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CENTRAL ARKANSAS - Weekly Fishing Report

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Randy Zellers (501)223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers@agfc.state.ar.us

This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's fishing report.

March 3, 2010

Lake Conway: Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is stained. Bream are biting well on crickets fished 20 inches deep. Crappie are biting well on minnows. Bass are slow. Catfishing is good on trotlines and yo-yos baited with prepared bait.

Dan at Gold Creek Landing (501-607-0590) said crappie have been biting fairly well some days and slow on others. All other species are slow.

Little Red River:  Lindsey's Resort (501-302-3139) said the water is clear. Two generators are running in the mornings, but are shut down each afternoon. Trout fishing is good on wax worms, PowerBait, spinnerbaits, crankbaits and glow worms.

Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides had no report.

Greers Ferry: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 461.54 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 461 MSL).

Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the lake level is falling and the surface temperature ranges from 41-46 degrees. The hybrid and white bass fishing is good around shad at different times during the day and some big ones can be caught right now with spoons and inline spinners fished right on the bottom in 38-68 feet of water. A few male walleye are biting upriver; larger females have backed down, but should come back with the warmer weather forecast. Try jighead minnows and crankbaits trolled behind line weights for the best bite. The crappie are biting well on jigs and minnows fished around trees and brush in 15-20 feet of water when the sun is out. Catfish are biting well, but they’re holding in specific areas and depths. Once you find one, you should be able to reproduce the pattern. Bass fishing is slow.

Shiloh Marina (501-825-6237) said there are a lot of baitfish flipping at the surface. No anglers have visited the marina lately, so there is no report on the fishing from this location 

Harris Brake Lake:  Coffee Creek Landing (501-889-2745) said the water is muddy and the surface temperature is 42 degrees. All species are slow.

Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said crappie are still biting well. Catfish and bass are beginning to pick up as well.

Lake Overcup:  Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is high and murky. Fishing is slow for all species

Brewer Lake:  Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said fishing is slow for all species.

Lake Maumelle:  Jolly Roger’s Marina said the lake is 6 inches above the spillway and the water temperature is in the mid-40s. Bass fishing is fair on spoons and jigs fished in 25 feet of water around the edges of the river channel. White bass are fair; a few have been caught around the chimney area, but the spawning run seems to be a few weeks behind normal. Spoons and Rogues are catching the white bass. Crappie are biting well on 1/32-oz. jigs and minnows in 25 feet of water. Catfishing is fair on trotlines baited with cut shad. Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bream are slow. Crappie are fair on minnows fished around deep structure. Bass are fair on jigs and spoons fished around the Highway 10 bridge. Catfishing is slow.

Lake Valencia:  Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said trout are biting well on Power Bait. All other species are slow.  

Sunset Lake:  Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the crappie are fair on 2-inch, lemon meringue grubs. Bass are biting fairly well on finesse worms in 18 feet of water. All other species are slow.

Saline River Access in Benton:  Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is high and muddy. Fishing is slow for all species

Arkansas River at Morrilton: Charley’s Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the water is flowing around 95,000 cfs. Few people are fishing because of the weather. Catfishing is fair in deep holes below the dams on whole shad. Sauger are fair on chartreuse jigs fished below locks 9 and 10 and around Cypress Creek. Stripers are fair below dams 9 and 10 on whole shad.

Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool): Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said crappie are fair on yo-yos baited with minnows in the Little Maumelle River. Catfishing is fair on trotlines baited with live green sunfish in the Little Maumelle River. All other species are slow.

Arkansas River (Little Rock Pool):  Vince Miller from Fish N’ Stuff (501-834-5733) said fishing is still very slow. A few bass have been caught on Rat-L-Traps and jigs in backwater areas, but it’s a tough bite.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said crappie are fair on minnows fished under a slip-cork rig below Murray Lock and Dam. All other species are slow.

McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream are slow on worms and crickets. Crappie are biting well on jigs and minnows. Bass are fair on red crankbaits. Catfishing is fair on skipjack.   

Clear Lake:  McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is clear and at normal level. Bream are slow on worms and crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair on red crankbaits. Catfishing is good on stink bait.

Peckerwood Lake:  Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) had no report.

Lake Pickthorne: Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.

 

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