Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Seth Boone at Lake Poinsett State Park said Lake Poinsett is still doing well with minnows and goldfish. Prime suspects to catch are crappie, catfish and, of course, bass. The bream have slowed down a bit, but are biting OK on nightcrawlers.

*** (updated 8-24-2016) Ome Coleman at Lake Poinsett State Park said that last Friday a local fisherman caught a 40-pound flathead catfish here at Lake Poinsett. No wonder they are selling a lot of goldfish. Minnows and crickets are still in demand for the crappie and bream. Redworms and nightcrawlers are selling slow. We need more fishermen to let us know what they are catching.

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Crown Lake (updated 8-31-2016)

Boxhound Marina (870670-4496) said water is clear and at a normal level, with the surface water termperature in the upper 80s. Bream fishing was good using worms and crickets. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. Bass fishing rated good, but there didn’t seem to be too many bass, though there was some success late in the day. Spinnerbaits and plastic worms worked best. Catfishing was reported good.

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Spring River (updated 8-31-2016)

Mark Crawford with Spring River Flies and Guides said wwater levels are running at 344 cfs at the spring and water clarity has been clear. It has been some tough fishing with the heat over the last week but we have also caught some really big trout. Guppies, olive Woolly Buggers and Y2ks have been the hot flies. Hot pink Trout Magnets and blue spinners have been good with spin fishers. Cooler weather in the forecast. Should be a really nice weekend.

(updated 8-24-2016) John Berry in Cotter said the Spring 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 in full swing and there are a lot of boats on the river. You should fish during the week, if you can. 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).

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White River near Newark (updated 8-31-2016)

Triangle Sports (870-7937122) said the water is clear but hot. The level measured at 7 feet. Bream are fair and are biting crickets. Bass fishing is fair using plastic worms. No reports of crappie, catfish or walleye.

Lake Poinsett (updated 8-31-2016)