Fishing this week

A map showing the location of Arkansas fishing spots.
A map showing the location of Arkansas fishing spots.

BEAVER LAKE The water is still high and the water clarity is good. Bream fishing is fair using crickets. Crappie are biting well on crankbaits trolled near brush piles in 8-10 feet of water. Bass fishing is excellent using topwater lures early and late in the day and on spoons and drop-shot finesse worms in 25-30 feet of water during the day.

DEGRAY LAKE Bass fishing is good with some surface activity has been reported in the early morning. Almost any topwater lure will work if you get it in front of the fish. Later in the day, try medium-running crankbaits and lipless crankbaits in the major coves off secondary points. Hybrid fishing is fair with fish showing up in the shad schools in the Shouse Ford and Beaton Creek areas. Throw a Tiny Torpedo, Baby Zara Spook or a 3-inch swim bait. Catfishing is very good by bottom fishing in the coves or with noodles in deep water at night. Set noodle baits around 20 feet deep. The best baits are hot dogs soaked in strawberry Kool Aid, chicken livers, night crawlers, cut shad or Catfish Charlie.

LAKE MAUMELLE Largemouth bass are biting well on wacky-rigged worms, spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and jerkbaits in 10 feet of water or shallower. Spotted bass are biting well on crankbaits and jigs in 10-15 feet of water. White bass fishing is excellent just west of Jolly Rogers Marina and on the east side of the lake using CC spoons, white jigs and Roostertails when they are schooling and on Bandit and Bomber crankbaits trolled 15 feet deep when they are roaming. Crappie fishing is fair in 15-20 feet of water around brush. Bream fishing is excellent using live worms fished 15-20 feet deep around any submerged brush.

LAKE NIMROD Bream fishing is excellent using jigs, minnows and crickets. Crappie fishing is excellent using minnows and jigs. A few bass and catfish have been caught lately as well.

PECKERWOOD LAKE Bream fishing is fair using micro jigs. Crappie fishing is excellent using minnows and jigs around channels and stumps. Bass are biting well around the stumps near the channel, too. Catfishing is excellent using hot dogs soaked in strawberry Kool-Aid and garlic.

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