White River: Gaston's White River Resort said the river is extremely low in the mornings with good clarity. Two to six generators are running in the afternoons. Trout fishing has been good on live red worms, nightcrawlers and Power Eggs in the mornings and Countdown Rapalas in silver and gold and Rooster Tails in yellow or white when generation begins.

North Fork River: McLellan’s Fly Shop said generation has been coming online around 2 p.m., 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 (especially on overcast days). Many trout are being hooked on terrestrials – grasshoppers, ants and beetles – and it will only get better as summer continues. 

Bull Shoals Lake: Wilderness Trail said the lake temperature dropped to 85 degrees in most areas. The lake level is 649.26, five feet below normal pool. The thermocline dropped to 31 feet. Crappie remain slow and in deep water. Points and pole trees along the cliffs are good holding areas. Crappie minnows are the best bait fished on a red or chartreuse jighead. Catfish were very active this week in main lake pockets and coves. The best baits have been chicken livers, Magic Bait, nightcrawlers and frozen shad. Largemouth bass have slowed in the mornings and the top-water bite has become  hit-and-miss. Secondary points in the creeks and main lake points are your best bet. Fish these areas with a jig-and-pig, tube or Carolina-rigged finesse worm or Brush Hog. Most of the largemouth are holding close to the thermocline at 30 to 31 feet. Smallmouth bass are also using points and this week we saw some action with the smallies pushing shad to the surface in the mornings. Zara Spooks, Chug Bugs and buzzbaits are triggering some nice fish during early morning frenzy feeding. Spider Jigs, tubes and drop-shotted 4-inch worms are working in 30 feet of water around points during the day. The best bite is early morning and from 2 p.m. until dark. Kentucky bass are still hard to find as they are traveling with the shad. Every once in a while you will see a school on top, but it’s not a pattern you can count on. Best baits on top have been clear Pop R’s or Chug Bugs and Zara Spook Jrs. Spoons and drop-shot rigs are working the best on the Kentuckies under the shad. Check the ends of the bluff walls and over the channels in the creek arms for schools. The walleye must love the heat because the best bite is in the middle of the afternoon. A number of baits and techniques are catching keeper walleye in 30 to 32 feet of water along the elongated points and main lake transition banks.  Some of the techniques and baits are crawler harnesses or leech harnesses with bottom bouncers, long lining with Reef Runners, long lining with lead core line and blue Glass Shad, vertically spooning with ¾- to 1-oz white or gray spoons and dragging a shiner on a split-shot rig.

Sugar Loaf Harbor said the lake is clear and about 6-feet low. Walleye are biting decent on nightcrawlers drifted along the deeper flats. Crappie are biting well. Bass are fair.

Lake Norfork: Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said the lake is at 543 feet. Bream fishing is good on nightcrawlers and crickets fished on the first drop from the banks. Crappie are fair in 30 feet of water on minnows fished under a slip-cork rig. Striped bass are good in the morning and evening hours on hair jigs and large top-water lures. Catfishing has been good on trotlines baited with live shad.