White River: Gaston's White River Resort said the river has seen some low water in the mornings, but the generators are turning on around 2-4 p.m. in the evenings. Trout fishing has been good. A 27-pound brown trout was caught last week. Waxworks and yellow Power Bait are working well, as are Little Cleos, Rooster Tails and small Husky Jerks. When the water is up, red worms are working well.

 Wilderness Trail said fishing for trout on the White River has been good on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow and white or Power Nuggets in orange and chartreuse.  With generation the Buoyant Spoons, Rooster Tails and Little Cleos are the bait of choice. Fly fishermen did well on olive Woolly Buggers, olive scuds and sow bugs. Brown trout are being caught on jointed Countdowns, nightcrawlers and Rogues.   

Bull Shoals Lake: As of Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 647.49 feet MSL.

Wilderness Trail said the lake temperature starts at 74.5 in the morning, warming to 77.8 by mid-day. The thermocline moved up to 32 feet. Crappie are moving from the brush piles toward the points and back again, so you have to locate them. Crappie minnows on a slip bobber are working best. Swimming Minnows and tubes on 1/16-ounce jigheads are working well with a slow retrieve. The bass are in transition as the fall weather patterns continue to change the condition of the lake. Largemouth can be found on the banks in the back of the creeks and main lake coves in the morning. The best technique is to throw Zara Spook Jrs., Chug Bugs or buzzbaits until the sun is up shining on the water. During the day the largemouth are moving out to structure in the 30- to 32-foot range. Carolina rigs and football jigs are the best baits to fish at that depth.  Smallmouth bass have moved up on the points and banks in the last week. Small crankbaits and top-water Pop R's or Chug Bugs will trigger the aggressive smallies in the mornings. After the sun is up, fish spider jigs, tubes or finesse worms on a Mojo rig.  Kentucky bass are very hard to find now that the shad are on the move. Look for frenzy feeding throughout the day and throw Pop R's, Spit'N Images, Lucky Craft Pointers and spoons into the feeding area. Throughout the day fish secondary points in the main lake pockets with tubes, grubs and Mojo-rigged finesse baits. Walleye are still in the thermocline but they will move toward the banks as the lake cools. Vertically fishing spoons is still working well in 30 to 38 feet of water around points and the outside of feeding flats. Long liners are trolling small baits on lead core line and having great success with Glass Shad, Purple Hot'N Tots, Purple Shad Raps and Bill Norman Deep Little N's.

Sugar Loaf Harbor said crappie have been biting well on live minnows in 25 to 30 feet of water along the bluffs. Bass fishing has been good on CC Spoons in 29 to 45 feet of water. Catfish are biting well on jugs baited with goldfish. Nice-size walleye have been coming from spoons vertically jigged in 29 to 40 feet of water.

Lake Norfork: As of Wednesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake's elevation at 542.71 feet MSL.

Cranfield Junction Quik Stop said the lake is clear and around 10 feet low. Bream are biting well on red worms and crickets fished around the brush next to the shoreline. Black bass are biting well early in the morning on top-water lures and buzzbaits. Jigs and plastic worms are also working during the day over the points in 25-35 feet of water. Hybrids are biting well on spoons, swim baits and umbrella rigs fished in 35-45 feet of water. Catfishing is good on cut bait and nightcrawlers fished on trotlines or jugs over major points and creek turns. Crappie fishing has been best at night on minnows and jigs fished over brush piles 35 feet deep.