Arkansas Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Bull Shoals 09/05/04 :

Dam area to Lead Hill: There is a good top water bite early and late, look for shad and schooling fish. As the day progresses you can catch fish on both a drop shot rig and a Jewel spider jig. For the drop shot fish a 3"-4" finesse worm on bluff ends and main lake channel swing banks from 30' - 65' deep. For the spider jig fish a 5/16 oz. Jewel spider jig in green pumpkin / green flash with a green pumpkin twin tailed grub on long gravel points. Fish the bait on the deeper edge of these points from 10' - 30' deep.

Lead Hill to Power site: Top waters early and late are working here as well, other patterns are Eakins' jigs on bluff ends and channel swing banks as well as around boat docks with brush. Best colors are MIssouri craw and brown both with a green pumpkin Eakins' craw as a trailer. If the wind comes up it is worth your time to throw a wiggle wart in brown craw on chunk rock points, run the bait parallel to the bank in about 6'-8' of water.