HOT SPOTS
LAKE MAUMELLE Black bass are excellent. They are biting on wacky rig worms and spinnerbaits both early in the morning and late in the day. Blacks can be caught in 3-10 feet. The cooler weather has activated the bass. Try shallow lures and spinnerbaits. Kentucky bass are excellent and are being caught on crankbaits and jigs. They can be found in 4-9 feet of water. They are mixed in with the black bass. White bass fishing is excellent. Use Rooster Tails, CC Spoons or deep-diving Bandits and Bombers. They are all over the lake. They are being caught schooling in the main lake on CC Spoons, white jigs and Rooster Tails.
BULL SHOALS TAILWATER The trout bite is excellent overall, according to the resort. Specifically, rainbows were hitting great. Brown trout were biting slow. Use PowerBaits or wax worms. The hot spot has been Wildcat Shoals. The hot flies were olive Woolly Buggers, Y2Ks, prince nymphs, zebra midges (black with silver wire and silver bead or red with silver wire and silver bead), pheasant tails, ruby midges, root beer midges, pink and cerise San Juan worms and sowbugs.
BEAVER LAKE There has been some topwater activity from striper and white bass. Fishing will be good with striper taken on live shad fished on downlines from 10-60 feet deep, and also try trolling small umbrella rigs with white grubs or chartreuse for stained water, plugs like Rapala No. 14 Husky Jerks in black back or purple back colors and Smithwick Rogues in similar colors on downriggers. Jerkbaits like flukes, swimbaits and jigs also will produce.
SPRING RIVER Y2K’s have been the go-to flies all week with a Woolly Worm with a chartreuse tail coming in second. It’s been really nice weather lately, floating the river with only eagles and ospreys as company. Hot pink and chartreuse Trout Magnets work great on a fly rod and spinning rod. Super glue the bodies the day before to keep them in place.