State fishing report

CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

BREWER;--;--;--;--

CLEAR;--;--;--;--

CONWAY;--;Fair;Good;Good

GREERS FERRY;Excellent;Good;--;Good

HARRIS BRAKE;Poor;Fair;Good;Poor

MAUMELLE;Good;Poor;--;Good

NORRELL;Fair;--;Good;Fair

OVERCUP;--;--;--;--

LAKE PECKERWOOD;--;--;--;--

PICKTHORNE;--;--;--;Fair

SALINE RIVER (BENTON);--;--;--;--

SUNSET;Good;--;Fair;Poor

VALENCIA;--;--;Fair;--

WILLASTEIN;Good;--;Fair;--

WINONA;--;--;--;--

ARKANSAS RIVER (CADRON);--;--;--;--

ARKANSAS RIVER (LITTLE ROCK);Good;--;Good;Fair

ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL);Good;--;--;Good

ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON);--;--;--;--

BISHOP PARK PONDS;--;--;--;--

LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER;--;--;--;Good

LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) Heavy hydropower generation will continue through Nov. 19. Use long leaders and heavy weight with egg patterns, San Juan worms and micro jigs. Pounding the banks with streamers is also an effective fly-fishing method in high water. For Trout Magnets, use long leaders and heavy weight, and bright colored bodies on silver and chartreuse jigheads. Concentrate on pools along the banks.

NORTH;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

BULL SHOALS;--;--;--;--

NORFORK;Excellent;--;--;Good

WHITE RIVER Rainbow trout are biting live worms from the bank, and shrimp and garlic-scented PowerBait or river minnows near the bottom of deep holes. Drift anglers had luck with No. 5 rainbow trout Rapala Countdowns and with 1/6-ounce Rooster Tails, gold blades and orange bodies, chartreuse and black skirts. Brown trout are biting small- to medium-sized sculpins and olive size 8 woolly buggers.

NORFORK TAILWATER Some nice midge and sporadic caddis hatches have provided limited top water action. 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 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

FELSENTHAL;--;--;--;--

WHITE OAK;--;--;--;--

NORTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

BEAVER;Fair;--;Good;Good

BEAVER TAILWATER Fishing is slow in low water, but trout are hitting PowerBaits, nightcrawlers and 1/4-ounce spoons between Spider Creek and Bertrand Access. This area is currently inaccessible by boat.

FAYETTEVILLE;--;--;--;Fair

SEQUOYAH;Good;--;Good;Good

NORTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

CROWN;Good;Poor;Poor;Good

SPRING RIVER The Spring River is flowing at 310 cfs, which is below the average of 350 cfs. The trout have been biting well on olive, brown or black woolly buggers, Y2Ks and large nymphs. Most brown trout are being caught on olive or brown woollies on a slow strip upstream.

SOUTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

COLUMBIA;--;--;--;--

MILLWOOD;Poor;--;Good;Fair

GREESON;--;--;--;--

WEST-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

ATKINS;--;--;--;--

BAILEY;--;--;--;--

CATHERINE;--;--;--;--

DARDANELLE;Excellent;--;Excellent;Excellent

DEGRAY;--;--;--;--

HAMILTON;Excellent;--;--;Good

NIMROD;--;--;--;--

OUACHITA;--;--;--;--

LAKE HAMILTON TAILWATER Rainbow trout are now stocked in the Carpenter Dam tailrace, but fishing pressure is low. Bank fishermen will be able to catch trout on waxworms or mealworms floated just off the bottom with a marshmallow floater. Redworms or nightcrawlers will also be effective presented in the same manner. Fly fishermen can wade to areas that hold numbers of trout and can catch limits of fish casting egg patterns in white or yellow under a strike indicator. San Juan worms in red or hot pink will draw strikes from hungry trout in areas close to the main channel where some current is flowing. Spin fisherman casting Super Dupers in silver or gold over current flow will have success as rainbows will be feeding on injured threadfin shad. Rock structure provides a perfect ambush point for trout chasing baitfish.

SOUTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE

ARKANSAS RIVER (PINE BLUFF POOL);--;--;--;--

ARKANSAS RIVER (POOL 2);--;--;--;--

BEAR CREEK;--;--;--;--

CANE CREEK;--;--;--;--

CHICOT;--;--;--;--

MONTICELLO;--;--;--;--

STORM CREEK;--;--;--;--

NOTE For more detailed information on baits and lures, go to: agfc.state.ar.us/fishing/fishingreport.htm

Sports on 11/15/2018

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