CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BARNETT;Good;Excellent;--;--
BREWER;--;Good;Good;Good
CONWAY;Excellent;Excellent;Good;Fair
GREERS FERRY;Good;Good;Excellent;Good
HARRIS BRAKE;--;Excellent;Excellent;Good
MAUMELLE;Good;Excellent;Excellent;Good
OVERCUP;Excellent;Good;Excellent;Poor
SUNSET;Good;Good;Good;Fair
SALINE RIVER (BENTON);Good;Good;Good;Good
NORRELL;Good;Good;Poor;Poor
PECKERWOOD;Poor;Good;Excellent;Good
WILLASTEIN;--;--;--;--
WINONA;Good;Good;--;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (MAUMELLE POOL);Fair;Fair;Excellent;Fair
ARKANSAS RIVER (MORRILTON);--;--;--;--
ARKANSAS RIVER (CADRON);--;--;--;--
LITTLE MAUMELLE RIVER;Good;Excellent;Good;Poor
ARKANSAS RIVER (LITTLE ROCK);Fair;Fair;Excellent;Fair
BISHOP PARK PONDS;Fair;Good;Fair;Poor
LITTLE RED RIVER (GREERS FERRY TAILWATER) The river is clear with two generators running between 8 a.m.-9 p.m., allowing a short window of wading at Winkley Shoal (Old Swinging Bridge) from 8 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Drift fishing is good by staying ahead of the new water each day. Rainbows and browns have been biting size 16 nymphs and size 20-16 midge pupas. The present generating schedule is expected to remain consistent through the weekend.
NORTH;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BULL SHOALS;Excellent;--;--;--
NORFORK;Good;--;--;Good
BULL SHOALS TAILWATER Brown trout fishing is excellent, but fishing is slower for rainbows. Best lures are deep-diving Smithwick Rogues with orange bellies, black or blue backs, dark blue to gray backs and yellow/chartreuse sides. Black/silver Rapala Countdowns or and Husky Jerks are working well, as are No. 7 or No. 9 Countdowns in brown trout color. Drifting pink worms, redworms and nightcrawlers are productive as well.
NORTH FORK RIVER There has been no wadable water on the North Fork of the White River, and that trend is expected to continue. The most productive flies have been 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 have also 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). The fishing is better in the morning.
SOUTH-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
FELSENTHAL;Good;Fair;--;Poor
NORTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BEAVER;Fair;Good;Fair;Fair
BEAVER TAILWATER All species of fish are widely dispersed due to high, and bank fishing access is scarce. If you have a boat, trout fishing is good on light tackle with PowerBaits with a 3-foot leader.
FAYETTEVILLE;Good;Good;Good;Fair
SEQUOYAH;Good;Good;Good;Fair
NORTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
BALD KNOB LAKE;Good;Excellent;--;--
CROWN;Excellent;Good;Fair;Fair
POINSETT;--;Excellent;--;--
SPRING RIVER The water is a bit high for wading, but trout fishing has been excellent, with large numbers biting olive and brown woollies and Y2Ks. Hot pink Trout Magnets are very hot right now.
SOUTHWEST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
COLUMBIA;Good;--;--;--
MILLWOOD;Fair;Fair;Good;Poor
GREESON;Fair;--;Good;Good
WEST-CENTRAL;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ATKINS;Good;Good;Good;Good
BAILEY;Good;Excellent;Good;--
DARDANELLE;Fair;Excellent;Excellent;Fair
DEGRAY;Good;Good;Good;Fair
OUACHITA;Good;Excellent;Excellent;Good
HAMILTON;Good;--;--;Fair
NIMROD;Good;Excellent;Good;Good
CATHERINE Rainbow trout fishing has resumed as fish that were forced downstream due to the very heavy flows have migrated back to areas below the dam. Bank fishermen are catching rainbows on redworms and nightcrawlers off the bottom with a marshmallow floater. Corn is an excellent bait because it resembles a fish egg that is easily digested by these hearty gamefish. Abundant baitfish have made artificial lures much less effective than earlier in the year. Fly fishing is good with egg patterns in yellow or white. Trout fishing will remain solid until the end of June.
SOUTHEAST;BASS;BREAM;CATFISH;CRAPPIE
ARKANSAS RIVER (PINE BLUFF POOL);--;--;--;--
CANE CREEK;Excellent;Excellent;Good;Poor
CHICOT;--;Good;Good;Good
NOTE For more detailed information on baits and lures, go to: agfc.state.ar.us/fishing/fishingreport.htm
Sports on 05/18/2017