03-19-2004, 08:14 PM
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[font "Arial Narrow"][size 2]Report by: Arkansas F&G[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Remarks :[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]Millwood Lake: Millwood Lake Guide Service the water temperature is 50 to 56 degrees and there is a moderate stain. Largemouth bass are good in the four to six pound range, as fat pre-spawn females feed up prior to bedding. The bite continues to improve, and is very good on red or orange Rat-L-Traps, clown colored War Eagle spinner baits or jigs in Texas Craw. Crank baits like the Norman Deep Lil’ N and Bandits in a 300 or 500 size in brown back craw or white splatterback colors, are landing some nice keepers along the river. The clearer water areas and sloughs off Little River, in two to four feet depths around cypress trees and stumps, are yeilding the better bass. The bite continues to improve with the warmer days and bright sun. The lake is beginning to clear after all the muddy rain and influx of water coming down Little River for the last three to four weeks. Jig'n pigs in Texas Craw or Gitzits in smoke/purple flake or smoke/red flake colors are the key to catching quality-sized bass over the last few days. Shallow cypress trees in the two to six feet deep sloughs very close to the river or in the clearer water of the oxbows off Little River seem to be the most consistent pattern over the last week. Water temperatures have again increased, making the bass further consider moving up to spawn. An increase in water temperature of another five to eight degrees, will definitely find bass on the beds in the next few weeks, if not sooner, as long as cold fronts stay out of the area for the next two to three weeks. Suspending Smithwick Rogues or Cordel Red Fins, in clown colors or golden shiner, mean green, and avacodo are also working around dead vegetation lines along creek channels, as long as you find the warmer water temperatures with deep water nearby. Blue cats are still biting cut shad, on trotlines, in 14 to 20 feet deep sections of the river. Catfishermen were also having good luck with prepared dough baits and chicken livers. We saw a nice trotline stringer come to Yarborough Ramp, on Friday last week, with nice blues ranging from eight to 12 pounds each. The crappie bite has much improved over the last two weeks. With water temperatures and clarity drastically improving, crappie are considering spawning and were caught relatively shallow on live shiners and pink/white jigs in the last several days. The cypress trees just out from the boat ramp at Okay on the east side, yielded some nice slab crappie in the two and one half to three pound range. White bass are running, up river, and six fishermen caught and released over 50 on Rat-L-Traps and tail spinners, in just over an hour within the last week.[/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Hatches:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Patterns[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Fish Species[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul] [li]Black and White Bass [li]Largemouth and Spotted Bass [li]Blue Catfish [li]Crappie [/li][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font][/#000000][/font]
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[font "Arial Narrow"][size 2]Report by: Arkansas F&G[/size][/font]
[font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Remarks :[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 2]Millwood Lake: Millwood Lake Guide Service the water temperature is 50 to 56 degrees and there is a moderate stain. Largemouth bass are good in the four to six pound range, as fat pre-spawn females feed up prior to bedding. The bite continues to improve, and is very good on red or orange Rat-L-Traps, clown colored War Eagle spinner baits or jigs in Texas Craw. Crank baits like the Norman Deep Lil’ N and Bandits in a 300 or 500 size in brown back craw or white splatterback colors, are landing some nice keepers along the river. The clearer water areas and sloughs off Little River, in two to four feet depths around cypress trees and stumps, are yeilding the better bass. The bite continues to improve with the warmer days and bright sun. The lake is beginning to clear after all the muddy rain and influx of water coming down Little River for the last three to four weeks. Jig'n pigs in Texas Craw or Gitzits in smoke/purple flake or smoke/red flake colors are the key to catching quality-sized bass over the last few days. Shallow cypress trees in the two to six feet deep sloughs very close to the river or in the clearer water of the oxbows off Little River seem to be the most consistent pattern over the last week. Water temperatures have again increased, making the bass further consider moving up to spawn. An increase in water temperature of another five to eight degrees, will definitely find bass on the beds in the next few weeks, if not sooner, as long as cold fronts stay out of the area for the next two to three weeks. Suspending Smithwick Rogues or Cordel Red Fins, in clown colors or golden shiner, mean green, and avacodo are also working around dead vegetation lines along creek channels, as long as you find the warmer water temperatures with deep water nearby. Blue cats are still biting cut shad, on trotlines, in 14 to 20 feet deep sections of the river. Catfishermen were also having good luck with prepared dough baits and chicken livers. We saw a nice trotline stringer come to Yarborough Ramp, on Friday last week, with nice blues ranging from eight to 12 pounds each. The crappie bite has much improved over the last two weeks. With water temperatures and clarity drastically improving, crappie are considering spawning and were caught relatively shallow on live shiners and pink/white jigs in the last several days. The cypress trees just out from the boat ramp at Okay on the east side, yielded some nice slab crappie in the two and one half to three pound range. White bass are running, up river, and six fishermen caught and released over 50 on Rat-L-Traps and tail spinners, in just over an hour within the last week.[/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Hatches:[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Patterns[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font] [font "Arial"][#c4ac82][size 2]Fish Species[/size][/#c4ac82][/font] [font "Arial"][#000000][size 1] [ul] [li]Black and White Bass [li]Largemouth and Spotted Bass [li]Blue Catfish [li]Crappie [/li][/ul][/size][/#000000][/font][/#000000][/font]
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