CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BREWER;--;--;--;--
CLEAR;Fair;Fair;--;Fair
CONWAY;--;--;--;--
GREERS FERRY;Good;Good;--;Good
HARRIS BRAKE;--;--;--;--
MAUMELLE;--;--;--;--
OVERCUP;--;--;--;--
SUNSET;Good;Poor;Fair;Good
SALINE RIVER (BENTON);Good;--;Fair;--
NORRELL;--;--;Fair;Fair
PECKERWOOD;--;--;--;Fair
WINONA;Fair;--;Fair;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (CADRON);--;--;--;--
ARKANSAS RIVER (LITTLE ROCK);Good;--;Good;Good
ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL);Good;--;--;Good
ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON);--;--;--;--
BISHOP PARK PONDS;--;--;Fair;Fair
LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER;Good;--;Good;Good
LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) Sporadic generation is creating low water conditions. Use fluorocarbon tippet to increase your catch numbers. In slow or still water, put some movement on the fly or Trout Magnet to get more strikes. Sowbugs, midges, soft hackles and Woolly Buggers are working well for fly anglers. Pink and white-colored Trout Magnets are recommended for spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system, (501) 362-5150, for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website (www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecasted generation schedule.
LAKE PICKTHRONE;--;--;--;--
NORTH;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BULL SHOALS;--;--;--;--
NORFORK;Good;--;--;Good
BUFFALO RIVER
With the warmer weather, the smallmouths are more active. Carefully check the water level before entering Crooked Creek or the Buffalo River. There are no dams on these streams. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and after any rain event. The water can rise very quickly.
WHITE RIVER Fishing below Bull Shoals Dam has been challenging this past week. Shrimp and egg pattern for fly fishing and PowerBait for bait fishing have been best. A few 20- to 22-inch brown trout have been caught with sculpins. Some anglers have had luck with Berkley's doughy formable scented trout bait with glitter.
NORFORK TAILWATER
The water is stained. It fishes well one day and poorly the next. 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 size 10). The fishing is better in the morning.
SOUTH-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
COLUMBIA;--;--;--;--
FELSENTHAL;--;--;--;--
NORTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BEAVER;Fair;Fair;Fair;Fair
BEAVER TAILWATER
Fly-fisherman are reporting good numbers of trout being caught. The brown trout are spawning, so be aware of the reds in the river and not walk all over them. Fisherman in boats are catching their limits while drifting with PowerBait and waxworm combos. There have been some walleye caught using nightcrawlers, and crawlers are also working well for catching trout.
FAYETTEVILLE;--;--;--;--
SEQUOYAH;--;--;--;--
NORTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BALD KNOB LAKE;--;--;--;--
CROWN;--;--;--;--
SPRING RIVER
This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and Norfork rivers. Canoe season is still on and there are many boats on the river. Be sure to wear cleated boots and carry a wading staff. There is a lot of bedrock that can get very slick. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash (size 10), cerise and hot pink San Juan worms (size 10), and Y2Ks (size 10).
SOUTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
COLUMBIA;Fair;--;--;--
MILLWOOD;--;--;--;--
GREESON;Good;--;--;Good
WEST-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ATKINS;Fair;Fair;Fair;Good
BAILEY;--;--;--;--
DARDANELLE;--;--;--;--
DEGRAY;Fair;Fair;--;Good
OUACHITA;Good;Poor;Fair;Good
HAMILTON;Good;--;--;Excellent
NIMROD;--;--;--;--
CATHERINE;Good;--;--;Good
SOUTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ARKANSAS RIVER (PINE BLUFF POOL);--;--;--;--
CANE CREEK;Good;--;Fair;--
CHICOT;--;--;--;--
MONTICELLO;Poor;--;--;Good
NOTE For more detailed information on baits and lures, go to: agfc.state.ar.us/fishing/fishingreport.htm
Sports on 11/02/2017