Almost 1 Million Fish Stocked in Arkansas Waters

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 856,500 fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during October, according to Mike Armstrong, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed in excess of 144,000 pounds.

October stockings:

Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 150 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Ann, Benton County, 8,775 yearling black crappie
Lake Atalanta, Benton County, 1,700 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Austell, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Avalon, Benton County, 4,690 fingerling black crappie
Bear Creek Lake, Lee County, 1,880 catchable channel catfish
Beaver Lake, Washington and Benton Counties, 60,000 yearling black crappie
Beaver Tailwater, Carroll County, 10,501 catchable rainbow trout
Benton City Lake, Saline County, 1,300 catchable channel catfish
Bicentennial Lake, Sebastian County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Big Piney Creek, Pope County, 256 catchable channel catfish
Bois d Arc Lake, Hempstead County, 314 catchable channel catfish
Boyle Park Pond, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Bradley County Lake, Bradley County, 180 catchable channel catfish
Bragg Lake, Ouachita County, 260 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Brittany, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie
Bull Shoals Lake, Marion, Boone and Baxter Counties, 45,600 yearling blue catfish
Bull Shoals Lake, Marion County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish
Cabot Community Pond, Lonoke County, 1,006 catchable channel catfish
Calion Lake, Union County, 774 catchable rainbow trout
Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Camp Preston Hunt, Miller County, 24 yearling grass carp
Cavester Cove, Sharp County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Cedar-Piney Lake, Yell County, 336 catchable channel catfish
Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 352 catchable channel catfish
Champagnolle Creek, Calhoun County, 3,000 yearling grass carp
Charleston City Lake, Franklin County, 342 catchable channel catfish
Cherrywood Lake, Pulaski County, 1,310 catchable channel catfish
Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 80,000 yearling black crappie
Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 20,000 yearling white crappie
Clubhouse Lake, Yell County, 160 catchable channel catfish
Cotter Big Spring, Baxter County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Cox Creek Lake, Grant County, 260 yearling grass carp
Cox Cypress Lake, Arkansas County, 257 catchable channel catfish
Craighead Forest Park Lake, Craighead County, 400 yearling grass carp
Crossett City Park Lake, Ashley County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Cypress Bayou Pond, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Lake DeGray, Hot Spring and Clark Counties, 25,560 yearling black crappie
Lake Des Arc, Prairie County, 1,050 catchable channel catfish
De Witt City Lake, Arkansas County, 450 catchable channel catfish
Lake Dunn, Cross County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Dupree Park Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Energy Park Lake, Garland County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Engineer Lake #2, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Enterprise, Ashley County, 900 catchable channel catfish
Fair Park Pond, Hempstead County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Family Park Lake, Garland County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish
Foreman Lake, Pulaski County, 240 catchable grass carp
Forrest City Sports Complex Pond, St. Francis County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Fort Roots Lake, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Fourche LaFave River, Scott County, 526 catchable channel catfish
Lake Georgia-Pacific, Ashley County, 1,700 catchable channel catfish
Grandview #1 Lake, Hempstead County, 326 catchable channel catfish
Greers Ferry Lake, Cleburne and Van Buren Counties, 30,817 yearling black crappie
Lake Greeson, Pike County, 7,350 yearling black crappie
Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 2,639 catchable channel catfish
Harris Brake Lake, Perry County, 982 catchable channel catfish
Harrison City Lake, Boone County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Hickson Lake, Monroe County, 157 catchable channel catfish
Lake Hindsville, Madison County, 8,556 fingerling bluegill bream
Huckleberry Lake, Pope County, 589 catchable channel catfish
Hunter Lake, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Illinois Bayou, Pope County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Interstate Pond #2, Monroe County, 257 catchable channel catfish
Interstate Pond #4, Monroe County, 171 catchable channel catfish
