Lake
Conway: Bates
Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is low and stained.
Bream should be bedding with the full moon. Crappie are biting
on minnows and chartreuse jigs fished around cypress trees
about 3 feet deep. Bass are biting on spinnerbaits, plastic
frogs and buzzbaits. Catfishing is slow.
Little
Red River: Lindsey's
Resort (501-302-3139) said the water is very clear and there
has been generation in the late afternoon. Trout fishing was
fair over the weekend. Wax worms, Power Bait and nightcrawlers
all produced catches. When the water is running fast, Countdowns,
Shad Raps and Rouges are working well.
Greers
Ferry: As
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's
elevation at 459.38 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 461 MSL).
(Updated 7/21/2010) Tommy
Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said bass are schooling
all over the lake but are scattered also. Hybrids and white bass
are being caught anywhere from 15 to 45 feet deep. Although you
can get a bite, the bigger fish are staying very deep and feeding.
Cody S. Smith of www.fishgreersferry.com said
the lake is two feet below normal pool. The water temperature has
cooled due to the rain. Fishing has slowed over the past week.
Largemouths are biting on jigs and big plastics fished on river
ledges and points. Walleye are being caught in 29 to 33 feet of
water on spoons fished on the bottom. White bass and hybrids are
moving around more than the past few weeks. For more information
about Greers Ferry Lake, go to www.fishgreersferry.com.
Shiloh Marina (501-825-6237) had no report.
Harris
Brake Lake: Coffee
Creek Landing (501-889-2745) had no report.
(Updated 7/14/2010) Greer's
Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream and catfish are
biting well on crickets and worms.
Lake
Overcup: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is low and clear. Bream
are biting well on redworms and crickets fished around the docks
and other cover about 18 inches deep. Crappie are fair on tube
jigs and no. 6 minnows fished deep. Catfishing is good with shad
and live bream. Bass are slow.
Brewer
Lake: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said bream are biting well on crickets
and redworms fished around the bank. Crappie are biting on a
White Crappie Stingers fished in brush tops. Catfishing is good
on trotlines and noodles baited with live bream and cut bait.
Lake
Maumelle: Jolly
Roger's Marina said the water level is 3.8 feet below the
spillway, and the water temperature is 89 degrees. Black bass
are biting well on worms, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits fished in
6 to 15 feet of water off points. Whites are breaking water and
biting on small crappie jigs, Rooster Tails and minnows. Big
Island and Buoy Island have been the best areas to fish for whites.
Crappie are biting well on 1/32-ounce jigs, minnows and shad-colored
grubs fished in 15 to 20 feet of water. Bream are biting excellently
on crickets and redworms fished in 15 to 20 feet of water. Fishing
around the breakwater at the marina has been producing nice catches.
Catfishing is excellent on trotlines baited with cut shad, chicken
livers and bream. Trolling small crappie jigs, crankbaits and
minnows around the points has brought in saugeye. The best time
to fish for saugeye is in the morning.
Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.
Lake
Valencia: Hatchet
Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said catfishing is excellent
with chicken hearts and Danny King's or Doc's stink bait.
Lake
Willastein: Hatchet
Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bream are fair to good
on crickets and redworms. Catfishing is excellent with chicken
hearts and stink bait. Crappie and bass are both slow.
Sunset
Lake: Turbyfill's
Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is at normal level.
Fishing has been very slow the past few days.
Saline
River Access in Benton: Turbyfill's
Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the river is clear and very
low. Bream are biting well on 1/16-ounce black Rooster Tails.
Crappie are fair on lemon meringue 2-inch grubs fished in 5 to
6 feet of water. Bass are biting well on top-water lures, buzzbaits
and poppers fished in the deeper holes. Catfishing is fair on
Magic Bait and live bait.
Petit
Jean State Park: Greer's
Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream are biting well on crickets
and worms. Catfishing is good with livers.
Arkansas
River at Morrilton: (Updated
7/21/2010) Charley's Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the water flow
is dropping. The heat has kept most fishermen off the water except
for the early morning and late hours. Catfishing has been very
good using shad in 25 to 35 feet of water. Bream are biting excellently
on crickets fished around wood. Cypress Creek, Flagg Lake out
of the Petit Jean River and Point Remove Creek have provided
nice bream and bass. Bass are biting on chatter baits and buzzing
toads in pearl. Crayfish fished where the jetties meet sand has
also produced some bass. Crappie are slow but some are being
caught fishing minnows around wood in 10 to 15 feet of water.
White bass are schooling in the late afternoon. Crankbaits in pearl
or white have been catching whites. Fishing near sand banks where
there are schooling shad has produced nice whites.
Arkansas
River (Maumelle Pool): Hatchet
Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said on Little Maumelle River,
bream are biting well on crickets and wax worms fished in the
pad fields. Bass are fair, early and late, on spinnerbaits and
soft stick baits. Catfishing is good with chicken hearts and
cut bait. There was no report for Big Maumelle Creek or Palarm
Creek.
Arkansas
River (Little Rock Pool): Vince
Miller from Fish
'N Stuff said bream are biting in the backwater on crickets.
Largemouth bass are biting well on red shad worms and Bandit
crankbaits fished around brush and rock jetties. Catfishing is
good with worms and cut shad. Crappie are slow.
Hatchet Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bass are biting
well on the jetties on crankbaits and black/red gitzits. Catfishing
is great with cut shad and rice slicks.
McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is clear.
Bream are biting well on crickets and jigs fished around grass.
Catfishing is good with skip jack and shad. Crappie and bass are
slow.
Clear
Lake: McSwain
Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is at normal level
and clear. Bream are biting well on crickets and jigs. Bass and
catfish are biting fairly well. Crappie are slow.
Peckerwood
Lake: Herman's
Landing (870-241-3731) the water is still clear and falling.
Bass are biting well, and there have been a lot of shad schooling.
Catfishing is good with chicken liver and shrimp. Soaking shrimp
in chicken liver has also produced catches. Crappie have started
biting again.
Lake
Pickthorne: Hatchet
Jack's Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said bream are biting well on
crickets and redworms fished around stumps. Catfishing is good
on the dredge channel with nightcrawlers, chicken livers and
stink bait.
