CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BREWER;Excellent;Fair;--;--
CONWAY;Excellent;Excellent;Excellent;Good
GREERS FERRY;Good;Good;Good;Good
HARRIS BRAKE;Good;--;--;--
MAUMELLE;Excellent;Poor;Good;Good
OVERCUP;Good;Fair;Good;Poor
SUNSET;Good;Good;--;Fair
SALINE RIVER (BENTON);Good;Fair;Good;Good
NORRELL;Fair;Good;Good;Fair
PECKERWOOD;Good;Fair;Good;Good
WILLASTEIN;Excellent;--;Excellent;--
WINONA;Good;Good;Good;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL);--;--;--;--
ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON);Good;--;Good;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (CADRON);Excellent;--;Excellent;--
LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER;Excellent;--;Fair;Good
ARKANSAS RIVER (LITTLE ROCK);Good;Good;Good;Good
BISHOP PARK PONDS;Good;Good;Good;Good
LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) Heavy flow has eliminated most wade fishing. For drift fishing, use long leaders and weighted San Juan worms, micro-jigs or sowbugs. Pounding the banks with streamers also is effective in high water. For Trout Magnet fishing use long leaders and heavy weight using cotton candy- and pink-colored bodies on silver and chartreuse jigheads.
NORTH;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BULL SHOALS;Good;--;--;Good
NORFORK;Fair;--;--;Poor
BULL SHOALS TAILWATER Everybody's catching trout. Most of the brown trout were caught with a sculpin, but some big rainbows and cutthroats, as well as a few browns, have been hitting minnows. Shiny gold spinners and spoons attracted the rainbows, as well as the always favorite shrimp/egg pattern/power bait combo.
NORTH FORK RIVER The Norfork has been wadable, but fishing is poor. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns (sizes 18, 20, 22) like ruby midges, root beer midges, zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead) and soft hackles (sizes 14, 16) like the Green Butt. Egg patterns have also been productive. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try a small bead-headed nymph (zebra midge, copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise No. 10). There have been reliable hatches of small midges (try a size 24 Adams parachute) and caddis (try a size 18 elk hair caddis). The fishing is better in the morning
SOUTH-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
FELSENTHAL;Good;Fair;--;Poor
COLUMBIA;Good;--;--;--
TRI-COUNTY;--;--;--;--
NORTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BEAVER;Good;--;Poor;Good
BEAVER TAILWATER Walleye and white bass are stacked below Beaver Dam between Bertrand Boat Ramp and Spider Creek Landing, and directly below the dam off the gravel bar. The water under the U.S. 62 bridge has been loaded with spawning fish, but access is limited due to low water. Hare's ears, nymphs, sowbugs and midges in olive, blue dunn, black and gold have been excellent for trout.
ELMDALE;Poor;--;Poor;Fair
FAYETTEVILLE;Good;--;Good;Good
SEQUOYAH;Good;Good;Good;Good
NORTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
CROWN;Good;Fair;--;Good
POINSETT;Excellent;Fair;Excellent;Excellent
SPRING RIVER The river is up a little and pea soup green. Trout fishing has been great with high numbers caught on olive Woollies and big nymphs. Hot pink Trout Magnets have been great on spinning tackle.
SOUTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
MILLWOOD;Excellent;Excellent;Good;Excellent
GREESON;Good;--;Good;Good
WEST-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ATKINS;Good;Fair;Fair;Fair
DARDANELLE;Excellent;Excellent;Excellent;Excellent
DEGRAY;Good;--;--;Good
OUACHITA;Excellent;Fair;Good;Excellent
HAMILTON;--;--;--;--
NIMROD;--;--;--;Good
CATHERINE Thousands more trout are scheduled to be stocked this month to improve fishing opportunities. Numerous cold fronts and open flood gates have slowed the bite considerably the last 10 days, but warmer weather and stable conditions will improve fishing. Fly fishermen are handicapped somewhat with the lake at normal levels, but they're still able to access areas that hold good numbers of trout and are recording limits by casting micro-jigs in black or white colors with a strike indicator. Current is key, so targeting the head and rear sections of shoals has produced the best results. Olive-colored Woolly Buggers and black midges also have taken trout in the 15-inch class.
SOUTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ARKANSAS RIVER (PINE BLUFF POOL);--;--;--;--
CANE CREEK;--;Fair;--;Fair
CHICOT;Poor;Poor;Poor;Poor
NOTE For more detailed information on baits and lures, go to: agfc.state.ar.us/fishing/fishingreport.htm
Sports on 04/13/2017