Beaver Lake: Stripers are biting top-water lures and minnows in the Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch areas.
John Newlun at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said the best fishing is at sunrise and sunset. Brood minnows are the best bait, fished 20 feet deep or shallower. Zara Spooks and similar top-water lures are working. Best fishing is between Prairie Creek and Rocky Branch parks.
Schooling white bass are reported in the same area. These can be caught with spoons.
Crappie are biting from Monte Ne south into the river arms. Try jigs or minnows 15 feet deep around brush.
Walleye are biting nightcrawlers rigged on a bottom bouncer. Trolling with Bandit 300 crank baits or Flicker Shads is also working for walleye.
Black bass fishing is slow. Try top-water lures early or small plastic worms later in the day.
Steve McClelland at Hickory Creek Marina said crappie fishing has improved. Use jigs or minnows 5 to 15 feet deep around brush.
Stripers are surfacing in the Hickory Creek area but no one is fishing for them, he said. Catfish can be caught by fishing from shore with worms.
Beaver tailwater: Lisa Mullins at the Beaver Dam Store said trout are biting Power Bait in bright colors tipped with a waxworm.
The top lures are small spoons or small jigs. Midges are the best flies.
Lake Fayetteville: Dolly Black at the lake boat dock recommends using tube jigs for crappie. Use liver or worms for catfish. Try plastic worms for black bass.
Lake Sequoyah: Mike McBride at the lake bait shop said crappie are biting near the main channel and along flats 8 feet deep. Catfish are biting liver or shad. Black bass are biting top-water lures, plastic worms and spinner baits.
Lake Elmdale: Lucky Key at Duck Camp Fishing Retreat said crappie fishing is slow. Try fishing with small minnows or small jigs from the public fishing dock. Trolling with minnows or jigs may also work, he said.
Use white spinner baits or jig and pigs for black bass. The bait shop will close for the season on Wednesday.
Swepco Lake: Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass fishing is good with top-water lures or soft plastics. Top-water action is good most of the day, he said.
Illinois River: Stroud suggests using small soft-plastic lures or small jig and pigs.
Bella Vista: Justin McClelland at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass is good at all Bella Vista lakes with jigs or plastic worms 2-6 feet deep. Bluegill are biting crickets or worms 12-16 feet deep. Catfishing is fair with shrimp or liver.
Eastern Oklahoma: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports good fishing for black bass at Lake Hudson with spinner baits, buzz baits and jerk baits 3 to 8 feet deep. Catfish are biting cut bait or shad 10 feet deep.
No report from Grand Lake.
Table Rock Lake: Pete Wenners with Pete's Professional Guide Service said top-water lures are working for black bass along points with timber. Surface action is good even on sunny days.
Square-bill crank baits are catching bass. Try a plastic worm or craw 18 to 25 feet deep around brush piles. Use a jig and pig 20 feet deep under docks.
-- Compiled by Flip Putthoff
Sports on 11/10/2015