02-16-2007, 03:49 PM
Lake Chicot : Koenig Bass Tracker Marine (870-265-5374) said the water is high and murky from the wind and rise. Crappie are fair on jigs.
Local anglers report that despite the cold weather, some good crappie are being caught slow trolling near docks and other cover. Catfishing is good on trotlines and yo-yos.
Grand lake: Koenig Bass Tracker Marine (870-265-5374) said the water is murky, but crappie fishing has been good on jigs.
Millwood Lake : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 259.22 feet MSL.
[url "http://www.millwoodguideservice.com/"][#0000ff]Millwood Lake Guide Service[/#0000ff] [/url]said the surface water temperature ranges from 40-43 degrees, depending on location and time of day. Lake level on Millwood has returned to normal. Little River's clarity as of Monday is normal stain and improved, with about 6 inches of visibility and current reduced at 1,152 cubic feet per second. Navigation is much improved with the reduced lake level and current flow. Bass and crappie are in their typical winter patterns. Feeding periods are are slow, but best, during the warmest periods of the day. Several days last week warmed up into the 60 to 70-degree range and improved the activity levels of the bass. Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, lizards, and jigs are the best bet for a good bass bite. Rat-L-Traps and big wobbling crankbaits are taking some really good keeper bass. The more aggressive bite last week was on red or orange Rat-L-Traps or shad-colored cranks with a wide wobble like the Cordell Big-O. Several nice keepers in the 4-7 pound class were caught and released last week. Best colors last week for jigs were Texas Craw or black/blue combinations using pork trailers. Bass are fair to good on War Eagle spinnerbaits in holographic shad colors. Good quality bass are near cypress trees and cypress knees near deep drops. Another two to three weeks of high temperatures will put them in a much more aggressive feeding pattern. Keep a close eye on your surface temp gauge the next few weeks. White Bass were reported at creek mouths this week above the Arkansas Highway 71 bridge and were fair to good from 1 to 4 p.m. on Little Cleos, Rooster Tails, Roadrunners or Rocket Shad in white, red or chrome. Crappie improved over the past week with the improved level and clarity. The best crappie bite was in brush piles along Little River in 12-18 feet of water on jigs and mini-tubes in white, shad or chartreuse colors. Channel cats continue to bite well, along outer river bends of Little River on trot lines using blood or stink bait combinations with cut shad, or cottonseed meal cake.
Lake Columbia : Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal levels. Crappie fishing is good on pink shiners and crappie shiners under the Ark. Highway 344 Bridge.
Lake Erling : Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal levels. Crappie fishing is good on gold and silver shiners and orange jigs fished around 8 feet deep.
White Oak Lake : Charlie’s One Stop (870-685-2753) said the water is at normal level and the clarity is good. Bream are biting well on redworms. Crappie are biting well on pink minnows and jigs. Bass are biting fairly well on soft-plastics and jigs fished tight to cover.
Lake Greeson : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 544.90 feet MSL.
Lakeside Grocery, Motel and Bait (870-398-5304) said the water is clear and high. The surface temperature is hovering around 45 degrees. Crappie fishing is poor. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits in 5 to 15 feet of water. Stripers are busting surface lures and spoons on the south end of the lake.
Darryl Morris of [url "http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/"][#0000ff]Family Fishing Trips Guide Service[/#0000ff][/url] said the water is getting down to a comfortable level again. Crappie, black bass and white bass can be caught on minnows or jigs fished in 20 to 30 feet of water on brush piles fished around points extending into deep channels. The surface water temperature is 45 degrees.
DeGray Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 406.69 feet MSL.
DeGray One Stop (501-865-3511) said the water is muddy on the north end of the lake and clear on the south end near the state park. Fishing is fair for bream. Crappie fishing is fair on a jig-and-minnow combination. Bass fishing is fair near the lower end of the lake. Catfishing is fair.
Little Missouri River : Jeff Guerin of [url "http://www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com/"][#0000ff]Little Missouri Flyfishing[/#0000ff][/url] said the water has settled a bit and fishing is possible on the river again. A few of the brown trout stocked are showing up, but the rainbows are going crazy after all the high flows. March browns are hatching occasionally, so emergers are working well. [font "Arial"]Felsenthal: Hale’s One Stop (870-943-2683) said fishing has been very slow. Not many anglers are out with the weather conditions. The water level is very high. [/font]
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Local anglers report that despite the cold weather, some good crappie are being caught slow trolling near docks and other cover. Catfishing is good on trotlines and yo-yos.
