LITTLE ROCK — 1. GREERS FERRY Bream are biting well. Crappie are biting well on minnows. Black bass are biting well. Hybrid bass and white bass are schooling around the lake. Catfishing is good.
2. LAKE MONTICELLO The lake is producing some great bass in the 8- to 9-pound range. There is a good worm and jig bite 14-18 feet deep. Dark colors are working best. Good jig colors include green pumpkin and black/blue. Carolina rigs are catching bass on points. Deep crankbaits are catching a few bass.
3. LAKE NIMROD Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows fisheddeep. Catfishing is excellent on live bait.
4. LAKE OUACHITA Largemouth bass are biting well onTexas-rigged worms fished in brush piles in 18-25 feet of water. Watermelon/red, bloodline and red shad Zoom paddle worms and Old Monsters are still the best baits. Largemouths, spotted bass and white bass are still breaking and can be caught
on white Rooster Tails or top-water baits. Walleye fishing is still
good with most being caught on bottom bouncers and crawler
harnesses on main-lake points or humps near deep water in 16-24feet of water. Jigging spoons are working well on suspended fish at the same depths. Stripers fishing is still fair on live shad or trotline minnows. Bream are very good on worms or crickets in 18-25 feet of water. Crappie fishing is slow with most being caught near brush or over moss. Try brush in water 20-30 feet deep and moss flats 20-25 feet deep. Minnows or crappie
grubs are still working best. Catfish are good with most being caught on cut bait and live bait on jug lines and trotlines.
5. PECKERWOOD LAKE Bream are biting well. Crappie are biting well on minnows fished in 4-8 feet of water around stick-ups. Bass are biting well on crankbaits.
Catfishing is good on stink bait and liver.
Sports, Pages 20 on 08/27/2009