Arkansas Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Bull Shoals 1/2/05:

Dam area to Lead Hill: Jewel 5/16oz. and 7/16oz Spider jigs in both PB&J and green pumpkin / green flash with a twin tailed grub for a trailer have resulted in a few smallmouth as well as the occasional walleye, fish deep channel swings and ledges slowly to be successful. The most consistent pattern is still deep, white or chrome spoons and drop shot rigs fished in and around schools of shad in anywhere from 40' - 90' on channel swings and bluff ends.

Lead Hill to Power site: The warmer weather has resulted in a few fish being caught on wiggle warts and bandit 200 series crankbaits, the best colors are brown craw and phantom green. Parallel windy chunk rock banks keeping your bait between 5' & 10' of water. In addition there is a pretty good jig bite around boat docks when the sun is shinning, fish an Eakins' jig in PB&J with a twin tail grub in and around any shade produced by the docks.