Randy Nichols from Green Forest, Ark., with a nice striped bass caught in the spring of last year. He was a friend who is with us no more. Born November 28, 1972. Left his fishing pole behind August 7, 2017. I am grateful for the time we shared in the water and I will move on to fish with memories never forgotten.
Well, the water temp has come back up which is good for keeping the stripers on Beaver Lake up here on our end of the lake with most being caught from the Dam to Point 5.
Some bait has moved up closer to the surface, but most along with the stripers are still holding below the thermocline and being caught between 28 – 38 ft. deep swimming in water from 60 – 170 ft. off the points to the back of the bigger coves, points and in the main river channel. Shad seam to be the best bait, with perch coming in second.
Here at Holiday Island, walleye are being caught from here upriver all the way to Houseman Access up past Beaver. Trolling deep divers from 12 – 18 ft. deep can catch them, along with working a small jig tipped with a minnow or night crawler.
Crappie here closer to the Island are in water from 6 – 12 ft. deep in the sunken brush with jigs or minnows being the best bait, or a combo of both.
Bass are liking the deeper bluffs of the river channel when the sun is high, but have also been catching shallow close to sunrise and sunset off the flats and in the creek arms all the way to the back.
We are now at a slow down on trips since school has started back, so we have a lot of open days if anyone wants to get out while the striped bass are on our end of the lake, or just go out from here at the Island for some light tackle fishing for these walleye, crappie or bass.
Looks like we have another cool front coming which is a welcome change from the heat. Enjoy what nature provides and share with a kid or someone you love when you can. Robert Johnson (479) 253-2258.