Millwood
Lake: As
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's
elevation at 255.84 feet MSL (Normal conservation pool - 259.2
MSL).
Mike Siefert at Millwood
Lake Guide Service said the lake is 39.1 inches below normal
pool and falling. Little River is now running at 2,605 CFS. The
four-foot drawdown continues to reduce the lake level. Largemouth
bass have been biting best from daybreak to 10 a.m. With the
four foot drawdown, bass have pulled to the river and creek dumps
and points intersecting with Little River, where they have quick
access to deeper water. They are in normal summer pattern and
are biting well around vegetation on buzzbaits, Cordell Crazy
Shads, Spit'N Images, Yum BuzzFrogs, Twitch Assassins and Bass
Assassin Shads. Salt and pepper silver phantom and gold pepper
shiner colors are working the best along Little River. Surface
lures, such as Pop-Rs and Baby Torpedoes, are also getting hits.
Crankbaits, tubes and worms are also working well. Slow rollin
g Rat-L-Traps in Millwood Magic, firetiger or Cajun craw are
also working with the crankbait bite. The best water clarity
has been found upriver. If you fish the flats make sure you are
close to deep drops, the river or creek channels because the
drawdown will affect your normal fishing spots. White bass are
breaking top-water in large schools in Horseshoe and McGuire
oxbows. They are chasing schools of threadfin shad in the early
morning. Crappie are fair on live shiners, jigs, smoke grubs
and vertically jigged tiny Beetle Spins. White/red dot or Catalpa
colors are the best. The bite is best over planted brush in 14
to 17 feet of water, and is usually over by 10 a.m. Catfishing
is best with chicken livers, Charlie and red nightcrawlers. Trotlines,
yo-yos and anchoring and tightlining are all producing fish.
White
Oak Lake: Local
angler John Tilley is out of town so there is no new report for
White Oak Lake.
Lake
Columbia: Steve's
Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water conditions are normal.
Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Bass fishing is
good with various lures. There was no report on crappie or catfish.
Lake
Erling: Steve's
Outdoor Sports (870-234-2222) said the water is a little low.
Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Bass are biting
well on various lures. Catfishing is good also. There was no
report on crappie.
Lake
Greeson: As
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's
elevation was 545.23 MSL (Flood pool - 548 MSL).
Lakeside Grocery and Bait (870-398-5304) said the water is dingy
and rising. The surface temperature is about 87 degrees. Bream
are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are fair on Tennessee
shad and white/chartreuse jigs fished in 15 to 20 feet of water.
Bass are biting on crankbaits, plastic worms and jigs. Catfishing
is fair with worms and stink bait. Jugs and trotlines are also
producing fish.
Cossatot
River: (Updated
7/14/2010) Cossatot
River State Park said the water level is at 1.94 feet, and
the water temperature is about 90 degrees. The hot water has
caused fishing to slow, but if the heat continues it could help
the fishing. Fish have been most active during the late evening
and during stormy weather. Stick with plastic lures and work
them slowly. Smallmouths will also bite on live minnows or crawdads.
One fisherman reported catching a few small bream on worms at
the sandbar. Don't forget your sunscreen if you are fishing during
the day.
DeGray
Lake: As
of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's
elevation was 402.57 feet MSL (Flood pool - 408 MSL).
Local
angler George Graves said the lake is clear throughout and the
surface temperature is in the upper 80s. Bass fishing is fair
with several good catches being reported. They are biting best
in the morning, and many are breaking water on the main lake points
at mid lake. Top-water lures, swimbaits, plastic worms and jigs
are all producing catches. Night fishing has been good for bass
also, using an 8- to 10-inch dark-colored worm. Fish off the points
and humps about 10 to 20 feet deep. Crappie fishing has been slow,
with a few being caught around large attractors between Caddo Drive
and Shouse Ford and at the campground by Brushy Creek. The best
way to catch crappie is to fish a 1/16-ounce jighead with a 2-inch
Tennessee shad or Arkansas shad grub over thick brush. They will
bite best in the early morning, before sunup. Hybrid and white
bass fishing is good. The best fishing has been around Arlie Moore,
Alpine Ridge and Island 34. For breaking fish throw a 1/2-ounce
spo on. If there are no breaking fish, fish on points and ledges
about 15 to 20 feet deep. Bream are biting on slip floats, crickets
and worms fished in 15 to 20 feet of water. Fish around any cover
on secondary points. Catfishing is fair at night with noodles and
trotlines baited with small bream or big minnows. Ozan, Point 10
and Brushy Creek have been the best areas.