CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BREWER;Good;--;--;Fair
CLEAR;--;Poor;Good;Good
CONWAY;Fair;Good;Fair;Poor
GREERS FERRY;Good;--;--;Good
HARRIS BRAKE;--;--;--;--
MAUMELLE;--;--;--;Good
OVERCUP;--;--;--;--
SUNSET;Good;Poor;Poor;Good
SALINE RIVER (BENTON);Good;--;Good;Fair
NORRELL;Good;Good;Good;Fair
WINONA;Good;--;Good;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (CADRON);--;--;--;--
ARKANSAS RIVER (LITTLE ROCK);Fair;Poor;--;Poor
ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL);--;--;--;Excellent
ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON);--;--;--;--
BISHOP PARK PONDS;Good;Good;Good;Good
LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER;--;--;--;Good
LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) Low water is creating excellent wade fishing conditions. Brown trout are spawning, so avoid wading through spawning areas. Best flies are egg pattern, sowbugs, midges, soft hackles and Woolly Buggers. Pink- and white-colored Trout Magnets are best for spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system, (501) 362-5150, for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website (www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see a forecasted generation schedule.
LAKE PICKTHORNE;--;--;--;--
NORTH;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BULL SHOALS;--;--;--;--
NORFORK;Poor;--;--;--
WHITE RIVER The water level below Bull Shoals Dam past Cotter and beyond is at minimum flow or below. Flashy gold Cleos and silver-blue hammered spoons should work well in this water. Live sculpins work well for brown trout. PowerBait and shrimp are reliable baits to catch rainbow trout.
NORFORK TAILWATER
The Norfork had light generation and significant wadable water, but fishing has been poor. The most productive flies were small midge patterns (sizes 18, 20, 22) like ruby midges, root beer midges, zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead) and soft hackles (sizes 14, 16) like the green butt. Egg patterns also have been productive. Double fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try a small bead-headed nymph (zebra midge, Copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise size 10).
SOUTH-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
COLUMBIA;--;--;--;Poor
FELSENTHAL;Poor;Poor;Poor;Poor
NORTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BEAVER;Fair;Fair;Fair;Good
BEAVER TAILWATER Boaters are catching limits of rainbow trout drifting with PowerBait and waxworm combos. Nightcrawlers are working well, too. Fish the Bertrand Access and the launching ramp just below the dam using PowerBait. Also, try fishing the Parker Bottoms area. When water is flowing, throw quarter-ounce spoons. Flicker Shad in Pro Series Nos. 4 and 5 are good, too. Other good lures are gold and silver Colorado Spoons and red and gold Bouyant Spoons. Good PowerBait colors are white, red, orange, yellow, chartreuse and peach. When using flies, go with pheasant tails, midges in blue dunn, black, olive, hare's ear, tungsten Copper Johns, WD-40s, Trout Magnets and San Juan Worms.
FAYETTEVILLE;Fair;--;--;Fair
SEQUOYAH;--;--;--;--
NORTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
CROWN;--;--;--;--
SPRING RIVER
The river is very low and clear. Some really big trout are moving around and have been hitting the big white fly, Grandma's Brownies and Y2Ks. On sunny days when the hatch is thick, a small nymph, pheasant tail, hare's ear or Copper John can really be hot dropped below a Y2K. And a hot pink Trout Magnet is always hot on the Spring River. White and red Trout Magnets do well, also.
SOUTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
COLUMBIA;--;--;--;Fair
MILLWOOD;Excellent;--;--;Excellent
GREESON;Good;--;--;Good
WEST-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ATKINS;Poor;Fair;Poor;Good
BAILEY;--;--;--;--
CATHERINE;--;--;--;Good
DARDANELLE;--;--;--;--
DEGRAY;Fair;--;--;Fair
OUACHITA;Poor;Good;--;Poor
HAMILTON;--;--;--;--
NIMROD;Poor;Poor;Fair;Good
CATHERINE;--;--;--;--
LAKE HAMILTON TAILWATER Bank fishermen are catching limits of rainbows on PowerBait, waxworms and mealworms, and whole kernel corn all fished just off the bottom with a marshmallow floater. Boaters have trolled shallow-running crankbaits in the main channel with success in current. White and hybrid bass are biting near the bridge and close to the dam on live minnows tight-lined over deep water. During times of generation, jerkbaits in a black/silver pattern are effective over sand bars and exposed rock structure.
SOUTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ARKANSAS RIVER (PINE BLUFF POOL);--;--;--;--
CANE CREEK;Good;--;Good;Fair
CHICOT;--;--;--;--
MONTICELLO;--;--;--;--
NOTE For more detailed information on baits and lures, go to: agfc.state.ar.us/fishing/fishingreport.htm
Sports on 12/14/2017