Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Northeast Arkansas fishing report

Lake Poinsett State Park said the last week’s kids fishing derby was a great success. That bait shop has been selling crickets and minnows mainly. Word is the bream and crappie are the main catch now, although there are a lot of catfish being caught as well. No word on the bass.

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Crown Lake

Boxhound Marina (870-6704496) said that water had cleared and was at normal level this week, with no surface temperature taken. Crappie fishing really picked up, rating excellent on minnows and jigs. Crickets were the bait of choice for good bream fishing. Bass were working nicely in shallow water, rating good, with spinnerbaits and topwater the most successful lures. Catfishing remained good, with worms and chicken liver getting lots of attention.

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White River near Newark

Triangle Sports (870-7937122) said the water level was back to normal, the clarity was clear and the surface temperature ranged 59-62 degrees. Crappie fishing was fair in 6-7 feet of water with minnows. Bass fishing was also fair, and also most active in the 6-7 feet depth with plastic worms working best. Bream were fair in 6-7 feet on crickets. Catfish and walleye were both poor. After some slow weeks, though, the fishing had picked up overall with the water level falling.

Lake Poinsett