Irons Fork Lake, Polk County, 460 catchable channel catfish
Lake June, Lafayette County, 296 catchable channel catfish
Keeland Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Kingfisher Lake, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Kiwanis Park, Pulaski County, 800 catchable channel catfish
Lee Creek, Crawford County, 384 catchable channel catfish
Lee Creek Lake, Crawford County, 902 catchable channel catfish
Lilly Pad Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Little Missouri River, Pike County, 879 catchable channel catfish
Little Red River, Cleburne County, 19,135 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Loch Lomond, Benton County, 33,390 yearling black crappie
Lake Lou Emma, Crawford County, 290 catchable channel catfish
Lyon College Pond, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish
MacArthur Park Lake, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Martin Luther King Park, Jefferson County, 800 catchable channel catfish
McKinley Park Lake, Saline County, 510 catchable channel catfish
Mike & Janet Huckabee Kids Pond, Hempstead County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Mike & Janet Huckabee Lake, Hempstead County, 310 catchable channel catfish
Miller Pond, Woodruff County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Mirror Lake, Stone County, 1,000 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Monticello, Drew County, 755 catchable channel catfish
Mulberry River, Franklin County, 590 catchable channel catfish
Murphy Park Lake, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Nashville City Park Lake, Howard County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Lake Norrell, Saline County, 240 yearling grass carp
Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 22,000 yearling blue catfish
Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 2,200 catchable channel catfish
Norfork River, Baxter County, 2,071 fingerling brown trout
Norfork River, Baxter County, 8,288 catchable rainbow trout
Norwood Lake, Benton County, 2,450 yearling black crappie
Old Davidsonville State Park Lake, Randolph County, 304 catchable channel catfish
Otter Creek Park Pond, Pulaski County, 650 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 10,026 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Montgomery and Garland Counties, 50,624 yearling black crappie
Ouachita River, Hot Spring County, 1,251 catchable channel catfish
Parkway Village Ponds, Pulaski County, 608 catchable channel catfish
Petit Jean River, Yell County, 632 catchable channel catfish
Lake Pickthorne, Lonoke County, 528 catchable channel catfish
Plum Bayou, Lonoke County, 3,040 yearling black crappie
Pullen Pond, Yell County, 316 catchable channel catfish
Lake Rayburn, Benton County, 3,150 yearling black crappie
Regional Park Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Robe Bayou, Monroe County, 306 catchable channel catfish
Lake Saracin/Pine Bluff Lake, Jefferson County, 1,502 catchable channel catfish
Searcy City Lake, White County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Shores Lake, Franklin County, 298 catchable channel catfish
Siloam Springs City Park, Benton County, 300 catchable catfish
Spring River, Fulton County, 9,645 catchable rainbow trout
Spring River, Fulton County, 10,000 fingerling brown trout
Lake Springdale, Washington County, 300 catchable rainbow trout
Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 2,592 yearling blue catfish
Swepco Lake, Benton County, 112,490 fingerling bluegill bream
Swepco Lake, Benton County, 50 yearling grass carp
Tri County Lake, Calhoun County, 448 catchable channel catfish
War Memorial Park, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Ward City Lake, Lonoke County, 150 catchable channel catfish
Wells Lake, Sebastian County, 1,000 catchable channel catfish
Lake Winona, Saline County, 1,722 catchable channel catfish
Lake Wedington, Washington County, 28,520 fingerling bluegill bream
White River, Baxter, Izard, Marion and Stone Counties, 68,320 catchable rainbow trout
White River, Baxter, Izard and Stone Counties, 78,349 fingerling brown trout
White River, Jackson and Independence Counties, 8,460 catchable paddlefish
White River, Independence and Stone Counties, 10,560 fingerling paddlefish
White River, Independence County, 3,000 yearling paddlefish
Whitstine Lake, Independence County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Wilson, Ashley County, 457 catchable channel catfish
Lake Windsor, Benton County, 15,400 yearling black crappie
Wrape Plantation Lake, Arkansas County, 166 catchable channel catfish
Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond, Yell County, 288 catchable channel catfish

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24 Nov 2008 - S.C. Saltwater Fishing Trends

Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.

