut bait.
Grand Lake: no report.
Table Rock Lake: Pete Wenners at Pete’s Professional Guide Service said black bass are hitting top-water lures in shallow water. Gravel banks and the backs of creek arms are good places to fish. Try crank baits early. Bass are biting square-bill crank baits in the James River arm. Tube baits fished 8 to 12 feet are also working.