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Date	12-Apr-24
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Conditions : Arkansas River: (Little Rock Area Pools) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) said the fishing is really, really good for bass. Most of the good activity is on the main river and backwaters now. Bass are mostly being caught on black and blue jigs and also a Texas-rigged creature in Junebug or black/blue colors. A wide variety of creature baits are working, they add. Also, bass have been hitting a bluegill-colored frog in the early morning or early evenings as well as midday if its cloudy. And a black buzzbait has also been good anywhere on the river mostly in the early mornings or late evenings.
Crappie have been hit or miss with the changing river flow. Most crappie are being caught between the main river and backwaters on a black/chartreuse or white/chartreuse crappie jig. The water level has been fluctuating, which slows the bite (though it does not bother the bass bite now).
The water clarity is stained to muddy in most places.

Little Maumelle River - Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said, We didnt get enough rain to mess the water up. Its still clear and normal. The bass are going nuts.
Bass, both spotted bass and largemouths, are biting spinnerbaits, crankbaits, worms, about anything you throw out there. Anglers are catching more Kentucky bass (spots) than largemouths, which have been mostly small of late, he said. The bite is in 2-3 feet of water. They appear to be staging and spawning.
Crappie are so-so. Anglers are catching a few in about 3 feet of water, but the crappie do not appear to have moved shallower on the nests, Ray said. Use jigs or minnows.
Hes heard no reports on catfish or white bass, and the bream are fair. You can always catch bream here, he said.

Reported by: Arkansas F & G