Little River

• Spottail bass: Very good. Very large red drum are available at the Little River jetties, but a series of windy fronts have kept many inshore anglers from going after them. Fish the incoming tide with large chunks of cut bait, or live mullet and menhaden.
• Black Drum: Very good. Cut shrimp are productive in the Dunn Sound area, and black drum are plentiful in the 15 to 18 inch range.
• Trout: Slow. Try live shrimp under a popping cork against grass, or Gulp shrimp imitations.
• Cherry Grove Pier: Spot are being caught in good numbers on days when schools pass through, and some nice black drum are also being taken. Rain over the last few days has clouded the water; look for fishing to improve when the water clears.

Grand Strand

• Trout: Excellent. Live shrimp and artificial baits are both effective in the Murrells Inlet area.
• Sheepshead: Excellent. Fishing for sheepshead at the jetties is the best it has been all year; fish fiddler crabs on a Carolina rig.
• Spot: Very good. Although the spot run has slightly slowed Murrells inlet is still thick with them, and 60 to 70 fish days remain easy. Fish cut shrimp or blood worms on small hooks.
• Black Drum: Very good. Large numbers of black drum are being caught around jetties, piers, and sea walls. These can be caught on cut, whole dead, or live shrimp, as well as on crabs.
• Spottail Bass: Very good. The very largest drum have arrived at the jetties and in the surf, and they can be caught using cut mullet or menhaden.
• Flounder: Very good. Fish live mud minnows or finger mullet on a Carolina rig on the bottom in Murrells Inlet.
• Surf and Pier Report: From day to day spot are abundant in the surf, and whiting and pompano are also around. Bluefish, including fish up to 3 or 4 pounds, are common, but most blues are in the 8 to 12 inch range. Bull red drum are being caught in the surf, and large black drum are around, too.

Charleston

• Trout: Very good. Trout fishing is hot as water temperatures have dropped and fish are feedily heavily to fatten up for winter; in addition to good numbers some large fish are being caught. A dwindling bait supply in the creeks means that artificials such as DOA Shrimp, Z-man’s Chatter baits and grubs of assorted colors are becoming the baits of choice.
• Spottail Bass: Very good. Fish live shrimp under a popping cork, or cast artificial grubs or plugs, for these fish. Large breeder sized red drum are being caught in the surf, particularly in the inlets north of Charleston and in Bulls Bay.
• Sheepshead: Very good. For now fiddler crabs are the bait of choice, but as these crabs go into hibernation live shrimp will become an effective bait.
• Weakfish: Good. At nearshore reefs good numbers of weakfish, or summer trout, are being caught in roughly 30 feet of water.
• Folly Beach Pier: Spottail bass, trout and black drum are all being caught off the pier, and whiting and other bottom fish are taking cut shrimp.

Hilton Head

• Trout: Very good. Trout fishing is very good on the outgoing tide, and fish are being caught on both artificials and live shrimp. Mud minnows will also work when live shrimp are not available.
• Spottail Bass: Good to very good. Big red drum will be in the Port Royal Sound and around the Shipping Channel for the next month or so. Catch some very large drum using jigging spoons when birds are working, or on cut bait on the bottom.
• Sheepshead: Good. Sheepshead fishing is starting to really pick up around inshore structure. Fish fiddler crabs vertically on a Carolina rig.

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24 Nov 2008 - S.C. Freshwater Fishing Trends

Fishing trends courtesy www.SCFishingReport.com. Check the site for recent updates and detailed reports.

Mountains Area
Lake Jocassee:

• Trout: Fair. Best results continue to come trolling minnows and spoons in 80 to 90 feet in the big water around the dam and up the rivers.
• Black Bass: Tough. Look for topwater action early in the morning using Zara Spooks or Rebel Pop-Rs and try to find fish busting bait the rest of the day.

