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If you get a fake email that looks like it is from Facebook, you can report it to Facebook simply by forwarding it to a new email address that was just set up by Facebook. Forward your suspicious email to [email protected] . That is all there is to it.

We have warned people that they should never click on a link in an email without first confirming where the link goes, or that the email is genuinely from the sender, or that you are expecting the email, as when you sign up for an online account and they send you a confirming email.

Here is a picture of a fake Facebook login page created by some clever phishermen.  Even though it looks genuine at first glance, there are differences.  Looking closely at the address line is you best bet, but this image illustrates the other differences as well.  Tip of the cap to Sophos again for the graphic.

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Where the fish are biting this week, July 12 report

Here’s how fishing looks this week in the Northwest Lower Peninsula, Northeast Lower Peninsula and Upper Peninsula, according to the latest report from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.

Northeast Lower Peninsula

Cheboygan: Anglers reported trolling their lines in 25 to 40 feet of water around Reynold’s Reef and Lafayette Point for mixed bags of pink salmon, coho salmon, Chinook salmon, Atlantic salmon, steelhead and lake trout. Anglers were using a variety of setups, including dipsy divers with dodgers and flies/spoons, downriggers with spoons, and lead core with spoons/flies. Good colors to use were reported to be blues, whites, silvers, yellows and chartreuse. Anglers fishing off the pier were catching northern pike using soft plastic swim baits and spinner baits. River anglers were primarily using nightcrawlers to catch smallmouth bass, rock bass, freshwater drum, catfish and walleye. Walleye were hanging out upstream of the pedestrian walkway. Drifting nightcrawlers on slip bobbers was found to be the most successful.

Alpena: Walleye were reported to have been scattered throughout Thunder Bay. They were caught from North Shore to Grass Island and as far south as South Point on crawlers and crank baits. Anglers had success in depths of 16 to 24 feet of water. Those targeting 30 to 50 feet of water found walleye suspended 10 to 20 feet down. Deep-diving body baits and short lead cores were all productive. Catfish, freshwater drum and northern pike were also caught in the same waters.

Thunder Bay River: The Thunder Bay River was giving up freshwater drum, catfish, walleye and smallmouth bass. Crawlers and leaches were the most popular baits for all species. Anglers found success throughout the river from the 9th Street Bridge to the pier head. Those trolling the river had some success for walleye while trolling deep-diving crank baits and crawler harnesses. Walleye were also caught by those casting crank baits and drifting crawlers from the pier.

Rockport: Rockport saw good catches of trout and salmon. Near Stoneport, anglers were targeting lake trout in 80 to 130 feet of water, with flashers and spindles being most productive. Those targeting Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and Atlantic salmon trolled the waters from Stoneport south to Middle Island in depths of 90 to 140 feet of water. Some bonus walleye and pink salmon were caught on lines set high in the water column. Watermelon, chartreuse and orange spoons worked best on lead cores covering 15 to 40 feet of water. A few walleye were caught by those trolling 30 to 40 feet of water near Middle Island. Natural colors as well as chartreuse and pink crankbaits were productive throughout the day.

Rogers City: Anglers were coming in with lake trout, steelhead, Chinook salmon and walleye daily, with an occasional coho, Atlantic and pink salmon as well. Anglers were deploying lines throughout the water column and were focusing on getting these lines out and away from the boat for best results. Lead cores, coppers and dipseys were all very effective. Downriggers worked well, especially for lake trout. Anglers were using a variety of baits, spoons, flasher/fly combinations and cut bait rigs. Good colors were greens, blues, oranges, white and black, purple, chartreuse, and glow stuff both early and late. The steelhead were reported to have been running high in the water column, and orange and/or bright colors worked well for them. The Chinook salmon bite was reported to have been either super early or super late. Many anglers were focusing their efforts straight out of the harbor south toward Swan Bay and Adams Point or up the lake toward 40-Mile Point and the state park.

Hammond Bay: Very low angler pressure was seen at this port. Anglers who went out were fishing straight out of the harbor, the trench, Nine-Mile Point or south toward the biological station. The best depths were reported to have been 60 to 120 feet of water, and deploying lines throughout the water column worked well. Spoons were a good choice, with good colors being greens, blues, yellow, orange, black and white, and glow stuff early and late.

Oscoda/Au Sable River: Walleye fishing in the lower Au Sable River remained decent. Anglers were catching walleye when trolling crawler harnesses upriver and downriver with 1-ounce bottom bouncers. Purple and chartreuse harnesses seemed to produce the most fish. Anglers who walked the pier with slip bobbers and crawlers/leeches were also catching walleye. There were reports of large walleye being caught at dusk and into the night near Foote Dam when bottom-bouncing crawlers. Offshore from Oscoda, steelhead, Atlantic salmon and pink salmon were caught in 90 to 120 feet of water, with anglers targeting 20 to 30 feet down using five-seven-color lead core, dipsy divers and riggers to target the upper water column. Lake trout were caught when targeting the lower water column.

Harrisville: The salmon and trout fishing offshore from Harrisville was reported to have been good. Decent numbers of Atlantic salmon and steelhead were caught in 70 to 100 feet of water while targeting the upper 20 to 30 feet using mostly spoons. Vibrant colors seemed to work well for silver fish. A couple large Chinook salmon were caught using spoons and targeting deeper water. Lake trout fishing remained great, with anglers landing good numbers of fish using spoons and Spin-n-Glos near the bottom in 80 to 110 feet of water. Anglers fishing out of Black River had some success with lake trout and a few walleye.

Tawas: Anglers were finding walleye near Big Charity and were using crawler harnesses and a variety of artificial baits to try their luck at catching them. Few limits were caught, but the fish were reported to be out there. Anglers were also fishing the reef for walleye and were able to pick up a couple. Shore anglers at Gateway Park were catching catfish, freshwater drum and small perch. Bowfin and some small perch were caught off the pier.

Northwest Lower Peninsula

Manistee: Salmon, lake trout and steelhead were caught along the shelf in 150 to 200 feet of water when fishing 50 to 80 feet down straight out and south of the port. Spoons, flasher/fly combinations and meat rigs all worked well. A few smallmouth bass were caught from the piers. Green, blue and bloody nose colors worked well, along with some magnum spoons. Steelhead were reported to have been higher in the water column.

Ludington: Chinook salmon, coho salmon, steelhead and lake trout were caught to the northwest and at Big Sable Point in 120 to 180 feet of water when fishing 40 to 80 feet down. They were also caught straight out and south in 75 to 130 feet of water when fishing 40 to 60 feet down. Fishing was reported to have been hit or miss. Spoons, flasher/fly combinations and meat rigs all worked. A few panfish and suckers were caught on the piers using live bait. Green, blue and bloody nose colors worked well, along with some magnum spoons. Steelhead were reported to have been higher in the water column.

Frankfort: Anglers were reporting moderate catches of Chinook salmon and lake trout with an occasional steelhead mixed in. Trolling in 160 to 200 feet of water and setting lines in the top 80 feet seemed to produce the best results. Spoons, flies and flashers, and meat rigs all landed fish. Water temperature breaks were not set up, and bait fish were slow to find.

Onekama: Anglers were reporting catches off the golf course and when running the outer edge of the barrel. Trolling in 90 to 160 feet of water and bottom-bouncing for lake trout and running spoons and flies in the top 50 feet of water for Chinook salmon were reported to have caught fish.

Charlevoix: Anglers targeting salmon found slow but steady numbers when trolling anywhere from Fisherman’s Island to North Point. Anglers fishing in 100 to 175 feet of water anywhere from 60 to 130 feet down reported decent-sized Chinook salmon. Finding any sort of temperature break was proven to be most successful; however, those fishing higher in the water column also reported the occasional steelhead. Those targeting lake trout found limited success fishing south of Point Medusa, but they were still finding fish anywhere from 100 to 125 feet down. The occasional pink salmon was caught.

Little Traverse Bay: Boat anglers targeting lake trout reported consistent numbers west of Harbor Springs, fishing near the refuge. Anywhere from 60 to 100 feet of water, fishing on the bottom using green, silver and blue spoons, was proven to be the best. Those targeting salmon in the bay reported decent numbers of Chinook salmon while trolling along the drop-off farther west of Petoskey and/or Harbor Springs. Fishing right at sunrise or right at sunset produced the best numbers. Anglers fishing from shore in the Bear River, as well as those trolling higher in the water column in the bay, reported slow but consistent numbers of steelhead throughout the week.

Leland: Anglers who headed out to the islands found luck trolling around North Manitou Island. Chinook salmon were reported to be steadily caught in around 75 to 100 feet of water. Few lake trout were caught. Anglers found stomachs of fish to be empty and had luck catching fish on all gear types.

West Grand Traverse Bay: Lake trout fishing has been slower than normal, especially trolling, but jigging south of Power Island in deep water produced a few lake trout, lake whitefish and cisco. One angler reported catching Chinook salmon in the hole, along with a few summer steelhead in the Boardman.

Upper Peninsula

Keweenaw Bay/Huron Bay: Anglers reported successfully catching lake trout, lake whitefish and salmon in Keweenaw and Huron bays. Anglers found lake trout in the highest abundance, and they were caught mostly during trolling trips. Coho and Chinook salmon were caught while trolling during morning and afternoon fishing trips. These salmon were caught mostly below 50 feet of water but were still found in a wide range of total water depths. Lake trout and whitefish were caught while jigging in both bays.

