Black bass have been in prespawn. Crappie reportedly are starting to get more active. Anglers are catching them in 6-10 feet over the underwater brush piles. Crappie will favor the live stuff, particularly No. 6 size crappie minnows. If you are going to use a jig, try something multicolored. White/red/chartreuse is what anglers say they are hitting on most. A lot of people at Lake Brewer are buying up goldfish to fish for catfish on lines. Also, David reports he’s starting to sell out of crickets for bream fishing, as the bream are starting to hit around the shoreline or the brush. The two hot days from earlier in the week were pretty good for bream, he said. “They’re eating crickets if you can keep them on your hook,” he said. He added about the fishing overall, “Whenever it quits raining and warms up a little, it will be prime time.”

Reported by: Arkansas Fish & Game