HOT SPOTS
LAKE CONWAY Bream are excellent on worms and crickets in 18 inches of water along the shoreline. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs fished around cypress trees in 6 feet of water. Bass are biting well on white spinnerbaits and frogs fished along the edges of the lily pad fields. Catfishing is excellent on limb lines and goldfish baited with minnows.
LAKE MAUMELLE Bream are excellent around shallow rocky areas on crickets. Crappie are biting well on minnows fished around any shallow brush. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits and crankbaits. The bass are bedding right now. Catfishing is excellent. Some bream anglers are even catching catfish on crickets while they’re searching for sunfish.
ARKANSAS RIVER (LR POOL) Crappie are excellent on minnows and jigs fished in brush from the bank to 6 feet deep. Bass are excellent on shallow-running crankbaits and on soft-plastic lizards and beaver-style baits.
LAKE FAYETTEVILLE Bream are biting excellently on redworms and crickets. Crappie are excellent on minnows and blue/orange/ pink jigs. Bass are fair on minnows and spinnerbaits fished in shallow water. Catfishing is fair on minnows.