Traverse Bay/South Portage Entry Canal: Anglers reported having a lot of luck coming off the water this last week. Those launching farther north from Big Traverse Harbor found plenty of lake trout while jigging in waters from 80 to 180 feet deep. Lake trout were found mostly through the lower half of the water column during these fishing trips. Early in the week, anglers reported large Chinook salmon caught south of Big Traverse Bay and north from South Portage Entry Canal. Salmon and lake trout anglers found consistent catches on both spoons and flies.

St. Ignace: Successful lake trout anglers trolled flies and spoons from the northeast side of Mackinac Island in 40 feet of water. Good colors were reported to be blues, whites, yellows, chartreuse and orange. The occasional northern pike was caught in St. Martin’s Bay when trolling spoons in reds, oranges, whites and chartreuse colors. At the Pine River, walleye anglers were successful using nightcrawler harnesses and slip bobbers with nightcrawlers. Good colors were chartreuse with silver, golds, reds and oranges.

Little Bay de Noc: Yellow perch anglers reported slow fishing and were having to work for only limited success. Anglers were using worms and minnows with slip bobbers or jigging on a perch rig. Walleye anglers reported some success during dawn and dusk. Anglers were casting snap jig-style lures, as well as trolling crawler harnesses. Smallmouth fishing was reported to have been good.

Manistique: Anglers reported fair to good fishing for Chinook salmon and steelhead. Anglers were trolling spoons, flasher/fly combinations and meat rigs, with success on all three presentations. Windy conditions limited the days anglers were able to get out. The sunrise and sunset time frames have been the best bite windows. Anglers were primarily targeting depths of 90 to 170 feet of water. A few Skamania catches were reported by river anglers.

Ontonagon River: Fishing efforts on the river increased amidst the holiday weekend. Walleye were reportedly being caught in fair numbers. Fish were most successfully caught when trolling in the early mornings.

Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Anglers reported catching lake trout in good numbers, with reports of the occasional Chinook salmon also being landed. Those trolling deeper waters seemingly had the best luck in finding fish.

Fishing tip: A simple method for summer lake fishing

Sometimes we want to go fishing and enjoy getting out on the water, but just don’t want to expend a lot of energy – especially if it’s too hot to work hard at it. Here’s a laid-back way to cover water and find fish you might otherwise miss, without needing complicated gear or a fancy boat. All you need is basic fishing tackle and a watercraft. Even a rented rowboat, paddle boat or canoe can work.

Rig your rod with light line (4- to 8-pound test), tie a small hook on the end of the line (No. 4 or smaller), and add a split shot or two about a foot above the hook. Favorite baits for this method include half a nightcrawler or a baby crawler, leeches or even some of the heavily scented artificial leeches or small, plastic worms. Hook the bait in the center of one end so it doesn’t spin when you gently pull it through the water.

Position your boat so the prevailing breeze will carry it along a drop-off or across any area with water depths of at least 12 to 20 feet. Let out enough line, or adjust the amount of weight on the line, so your bait will stay about 12 to 20 feet deep no matter how deep the water is. Then set your rod down against the side of the boat, relax and watch the tip of the rod for a bite. Drop the rod tip when you see a bite and count to three before reeling in and setting the hook with a firm pull. Not too hard!

Many fish such as bass, walleye, yellow perch, crappie and larger bluegill will move into deeper water and suspend at their preferred cooler temperature during the hot summer months. Slowly drifting a larger, natural bait at these deeper depths will often get you more than you bargained for.

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Maryland Fishing Report – July 10

Ron McClain loves taking his granddaughter Savannah fishing and she has earned the nickname “Rockfish Barbie,” as evidenced by this keeper-size striped bass. Photo by Ron McClain

It is time for summer vacations. Our youngest anglers are off from school and many parents and grandparents are creating lifetime memories with them, often through fishing together.

As a reminder, all striped bass fishing in the Chesapeake Bay will be on hold from July 16-31 , in order to protect the fishery during what is statistically the hottest part of the year. But even when it is legal to catch one keeper-size striped bass per day, the Department of Natural Resources advises following our Striped Bass Forecast Advisory and avoiding catch-and-release fishing for striped bass on hot days. 

Anglers should also be aware of Myobacteriosis, an infectious disease often seen on striped bass when fish are more stressed by high water temperatures. Infected fish may show visible signs of disease including skin ulcers and severe muscle loss. Anglers should release diseased fish when caught, and take precautions when handling fish to avoid infection. Washing hands or using waterless hand sanitizer after handling diseased fish is advised. More information on Myobacteriosis is found on the Department of Natural Resources website.

Forecast Summary: July 10 – July 16:

Continued scorching temperatures with low winds and a chance of T-storms on Friday and Saturday dominate this week’s forecast. Main Bay surface water temperatures have risen to about 84 degrees while Potomac and Susquehanna River temperatures have risen to the low 90s. Maryland’s part of the Bay continues to run fresher than average. Areas with suitable amounts of oxygen – 3mg/l or higher – have moved towards typical summer conditions, but when combined with high water temperatures, current conditions are stressful for many Bay gamefish. On the Potomac River, avoid the low oxygen areas below 15 feet between the Wicomico River and St. George’s Island. On the main Bay, from Tolchester south to the state line, avoid areas deeper than 30 feet. As always, the best fishing areas could be further refined by intersecting them with underwater points, hard bottom, drop-offs, and large schools of baitfish. 

Expect average water clarity for the Maryland portion of the Bay. To see the latest water clarity conditions, check Eyes on the Bay satellite maps . There will be above average tidal currents on Thursday and Friday as a result of the new moon on July 6. Expect average flows for the Maryland rivers and streams.

For detailed and up-to-date fishing conditions in your area, check the Maryland Department of Natural Resources’ Click Before You Cast website.

Blue catfish, photo courtesy of Zach Nantz

Anglers fishing the Conowingo Dam pool and lower Susquehanna Flats areas at dawn and dusk are finding some slim pickings regarding striped bass. Water temperatures are increasing and power generation releases at the dam tend to be limited to the afternoon and evening hours. Casting paddletails and crankbaits in deeper waters and topwater lures along the edges of the Susquehanna Flats grass beds has been the best way to fish for striped bass. 

The next locations anglers are looking for striped bass are near Pooles Island, the Patapsco River, and Baltimore Harbor areas. The best time to fish for striped bass has been at dawn near old piling fields, and promising shorelines. Anglers are casting a variety of lures including topwater, crankbaits and paddletails. At the mouth of the Patapsco River and Pooles Island areas, using spot and eels for live lining along channel edges are favored ways to fish for striped bass.

Water temperatures in the upper Bay are now in the mid-80s and anglers are urged to keep catch-and-release of striped bass to a minimum. The striped bass are under increasing amounts of stress as water temperatures climb. The striped bass season in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay will close next Tuesday July 16 and will reopen on August 1. This closure is an effort to reduce striped bass release mortalities.

With the striped bass closure coming soon, anglers are encouraged to target invasive species. Blue catfish are spread over a wide area of the upper Bay, showing up in tidal rivers and in the Bay itself. A variety of cut baits and chicken liver tend to be good choices, but cut menhaden tends to be the most popular bait. Chesapeake Channa, or northern snakeheads, can be found in the thick grass beds of the tidal rivers and casting frogs, buzzbaits, and chatterbaits are good ways to target them.

Fishing for white perch is good this week in the region’s tidal rivers and out in the Bay on several shoals and knolls. Fishing with pieces of bloodworm and peeler crabs are the most popular baits being used on bottom rigs when targeting them.

Harper Burton is happy with this Choptank River white perch. Photo by Seth Burton

Fishing for striped bass in the middle bay region is mostly relegated to being out on the water in the pre-dawn hours and ready to fish in the shallow waters near promising shoreline sites before sunup. Once the sun clears the horizon the shallow water striped bass fishing tends to end abruptly. Anglers may find a little action by casting soft plastic jigs along drop-offs or live lining spot along channel edges. The striped bass action picks up a little before dark in areas where a good tide is running. Eastern Bay, Thomas Point, the Poplar Island Rocks, and the mouth of the Choptank are good locations to explore. 

Striped anglers are urged to limit the catch and release of striped bass during these times of hot weather and rising water temperatures. The striped bass season will close on Tuesday July 16 and will not reopen until August 1 in Maryland’s portion of the Chesapeake Bay to help lessen catch and release mortalities. This is the time for anglers to focus on alternate species of fish, including summer visitor species and invasives. 

Fishing for spot and a mix of small croakers has been good at several locations around the middle bay region this week. The waters near Holland Point and Chesapeake Beach continue to be good places to find a mix of spot, white perch and small croakers. Pieces of bloodworm and artificial bloodworm baits work well for catching spot, peeler crab is an excellent bait for white perch. 

Most of the croakers being caught fail to meet the 9-inch minimum but there is hope on the horizon. In the early 1990s we saw the same population dynamics in croakers and by the middle of that decade, 14-inch croakers were the norm and there were plenty of them. It was such a delight to anchor up on a channel edge on a summer evening with good friends and a good supply of peeler crab and catch a mess of croakers. 

White perch can be found in the tidal rivers this week, during most of the day, and fishing peeler crab baits over promising deep water oyster bars is a good tactic to catch them. The largest white perch tend to be found along promising looking shorelines during the early morning and late evening. Fishing grass shrimp or small minnows under a bobber near shoreline structure works well as does fishing those same baits near docks and piers. Casting small spinnerbaits near points, rock jetties, and submerged sea walls is a fun way to target the larger white perch.

