Northeast Arkansas _shing report

Northeast Arkansas _shing report

Ome Coleman at Lake Poinsett State Park said Lake Poinsett is known for its crappie. Ome says he understands anglers are catching them around 8 feet deep. The lake is low right now, so the best place to launch is at the dam. The bait shop is still getting calls for both the nightcrawlers and redworms. The cricket sales are slow, but the bream are so tasty the fish are still going after them. They do still have goldfish.

(updated 10-12-2016) Boxhound Marina (870-6704496) said water is clear and the surface temperature is 71 degrees. Water level is normal. Bream are good on crickets. Bass fishing has been slow in most reports, but a few are being caught. Catfishing is good on chicken livers. No reports on crappie.

The river is looking great. Y2K’s have been the go-to flies all week with a Woolly Worm with a chartreuse tail coming in second. Really nice weather this last week, foating the river with the only other company being eagles and ospreys. On the sunny days, get the fly down, and swinging the fly and stripping back a short distance can be very productive. Hot pink and chartreuse Trout Magnets work great on a fly rod and spinning rod. Super glue the bodies the day before to keep them in place.

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John Berry in Cotter said the river is fishing well. This is a great place to wade fish, when they are running water on the White and Norfork rivers. Canoe season is over and there are fewer boats on the river. 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 (size 10), cerise and hot pink San Juan worms (size 10) and Y2Ks (size 10).

Lake Poinsett (updated 12-5-2016)