Grand lake: Koenig Bass Tracker Marine (870-265-5374) said the water is murky, but crappie fishing has been good on jigs.
Millwood Lake : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 259.22 feet MSL.
[url "http://www.millwoodguideservice.com/"][#0000ff]Millwood Lake Guide Service[/#0000ff] [/url]said the surface water temperature ranges from 40-43 degrees, depending on location and time of day. Lake level on Millwood has returned to normal. Little River's clarity as of Monday is normal stain and improved, with about 6 inches of visibility and current reduced at 1,152 cubic feet per second. Navigation is much improved with the reduced lake level and current flow. Bass and crappie are in their typical winter patterns. Feeding periods are are slow, but best, during the warmest periods of the day. Several days last week warmed up into the 60 to 70-degree range and improved the activity levels of the bass. Rat-L-Traps, crankbaits, lizards, and jigs are the best bet for a good bass bite. Rat-L-Traps and big wobbling crankbaits are taking some really good keeper bass. The more aggressive bite last week was on red or orange Rat-L-Traps or shad-colored cranks with a wide wobble like the Cordell Big-O. Several nice keepers in the 4-7 pound class were caught and released last week. Best colors last week for jigs were Texas Craw or black/blue combinations using pork trailers. Bass are fair to good on War Eagle spinnerbaits in holographic shad colors. Good quality bass are near cypress trees and cypress knees near deep drops. Another two to three weeks of high temperatures will put them in a much more aggressive feeding pattern. Keep a close eye on your surface temp gauge the next few weeks. White Bass were reported at creek mouths this week above the Arkansas Highway 71 bridge and were fair to good from 1 to 4 p.m. on Little Cleos, Rooster Tails, Roadrunners or Rocket Shad in white, red or chrome. Crappie improved over the past week with the improved level and clarity. The best crappie bite was in brush piles along Little River in 12-18 feet of water on jigs and mini-tubes in white, shad or chartreuse colors. Channel cats continue to bite well, along outer river bends of Little River on trot lines using blood or stink bait combinations with cut shad, or cottonseed meal cake.
Lake Columbia : Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal levels. Crappie fishing is good on pink shiners and crappie shiners under the Ark. Highway 344 Bridge.
Lake Erling : Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water is clear and at normal levels. Crappie fishing is good on gold and silver shiners and orange jigs fished around 8 feet deep.
White Oak Lake : Charlie’s One Stop (870-685-2753) said the water is at normal level and the clarity is good. Bream are biting well on redworms. Crappie are biting well on pink minnows and jigs. Bass are biting fairly well on soft-plastics and jigs fished tight to cover.
Lake Greeson : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 544.90 feet MSL.
Lakeside Grocery, Motel and Bait (870-398-5304) said the water is clear and high. The surface temperature is hovering around 45 degrees. Crappie fishing is poor. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits, jigs and crankbaits in 5 to 15 feet of water. Stripers are busting surface lures and spoons on the south end of the lake.
Darryl Morris of [url "http://www.familyfishingtrips.com/"][#0000ff]Family Fishing Trips Guide Service[/#0000ff][/url] said the water is getting down to a comfortable level again. Crappie, black bass and white bass can be caught on minnows or jigs fished in 20 to 30 feet of water on brush piles fished around points extending into deep channels. The surface water temperature is 45 degrees.
DeGray Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 406.69 feet MSL.
DeGray One Stop (501-865-3511) said the water is muddy on the north end of the lake and clear on the south end near the state park. Fishing is fair for bream. Crappie fishing is fair on a jig-and-minnow combination. Bass fishing is fair near the lower end of the lake. Catfishing is fair.
Little Missouri River : Jeff Guerin of [url "http://www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com/"][#0000ff]Little Missouri Flyfishing[/#0000ff][/url] said the water has settled a bit and fishing is possible on the river again. A few of the brown trout stocked are showing up, but the rainbows are going crazy after all the high flows. March browns are hatching occasionally, so emergers are working well. [font "Arial"]Felsenthal: Hale’s One Stop (870-943-2683) said fishing has been very slow. Not many anglers are out with the weather conditions. The water level is very high. [/font]
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