Christina Ziegler caught this nice striped bass near Hoopers Island recently. Photo by Dave Ziegler

Anglers in the lower Bay are enjoying some exciting fishing for a variety of species this week. In the early morning and late evening, anglers working the promising looking shallower waters on both sides of the Bay and Tangier Sound are finding a mix of striped bass, speckled trout, and puppy drum. Most are casting topwater lures over grass beds and working paddletails, jerkbaits and spinnerbaits where grass is not as thick. The slightly deeper waters near Point Lookout, Cedar Point, and the cuts through lower Hoopers Island are excellent places to fish. With the striped bass summer closure starting on July 16, this is the time to enjoy the diversity of alternate species in the lower bay.  

Bluefish are being caught along channel edges in the Tangier Sound area and the channel edge from Buoy 76 south to the HS Buoy. Most anglers are trolling a mix of Drone Spoons behind planers and inline weights for the best catches. 

Fishing for cobia is steadily improving and chumming has been the most effective way to fish. The area near the Target Ship and Smith Point are popular places to fish this week. Windy conditions have made it difficult for sight fishing. Most are fishing with live eels or fresh cut baits in the back of their chum slicks. Cownose rays are always a pesky problem and there have been reports this week of bull sharks showing up in the area around the Target Ship.

Sheepshead are reportedly being caught near the Target Ship, and it is certainly time for them to show up. Peeler crab is a popular bait to use and can also entice speckled trout, striped bass or puppy drum. Flounder are being caught by those who target them in the Tangier Sound area and near Point Lookout. 

Spot are a popular target at the mouth of the Patuxent River, the lower Potomac River and near the Honga and Nanticoke rivers as well as Tangier Sound. In many locations white perch and small croakers are part of the mix. Pieces of bloodworm or artificial bloodworm-scented baits are the ticket for spot. Peeler crab works well for white perch and croaker. 

Recreational crabbing is good this week; catches are up, and the extra-large crabs have filled out in many areas. The reports from the middle and lower Bay find a full bushel of choice crabs for most who are deploying collapsible crab traps or trotlines. Chicken necks are fine but nearly everyone reports that it is hard to beat razor clams. The only note to that is what many have learned, it is best to keep baits in waters 12 feet or deeper. The shallower waters of 8 feet or less are swarming with small crabs that will eat baits up in no time at all. 

Rodney Derricot holds up a northern pike for a picture before slipping it back into Deep Creek Lake. Photo courtesy of Rodney Derricot

Anglers are enjoying a variety of freshwater fishing opportunities this week throughout Maryland. At Deep Creek lake, anglers  are enjoying fishing for a mix of smallmouth and largemouth bass near floating docks, fallen treetops and rocky points. Wacky rigged worms tossed under or near floating docks is a great way to fish for them. Fishing deep grass lines with minnows can account for a wide variety of fish. 

With high temperatures this week, trout anglers are cautioned to not play trout to exhaustion and to release them quickly without taking them out of the water. Due to low water conditions in the upper Potomac River, anglers fishing for smallmouth bass are enjoying wading in the river and casting to likely looking pockets in the river. Caution should be exercised, since it is easy to slip on underwater rocks. Casting root beer-colored tubes, small crankbaits and spinnerbaits are excellent lure choices for this type of fishing. 

Largemouth bass tend to be the most popular target for freshwater anglers, especially during the summer months. Water temperatures are elevated and largemouth bass are now feeding at night and loafing in any cool shade they can find during these hot summer days. The best fishing occurs during the early morning and late evening when the bass are still on the prowl for food in the shallows. The grass beds often hold the key as to where their food source might be found. Frogs, buzzbaits, and chatterbaits worked through the grass beds can often work well. Casting spinnerbaits, jerkbaits, and lipless crankbait around the outside edges can be a good tactic. 

If the floating grass mats are over enough water largemouth bass will seek shade underneath and dropping weighted wacky-rigged worms is a popular tactic to entice them to pick up a bait. Fallen treetops, overhanging brush and docks can offer shade and the bass will often take up residence in provided shade. Other bass will go deep and hold near sunken wood or thick lily pad fields. Wacky rigged worms are usually a good bet if worked slowly. 

When fishing those thick grass beds in tidal waters, Chesapeake Channa, also known as northern snakehead, can offer an explosive strike. They seem to be in various stages of spawning during the summer months, some are done, others might be protecting a fry ball. If a fry ball can be spotted, an adult is usually nearby. Aggressive moves with chatterbaits, frogs, or buzzbaits can cause a strike at a perceived threat. 

All the tidal rivers flowing into the bay and the tributaries to the Potomac River hold channel catfish and blue catfish. Both species offer fun fishing, but the blue catfish tends to be in greater numbers in most areas and a preferred catch for those looking for table fare. Cut menhaden is the most popular bait at this time, but other cut fish and chicken liver works well. Chicken livers brined in non-iodized salt will toughen up and stay on the hook longer.

Sea bass, photo by Monty Hawkins

Anglers fishing the beaches of Assateague Island report that fishing for a mix of kingfish and spot has been good but best during the morning hours. Pieces of bloodworm, strips of spot or artificial bloodworm baits have worked best for kingfish. Anglers fishing with finger mullet rigs are catching a few bluefish. A variety of sting rays and inshore sharks continue to go after large cut baits of menhaden or mullet. Casting Gulp baits with a strip of squid is a great way to catch flounder in the surf. 

At the inlet and Route 50 Bridge area, casting soft plastic jigs near jetty rocks, bridge piers and bulkheads is a good way to catch striped bass during the early morning and late evening hours. Those casting metal jigs and Got-Cha lures out in the main current are catching bluefish. Sheepshead and tautog are being caught near the jetty rocks, bridge piers and along bulkheads on peeler crab and sand fleas. The early morning and late evening hours offer the best and safest fishing. It is summer and boat traffic is heavy going in and out of the inlet, so be careful. 

Flounder fishing has been good in the back bay channels, some days strong winds can churn the water up and cause cloudy water conditions that can put a damper on the flounder bite. Most anglers want to drift in the channels and boat traffic is busy so be careful. The coastal bay areas behind Assateague Island and in front of the Ocean City Airport tend to have less boat traffic. 

Fishing for black sea bass has been good at the offshore wreck and reef sites, and anglers are doing well with traditional baits or with butterfly jigs. There has been some discussion lately and some guidance may be forthcoming about the proper way to measure a sea bass. Usually, it is relatively easy to measure a sea bass using total length, but anglers are urged not to include the trailing caudal fin streamer that some fish will possess when measuring.

The boats heading out to the canyon waters are finding a mix of yellowfin tuna, gaffer size dolphin, white marlin and recently the first reported blue marlin release. Deep drop anglers are bringing some impressive catches of blueline and golden tilefish back to the Ocean City docks.

“There is nothing clinical about fishing…there is nothing about it that can be viewed in a clinical vacuum. Everything- as in everything else- relates to everything else; and the deeper down one goes, the nearer the quick of life one draws.” – Brian Clarke, 1975.

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Fishing Report: Exploring opportunities in the Mat-Su

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The fishing opportunities in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are expected to increase as the season heats up.

Thousands of sockeyes — and some cohos — are expected to pass through a new weir installed earlier this week at Fish Creek.

“Usually by the end of the month, these fish hit hard and come in really fast all at once. It’s impressive,” Samantha Oslund of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game said. “This way, we can have better control of the fishing pressure. If we have really low numbers, we may leave the fishery closed or restricted, but if we see really high numbers we are able to liberalize ... we move as fast as we can so we can open this quickly because we know how important it is to people.”

Meanwhile, Summit Lake, in the heart of Hatcher Pass, was stocked with 500 rainbow trout on Thursday.

“[We stock lakes] to provide opportunity and to pull pressure off the wild fisheries,” Oslund added. “When we stock lakes we expect people to harvest the fish, so every year keeping that in mind, we watch harvest, we watch effort and that is how we get our stocking numbers, to provide people with an opportunity to take a fish home ... so fishing is about to get really good.”

If an angler wants to try their luck catching a king, the Eklutna Tailrace is the go-to location.

“That’s a really good early morning fishery from like 4 to 6 in the morning, and it’s a good place to take kids. A great place to learn how to fish,” Oslund said of Eklutna Tailrace.

There is an emphasis on luck .

“The fishing has been pretty slow, like every other King Salmon fishery in the state, but it is still the last place in the Mat-Su to fish for kings,” she added.

From the salt waters of Cook Inlet to the fresh waters of the Susitna, there are fish to be caught in the Valley.

“You can drive in almost any direction in the Mat-Su, from here to the park and up the Glenn Highway there are some really pretty stocked lakes,” Oslund said. “You can always contact our front office, we’re happy to talk to anglers all day long, that’s what we do.”

The Susitna personal use dipnet fishery is now open on the lower Susitna River and runs from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays through July 31. Some chums and pinks are making their way up the river, where Fish and Game suggests trying the mouth of the Deshka River for pinks.

The first coho on the lower Little Su is expected to be caught sometime this coming week, where chum, sockeye, and some pinks are beginning to show.

The sport fishery of Fish Creek is closed by regulation starting July 15, where the personal use fishery may open by emergency order if the department projects more than 35,000 sockeye, which is expected.

Willow, Montana, Kashwitna, Little Willow, and Goose Creek are all swimming with rainbows, while other stocked lakes outside of Summit include Long Lake, Ravine, and Knob Lake.

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FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - The Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game has announced when salmon fishing can commence around Fairbanks as well as the selective gear that can be used.

Last week we saw the first salmon swimming into interior rivers with the forecast for chum looking positive. As salmon continue to creep into the interior the Department of Fish and Game has released all the details on what will be allowed to catch this year’s salmon.

The chum salmon run appears to be holding up well but some time remains before fishing for chums can begin. As of Friday the number of salmon counted in the Chena River remains at 12 but the Salcha River has seen some increase with the latest sonar counts showing 42 salmon so far.

