Beaver Lake
Crappie fishing is good on the south end of Beaver Lake.
Darrin Wahl at Hickory Creek Marina said crappie are biting minnows or jigs 10 to 12 feet deep around brush piles and submerged timber. Trolling crank baits at similar depths is also working.
James Whittle at Hook, Line and Sinker in Rogers said trolling is a good way to catch crappie. A popular lure for trolling is a Bandit Glo Plug crank bait. Creek arms with timber are the best places to troll, with the lure running on the outside edge of timber.
Minnows are also working for crappie. Fish them 15 feet deep around brush.
Black bass are biting top-water lures at dawn or plastic worms at midday. Stripers are biting brood minnows at dawn 25 feet deep between Point 5 and Beaver Dam.
Beaver tailwater
Tom Steinke at Beaver Dam Store recommends fishing from a boat because power is being generated at Beaver Dam 12 hours each day starting about 10 a.m.
Trout are biting well on a combination of Power Bait and a waxworm. Small spoons or jigs are the best lures. No report on fly fishing.
Walleye can be caught in the tailwater on crank baits, grubs or a jig and minnow combination.
Lake Fayetteville
Angela Perea at the lake office said bluegill are biting well on crickets or worms. Crappie fishing has improved. Use jigs or minnows four to six feet deep.
Black bass are biting top-water lures at dawn and soft plastic lures at midday. Catfishing is good on all types of catfish bait.
Lake Sequoyah
Mike McBride at the lake bait shop said black bass are biting well on top-water lures early or plastic worms in midday.
Channel catfish are biting well on liver. Use sunfish or goldfish for flathead or blue catfish. Bluegill are biting well on crickets or worms.
Swepco Lake
Kenny Stroud in Siloam Springs said black bass fishing is good day or night on plastic worms. Try top-water lures at dawn and dusk.
Illinois River
Stroud recommends using tube baits, grubs or plastic worms to catch black bass.
Siloam Springs Lake
Stroud recommends using top-water lures at dawn for black bass.
Bella Vista
Justin McClelland at Hook, Line and Sinker in Bella Vista said black bass fishing is fair with plastic worms. Try top-water lures early.
Catfish are biting worms or shrimp. Bluegill fishing is good with worms 15 to 20 feet deep.
Table Rock Lake
The Missouri Department of Conservation reports fair fishing for black bass with plastic worms or jig and pigs 15 feet deep.
Channel catfish are biting well on nightcrawlers, stink bait or liver. Try small sunfish for flatheads.
Eastern Oklahoma
Kenny Stroud said black bass at Lake Eucha are biting top-water lures at dawn. Use plastic worms later in the day.
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reports catfish at Lake Tenkiller are biting well on liver or stink baits. Black bass fishing is slow. Try plastic worms or spinner baits.
Sports on 09/12/2017