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Courtesy of Arkansas Game & Fish Commission
Beaver Lake
As of Wednesday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 1,119.2 feet msl (normal conservation pool – 1,120 msl).
Bailey’s Beaver Lake Guide Service (479-366-8664) said Beaver Lake striper fishing is fair with the fish finding their way back down out of the river. Some stripers are being taken upriver and the fish are scattered. Try live shad fished on free lines 150 feet back and lightly weighted balloon lines trolled 50-100 feet back and 8-25 feet deep. Stripers are being caught near the dam and walleye have been taken along the rip-rap. At Point 4, check near the cedar thicket and in Fish Trap Hollow. Check Doc’s Cabin and the island between points 5 and 6. Hot spots include Copper Mine, Ventris, Beaver Shores, Couse Hollow, Escapalia Hollow and Falls Hollow. Walleye are heading for big water. Fish the clear water for best results. Most walleye are about 6-8 feet deep; fish are being taken off flats near the channel. Try trolling the flats with a slow death rig. Move less than 1 mph. Areas around the islands at Prairie Creek and near points 12, 9, 8 and 7 have produced walleye. Flat-line troll with Hot-N-Tots, Rapala Tail Dancers, Shad Raps, Reef Runners or Ripsticks in natural blue or black back combos, or chartreuse/orange and clown colors. Jigging spoons around brush and rock piles also is producing.
JT’s Crappie Guide Service (479-640-3980) ) filed no report this week.
Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the lake is clear and normal. Bream are good with worms and crickets. Crappie are good with minnows and jigs. Bass are good with Alabama rig, jigs, tubes, crankbaits and plastic worms. Catfish are good using goldfish or perch from limblines.
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