Lake Keowee:

• Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Use topwaters like Spooks, Sammies, or Pop-Rs to try and bring fish to the surface, and once surface schools are located throw lures like Rattle Traps that get very good distance.
• Crappie: Fair. The crappie bite is beginning to improve slightly, and fish are being found around brush in 8 to 12 feet of water.

Lake Hartwell:

• Most ramps are closed. Much of the lake is currently too dangerous to encourage fishermen to run.

Piedmont Area
Lake Russell:

• Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Slow. The best biting coming on deep running crankbaits.

Lake Thurmond:

• White perch: Good to very good. White perch are grouped in large schools and can be caught on minnows and jigging spoons.
• Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Good action is being reported pulling planer boards and free lining herring in shallow areas.
• Largemouth Bass: Fair. Few anglers are pursuing largemouth right now, but in a recent tournament a variety of crankbaits were effective.

Lake Wylie:

• White perch: Very good. Look for large schools in 18 to 20 feet, and fish live minnows vertically or small spoons.
• Catfish: Very good. The best action is coming on the north side of the Buster Boyd Bridge, and small pieces of bream, white perch, and shad are the most effective baits. Some nice blues are also being caught drifting.
• Crappie: Good. Crappie fishing continues to improve, and fish can be located in 15 feet of water around brush or deep boat docks. Vertical fishing with small chartreuse jigs or live minnows is effective.
• Largemouth Bass: Fair. Bass fishing in the lower part of the lake is tough right now, and soft plastics fished around boat docks is the best pattern. Fish are finicky and don’t seem to be feeding aggressively, especially on clear, sunny days.

Midlands Area
Lake Greenwood:

• Catfish: Very good. Drifting cut baits and fresh jumbo shrimp at the mouths of feeder creeks is producing coolers full of 1 to 8 pound channel catfish.
• Largemouth Bass: Fair. Best fishing is coming in 12 to 15 feet with soft plastics, spinnerbaits, and buzzbaits early in the morning.
• Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing is improving and best action is coming in 12 feet of water using small to medium minnows fished around brush.
• Striped Bass: Fair. Striper catches are starting to improve and schooling action is being reported.

Lake Wateree:

• Catfish: Very good. Fishing for small, eating sized blue catfish in the one to five pound range is very good. Look for the big shad schools and fish under them.
• Striped Bass: Good. Look for birds and schools of baitfish. Trolling herring, shad or shiners is also effective.
• Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. The best bite is coming using ¼ ounce shakey head jigs tipped with a 7 inch watermelon seed worm around the banks in creeks.

Lake Murray:

• Catfish: Excellent. Catfish are feeding extremely well shallow in 3 to 10 feet, and very nice catches of blue cats are being reported. Fish cut herring or nightcrawlers for best results.
• Crappie: Good. Fish brush in 8 to 20 feet using small to medium minnows - the jig bite has not been as good.
• Striped Bass: Good. Free lining and planer boards fished against the bank are both productive, and very good schooling action is being reported in some areas - look for the birds.
• Bream: Good. Fish in 5 to 12 feet using worms on the bottom.
• Largemouth Bass: Slow. Try fishing topwater early in the morning, and later in the day fish shallow running crankbaits and rattle traps.

Lake Monticello:

• Catfish: Very good. Drifting or anchoring with large cut bait in very deep water is producing occasional but large blue catfish.

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Lake Marion:

• Catfish: Very good. During the day use salties and cut bait fished around stumps and other submerged structure, or drift in 18 to 55 feet.
• Bream: Good. Bluegill are feeding well over brush piles and other cover like stake beds that have been put down for crappie in 12 to 35 feet. The shellcracker bite is slower.
• Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing is improving, and fish can be caught over the same structure as the bream using small jigs and minnows.
• Largemouth Bass: Good. Best results are coming fishing worms and crankbaits, and some very good days for large numbers of bass are being reported. This pattern should continue until water temperatures hit the low 50s, when fishermen will need to slow their approach and retrieves.

Diversion Canal:

• Catfish: Erratic. Fish on the bottom in 30 feet of water using chicken livers; fish will mainly be eating size but catfish up to 30 pounds have been caught recently on this bait.