Samples from this year’s run show that younger chums are smaller than their historical average but female chums are similar to average.

Fishing for chums will open on Friday, July 26, at 6 p.m. with two 42 hour windows per week. Those windows are from 6 p.m. Fridays to noon Sundays and 6 p.m. Mondays to noon Wednesdays.

Dip nets and live release fish wheels will be the only selective gear allowed to catch these fish.

With chinook salmon populations still low, these prized kings will remain off limits. If any chinooks are captured they must be released back into the river alive. So far the salmon run for chinooks shows that the population entering the rivers is mostly older and smaller than usual.

For whitefish and suckers, once the salmon fishing begins, fish wheels and gillnets of 4 inches or smaller will be allowed to catch whitefish and suckers but nets can be no longer than 60 feet. All fish wheels must be closely attended but fishing for whitefish and suckers will be open 24 hours per day - 7 days per week.

A valid fishing license and permit is required to catch chum salmon, whitefish and suckers.

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Georgia congressman calls for NOAA to ease ban as one-day Atlantic recreational red snapper fishing season opens

Tiffany Salameh , News4JAX Consumer Investigative Reporter , Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Friday is the one day this year when anglers can fish for Atlantic red snapper recreationally.

The South Atlantic season is so short because the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says there is still an overfishing problem and red snapper populations are currently under rebuilding plans.

But some local fishermen disagree and say there’s an abundance of red snapper in the Atlantic waters.

Charlie Sakakini spends most of his days fishing.

“Fishing is my passion. Since 1996, I’ve been going fishing just about every single week that the weather permits,” he said. “In 2009 we had a perfect fishery. We had a perfect balance between the sharks, the grouper, the snapper, the black sea bass. We had a fantastic fishery. And then in 2010, they closed it.”

He’s talking about red snapper fishing.

A federal ban on fishing one of the most popular saltwater fish went into effect from Florida to the Carolinas in 2010 because of overfishing.

Charlie believes that’s not the case anymore.

“Everybody who fishes on the east coast of Florida knows what’s out there. You know, we spend two-thirds of the day getting away from red snapper so we can catch fish we can keep,” Sakakini said.

Because the Atlantic red snapper season is limited to just one day this year, docks are expected to be packed across town on Friday. The limit is one red snapper per person.

“We’re gonna get one day, one day to fish for red snapper. And not only is this ridiculous, but it’s unnecessary. It’s unnecessary, because we’ve got studies to show that they’re wrong on their figures and the red snapper population is doing fine,” said Rep. Buddy Carter of Georgia who is co-sponsoring the Red Snapper Act (H.R. 4587.) The bill looks to stop NOAA closures on recreational red snapper fishing.

“I am asking [NOAA] to extend the season. And I’m asking them to revisit this rule, asking them to look into the information that is available from other sources that we feel like they’re not paying attention to and that they’re ignoring. This is important. You know, not only do people’s livelihoods depend on it, but for a lot of us who love to fish, that’s, that’s why we live on the coast,” he said.

In a bulletin, NOAA said it was implementing temporary regulations for the 2024 Atlantic red snapper season because too many red snapper are being caught and discarded dead.

In the last two years, anglers had two days to fish for red snapper. In 2018, anglers had six days.

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ON 09-30-2021

Sept. 30, 2021

This is the arkansas game and fish commission’s fishing report for sept. 30, 2021. if there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email [email protected] with information on possible sources for reports about that lake or river. reports are updated weekly, although some reports might be published for two weeks if updates are not received promptly or if reporters say conditions haven’t changed. contact the reporter for the lake or stream you plan to fish for current news. note: msl = mean sea level; cfs = cubic feet per second. all corps of engineers lake and river readings were taken at 11 a.m.  the day of publication (sept. 30). ****buy an arkansas fishing license by clicking here . your purchase of a fishing license helps support the agfc’s work in maintaining the fishing resources throughout the state..

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Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir (updated 9-30-2021) Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said Wednesday that the lake is the normal stain and the lake level, while low in some parts, is normal in most areas and boat lanes. Bream are still good on redworms and crickets. Crappie, however, have turned hit-or-miss, and results have been fair on average. Use minnows or jigs. Black bass are good; it’s best to try a 7- to 10-inch curly tail worm, or swimbait or a frog now. Catfishing is good using stink bait, nightcrawlers, dough bait and trotline minnows.

(updated 9-30-2021) Hatchet Jack’s Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (758-4958) says it has heard that things are picking on bream here.

Lake Beaverfork (updated 9-30-2021) Angler Dennis Charles said there has been little to no change from last week. The lake is 3 feet below normal and very clear, and the fish are becoming more active . “Follow the lake edge and use your imagination. I am getting reports of anglers catching fish on nontraditional lures and modified lures. Crappie : Typical locations around the lake, they are active around 10 feet, use normal stuff. Some folks have been discreetly dropping fish habitat Keep your eye on your sonar. Bream : Look for their beds and try normal baits; they are being caught a bit away from their beds. Black bass : They are following their food. Yellow bass: Look for them schooling and largemouth bass below them. Catfish : Look for deep spots and around the docks. Dennis suggests checking out the Arkansas Bass Fishing Facebook page , as well as  https://www.facebook.com/Conways-Lake-Beaverfork-Fishing-Reports-111202737334235 . Also, visit Dennis’ Facebook page (Arkansas Fishing Adventures) for more information from lakes around the area.

Little Red River (updated 9-30-2021) Guide Mike Winkler, operating Little Red River Guide Service (501-690-9166, 501-507-3688), says the generation schedule at Greers Ferry Dam has been consistent on Little Red River with Southwestern Power Administration and the Corps of Engineers running 2-4 hours a day on weekdays, usually starting around 2 p.m. The weekend’s generation schedule has been minimal. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated shoals while nymphing under an indicator, with pheasant tails, sowbugs, hare’s ear, nymphs, eggs and midge’s all being effective. Or try stripping Woolly Buggers and Cracklebacks.

(updated 9-30-2021) Lowell Myers of Sore Lip’em All Guide Service (501-230-0730) said the Little Red is receiving 1-3 hours of afternoon generation on weekdays with less on weekends. “We seem to be settling into a fall generation pattern. Midges, pheasant tails, hare’s ear and Woolly Buggers are recommended for fly-fishing. For Trout Magnet fishing try pink and white-colored bodies on chartreuse or gold jigheads.” Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501-362-5150 ) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website ( swl-wc.usace.army.mil ) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website ( swpa.gov ) to see forecasted generation schedule.

(updated 9-30-2021) Fish ’N Stuff (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said water is running later in the afternoon and is clear. Trout are good on Marabou Jigs in olive color, along with sixteenth-ounce Rooster Tails and No. 5 and No. 10 Rapala Countdowns working best.

Greers Ferry Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 457.87 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl, top flood elevation 487.0 msl).

(updated 9-30-2021) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 457.88 feet msl, which is 4.66 feet below normal pool of 462.54 feet msl and falling with generation. Lots of big black bass are being seen on the shoreline chasing bream, and they are scattered from shallow to 60 feet, biting on a variety of baits top to bottom, points and secondary points best. Crappie are 15 feet down to 50 feet scattered as well; stay with bait and use jigs, minnows or crankbaits. Some walleye are roaming with other species of schooling fish and the rest are on structure in 18-60 feet. Crawlers are working as well as spoons. Bream are being caught shallow out to 25 feet on crawlers and crickets. Catfish are eating a variety of stuff all over lake and rivers. Hybrid and white bass are eating all over lake and rivers on spoons, inline baits, swimbaits and topwater baits in 25-60 feet. Stay around the shad.

(updated 9-30-2021) Fish ’N Stuff (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the lake is a water is low and clear. Bass fishing is getting better, and they are catching schooling fish on the lower end of the lake on CC Spoons and topwaters like Zara Spooks and Rebel Pop-Rs. Also there is an improving bass bite on Carolina rigs in 10-15 feet of water around points. Crappie that are relating to the standing timber are biting well on Crappie Magnets in natural shad, pink or purple colors in 15 feet of water,

Harris Brake Lake (updated 9-30-2021) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says the lake has improve in clarity to slightly stained, but the level remains low. No surface temperature was reported. Bream continue to bite well on redworms or crickets. Crappie are good as they move closer to the shoreline with October around the corner. Use the ol’ minnow or jig, naturally. Black bass remain active around the shoreline with anglers appearing to catch good numbers and in decent sizes, but they’re not suggesting any specific baits (like we said last week, this time of year seems good there for a topwater like a Zara Spook or Rebel Pop-R around the bank). Catfishing is good using worms or chicken liver.

Lake Overcup (updated 9-16-2021) Phil Thomas at Lakeview Landing (501-354-5309) said the water level has tumbled to low, and the water clarity is dingy. The conditions still have set up well for bream , with anglers saying they’re catching good numbers on redworms and crickets. Bream are biting off the docks and in slips in the shade, he said. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are good but no baits were mentioned. No reports on black bass .

Brewer Lake (update 9-16-2021) David Hall at Dad’s Bait Shop ( 501-289-2210) said the clarity of Brewer Lake is normal, as is the level. Bream fishing is good, with bream found around the shoreline. Use redworms and crickets. Crappie are good, with fish being found at 3-6 feet depth. Use Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs, or try minnows. Crappie are relating to the brushpiles. Black bass fishing is good, particularly in the afternoons. Try your basic topwater or try a just-below-the-surface bait (Texas-rigged floating worm, perhaps) in the shallow grassy areas. Catfishing is good using stink bait and fishing it near or on the bottom.

