Arkansas Fishing Reports - January 25, 2006
(Reports
are from Arkansas Game and Fish Commission)
Fishing
Tip: Although many anglers shy away from high-visibility lines, they
can be an excellent aid to detecting light strikes and keeping track of
where your lure is. High-visibility lines rarely have any impact on
fishing success in stained or muddy water or in areas with current. If
you are fishing clear water and are afraid the bright color may affect
your fishing success, tie a 3-foot leader of fluorocarbon between your
line and the lure. This way, you can still benefit from the
high-visibility line without spooking fish.
White River: Gaston's White River Resort said
there was some generation last week, but one unit is hardly enough to
even notice additional flow. Still, the extra water was a nice
refresher for the trout. Low-water baits and flies, such as white
plastic worms, or PowerBait artificial wax worms and yellow PowerBait
or corn, are working well. Red worms are working well,
also. The best artificials seem to be Little Cleos, Buoyant Spoons
and Rooster Tails on 4-6-pound-test green low-visibility line.
McLellan’s Fly Shop said there
has been very little generation below Bull Shoals Dam lately, providing
plenty of wade fishing on the upper river from late morning throughout
the rest of the day. Wading the upper river has been very productive
with tan and olive McLellan’s Hunchback Scuds and Woven Sow Bugs.
Fishing high water from a boat has also been very productive using
large scuds, eggs, and San Juan worms. Winter is a great time to fish a
streamer; try to trigger a strike from the aggressive brown trout by
swinging a streamer like the Zoo Cougar or Platte River Spider through
a pool.
North Fork
River: McLellan’s Fly Shop said
Generation on the Norfork has been a little sporadic lately, but when
they turn on the generators, they haven’t stayed on for very
long. Wade-fishing has been very good lately, and fishing high
water from a boat has been productive as well. Try scuds, sow bugs,
midges and eggs in low water, and eggs, San Juan worms, and big
streamers like the Articulated Zoo Cougar in high water for the best
action.
Norfork Trout Dock said
generation has been pretty light lately. Rainbows have been taking wax
worms, corn, salmon eggs and white and gray Chrome Dome flies. Brown
trout have been biting well on white and gray jigs, sculpin patterns
and Rapala Countdowns and Shad Rap crankbaits. The White River is
running low and clear below the tailwaters.
Bull Shoals Lake: As of Wednesday, the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 644.98
feet MSL.
Sugar Loaf Harbor said the water is low and cloudy. Crappie are
suspended in 15 to 20 feet of water around standing timber resting 25
to 35 feet deep. Minnows fished on a slip-cork rig are the best bet for
these papermouths.
Lake Norfork: As of Wednesday, the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 538.40 feet MSL.
Cranfield Junction Quik
Stop said the lake is still about 14 feet low. Visibility in the main
lake is estimated at 10 to 12 feet. Bream are biting fairly well on
panfish worms right under any docks. Crappie are biting tube jigs,
minnows and swim baits fairly well once you find the heavier
concentrations of fish. Bass fishing is good with spinnerbaits
crankbaits and jigs fished on the first drop to deep water. A few
stripers are biting, but they are scattered. All other species are slow.
Ron & Debbie
Gamble,
Owners/Operators
Cotter Trout Dock
P.O. Box 96
Cotter, Arkansas 72626
Toll
Free: 800-447-7538 Local: 870-435-6525
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