Lake Moultrie:

• Bream: Very good. Bluegill are feeding very well in Lake Moultrie over brush piles and other cover like stake beds that have been put down for crappie in 12 to 35 feet. The shellcracker bite is good, but not as hot as the bluegill bite.
• Catfish: Good. During the day use salties and cut bait fished around stumps and other submerged structure, or drifting in 18 to 55 feet. Early, late, and at night the catfish are moving much shallower and can be caught in only 3 to 4 feet of water using the same baits or stinkbaits.
• Largemouth Bass: Good. Best results are coming fishing worms and crankbaits, and some very good days for large numbers of bass are being reported. This pattern should continue until water temperatures hit the low 50s, when fishermen will need to slow their approach and retrieves.
• Crappie: Fair. Crappie fishing is improving, and fish can be caught over the same structure as the bream using small jigs and minnows.

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24 Nov 2008 S.C. Weekly Tidetable

Tides at Charleston (Customhouse Wharf)
Get specific tide information for various SC stations.

MONDAY, November 24
05:21AM 6.0 H
11:34AM 0.5 L
05:25PM 5.1 H
11:38PM 0.2 L

TUESDAY, November 25
06:05AM 6.1 H
12:20PM 0.4 L
06:08PM 5.1 H

WEDNESDAY, November 26
12:19AM 0.2 L
06:46AM 6.1 H
01:03PM 0.4 L
06:50PM 5.0 H

THURSDAY, November 27
12:58AM 0.3 L
07:26AM 6.1 H
01:44PM 0.4 L
07:29PM 4.9 H

FRIDAY, November 28
01:36AM 0.3 L
08:05AM 6.0 H
02:24PM 0.5 L
08:08PM 4.9 H

SATURDAY, November 29
02:12AM 0.4 L
08:42AM 5.9 H
03:02PM 0.6 L
08:45PM 4.8 H

SUNDAY, November 30
02:48AM 0.5 L
09:19AM 5.7 H
03:39PM 0.7 L
09:22PM 4.6 H

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Michigan Weekly Recreational Fishing Report - 11/20/2008

Great Lakes temperature map

Angler numbers continue to drop around the state as many pursue the open hunting seasons or kick back and wait for the onset of ice fishing season. Walleye and pike continue to feed around the state and the whitefish action improves daily.

 

Southeast Lower Peninsula

Lake Erie - Shore anglers continue to catch walleye and perch off Stony Point, Metro Park and Pt. Mouillee. Try jigs or perch rigs with minnows.

Huron River - Water levels are up and steelhead are being caught between Rockwood and Flat Rock. Most are using a jig and wax worm above the dam and spawn or crank baits below. The backwaters are still providing some decent crappie and bluegill action.

Detroit River - Shore anglers are catching perch in the cuts and canals and off the docks at Gibraltar and around the southern tip of Grosse Ile. Most are using shiners. Walleye can still be found off the Edison Power Plant and around the islands.

Clinton River - As more steelhead move into the river, one of the better spots to fish is up around Ryan Road. Try spawn, flies or even small spoons.

St. Clair River - Shore anglers fishing off the wall up at Port Huron were taking some steelhead. For whitefish, try a single egg on a small hook during the day or at night try jigging small spoons off the wall.

Lexington - Steelhead and perch are still being caught however the fish are running on the small side.

Saginaw Bay - Both the perch and walleye anglers are heading out when the weather permits. Perch anglers are fishing off Linwood, near the shipping channel and the first Spark Plug.

Saginaw River - Perch anglers using minnows in the lower river have caught some fish. Those willing to sort out the small ones should get enough for a meal.

Southwest Lower Peninsula

St. Joe - Pier anglers are taking steelhead when using spawn or spoons. Orange and pink have been good colors. Whitefish are also being caught. The best bait is a single egg on a hook.

St. Joe River - Both shore and boat anglers have caught steelhead up near the Berrien Springs Dam. A few walleye are still being caught at night when fishing below the dams.

