Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Ome Coleman at Lake Poinsett State Park said the days are getting shorter and the bait sales are slower. Coleman said he had not heard any reports this past week. Lake Poinsett is still low, so, the best place to launch is at the dam. In recent weeks, reports had crappie being caught in 8 feet of water while bream were still going after crickets.

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Crown Lake (updated 10-19-2016)

Boxhound Marina (870670-4496) said water is clear and the surface temperature is 71 degrees. Water level is described as 'a hair' low. Bream are good on crickets. Bass fishing has been slow in most reports, with only fair catches, but spinnerbaits and crankbaits are having the best success. Catfishing is good on chicken livers. Crappie fishing has been poor.

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Spring River (updated 10-19-2016)

Mark Crawford with Spring River Flies and Guides said water levels are running at 320 cfs and water clarity is clear. Leaves are falling now and can be a problem on windy days. Using an indicator with a Y2K with a small nymph dropper works great to get down below the leaves. If the leaves are not in the way, swinging a Woolly Bugger or big nymph is still the way to get savage strikes. The guppy has been the hot fly this week. Hot pink and chartreuse Trout Magnets and yellow and pink Rooster Tails are working great with spinning rods. It was hot during the first part of the week, but it looks like things will cool off this weekend. Gonna be a great time to be on the water.

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(updated 10-19-2016)

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).

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White River near Newark (updated 10-19-2016)

Triangle Sports (870-7937122) remained closed and had no report this week.

Lake Poinsett (updated 10-19-2016)