BEAVER LAKE
James Whittle at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said spinner baits are working best for black bass and are the best choice where the water is muddy. Top-water lures, swim baits and spinner baits are working on the north end of the lake where the water is clear.
Crappie and white bass can be caught with minnows. The Arkansas 12 bridge area and the War Eagle River arm are both good places to fish.
Catfish are biting well on goldfish and stink bait. Flathead catfish 35 pounds and larger have been caught recently on goldfish, Whittle said.
Mike Whitehouse at Hickory Creek Marina said fishing is excellent for catfish with jug lines and limb lines. Small bluegill are the top catfish bait. Catfish to 45 pounds have been cleaned at the marina recently.
Water at the upstream end of the lake is clearing, Whitehouse said.
BEAVER TAILWATER
Carl Caso at Beaver Dam Store said Table Rock Lake is backed far up the tailwater. Fishing from a boat is best. There is limited bank access. Try Power Bait in bright colors for trout.
LAKE FAYETTEVILLE
Angela Perea at the lake office said bluegill fishing is good with worms or crickets four feet deep. Black bass are biting well on spinner baits, crank baits and plastic worms. Catfish are biting all types of catfish bait. Crappie fishing has slowed, but is fair on jigs six feet deep.
LAKE SEQUOYAH
Mike McBride at the lake bait shop said black bass fishing is good with spinner baits and soft-plastic crawdads. Catfish are biting well on liver or shad.
Bluegill are shallow and can be caught with worms or crickets. Crappie are slow. Try minnows eight feet deep.
SWEPCO LAKE
Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass are biting all types of soft plastic lures. Try top-water lures at sunrise and sunset. Use big plastic worms for night fishing.
ILLINOIS RIVER
Stroud recommends using tube baits or Rooster Tails for black bass.
BELLA VISTA
Nick Gann at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass fishing is good at all Bella Vista lakes with soft plastics, jig and pigs, or chatter baits.
Bluegill fishing is good in shallow water with worms or crickets.
EASTERN OKLAHOMA
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports good black bass fishing at Grand Lake on spinner baits and plastic worms in weed beds. Catfish are biting well on liver, worms or minnows on all areas of the lake. Crappie are slow. Try minnows or jigs around docks.
TABLE ROCK LAKE
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports fair fishing for black bass with spinner baits or Ned rigs six feet deep. Catfish are biting well on cut bait. Bluegill are biting fair on worms and Beetle Spins.