Arkansas Lakes Fishing Report

Lake - Bull Shoals 10/23/06

Dam area to Lead Hill: the topwater bite has been phenomenal early and late, not a lot of big fish but the numbers are amazing, spooks, sammys and red fins have all been very productive. Once the sun comes up you will need to back out to around 30’ deep on pea gravel points and flats then throw Jewel Spider or Football jigs in PB&J or Watermelon / purple flash with green pumpkin Chompers jig trailers, split shot rigged or Carolina rigged french fries or baby brush hogs. Keep either of these baits on the bottom from 10’ deep to 2’ deep paying close attention to any rock or wood cover you find.

Lead Hill to Power site: Much like the lower end the topwater bite up in the upper end of the lake has been fantastic. Sammys, spooks and red fins have all been working in this area as well just keep one handy through out the day. Most of the fish are coming from shallow wood or rock cover on Jewel spider or Eakins’ jigs, War Eagle spinner baits or shallow running crankbaits like RC 1.5 and 2.5 by Lucky Craft. Regardless of which bait you throw it is important to make multiple casts as tight to the cover as possible.