BY Jim Harris. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email AGFCfishingreport outlook. Contact the reporter for the lake or stream you plan to fish for current news. For real-time information on stream flow in Arkansas from the U. Geological Survey, visit:. For water-quality statistics including temperature in many Arkansas streams and lakes, visit:. The surface temperature was 62 degrees earlier this week, and the level is normal.
Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Bream are fair using redworms or crickets. Bass are good, with best success coming from white spinnerbaits, crankbaits or plastic lizards. Catfish reports were good on trotlines and limblines using small bream, cut bait or trotline minnows.
Use minnows or a red and chartreuse jig. With the warmer days, they are seeing good bug activity with hatches of BWO, caddis and March Browns. With the forecasted rain this coming weekend, Lowell said they will try and updated their website and social media with changing water conditions.
White and cotton-candy-colored Trout Magnet bodies on chartreuse heads are recommended for spin fishing. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the U. Generation Tuesday morning and evening has begun clearing the river. It is still stained from below Sulphur Creek to the bridge.
They were scheduled to run two hours on Wednesday morning and evening so this should help clear that area. Warmer temperatures through Friday should keep the insects active during that time, but another front is due on Saturday with rain and colder weather. You may want to check that closer to the weekend. Heavy rain will muddy the river. Mayfly nymphs and midge pupas continue to be your best choices in the clearer upper river. Small emergers are producing near the dam. The best fishing will be in the clear water at the base of the dam for the next several days.
