Lake
Conway: Bates
Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is cold,
icy and clear. Crappie are fair on jigs fished in the
deepest channels of the lake. All other species are
slow.
Dan at Gold Creek Landing (501-607-0590) had no report.
Little
Red River: Lindsey's
Resort (501-302-3139) said the water
is high, with two generators running all day. Trout
fishing is good on Power Bait and glow worms drifted
from a boat.
Zachary Hoyt at Just
Fishing Guides said generation has increased to
6,500 CFS. High-water tactics from a boat with nymphs
and streamers is the best option. The best flies to
use are San Juan worms (tan, pink and red), eggs (pink,
orange and peach), copper johns (olive and black),
bead head pheasant tails, Arkansas sow bugs (tan and
gray), zebra midges (black, tan and gray) all in sizes
10-16. Flies for streamer fishing include woolly buggers,
zonkers, slump busters and various sculpin patterns
in sizes 4-10. Look for shad to start coming through
the generators and match these baitfish with white
streamers.
Greers
Ferry: AAs
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports
the lake’s elevation at 462.87 feet MSL (Normal
conservation pool – 461 MSL).
Tommy
Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said
the water temperature is in the low to mid 40s. White
bass and hybrids have moved out to 60 feet. Look for
sunny days with a little wind and use spoons where
you mark baitfish. Keep an eye out for gulls and other
shorebirds working open water, as this usually means
baitfish are schooled up and larger fish are pushing
them to the surface. Walleye are moving uplake and
are staging for the spawn. They will feed around bridge
pilings, points, humps and creek mouths as they wait
for the warm water and longer days of spring to make
their run (usually during the second week of February).
Use large live minnows on jigheads and deep-diving
crankbaits, such as Wally Divers, deep-diving Rebels
and Smithwick Rogues. Once the water warms to 60 degrees,
use nightcrawlers on jigheads or harness rigs. No report
on crappie. Bass are slow to fair on Wiggle Warts,
jerk baits, jigs, and spinnerbaits in shallow water.
In deeper water, Carolina-rigged lizards and football
head jigs are working fairly well.
Shiloh
Marina (501-825-6237) had no report.
Harris
Brake Lake: Coffee
Creek Landing (501-889-2745) had no
report.
Greer’s
Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said crappie are still
biting very well on Crappie Stingers in Crappie Cove.
Fish in shallow water using a boat or waders.
Lake
Overcup: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is
murky, cold and about one foot high. Fishing is slow
for all species.
Brewer
Lake: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is
clear, but the icy conditions kept anglers off the
lake last weekend. Crappie are fair on salt/pepper,
orange/chartreuse and white Crappie Stinger jigs fished
around piers and docks. All other species are slow.
Lake
Maumelle: Jolly
Roger’s Marina had no report.
Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report because of
the weather.
Lake
Valencia: Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report because of
the weather.
Sunset
Lake: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said
the water is clear and at normal level. Bream are slow.
Crappie are fair on 2-inch Tennessee shad-colored grubs
in 5 to 16 feet of water. Bass are fair on watermelon
seed finesse worms on a 1/8-oz. jighead in 15 to 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 clear and at normal levels. Crappie are
fair on 2-inch grubs. Bass are fair on 1/8-oz. green
pumpkin Bitsy Bug jigs and 4-inch pumpkinseed grubs on
a jighead. Catfishing and bream fishing are slow.
Arkansas
River at Morrilton: Charley’s
Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the weather has kept anglers
off the water. Catfish are biting very well in deep
holes on a mixture of shad and nightcrawlers. Sauger
are biting well on minnows floated 3 to 6 feet deep
under a bobber around jetty tips below dams 9 and 10
and at the mouth of cypress creek. Stripers are fair
on live shad below dams 9 and 10. No report on any other
species.
Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool): Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report because of
the weather.
Arkansas
River (Little Rock Pool): Vince Miller from Fish
N’ Stuff (501-834-5733) said no one
is fishing because of the weather.
Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report because of
the weather.
McSwain
Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is fairly
clear and is at normal levels below Terry Lock and
Dam. Bream are slow on crickets. Crappie are biting
well on minnows. Bass are biting well on crankbaits.
Catfishing is good on skipjack below the dams.
Clear
Lake: McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water
is clear and at normal levels. Bream are slow on redworms.
Crappie are biting well on minnows and chartreuse jigs.
Bass are fair on jig-and-pig combos with red in them.
Catfishing is fair on worms.
Peckerwood
Lake: Herman’s
Landing (870-241-3731) said the lake is closed for
fishing until Jan. 31, 2010.
Lake
Pickthorne: Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report because of
the weather.
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