Fishing this week

A map showing the location of Arkansas fishing spots.
A map showing the location of Arkansas fishing spots.

HOT SPOTS

LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER Bream fishing has picked up a lot in the past week. Reports were good on worms or crickets. Crappie reports were good on minnows or jigs. Bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits and topwater lures. Catfishing is excellent with worms and chicken livers and on trotlines.

LAKE MAUMELLE The cooler weather has activated the bass so try shallow lures and spinnerbaits. Kentucky bass are good and are being caught on crankbaits and jigs. They can be found in 9-15 feet of water and are mixed in with the blacks. White bass fishing has been excellent and they are all over the lake. Use CC Spoons, deepdiving Bandits and Bombers. When schooling in the main lake they are being caught on CC Spoons, white jigs and Rooster Tails. Bream are excellent and can be found at 15 feet on the bottom. Use crickets and live worms. Catfishing is good. Catfish are being caught in 15-20 feet of water on stink bait, small bream and chicken livers.

DEGRAY LAKE Bass fishing is very good for small fish in the upper end of the lake. Look for fish in the vast shad schools around Point 15 and Shouse Ford. Most any small topwater lure will work as long as it is presented where the fish are breaking — lures such as Zara Puppies, Pop R’s, small Rapala Minnows, small Flukes and 3-inch swim baits. Also try half-ounce spoons such as CC and Kastmaster. Quite a few white bass and small hybrids are mixed in with the bass. In the lower end of the lake, bass fishing is fair early in the morning off the points in the big coves at points 2 and 4.

LAKE DARDANELLE Bass fishing is very good for small fish in the upper end of the lake. Look for fish in the vast shad schools around Point 15 and Shouse Ford. Most any small topwater lure will work as long as it is presented where the fish are breaking. Try Zara Puppies, Pop R’s, small Rapala Minnows, small Flukes and 3-inch swim baits. Also try half-ounce spoons such as CC and Kastmaster. Quite a few white bass and small hybrids are mixed in with the bass. In the lower end of the lake, bass fishing is fair early in the morning off the points in the big coves at points 2 and 4.

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