Northeast Arkansas Fishing Report

From the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission

www.agfc.com

Boxhound Marina said the water is clear and the level is down about a foot.

Bream are good on redworms. Crappie are good and can be found in 15 feet of water biting minnows.

Lots of bass were caught the past week. The bite is good. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers.

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• Lake Charles — Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park said Sunday that only a few fishing reports were passed her way this week, with indications that fishing was slow with the cold front that came through over the weekend.

There were no reports on bream or crappie. Black bass were fair with anglers using plastic worms. Catfish were fair using worms and chicken liver.

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• Lake Poinsett — Lake Poinsett is closed until next year as repairs continue on the habitat. The Lake Pointsett State Park Visitors Center sells bait still, and the shop is in proximity to many other fishing destinations in northeast Arkansas. Ome Coleman at the Lake Poinsett State Park says, “We are still selling plenty of minnows.

Although the lake is still gone, we are still here to supply your fishing supply needs.”

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• Spring River — Mark Crawford of Spring River Flies and Guides says water levels are running at 300 cfs and water clarity has been clear. The river is looking great and the temps are perfect. The trout have not been biting the best lately. Lots of short strikes.

A Y2K with nymph dropper or an orange blossom special are the go to flies this week. If it’s sunny, get it down to the bottom; if it’s an overcast day, make a downstream cast with a short fast strip back.

John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter said the Spring River is fishing well. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and Norfork rivers. Canoe season is officially over. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. ***

• Walcott Lake — Walcott Lake said there wasn’t a lot to report, the guests who did fish had a big time. They were catching channel catfish on stink bait. They caught three large cats. No other reports. ***

• White River — Triangle Sports said that water has been better this week.

Though it’s still high, it’s just up a little compared to recent weeks. The clarity is clear. Black bass reports were fair, with crankbaits and jigs working best.

Walleye are fair and are biting minnows, jigs and live bait. Catfish, bream and crappie were all poor, they say.