Lake Maumelle (updated 9-30-2021) WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said Thursday morning that water temperature is in the upper 70s. The lake level is low and the lake has not turned over yet. Largemouth bass fishing is fair. Anglers report some bass have headed into the coves due to the cooling water temps. Try using a Texas rig on brush, or a drop-shot. Kentucky bass ( spotted bass ) are good. Some spots are being found near drop-offs around 16-20 feet and off rocky banks, while other reports have them being found on brushpiles. Use jigs. White bass are poor. The ones being found are on the sides of the channel in 15-18 feet depth. Swimbaits are your best bet. Crappie were good over the weekend but slowed down by midweek. Reports came in this week of crappie around 20-25 feet depth above structure. Use jigs or minnows. Bream are slow. Big ones still can be found around 10-15 feet around the beds, some anglers report, while others are being caught in 14-16 feet off of windy points. Even more anglers are catching a bunch of small bream from the shoreline. Use crickets and worms. Catfish are fair off the shoreline at about 12-15 feet. Chicken liver, worms and crayfish are the baits of choice.

Arkansas River at Morrilton On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 3,004 cfs. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam was 9,504 cfs.

Little Maumelle River (updated 9-30-2021) Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said black bass are good. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Catfish are biting well on chicken liver. The river is green with algae bloom but still clear. The water level is normal.

Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool) On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 2,750 cfs.

Arkansas River (Little Rock Area Pools) On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 3,851 cfs. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 2,274 cfs.

(updated 9-30-2021) Fish ’N Stuff (501-834-5733) said water is stained and normal level. The bass bite is getting better. They’re biting in the early morning on topwater baits. During the day, the action is coming on crankbaits, Carolina rigs and shaky head worms around the sandbar drops and off the ends of jetties. Catfish are good below the Murray Lock and Dam on nightcrawlers, stink bait and cut bait. Crappie are good on white/chartreuse and black/chartreuse jigs in 10 feet of water behind jetties on the main river.

(updated 9-30-2021) Zimmerman’s Exxon (501-944-2527) said Thursday morning that crappie are good around the Burns Park area on minnows and jigs. They are fair below Terry Lock and Dam on pink minnows off the jetties. Bream are fair in 4-5 feet deep water around Murray Lock and Dam, just off the rocks, and in the backwater around Willow Beach; use redworms or crickets. Black bass can be caught in good numbers using a topwater lure; there is an early bite in the main river. Bass are responsive to Whopper Ploppers and buzzbaits around rocks.

Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool) (updated 9-23-2021) McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) reports that Clear Lake is, indeed, clear and remains below normal level. Bream are fair on redworms and crickets. Crappie remain good on minnows and jigs. Black bass did not reappear again this week; no reports. Catfish picked up even more this week with good results using shad or brood minnows.

Palarm Creek (updated 9-16-2021) Hatchet Jack’s Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (758-4958) has heard that crappie here are good on minnows and jigs.

Peckerwood Lake (update 9-23-2021) Donna Mulherin at Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) says the lake level is low and stumps are showing. “It’s too low to launch big boats right now,” she advises. The clarity is “pretty clear” still. Bream are fair on redworms and crickets. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs and are relating to the stumps. Black bass are being caught in good numbers. Catfishing is good on worms and live bait.

White River (updated 9-30-2021) Cotter Trout Dock (870-435-6525) said, “We’re starting to see some nip in the air – autumn’s finally popping out. Cool mornings, warm days, perfect weather for float fishing on the White for trout. Bull Shoals Lake is below power pool now, so generation has been mostly low, less than a unit (under 3,300 cfs) during the day, with increased releases in late afternoon for 5-6 hours. “The rainbow catch has been fabulous: They’re snapping up the shrimp and egg combo, and we’re continuing to see success with X-Factor bubblegum pink worms and mousetails – good sizes among the catch, too; there were several rainbows measured at 16 inches or above. “Keep a variety of live bait on board for the browns . Sculpins, red fin minnows and crawdad tails will work well. Baits should be kept close to the bottom and to the sides of the main channel. Stick baits and spinners saw lots of action this past week. Find a rainbow-colored bait (a Cleo or Buoyant spoon or a smaller Rapala in size 5 or 7. With the water still running about one unit during most of the day, smaller gold and nickel Colorados have been doing well off the riverbank. Just for grins, try jig fishing in the deeper holes with olive or orange jigs; fun and often victorious. “Come out and spend some time with us on the river!”

(updated 9-30-2021) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service said that during the past week they had about a half-inch of rain, cooler and then warm temperatures, and moderate winds. The lake level at Bull Shoals fell 1.2 feet to rest at 2.4 feet below power pool of 661 feet msl. This is 36.4 feet below the top of flood pool. Upstream, Table Rock Lake remained steady at 1.6 feet below power pool and 15.6 feet below the top of flood pool. Beaver Lake fell 1.3 feet to rest at 1.6feet below power pool or 10.2 feet below the top of flood pool. The White had marginal wadable water. Norfork Lake fell 0.7 foot to rest at 0.3 foot above power pool of 555.8 feet msl and 25.9 feet below the top of flood pool. The tailwater had wadable water. All of the lakes in the White River system are below power pool. Expect wadable water on a daily basis. On the White, the hot spot has been Wildcat Shoals. On the low water, the bite was excellent! The hot flies were Y2Ks, prince nymphs, zebra midges (black with silver wire and silver bead or red with silver wire and silver bead), pheasant tails, copper Johns, pink and cerise San Juan worms, gold ribbed hare’s ears and sowbugs. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try a small bead headed nymph (zebra midge, copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise). Some anglers have been fishing large streamers on the heavy afternoon flows we have been getting and having success. This requires heavy sink tip lines (250 grain), heavy rods (8 weights or better) and advanced casting skills. The hot flies have been large articulated streamers in various colors. “Hopper season is on the wane,” he says. “These are tempting morsels for large trout. You need a stiff 6 weight rod and a 7.5-foot 4X leader. My favorite hopper patterns are the western-style foam hoppers with rubber legs and a bright quick sight patch on the back. Dave’s Hoppers are also a good choice, but be sure to dress them with plenty of fly floatant to ensure that they ride high. A small nymph dropper can increase your takes. It is not uncommon to take more trout on the dropper. My favorite dropper flies are bead-head pheasant tails or zebra midges.”

(updated 9-30-2021) Sportsman’s White River Resort (870-453-2424) said rainbow trout fishing overall is good. The river remains low with 2-4 generators running at the dam. PowerBait, pink worms, stick bait, Rooster Tails in light green or brown, worms and shrimp all will provide a good response.

Bull Shoals Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lake’s elevation at 657.91 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 661.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.0 feet msl). The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.27 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 917.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl).

(updated 9-23-2021) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock said Wednesday the lake level had dropped to just barely above normal (6 inches). The clarity is good and surface water temperature is down to 79 degrees. He says bass fishing has been good. “Get up early for topwater, popper and Zara Spooks in the creeks shallow, and look for wind/shad-surfacing action. Use Chatterbait and buzzbait or Whopper Plopper, covering water if it’s cloudy. Once the topwater bite slows down, use a jig or Beaver-style bait and a big worm. Also use a shaky head for ledges and channel swing banks with chunk rock. On transitions with water cropping, fish on the secondary points in 10-20 feet depth. If it gets tough, use a drop-shot off the points, bluffs and ledges in 26-24 feet depth. “Shad are starting to group up a little better, but they are spread out and moving. Fish the conditions.” Check out Del’s YouTube site (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock) for more information and tips on fishing Bull Shoals Lake.

Norfork Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lake’s elevation at 553.77 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 555.75 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl).

( updated 9-16-2021) Steve “Scuba” Street from Blackburns Resort and Boat Rental reported earlier this week the lake level was 555.92 feet msl and had dropped 1 inch in the 24 hours with 1½ generators running about one-third of the time during the day. The White River at Newport is now at 6 feet and about ready to dry up. The power pool is 555.75 feet msl and they seem to always slow generation as this approaches. The lake overall is in excellent condition for boating and fishing and the weather has been great, except that we are getting very dry. Walleye fishing has slowed a bit, especially the big ones. They were at 30-32 feet of water on brush near the bottom, but the big ones are mostly gone and left the throwbacks. I have not looked for them again yet. Crappie , bass , bluegill and catfish are the best bite now and are all hitting jigging spoons. “I have had better luck the last few days with downsizing the spoon to one-eighth ounce and lowering the line strength to 4 pounds and fishing a little deeper brush in the 32-35 feet range. Several varieties of fish are there. Trollers are catching a few temperate bass , but they are mostly small. There is a topwater bite early and late partway back in the creeks just outside brushpiles, but they are mostly small bass. Some bigger largemouth are being caught where earlier most were Kentucky bass . The tournament anglers are winning with about 16 pounds per day with a big bass of about 4 pounds. Crappie are nice-sized and about 11-12 inches and are on top of cover and hitting the spoon on the way down. I am catching no throwbacks. Bluegill are under docks and biting crickets.” For a daily fishing report and lake condition go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve’s Blog.