Kalamazoo River - Steelhead are being caught from the mouth up to the Allegan Dam however the better bite continues to be in the lower river. Those trolling are using plugs and shore anglers are floating spawn.

Grand River at Grand Rapids - Boat and shore anglers are taking steelhead when bouncing spawn bags, floating small white jigs tipped with a few wax worms or when using an orange Mepps spinner. Boats trolling planer boards above the Fulton Street Bridge have caught steelhead and walleye on blue and chrome Hot-n-Tots with a red bill. Those handlining off the Fulton Street Bridge are using chartreuse Hot-n-Tots while others are back trolling with spawn. Crappie and other panfish have been caught in the lagoon at Riverside Park and off the East Wall.

Grand River at Lansing - No anglers means no report. No word on steelhead but there should be some walleye over at Moore’s Park. Pike anglers might want to try above or below the dams.

Muskegon - Pier anglers floating spawn are taking steelhead. Whitefish are in the channel and those fishing after dark have done well when jigging spoons off the wall.

Muskegon Lake - Perch are being caught in the deeper holes on both the north and the south ends of the lake. Good walleye action at night.

Muskegon River - Water levels are low so the better steelhead fishing has been in the lower river. Most are using spawn or crank baits.

Northern Lower Peninsula

Alpena - This is the peak for whitefish in Lake Huron. For those who have not put their boats away for the winter, large numbers of whitefish are on the reefs in Thunder Bay, particularly off the end of Partridge Point and on the Grass Island reefs. Most are being caught on wax worms, spawn, or small minnows however the whitefish have now added the round goby to their diets so small lures can also catch fish. Catch rates should only get better through the first week of December. Most fish are in the 3-4 pound range but the occasional 6-8 pound fish has been caught.

Thunder Bay River - Look for steelhead and whitefish below the Ninth Street Dam.

Au Sable River - Look for more steelhead between the mouth and the dams. Anglers report fair to good catch rates just below the Foote Dam when using spawn or wax worms. The mouth is usually one of the hot spots for whitefish. Try a single egg or wax worm.

Tawas - The best spot here for whitefish is off the pier. Try using wax worms, spawn, small minnows or small lures that resemble the goby as they have become part of the diet. Catch rates should be good through the next two weeks or so.

Au Gres River - Those fishing the East Branch have caught steelhead and the occasional brown trout near the Singing Bridge. The better fishing takes place on those windy overcast days.

Higgins Lake - A few boats are trolling for brown trout between the Conference Center and the boat launch on the north side of the lake and along the drop-off on the west side. Try using body baits, rapalas or spoons.

Houghton Lake - A couple anglers are still heading out for walleye in the evening but most have moved on to fishing Saginaw Bay. Shoreline ice has started to form.

Northwest Lower Peninsula

Burt Lake - Not many, but a few anglers are still targeting and catching walleye in the early morning or late evening in waters about 8 feet deep. Perch are also there, but scattered.

Traverse City - Boats will target whitefish in waters 100 to 120 feet deep. Try Swedish Pimples or perch rigs with minnows just off the bottom. Perch anglers are fishing the bottom half of waters 45 to 65 feet deep.

Boardman River - Water levels are low so steelhead anglers are fishing right at the mouth. Most are floating spawn in the early morning or late evening.

Portage Lake - Although not too many people are doing it, trolling for walleye can be very good this time of year as the adult walleyes typically feed aggressively.

Manistee - Pier and surf anglers continue to do well on steelhead.

Manistee Lake - Is another good lake for late fall early winter walleye fishing. Try trolling along the drop-offs or the humps especially after dark.

Manistee River - Decent numbers of steelhead are being caught in the lower river. There are a few fish further upstream but the low clear waters have made it difficult to catch them.

Ludington - Pier and shore anglers are finding fish as they seem to be congregating in the deeper waters. They are floating fresh spawn or wax worms under a bobber.

