Arkansas weekly fishing report
Category: fishing reports
Jun 19th, 2019 by Keith Worrall 309
Modified Jun 19th, 2019 at 10:59 AM
CENTRAL ARKANSAS
Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir
NOTICE: AGFC employees and contractors using airboats will be conducting foliar applications of EPA-approved herbicie – which will cause no harm to wildlife, people or aquatic life such as fish – to treat alligatorweed on Lake Conway in 2019. By federal law, these herbicides have up to a 120-day irrigation restriction after application. The AGFC asks adjacent landowners to NOT irrigate water from Lake Conway for lawn or garden use through March 1, 2020. For more information, please contact the AGFC Fisheries Office in Mayflower at (877) 470-3309.
(updated 6-12-2019) Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the lake is mostly murky but it is clear in spots. The level is high but is going back down. Bream are good on redworms and crickets. Crappie are fair; use crappie minnows or small jigs. Black bass are good on plastic worms, buzzbaits and bass minnows. Catfishing is good with worms, nightcrawlers, dough bait and live bait.
(updated 6-12-2019) Hatchet Jack’s in Crystal Hill (501-758-4958) reports that the bream bite is good. Redworms or crickets will work. Also, catfishing is good on the limblines.
Little Red River