( updated 9-30-2021) Lou Gabric at Hummingbird Hideaway Resort said Norfork Lake is trying to cool off and by each degree drop the fish become more active. I am really looking forward to a little cooler air temperature, as well as, water temperature, which will bring on the fall fishing season. It appears that Norfork Lake is trying to transition and the thermocline, or at least the good oxygenated water is starting to drop. The good water has dropped to below 40 feet and the fish are already making this deeper water their home in the slightly cooler water. I have caught walleye, bass and catfish in 40 feet of water over the last week. Live thread fin shad is surviving at this water depth, if you are a live bait angler. “I have switched to targeting crappie over the last week instead of walleye which I had been targeting since mid-August. The crappie bite has been excellent most days, on brush piles anywhere from 24 feet to 35 feet deep. The best areas I have found are on the main lake and not back in the creeks. The best brush comes up to 15 to 20 feet and the fish I have found are anywhere from 10 feet down to 25 feet deep over and in the brush. I have mainly been using a small ¼ ounce spoon and vertical jigging it up and down over the brush. I continually change how I am jigging from slow twitches, to quick jerks or a slow 5-foot raise and then letting the jig flutter down again. The slow twitches have worked the best, but most of my fish are sucking in the spoon as it falls slowly. Watch for slack line on the fall, you will more than likely have a fish and you need to set the hook quickly. I have had 2 excellent days of crappie fishing over the last 3 days. Yesterday (9/28) I could not beg a crappie bite, but the spotted bass bite made up for it. Today (9/29) was outstanding. I landed over 2 limits of keeper size fish. The crappie size that I have been landing have mainly been in the 10 to 11 inch range with very few short fish. I did land a nice 14¾- and 13-inch crappie this morning. Hopefully this means the big slabs are finally starting to move into the brush. I have been catching and releasing with only keeping the fish that get gut hooked or the treble hook has damaged their gills. These fish will not swim away, so it’s fish sandwiches for lunch. Live bait is also working very well. Set your bait at about 15-20 feet and drift slowly over the brush. A little split shot should be used about 2 or 3 feet above the bait. If you like using a bobber, first mark the brush pile with a floating marker attached to a heavy weight. Cast your bobber (using a slip float is the best) over the brush and wait for the float to disappear. Walleye fishing is still very good. I had been catching walleye in 30 to 32 feet of water, but when the oxygen level dropped down to 40 feet the walleye migrated to that depth. I was fishing on large rounded points that tended to have a large flat on one side of the point. I was using 2 methods of fishing to catch this species. I was vertical jigging a ½ ounce spoon touching the bottom each time I jigged the spoon up. I used this method in the dark until sunrise. At sunrise, I switched to slow trolling with my trolling motor using size 7 Berkley Flicker Minnows. To get my bait down to 30 feet I added a 1 ounce weight 50 feet from the bait then let out another 50 feet of line. To get my bait down to 40 feet I had to add a 2 ounce weight. White colors were working the best as of late. I try to keep my speed at 1.2 to 1.4 MPH. I suspect the walleye bite will be the same until the lake turnover. Once the lake turnover happens, the fish will move to all depths, while still keying in on their food source. Find the bait you will find the fish. The bass bite continues to be very good. The best places I have found have a lot of bait in the area. The largemouth bass have been feeding up tight to the shore line (I mean tight) and then move back in to 15 to 20 feet of water when the sun gets high in the sky. I have also found a few nice sized largemouth hugging the bottom out in 32 to 40 feet of water. These fish are still relating to the colder water as their coloration is a light green, but the shallower fish are a dark green. The spotted bass are relating to brush piles or areas that have bait in 28 to 32 feet of water. Yesterday when the crappie did not want to bite, I found schools of spots feeding on the bottom. I must have vertical jigged up 20 spots in the 12 to 14 inch range with a ½ ounce spoon. It was a blast. Largemouth are coming up for poppers and shallow running crank baits early in the morning. Deeper diving crank baits are working when the fish go a little deeper. Windy days go to the wind-blown banks and throw spinners or chatter baits. “The catfish bite has also been fairly good. You will find then on the bottom in or near brush, as well as out in deeper water chase bait fish. I have caught some nice size cats vertical jigging with a spoon, as well as on the Berkley Flicker Minnows while I have been trolling for walleye or fishing for crappie. Live bait is always a good choice in these types of areas. “I have not started to look for striped bass since they scattered to the 4 winds mid-September. You will start to find this species partway back in the major creeks early in the morning especially if we get some more cold early morning temps. Stripers will be feeding in shallow water in the early mornings back in the creeks. As the day wears on they tend to move out to deeper cooler water. This is very normal for this time of year until the lake totally turnovers with the water temperature being more constant in the 70 or less degree range. “The surface lake temperature is ranging from 78 to 81 degrees depending on time of day. The lake level is slowly dropping and currently sits at 553.85 feet msl. The main lake is clear to slightly stained and the creeks and coves are slightly stained. “If you are looking for a daily fishing activity report, go the Hummingbird Hideaway Resort’s Facebook page. I post almost daily what is being caught on the lake either by me or some of my guests. “Happy fishing and enjoy Norfork Lake.”

Norfork Tailwater (updated 9-30-2021) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Norfork Lake fell 0.7 foot to rest at 0.3 foot above power pool of 555.8 feet msl and 25.9 feet below the top of flood pool. The tailwater had wadable water. All of the lakes in the White River system are below power pool. Expect wadable water on a daily basis. There has been wadable water on the Norfork and it fished well. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns like zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead). Grasshoppers have produced fish, particularly when used in conjunction with a small nymph dropper (try a size 20 black zebra midge). Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. Try a small bead-headed nymph (zebra midge, copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise). The fishing is much better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. Dry Run Creek has fished well. School is back in session and now is a great time to fish it, particularly during the week. Weekends can get a bit crowded. The hot flies have been sowbugs and various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot fluorescent pink and cerise). Small orange or peach eggs have been very effective. Carry a large net as most fish are lost at the net. “My friend, Doug Berry, gave me a phone call a couple of weeks ago. We think that we are distantly related though we are not physically similar. He wanted to take his grandson, Paxton, fishing on Dry Run Creek. He had previously taken his two other grandsons there. He takes them individually in order to bond with him. They always enjoy the outing. He usually just brings the boys but this time he brought his son, Cole (Paxton’s father), with him. “I picked them up at River Ridge Inn at 7:30 a.m. and we drove to Dry Run Creek. There were no other anglers there and we had the place to ourselves. Paxton and I donned waders. I always wear waders to assist me, in netting big trout. I like my young clients to wear them so that they can fish spots that cannot be effectively fished, from the bank. I have several spare sets of wading boots and waders that I frequently loan to clients, if they do not have their own waders. “We began fishing and encountered the usual problems. Paxton had never fly-fished and it took a few minutes for him to get the hang of casting. By the end of the morning he was casting effortlessly. The other situation that we worked on was for him to set the hook quickly. This is another procedure that is challenging for any new fly-fisher. Here again he was quite proficient by mid-morning. “He was quickly into a trout and then another. He was a natural when it came to fighting them. We kept moving from place to place, whenever the catch slowed. He had about 10 trout under his belt when he hooked a big brown. It was a male about 24-inches long. It took a while to get in and we took a photo and then carefully released the big fish. “A few minutes later he hooked a really big rainbow. It actually gave us a better battle than the brown. It took several minutes before it finally surrendered to the net. While it was the same length, this trout was much stouter and had a much larger girth. Most of a trout’s weight is in its girth. “At lunch we took a break and went back to River Ridge Inn and had lunch on the deck of their cabin. Paxton was interested in getting a souvenir of the trip, so I took everyone to the nearby Twin Rivers Fly Shop where he selected a nice fly box and a dozen flies. Dominic Zametto, the shop owner, also gave him a couple of shop stickers. “We returned to the creek and continued fishing. We landed a nice 19-inch cutthroat, which gave us three of the required species for the grand slam. We needed a brook trout to complete the grand slam, but never caught one. We finished the day with over 30 trout, which included two trophies. It doesn’t get much better than that. Granddad was pleased.”

Buffalo National River/Crooked Creek (updated 9-30-2021) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are low and gin clear. Both are receiving a lot of pressure. With summer coming to an end, the smallmouths are still active. The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. Carefully check the water level before entering Crooked Creek or the Buffalo River. There are no dams on these streams. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. The water can rise very quickly.

Beaver Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,119.55 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 1,121.43 feet msl; top flood elevation is 1,130.0 feet msl).

(updated 9-30-2021) Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said Beaver Lake remains about 2 feet under normal pool levels. The water is cooling each week and now is in the upper 70s, low 80s as the day heats the surface daily. Fishing is stuck in a fair pattern and will turn on in a couple more weeks with cool fall temps. Summer is trying to hold on but that will change. Crappie as of late are starting to move to brush and other structures in and around 15 feet deep. Jigs and minnows will work. The White River arm is starting to get that brown tinge to it, which means the turnover is near. The War Eagle arm is much clearer water until you get past Camp War Eagle, then it gets more stained. “What I have noticed fishing in the War Eagle arm has been better for crappie this last week. There is lots of shad up both arms and the white bass should be real close to schooling up and producing a good fall topwater bite in coming weeks. “ Striper are fair. They are moving towards Prairie Creek and the islands near Highway 12. They still are scattered from Point 6 down to the dam. Catfish are still good as are bream. Walleye are fair on main lake points and flats from Horseshoe Bend to Point 5. Deep-diving cranks and crawler harnesses will produce a few bass . Stay safe and enjoy beautiful Beaver Lake.” Visit Jon’s Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR .

(updated 9-30-2021) Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) reported Wednesday afternoon that those tasty walleye are just sporadic right now, being found on the long pea gravel points. Bream are fair using redworms or crickets. Crappie are fair and being caught in 12-15 feet depth on jigs or minnows. Crappie are relating to the brushpiles. Black bass were just fair this week. Anglers are having best success fishing topwaters early in the day and late in the evening; they’re also fishing in 22-30 feet depth with drop-shots and spoons. Anglers going into the backs of creeks are having success using Rat-L-Traps and square bills. Catfish went into hiding this week or few anglers looked for them; no reports. Beaver Lake is clear and has fallen about a foot below normal pool. The surface temperature has taken a nice tumble to the mid- to high 70s.