Pere Marquette River - Steelhead are being caught in the lower stretches of the river where water levels are higher. Spawn has been the best bait.

UPPER PENINSULA

Menominee River - Water levels are low enough that rocks can easily be seen sticking out of the water. A few walleye have been caught up near the Hattie Street Bridge. Rumor has it some whitefish have been caught after dark when using yarn or a single egg. Green and chartreuse have been good colors however it is always a good idea to take along a variety of colors.

Little Bay De Noc - Walleye anglers are still taking fish in the shallows at night. Most are jigging with minnows. A few boats are still out trolling around the Second and Center Reefs. The better perch fishing continues to be off Kipling when trolling or drifting minnows in waters 10 to 15 feet deep.

Marquette - Those fishing off the breakwall in the Lower Harbor are still taking whitefish and the occasional lake trout. The ore docks in the Upper Harbor also provide good open water fishing before the ice starts to move in.

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Arkansas Weekly Fishing Report - 11/19/2008

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Randy Zellers (501) 223-6406, e-mail: rdzellers [at] agfc [dot] state [dot] ar [dot] us

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This is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing report for Nov. 19, 2008. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please call or e-mail us with information on possible sources for that lake or river.
Fishing Tip: When fishing in thick grass, use braided line (such as Spiderwire or Berkley Fireline) instead of monofilament. Braid cuts through the vegetation during the fight and is more sensitive. But be careful with braid and keep your fingers clear of the line when you set the hook and fight the fish; it can cuts your skin, too.

Arkansas River Levels are available at

http://www.swl-wc.usace.army.mil/WCDS/Reports/Daily/Pao_rvrs.txt

White River Levels are available at

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Statewide Family and Community Fishing Program Report:  The last catfish stockings for the year are complete and all program ponds are producing eating-size catfish. Catfishing is beginning to slow with the cold weather, but the trout stockings are right around the corner. For more information on stockings, call toll free 1-866-540-FISH (3474).

 

CENTRAL ARKANSAS:
Lake Conway: Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the water is at normal level. Bream are fair on crickets and wax worms. Crappie are fair to good on minnows and jigs. Bass are fair. Catfishing is fair on yo-yos baited with minnows.

Hatchet Jack’s Sport Shop said crappie are biting well on pink minnows fished in Caney Creek and Gold Creek. 

Dan at Gold Creek Marina said bream are fairly slow, but a few are biting in 3-4 feet of water on wax worms. Crappie are biting well on shiners and pink minnows fished 1-2 feet deep in pad beds and 5 feet deep over brush. Chartreuse and black/chartreuse jigs tipped with small minnows are also working on the crappie. Bass fishing is slow on chartreuse crankbaits and spinnerbaits. Catfishing is fair on limb lines baited with nightcrawlers and shiners.

Little Red River: Lindsey’s Resort (501-302-3139) said the water is dingy with some generation in the late afternoon. Trout fishing is good on wax worms, corn and Power Eggs. Fly fishing is picking up as well.

Jed Hollan at the Little Red Fly Shop said water releases at Greers Ferry are few and far between. Power generation last occurred at the facility on Sunday afternoon, Nov. 16. The quantity of water released was equivalent to 1/3 of one generator’s capacity and lasted five hours. The female brown trout have moved onto the shoals in large numbers.   Redds have been spotted at Mossy Shoal, Cow Shoal and Winkley Shoal. Male brown trout can be seen throughout the length of Cow Shoal and three large browns have been caught there. Please remember, if you come to the Little Red to fish the brown trout spawn, there are a few simple rules that should be followed. First, do not walk in the redds. A redd is an area of the streambed that has been cleared of rocks, moss, sticks, etc. by the female brown trout. This is her nest and should not be disturbed. Try to cooperate with other anglers on the shoals by staying at least one long cast away from them.  Smash the barbs on your flies to make releasing the fish easier. There have been no major changes in the aquatic insect hatches since my last report.  Midges remain the dominant species buzzing over the Little Red with BWOs and caddis fli