Arkansas Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Bull Shoals 02/10/06:

Dam area to Lead Hill: The deep bite is still a very effective way to catch a few Kentuckies and Smallmouth, drop shot worms and grubs have been more effective than spoons and you need to find bait suspended up off of the bottom to be effective. Most of the fish have been on points, bluff ends and saddles and they will suspend around 40’ - 60’ deep under the schools of shad. Largemouth are being caught on channel swing banks toward the backs of major creeks on Eakins’ Jigs in PB&J with a green pumpkin Eakins’ craw for a trailer. Fish the jig slowly and thoroughly on these banks paying close attention to any cover you find near the point where the channel makes initial contact with the bank.

Lead Hill to Power site: The stick bait bite continues to be really strong up the river, from K-Dock on up you will likely catch a mixed bag of bass, walleye and white bass on flat mixed rock banks with isolated cover. A few fish are being caught on wiggle warts and other crank baits on deeper chunk rock and mixed rock banks, fish the crankbait from 4’ - 8’ deep parallel to the shore running the crankbait into whatever cover is on the bank. An Eakins’ jig fished on channel swing banks will produce several bites as well, Missouri craw with a green pumpkin Chomper Jig trailer has been the most effective combination, make several pitches to each piece of cover and fish the jig very slowly to be effective.