Fishing Tip: Winter is an excellent time to place brush piles for cover in some of your favorite lake. Everyone will be pruning back tree limbs before spring, and simply driving down a few roads will supply you with all the brush you need. Check with the owner of the lake before placing brush piles. Contact your local AGFC office if you need help locating the owner.

White River: Gaston's White River Resort said before the rains, trout fishing was excellent, with a lot of trout caught on redworms, wax worms, nightcrawlers and Berkley PowerBait. The best artificials were gold/red Buoyant Spoons, gold or gold/red Little Cleos and floating Rapalas. Fly fishing was excellent with the low water, but the high water levels have increased generation

Bull Shoals Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 657.23 feet MSL.

 Lake Norfork: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 555.20 feet MSL.
Cranfield Junction Bait and Tackle (870-492-5141) said before the rains, fishing was good for all species. Jerkbaits were beginning to pick up some walleye and stripers against the bluffs. With the 5-foot rise in elevation, fish should be moving toward the newly flooded areas.