Beaver Tailwater (updated 9-30-2021) Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) said the fishing the tailwater this past week has produced some very nice fish. Most are being caught fishing with Fire baits and light terminal tackle. When the water is shallow, try to hit the deeper pockets for the rainbows . This week’s hot spot has been between Highway 62 bridge and Houseman Access. “Another good method that has produced quality fish has been casting spoons. I apply Fire gel to the spoon for that extra attractant. “A few walleye are still being caught below Beaver town. Try fishing in 10-15 feet of water pulling Flicker Shad. Casting Flicker Shad early in the morning toward the shoreline has also produced a great response. Remember to check the water temperature to find the walleyes; also look for the bait. I hope you all get out and catch some fish.”

Lake Fayetteville (updated 9-30-2021) Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) reported that the lake is stained but has jumped back up to normal level. Bream are fair on redworms and crickets. Crappie improved to good minnows and jigs. Black bass are good; the most consistent bites are coming on crankbaits and plastic worms. No reports still on catfish , which have gone into hiding over the past two weeks.

Lake Sequoyah (updated 9-30-2021) Lake Sequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said the lake has “a pretty clear” appearance and is low; it’s draining more over the next couple of days due to dredging, so expect it to go even lower, they report. Overall, the fishing has turned very slow. Black bass produced fair results, though the fish were small. Spinnerbaits and crankbaits are working best. Catfish are in shallow areas and are biting fair on worms. Poor reports on bream and crappie this week.

Lake Charles (updated 9-30-2021) Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said they have had some nice black bass caught that were in the 3- to 4-pound range in the pass week. Most fishing for all species has been good, though crappie were only fair the past week. Bream are good on worms and crickets. Catch your crappie with worms, minnows or jigs. Bass are biting plastic worms in white colors or topwaters with some white, and the bass have moved shallow and around the docks. Good reports all around on the bass. Catfish also are good, with worms, blood bait (Catfish Pro Blood is a recommended one) and stink bait working as bait. The best days for fishing in October, according to moon times, should be Oct. 3-9, Shelly notes. Also, the week of Oct. 17-23 looks good as well.

Lake Poinsett (updated 9-30-2021) Seth Boone, park superintendent at Lake Poinsett State Park, reports that Lake Poinsett is still in the process of refilling and is only about 56% full. Fishing is catch-and-release only for the most part, but there are no crappie or bass in the lake currently. Kayaks and canoes are recommended at this time. The lake refilling is dependent on rainfall. The gate at the dam at Lake Poinsett was closed last Dec. 1, following the completion of a three-year renovation projection, and the lake began to refilling. The lake has been undergoing an extensive renovation with a new water control structure, more than 10,000 linear feet of shoreline work, more than 100 habitat structures placed on the lakebed, and nearly 100 trees anchored for fish habitat. Other forage species that were stocked this spring include fathead minnows, golden shiners and threadfin shad have been added in huge numbers to the lake to build up the food supply for the predators, which will be stocked in 2022.

Crown Lake (updated 9-30-2021) Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) reports that lake clarity remains murky and water level is low (3-4 feet). They received no catch reports again this week.

Spring River (updated 9-16-2021) Mark Crawford with springriverfliesandguides.com (870-955-8300) said water levels are low running at 320 cfs (350 cfs is normal) at the spring. Water clarity has been clear. The area is badly in need of some rain. The river has been very low, making floating the river tough. The smallmouth stretch has become too low to get over water falls easily. The trout have been hitting great. Small nymphs have been great for numbers. Blue-wing olives and caddis are hatching heavy most days. Anything to imitate them works. Lots of smaller browns in the river can make for some fun dry-fly action, too. “Hopper droppers have been a blast lately. For the bigger fish, a white lightning or big Woollies have been the ticket for us. Only problem is the small fish try to eat them, too, but just short strike. Wait for the heavy hit,” Mark suggests. “We are catching smallmouth on hourglass lead-eye streamers like Woollies, sculpin and crayfish patterns. Drag it slow along the bottom. And, yes, if you’re fishing for smallies right, you will lose a lot of flies.” Spin-fishing has been hot with Trout Magnets with the low, clear water. Doing a little better without a float, with a cast across letting it bounce along the bottom with a small split shot foot above. Hot pink, white and orange have been hot colors. “Groundbreaking at the Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery is scheduled for next week and work will start on rebuilding the hatchery. This should not affect the river as it will be done in stages,” Mark said. “The hatchery has been at 40 percent or less capacity since the flood of 2017. Jim Hinkle hatchery stocks rivers throughout Arkansas with trout. It is vital for the trout fisheries in our state. We have been waiting for this to happen and it will be completed over the next year.” He adds, “The river is slick so be careful wading and have fun. Tight lines and good luck!

( updated 9-30-2021) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. Canoe season is coming to an end but canoeists can still be a problem. Fish the upper river at the Lassiter Access to avoid them, or fish Dam 3 late in the afternoon, after they have left the area. Be sure to wear cleated boots and carry a wading staff. There is a lot of bedrock that can get very slick. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks.

White River The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville was at 7.42 feet, about 7.55 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. The Newport stage was at 5.97, well below the flood stage of 26.0 feet and its lowest level of the year. The stage at Augusta way down now, to 16.23 feet, nearly 10 feet below flood stage of 26.00 feet.

Arkansas River (Pine Bluff Pool) (updated 9-30-2021) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team had no new report.

Cane Creek Lake (updated 9-30-2021) Cane Creek State Park had no new reports.

Lake Monticello (updated 9-30-2021) Dam repair work has been completed by the city of Monticello’s contractor, while the AGFC has been rebuilding the lake bottom and areas near where the shoreline will be for fish habitat when the lake is refilled. Many artificial fish habitat structures have been created and put in place, and the AGFC is pumping several of the small ponds and planning to add rotenone to those areas for the elimination of unwanted species (i.e. grass carp, yellow bass), before the refilling of the lake begins.

Millwood Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 257.26 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl).

NOTICE: The Army Corps of Engineers at Millwood Lake began a 2-foot drawdown of Millwood Lake Sept. 15, and it is expected to run through Oct. 1, dependent on rainfall and concrete repair. Use extreme caution while navigating the lake during the drawdown, as stumps and obstacles will be near or at surface pool. Boat lanes on open water may be dry ground or mere inches in depth with stumps and hazards in some places. Drawdown work includes boat ramp repair near Beards Bluff, shoreline abatement/erosion replacement, and other related maintenance. For more information, call the Army Corps of Engineers Tri-Lakes office at 870-898-3343.

(updated 9-30-2021) Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said that as of Tuesday, Millwood Lake was about 27 inches below normal pool level for an ordered 2-foot drawdown of the lake that will last through Oct. 1. Little River water clarity is heavy stained, low current flows. The oxbows’ clarity has improved with light stain and pollen and surface film. Millwood Lake tailwater elevation is near 224 feet msl with gate discharge at the dam around 157 cfs in Little River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Check the most recent lake level of Millwood Lake on the guide service’s website linked above, or Army Corps of Engineers website , for updated gate release changes and inflow rates with rising and falling lake levels. Surface temps dropped this week, ranging in 75-79 degrees depending on location. Continue to use caution in navigation on Little River and Millwood watching for random broken or floating timber, as well as stumps and obstacles that are near or at surface pool during the 2-foot drawdown. As for the fishing details: * Over the past week, the largemouth bass have slowed again considerably for any topwater bites, but prior 3 weeks found various Largemouth and Kentucky Bass randomly schooling at daybreak in the oxbows up Little River for a few hours in early mornings, but topwater action slowed down again this week. The best feeding periods were early, from daylight to around 8-9am, slowing in the heat of the day. Now that the daytime highs are dropping and the water temperatures are falling, the Bass are still trying to figure out what’s going on, and have slowed their schooling and topwater activities since the prior 3-4 weeks. When schools of Shad were being broken up by juvenile and adolescent sized Bass, the melee can be awesome for several minutes. When good schools were surface breaking for several weeks ago, we were getting decent reactions using the Bill Lewis Stuttersteps, Cordell Boy Howdy’s, Clear Baby Torpedoes, Heddon Dying Flutters and Cordell Crazy Shads in chrome/black back. Blow up reactions slowed also in the lily pads, but were good on plastic Frogs in June Bug, white, or pumpkinseed/pearl belly, were working near pads with timber and stumps until just recently over the past week. The schooling Bass have been chasing large pods of Threadfin Shad to the surface and blowing them out of the water at daylight in the oxbows near vertical structure where the flats drop off into 8-15 feet of depth until this past week. Reaction strikes were getting good responses on Arbogast Jitterbugs & jointed-Jitterbugs in Cricket Frog, Coach dog, and Perch colors. Moss Bosses in White, and Rattling Zara Mouses in Gray, were also working randomly in the Lily Pads. Johnson chrome Silver Minnow spoons with a white 3″ curly tail grub trailer are still getting a few slow reactions in the pads by rumbling over and pausing in gaps between lily pads. Peanut Butter ‘n Jelly, Black Grape, and June Bug Red 10″ worms caught a few Bass up to 3 pounds near stumps and pads on flats near vertical drops from 4feet to 10 feet of structure. Brush Hogs in watermelon candy, chartreuse pumpkin, and Blackberry were working slowly over the past 2 weeks. Last week, anywhere the creek mouths dump into Little River, near Snake Creek, Jacks’ Isle, and White Cliffs Creek, the Kentucky bass were stacked up inside the main creek channels, just out of river current, and were hitting hammered chrome Cordell Spoons with white/red bucktail, Custom painted Little John cranks, and Fat Free Shads, and behind points extending into Little River above Jack’s Isle. Vertical jigging of the spoons near standing timber and stumps that were working for some 2-3 pound largemouth and white bass have been slow this week. * With a third mayfly hatch over the past 2-3 weeks, the bream were active again under willow trees. Bream were fair to good at Millwood State Park and Jack’s Isle over the past week on red worms, crickets and mayflies. * White bass disappeared over the past week. Johnson Beetle Spins, Hammered Cordell chrome spoons with a red bucktail, Rocket Shads, 3/4oz 1-knocker Rat-L-Traps, and Little Cleo’s were all randomly catching Whites, over the last 3-4 weeks in McGuire and Horseshoe Lake oxbows, but slowed this week. * Crappie improved over this past week, best bite seems to have shifted from jigs back to Southern Pro tubes and minnows, in planted brush piles in the oxbows up Little River and on main lake, (see photos above) from 9-10 feet of depth. Vertical jigging seemed to work best for the tubes and minnows this week. Best reaction time shifted to mid-morning for Crappie, and best Southern Pro tubes have been the Little Hustler in the 1.5, and the Pro Series Little Hustler in the pumpkinseed/chartreuse, orange core/chartreuse pepper, Tennessee Shiner, and Blue Shiner. * Nothing consistent for reporting on catfish since the current was reduced to less than 50 cfs over the past week. Blues and channel cats up to around 3-4 pounds were good and more active last week than this week.

