Thursday, August 31, 2006

ARKANSAS fishing report

MILLWOOD LAKE: Bass are in typical summer patterns with best feeding periods early and late in the day. Best bite remains from daylight to 9 a.m., and from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Small bass continue schooling, and are chasing shad and baitfish in Little River along the edges of lily pads, and in the oxbows all along Little River.
LAKE COLUMBIA: Bass are fair to good on soft plastics fished slowly around deep ledges and tucked back deep in cover.
LAKE GREESON: The clarity is good, but the lake level is still dropping. Bream are biting fairly well on worms and crickets. Bass are biting fairly well on top-water lures. Catfish are biting well on worms, chicken livers and stinkbait. Stripers are holding in 20 to 40 feet of water and biting well on spoons.
DEGRAY LAKE: The lake is still falling, but the water temperature has cooled to the mid-80s. Crappie are fair on minnows fished off bluffs. They’re biting best at night on live bait. Black and Kentucky bass are in shallow waters in the morning and biting on top-water baits and jerkbaits. They move deeper in the afternoons.
DEGRAY LAKE: The lake is still falling, but the water temperature has cooled to the mid-80s. Crappie are fair on minnows fished off bluffs. They’re biting best at night on live bait. Black and Kentucky bass are in shallow waters in the morning and biting on top-water baits and jerkbaits. They move deeper in the afternoons.
LITTLE MISSOURI RIVER: Fishing has been pretty good lately, with most of the fish needing a few casts over their heads before they’re finally tempted to strike. The trout are growing pretty well, with a few even touching the 15-inch class.

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