Fishing Tip: When sight-fishing for bedded bass, try to use bubblegum or other easily seen colors. The color of the intruder doesn’t matter to the fish when they’re guarding their nests, and the lighter colors will enable you to see exactly where the lure is located.

White River: Gaston's White River Resort said there has been some low water in the morning, but it usually comes up about mid-morning. There have been two to three generators running daily. Trout fishing is excellent using wax worms, yellow Power Bait, red worms, gold or silver Rapala Countdown Minnows, red-and-gold Buoyant Spoons and 1/32-ounce jigs in pink. Fly-fishermen are catching them on midges in red or pink, olive Wooly Buggers and gray sowbugs.

Bull Shoals Tailwater: McLellan’s Fly Shop said generation has increased considerably over the past week, limiting wading opportunities. In the faster riffles and runs, try drifting a scud, sowbug, mayfly nymph or caddis pupa under a strike indicator. Caddis action is still hot 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. For slower currents, also carry the E-Z Caddis because it rides flush in the film. The best flies have been:  Zebra or black-and-olive Rubber-leg Copper John (sizes 14 to 18), McLellan’s Woven V-Rib Sowbug (sizes 14 and 16), McLellan’s Hunchback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 14 and 16) Graphic Caddis in 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 to18), 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 Worm (size 10) and Micro Egg (size 14).

  North Fork River: McLellan’s Fly Shop said generation has increased this week with one to two units running during most of the daylight hours. Several fat brook trout have been taken just below Norfork Dam. During low water, concentrate your nymph fishing on the faster runs and riffles and tie on a size 16 scud or sowbug. During high water, streamer fishing has also been excellent from a boat (especially on overcast days). The best flies have been: McLellan’s Hunchback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 14 and 16), Flashback Scud in tan, olive and gray (sizes 12 to 16), McLellan’s Woven Sowbug (sizes 14 and 16), Graphic Caddis in 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 main lake temperature is 61 degrees. The lake level is 654.04 feet. The Central Pro-Am Association had their Bull Shoals tournament last weekend. The anglers found the bass in pre-spawn, spawn and post-spawn, creating many challenges and leaving fishing open to a variety of techniques. The tournament took 29.63 pounds to win. The lake rating is good this week. White bass fishing has slowed; their spawn might either be over or maybe they have been stopped with the lake cool down. Crappie are staged for spawning and a few are already on beds. Check the shallows around boulders, scrub brush and blow downs. The best baits are crappie jigs with crappie minnows or crappie tube baits. For the catfish lovers, some catfish are being caught on jugs with chicken livers and nightcrawlers. The best areas are in the creek arms around flats. Largemouth bass were tired of waiting for the shallows to warm up and moved back into their spawning areas. Post spawners are also moving back into the shallows holding in the middle of the cuts in deeper water and moving to the banks to feed. Trick worms, jigs, tubes and spinner baits are the key lures at this time. Smallmouth bass went back on their beds over the weekend, which has shut the bite down except for the post spawn smallies, which are suspended off the points and banks. To catch a few smallmouths, use suspending baits such as Senko’s, flukes or wacky-rigged trick worms. Some Kentuckies are still on beds but most of them are spawned out and pushing the shad for feeding. The Kentuckies that are around the banks can be caught on Mojo-rigged Fish Doctors, centipedes and finesse worms. Look for banks with slab rock mixed with chunk rock. Keep a top-water lure tied on for Kentuckies pushing the shad to the surface. Walleye are on the points found on the main lake and in the creek arms. They are feeding in the 24- to 26-foot range and close to the bottom. Try using a bottom bouncer with crawler harnesses or a split-shot rig with a crawler. Also, try trolling Reef Runners, Glass Shad and Shad Raps. Sugar Loaf Harbor said the lake clarity is about medium, and the lake level is normal. Crappie fishing is good from the bank up to 8-feet out. The crappie are biting on Bobby Garland Swimming Minnows. Bass are spawning.

Lake Norfork: Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said the lake is clear, and the water level is 552.30 feet. Crappie fishing is good from 2- to 20-feet deep using crappie minnows, jigs or shiners near the shore or brush piles. Bass are biting well on spinner baits and jigs. Some bass are spawning, and others are still in pre-spawn mode.