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NORTHWEST 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

Beaver Lake:  As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,120.25 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool – 1,120 MSL).

Bailey’s Beaver Lake Guide Service (479-366-8664) said fishing has been slow, but the action is picking up. Stripers are feeding as daily temperatures continue to rise near the 60-degree mark. The bait is staying near the surface, looking for the warmest water. The white bass run should be in full swing by April 1. Look for birds feeding on the surface of the water and fish just upstream of them for schools of stripers and whites. Most fish are 8-20 feet deep. Free-lining and flat-lining live shad are the best techniques to use. Trolled crankbaits and umbrella rigs also will produce. Try trolling Redfins, Rapalas and other shallow plugs about 150 feet behind the boat. Use planer boards to spread out your efforts and locate active fish. For daily Beaver Lake levels and flow data go Bailey’s Web site and click on the Daily Beaver Lake Level and Flow info link. On the White River, from the Highway 12 bridge to the mouth of War Eagle up to the boat ramp at Natural Walk, fish are biting well. Fish activity is also picking up in Hickory Creek and Horseshoe Bend. Birds are feeding consistently in Prairie Creek, and this should be a good area to fish. Look for fish from the islands to the bridge. Around Copper Mine, points 8, 9 and 10 are holding some fish. There is a lot of birds and bait around Rocky Branch. Look near the bluffs by the marina, in front of the marina along the gravel bank across the bay to the "big rock." The shad are about 5-20 feet deep and the stripers are scattered from 8-35 feet deep. Several trophy fish have been taken here. On the main lake, try fishing jigging spoons 20-60 feet deep in around points 5, 6, 8, 9 and 10.

JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) said bass fishing has been spotty. Try working slow-rolled 3/8-oz. white/chartreuse spinnerbaits over main lake points and humps with timber. A crawdad-colored Wiggle Wart also has been productive along chunk rock banks. Crappie fishing has been good. They have been most active on sunny afternoons and can be found suspended around pole timber and above brush piles in 12 to 25 feet of water near feeder creeks and main lake channels. A small tube jig tipped with a minnow and minnows under a slip-cork have been productive. The best areas have been near War Eagle Marina, Blue Springs and Niel's Bluff. White bass have been gathering on points in coves and up the creek arms. Look for baitfish and use ¼-oz. jigging spoons.

Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the water is still very cold. Crappie are fair on minnows in the creek arms of the lake. Bass are fair on jerk baits. Walleye are biting well on minnows and jigs.

Beaver Tailwaters:  Zachary Hoyt at Just Fishing Guides said periods of low water are becoming more prevalent. There have been many afternoon midge hatches on sunny days. Tiny gray/silver zebra midges have been picking up a lot of trout when the water is down. There are some walleye that have moved up into the tailwater. Just make sure you are not using bait when you fish for them in the special regulations area.

Kings River: Just Fishing Guides said the water levels are very good for floating and fishing. Water temps are in the low 40s, so remember to fish slow and on the bottom.

Lake Fayetteville:  Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said the water is still too cold for much productive fishing. Bass are fair. All other species are slow.

Lake Sequoyah:  Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said the water is high and clear. Crappie are biting well on minnows and jigs fished around trees and brush in 1-6 feet of water. Catfishing is slow on chicken liver and shad in 10-12 feet of water.

 

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