Lake
Conway: Bates
Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the
water is clear and high. Bream are fair on micro jigs.
Crappie are biting well on minnows and jigs. Bass are
fair on Reaction Innovations Trixy Sharks and Skinny
Dippers. Catfishing is 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 clear and the current is running high. Drift fishing
from a boat is the best bet. Countdown Rapalas, Smithwick
Rogues, Power Worms and Glow Worms are working well
on rainbow trout.
Jed Hollan at the Little
Red Fly Shop said in spite of all the high water,
drift-fishing guide trips are producing good results.
Fishing from a boat can be both productive and relaxing.
Having a guide along to maintain safety and do all
the work is a stellar idea. San Juan worms and jigs
have attracted the most trout. Your offering should
be presented on the streambed by using enough split
shot or sink putty to get it down all the way. Larger
than average strike indicators will be required to
float this heavy set-up. Indicators in the grape to
ping-pong ball size are recommended. Aquatic insect
hatches are continuing with midges and blue wings being
the thickest. There are a few caddis and PMD mayflies
coming off, as usual, during the most pleasant time
of the day. I expect to see March brown mayflies joining
the bug armada in the near future. The best dry flies
to use include the Adams (size 18), pale morning dun
mayfly (sizes 16-18), BWO (size 18-20), midge (sizes
22-32; cream or black) or elk hair caddis (sizes 16-20;
tan). Fishing below the surface? Try a sow bug (sizes
14-16; tan, UV tan, smoky olive or peacock), zebra
midge (sizes 16-22; red, black or copper), red butt
soft hackle (sizes 14-18), San Juan worm (sizes 14;
red, fl. cerise, hot pink or worm brown), egg pattern
(sizes14; roe, salmon, watermelon or bubble gum) or
woolly bugger (sizes 8-12; olive, brown or black).
Greers
Ferry: As
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports
the lake’s elevation at 476.44 feet MSL (Normal
conservation pool – 461 MSL).
Tommy
Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said the water
is rising and the surface temperature is in the mid-
to low 60s. The bite is beginning to improve with the
sunny weather. White bass and hybrids are schooling
back up under the reformed bait balls. If the sun is
shining and the wind is blowing, the bite is excellent
on spoons and inline spinners. Bass fishing is good
in the bushes on top-water lures, spinnerbaits, jigs
and creature baits. Floating Rogues and Redfins are
also catching some good bass. Crappie are scattered
in the brush and biting well on minnows and jigs. Bream
are in the brush and are biting on nightcrawlers around
the open parts of the bushes. Walleye should start
to show up under the schooled up white bass and hybrids.
Shiloh Marina (501-825-6237) said not many anglers are
on the water. No report.
Harris
Brake Lake: Coffee
Creek Landing (501-889-2745) said no one is
fishing because the lake is being drawn down and will
remain so until Dec. 12.
Greer’s
Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said hunting and rain
have kept all the anglers off the water.
Lake
Bailey (Petit Jean State Park): Greer’s Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said hunting
and rain have kept all the anglers off the water.
Lake
Overcup: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is high
and murky. Bream are biting fairly well on redworms.
Crappie are fair on chartreuse/white and white Crappie
Stinger jigs. All other species are slow.
Brewer
Lake: Overcup
Landing (501-354-9007) said the water
is high. Bream are fair on worms and crickets. Crappie
are fair on small minnows and white/chartreuse jigs
fished around brush. Catfishing is fair on cut shad
and nightcrawlers. Bass are slow.
Lake
Maumelle: Jolly
Roger’s Marina said the water is 1.6
feet above the spillway. Largemouth bass are holding
around 15 feet deep and are biting fairly well on crankbaits,
spinnerbaits and tubes. Some good catches are also
coming from the bank around muddy water. Kentucky bass
are staying out in 15 feet of water and are biting
fairly well on jigs and soft-plastics. White bass are
schooling around the east end of the lake on CC spoons
and clear Near Nuttings. Crappie are biting well about
15 to 20 feet deep on minnows and 1/32-oz. jigs. The
cooler weather will bring on a good crappie bite on
pink minnows soon. Bream are slow. Saugeye are fair
on Rogues and jigs trolled around 10 to 15 feet deep.
Catfishing is good on minnows, worms and prepared bait
fished 8 to 15 feet deep.
Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.
Lake
Valencia: Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) said catfishing is good on
chicken hearts and nightcrawlers.
Sunset
Lake: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said
the water is high and stained. Bream are slow. Crappie
are biting well on 2-inch lemon meringue colored jigs
fished in brush about 15-inches deep. Bas are biting
well on green pumpkin lizards fished 10 to 12 feet deep.
Catfishing is slow.
Saline
River Access in Benton: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said
the water is muddy and high. The current is too fast
for fishing. No report.
Arkansas
River at Morrilton: Charley’s
Hidden Harbor in Oppelo said the flow is still extremely
high. Catfishing is good on whole shad fished from
the banks below dams 9 and 10. The backwater in Coppers
Gap and Flaggs Lake are also producing catfish. Stripers
are good on live shad and bream fished 4 to 6 feet
deep under a balloon below dams 9 and 10. Kentucky
bass and white bass are biting fairly well on firetiger
crankbaits in backwater areas.
Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool): Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.
Arkansas
River (Little Rock Pool): Vince
Miller from Fish
N’ Stuff (501-834-5733) said the current
is still too high and dangerous for any fishing.
Hatchet
Jack’s
Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no report.
McSwain
Sports Center (501-945-2471) said that the river around
Terry Lock and Dam is too muddy and high for fishing.
The current is extremely dangerous right now.
Clear
Lake: McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water
is high and muddy. Bream are slow on redworms. Crappie
are biting well on jigs tipped with minnows. Bass are
biting well around brush on jig-and-pig combos. Catfishing
is fair on chicken liver in the deepest water of the
lake.
Peckerwood
Lake: Herman’s
Landing (870-241-3731) had no fishing report.
Lake
Pickthorne: Hatchet
Jack’s Sport Shop (501-758-4958) had no
report. |
