Fishing Tip: If you are fly-fishing wet flies and your leader will not sink, try rubbing the leader with mud. This usually will cause your leader to sink properly.

White River: McLellan's Fly Shop said the cold weather over Easter weekend slowed things down, but the warm temperatures predicted for this week should get the white bass running. There are still reports of large females and small males being taken. The best flies have been: Crazy Dad in Olive, Pumpkin and Orange (size 8), Jiggy in Olive and Shad-color (size 6), Hot Head Jiggy in White, Tan, Chartreuse and Firetiger (size 6), Cap'n Tim in Olive (size 4) and CFB in chartreuse (size 6).

  North Fork River: McLellan's Fly Shop said generation has been cut back significantly, providing plenty of wading opportunities. During low water, concentrate your nymph fishing on the faster runs and riffles. During high-water conditions, streamer fishing has been excellent from a boat. The best flies have been: McLellan's Hunchback Scud Tan, Olive and Gray (sizes 14 and 16), Flashback Scud Tan, Olive and Gray (sizes 12 to 16), McLellan's Woven Sow Bug (sizes 14 and 16), Graphic Caddis Tan and Olive (sizes 14 to 18), Flashback Pheasant Tail Nymph (sizes 16 to 20), Beadhead Hare's Ear Nymph (sizes 14 to 18), Mercury Brassie (sizes 18 and 20), Rojo Midge (size 22), Mercury Blood Midge (sizes 20 and 22), Red Jujubee Midge (sizes 20 and 22), Johnny Flash (sizes 20 to 24), Mercury Black Beauty (sizes 20 and 22), Gray Mercury Midge (sizes 20 and 22), Black Wooly Sculpin (size 4), Articulated Zoo Cougar (size 4) and Swimming Jimmy (size 4).

Bull Shoals Lake: Wilderness Trail said the lake temperature has been in the 48.5 to 49.5 range. However, with the cold rain over the weekend, the temperature will probably drop a degree or two before the upcoming weekend. The lake level is holding very close to normal pool, at 654.07 feet. White bass are staying deeper in the backs of the creeks. You can graph them and catch a few on spoons or ¼-ounce Roadrunners. Watch for them to move towards the banks once the temperatures jump into the 70s this week. Crappie remain slow and are holding on the deep side of the crappie cribs or brush piles. Crappie minnows fished on a small slip bobber worked the best this week. Largemouth bass continue to roam the banks and shallows; they are returning to deep water or secondary points to feed. Suspending Rogues, Wiggle Warts, Lucky Craft 78DD Pointers and slow-rolled spinner baits are key lures. Smallmouth bass are also roaming, but they are being found near pea gravel banks. Reaction baits are also working well on them. Kentucky bass have pulled off the banks and moved back out with the shad and onto chunk rock points. Work the northern channel swings or secondary points in the creek entrances with spoons, grubs and crankbaits. If the weather is warm this week, the Kentuckies will move with the shad into the pockets and cuts. Walleye are still waiting for the lake temperature to move into the 50s so they can move into their spawning areas. Walleye are holding in 32 to 40 feet of water, outside of feeding flats, main lake points and creek arm secondary points. The bite has been slow for the past two weeks, but a few are still being caught at night up on chunk rock points with Clown Rogues. Lead Hill Boat Dock said the lake is clearing up and is at normal pool. Crappie fishing is good 15- to 18-feet deep using live minnows. The smaller crappie are being picked up from 5- to 8-feet deep. Largemouth bass and black bass are biting well about 20-feet deep.

 Bull Shoals Tailwaters: McLellan's Fly Shop said generation has been cut nearly in half over the past week; look for wadable water on the weekend. After all of the high water, the trout are used to eating a lot. In the faster riffles and runs, drift a scud, sow bug, mayfly nymph or caddis pupa under a strike indicator and hold on. March is the start of the major caddis season on the White River, so be sure to have plenty of caddis pupa, as well as dries, in your fly box. Pupa patterns like the Z-Wing Caddis and the new Graphic Caddis are some favorites. As for dry fly patterns, it is hard to beat the classic Elk Hair Caddis, but new versions like Rainy's Foam-Body Elk Hair Caddis and the flashy Pearl-and-Elk are productive new twists on the original. For slower currents, also carry E-Z Caddis, which rides flush in the film. During high water, fly fishing from a boat using large strike indicators and heavy split shot has produced plenty of hook-ups and brought many quality trout to the net, especially in the first mile below Bull Shoals Dam. Shad patterns like White Zonkers and the Arkansas Conehead have been hooking several quality trout when drifted under large strike indicators with heavy split shot. The best flies have been:  Zebra and Black/Olive Rubber-leg Copper John (sizes 14 to 18), McLellan's Woven V-Rib Sowbug (sizes 14 and 16), McLellan's Hunchback Scud Tan, Olive and Gray (sizes 14 and 16) Graphic Caddis Tan and Olive (sizes 14 to 18), Z-Wing Caddis (sizes 14 and 16), Caddis Larva (sizes 14 and 16), Elk Hair Caddis (sizes 14 to 18), E-Z Caddis (sizes 14 to 18), Red Fox Squirrel Nymph (sizes 12 to 16), Rag Sculpin (size 6), Articulated Zoo Cougar (size 4), Swimming Jimmy (size 4) White Zonker (size 6), Arkansas Conehead (size 6), San Juan Worms (size 10), and Micro Eggs (size 14).

 Lake Norfork: Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said crappie are biting well 5- to 15-feet deep on live minnows and jigs. Black bass fishing was good using crankbaits, jerkbaits and jigs. Striper fishing was fair using jerkbaits or live baits. White bass fishing was good using swimming minnows in the creek arms. Walleye fishing was good in the rivers using jerkbaits or crawler harnesses.