Lake Greeson Tailwater Visit www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com for a daily update on fishing conditions.

Lake Greeson As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at Narrows Dam was 535.00 feet msl (full pool: 548.00 feet msl).

DeGray Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 397.87 feet msl (full pool: 408.00 feet msl).

No reports.

De Queen Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 436.18 feet msl (full pool: 437.00 feet msl).

Dierks Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 525.04 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl).

White Oak Lake Area (updated 9-30-2021) Curtis Willingham of River Rat Bait (870-231-3831) had no new reports.

Lake Atkins (updated 9-30-2021) Donald Ramirez at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) said Wednesday that fishing has picked back up there. The lake is clear and still at a low level. Crappie are fair on minnows and jigs. Black bass are fair and favoring 10-inch worms. Catfishing is good on jugs baited with goldfish or black salties. No reports on bream .

Lake Catherine (Below Carpenter Dam) For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro

(updated 9-30-2021) Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service , reports that water temperature below the dam is 67 degrees with clear conditions in the tailrace. Entergy has posted the weekly generation schedule starting Friday, Oct. 1, that extends through Thursday, Oct. 7. Anyone planning on navigating the Carpenter Dam tailrace is urged to view these flow releases and plan accordingly. This schedule is posted weekly on the Entergy website for public viewing normally on Wednesday evening. Now that Lake Ouachita has been lowered almost 10 feet below flood pool, weekly flows from area dams are now at a level where fishing and boating are safe but being aware of the flow releases are always advised. Catfish had been caught on a regular basis this summer in the tailrace, but that action has slowed considerably in the last week. The majority of fish caught had been in the 4- to 8-pound range. Blue catfish are the dominant species in the tailrace area. White bass have been observed breaking in the early morning hours chasing threadfin shad. Huge schools of threadfin shad can be observed moving in and out of the tailrace. Casting spinnerbaits and jigs in eighth-ounce weights has been the best presentation to catch these fish the past several weeks. Hybrid bass school alongside white bass and are being caught on the same techniques. Trolling shallow-running crankbaits against the current has been productive catching white bass and hybrids, as well as walleye in the 3-pound class. Walleye thrive in the tailrace in the summer as these fish prefer colder water temperatures than other area game fish. The summer is dominated by these fish species with migration in and out of the tailrace a weekly event. This pattern will be repeated almost every week until the summer heat is replaced by fall temperatures. Rainbow trout fishing will pick back up when the AGFC’s stocking program begins again in mid-November. Always wear a life jacket when on the water and continue to follow park rules and regulations.

Lake Dardanelle (updated 9-30-2021) Charles Morrison at Classic Catch Guide Service (479-647-9945) had no report.

Lake Hamilton (updated 9-30-2021) Greeson Marine , hometown dealer of the Arkansas-born-and-bred Xpress, all-welded aluminum fishing boats in Hot Springs, reports Lake Hamilton at normal water levels with excellent clarity throughout the lake and temps in all areas except the river channel below Blakely Dam at 75-78 degrees. Pleasure boat traffic continues to be heavy all times of day due to the never-ending summer heat. Bass fishing is trying its best to transition to the fall patterns, but the ongoing warm temps are not letting that happen effectively, so we would call fishing “fair.” Bass have slowed down during daylight hours and have become hesitant to bite much at all. Drop-shot rigs with small worms in Watermelon Seed and Watermelon seem to work best in luring fish out of brush and main lake points in 18-25 feet of water. White Zoom Horny Toad Frogs skipped under docks and retrieved in or around shady grass lines will work. Typically, this time of year the “Frog is King” but it’s just not cool enough yet. Night fishing for bass is good to excellent right now, however! During the nighttime hours bass really pick up and can be readily caught in very shallow areas near main lake creeks and channels. Buzzbaits in dark colors with a large profile trailer bait like a Craw- or Beaver-style bait. Run this or a Chatterbait down dock edges and let the fun begin. Good fish and good numbers can be caught right now! No crappie report, but we have seen good packs of crappie on the electronics hovering on or near brush piles or dock pilings at 14-22 feet in the main channels and mixed in with Bream. Hybrid bass are being caught regularly now when they break in the opening to creek channel pockets. Spooks, spoons and crappie jigs in white/chartreuse slow rolled under a cork at a depth of 5 feet will get a nice mess in the cooler at certain times of the day (usually early morning and an hour before dusk). “Good Luck, and Go Greeson!”

Lake Nimrod As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 342.37 feet msl (normal pool: 343.93 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl).

(updated 9-30-2021) Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) said Thursday morning that the lake is clear and at a normal level. The surface water temperature slowly eases toward cooler temps, with this week’s reading at 84 degrees. The bream has fallen off, with not a lot of anglers fishing for bream anymore and the bite being poor. You can still catch a few with redworms below the dam, they say. Crappie are good. Baits being used are minnows, hair jigs in pink and white, Arkie Crankbaits and Bandit 200 Series in chartreuse color, fished at 5-8 feet depth. Black bass are continue biting well. Try a topwater bait such as Zara Spook, as well as worms and buzzbaits. Catfishing picked back up some with good results this week. Noodles baited with nightcrawlers were hooking hungry cats.

(updated 9-30-2021) Hatchet Jack’s Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (758-4958) says its anglers who stop in on the way to Lake Nimrod report that bream and crappie are doing well.

Lake Ouachita As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at Blakely Dam was 568.25 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl).

(updated 9-16-2021) Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out of state) says black bass are fair. Topwater bite has slowed a little, but a drop-shot rig is still working well for spots . No reports on walleye , stripers or crappie . Bream are still good and can be caught on worms and crickets. These fish are 15-20 feet deep on brush. Catfish are good and being caught on rod and reel using nightcrawlers for bait near brush. Water temperature has dropped and is ranging 80-84 degrees. Water clarity is clear. Lake level is 569.01. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information.

Blue Mountain Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation was 384.44 feet msl (full pool: 386.36 feet msl; top flood elevation is 419.0 feet msl).

White River/Clarendon Area The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge was still dropping noticeably and was at 14.27 feet, almost 12 feet below the flood stage of 26.00 feet.

Cook’s Lake (updated 9-30-2021) The AGFC’s Wil Hafner at Cook’s Lake Conservation Education Center (870-241-3373) said, “We have had very few anglers in the last week; therefore, not much to report. The lake is still low but stable which historically produces great fishing conditions. The cooler temps in the forecast might be just what we need to get the fish fired up. “Hopefully we will have a few more take advantage of the lake before we close at the end of October.” Cook’s Lake is a 2-mile long oxbow off of the White River, nestled in the heart of the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge near Casscoe in Arkansas County. This fertile oxbow receives very little fishing pressure due to being used only for education purposes and youth and mobility-impaired fishing. The scenic lake is full of slab crappie, giant bluegills, largemouth bass and catfish of all species. Due to current guidelines, Cook’s Lake will be open to fishing during normal business hours Tuesday through Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., water level pending. Cook’s Lake is open to fishing for youths under 16 or mobility-impaired anglers and up to two helpers (who may also fish). Fish from the 140-foot mobility-impaired accessible dock or launch a boat. To comply with current guidelines, please call ahead at least a day in advance to register to fish. Before launching, please check in at the Conservation Education Center, and report back before leaving. For information or unscheduled closures, call the center at 870-241-3373. Cook’s Lake’s fishing will continue until waterfowl season opens in November.

Bear Creek Lake/Storm Creek Lake (updated 9-30-2021) Tyler Ball, park ranger at Mississippi River State Park (870-295-4040), reported that anglers at Bear Creek Lake say they’re having success catching largemouth bass . Bass have been reportedly caught at depths of 4-6 feet, using mostly artificial baits. Blue catfish are also still on the menu! Reports show that catfish are being caught by the use of free-floating devices at depths of 6-8 feet. Anglers have had the most  success from the use of manmade baits to catch catfish. Updates from the U.S. Forest Service: Plans to fix the spillway at Bear Creek Lake are still underway, the USFS  has reported the approximate date of completion will be 2023. Water levels have stayed pretty consistent. It is still safe to launch from the boat ramp at this time. Meanwhile, at Storm Creek Lake, anglers report having some success in catching blue catfish with the use of free-floating devices. Reports have shown success in catching catfish at depths of 6-8 feet, using mostly manmade baits. Overall, there is still very little fishing activity present within this lake.

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