(updated 2-23-2023) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the fishing says the fish have been biting pretty well toward the backs of creeks on the upper end. No reports on catfish, but this is a great time to catch them all over lake and rivers with a variety of baits. As a result both Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams have been releasing a lot of water. If you're looking to drift-fish, try fishing a double-nymph rig and adjust for the depths you are fishing. One of the guides going out from Andrews fished three days this week and on his teams the anglers were doing real well on the crappie. As of midday Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 556.22 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 556.25 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). Lake Greeson Tailwater Their teeth were adapted for crushing rather than piercing prey, and they were capable of killing and eating even large dinosaurs. This is a great time to chase, Wading with the water up can be tricky wading staffs can keep ya dry. The walleye are the first to pick up.". Harris Brake Lake Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. Despite their size, alligators can move extremely quickly in short bursts up to 35mph! The water can rise very quickly. The largest alligator ever was a 19ft 2in long alligator caught on Marsh Island, Louisiana, in 1890. It is the choice of the fly that you are going to use to catch fish. For the most up-to-date lake level, visit the U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Conway water level site. Smallmouth Bass Although saltwater crocodiles have the largest bite force of animals alive today (16,460 newtons), Deinosuchusis estimated to have a bite force of up to 100,000 newtons. It is important to note that dramatic drops in temperature greatly affect the trout bite in a negative way. I started to target the 30-feet-deep fish and found that they wanted to chase my bait today. Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. Alligator in Southern Arkansas. One of the biggest alligators found in the swamps of Arkansas is over 14 feet long and 800 pounds in weight. Crankbaits for spin-fishing work well in high water. The northern portion of the lake has some color to the water, while past Cove Creek and Eden Isle the lake gets clearer. There is barely an alligator season. Or, visit the AGFC nature center in Pine Bluff or Little Rock to see live alligators in captivity. Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. I feel most of the largemouth bass have pulled off the deeper shad and are holding in the 30-50 feet range on ledges, tree tops, bluff ends or points nearby. Smaller animals are usually grabbed and swallowed immediately, while larger prey is usually dragged into the water and drowned. 77,786 posts . The run has just started, they note. I believe it was 43 gators for the ten SW counties. No bream or bass reports. We are now just three-quarters of a foot above the top of the power pool and 1 feet above where we were on Feb. 7 before the 3-inch-plus rain. Their numbers where heavily depleted by unregulated market hunting (purses, belts, shoes, etc.) The smallmouth are definitely grouping up if you can find them; they are in roaming mode. Some larger white bass are up the river with walleye spawning, and smaller ones have not spawned yet and are still in open water on shad. Stripers are still good. Water temperature in the river arms is in the high 40s and the main lake is in the mid-40s. Sam Juan worms and egg patterns have been working good., (501-250-0730) has no new updates. The warm rain helped. Surface Area. With colder temperatures, the, As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 1,121.60 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 1,121.43 feet msl; top flood elevation is 1,130.0 feet msl). Think white for baits and flies this week: shad patterns, white egg patterns, white-bellied stick baits the water level will support deep-diving jerkbaits white jigs and minnows. McKinzie says a resident told officials he was licensed to own an alligator. The stage at Morrilton was down almost 6 feet from this time a week ago, to 12.28 feet (flood stage is 30 feet). The elevation is 249.26 feet msl. Greers Ferry Lake is 6.6 feet above normal conservation pool. Stripers are moving into the river arms and upper White. Crappie are rated fair to good. My question is this, is there a gator season? Brewer Lake Harvest Reports. Sauger Saugeye, Jim Harris Black bass are still in a winter pattern and that bite is rate fair. Look for water flowing back in creeks and coves and start casting a Wiggle Wart or a Rock Crawler crankbait into shallow water. With the increased water flow the fishing has been marginal. Mar 8, 2010. Austin Kennedy has more great fishing news in his report from the tailwater below, as fishing has really picked up on trout, walleye and more. Caught in Merrisach Lake in September 2020 by alligator hunter Travis Bearden, the massive alligator beat the previous record set in 2015 by almost 2 inches. This rain and all this water, and the rain in the forecast, are going to make things very up and down for a few days, they say. Once the lakes reach the conservation pool levels of 659 feet msl for Bull Shoals and 553 feet msl for Norfork, I expect both dams will reduce how much water they release allowing the river to drop to more normal levels. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the Little Red is really blown out with the water being released from Greers Ferry Dam over the past week or more. Clarity of the oxbows is normal stain; visibility ranges 5-10 inches depending on location. Most fish are still holding in a winter pattern and are right on the bottom in 16-23 feet of water. Heavy rains lately can make river conditions change overnight. The Corps of Engineers is "running it strong," they report, and the water below the dam is at 314 feet msl. John said, We have had a shad kill. Always follow all park and lake regulations when visiting the Carpenter Dam use area and be aware of lake conditions before planning a day on the water. I have found that the late afternoon bite has produced the best numbers. The lake level Thursday was 577.50 feet msl. The biggest alligator ever found in Arkansas was half-inch shy of 14 feet long and weighed around 800 pounds. Mama gators build nests on the ground for their eggs. Dierks Lake The largest fish ever caught in Arkansas was an alligator gar in the Red River that weighed 241 pounds, over 100 pounds more than the next largest Arkansas catch, a 118-pound paddlefish caught by James Johnson at Beaver Lake earlier this year. said that during the past week they have had a half-inch of rain at Cotter, warmer temperatures and moderate winds. 45 of our 75 counties have documented gators. Total hourly outflow at the dam is still high; at midday it was 18,275 cfs, and in the past two days the flo2 has been as high as 19,600 cfs. The surface water temperature was 49 degrees and the water was stained in the creeks but a little clearer on the main lake. Central Arkansas, Arkansas River and White River levels are available at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lzk, For real-time information on stream flow in Arkansas from the U.S. Geological Survey, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/rt, For water-quality statistics (including temperature) in many Arkansas streams and lakes, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=quality, Download the Fish Brain app and follow AGFC at:https://join.fishbrain.com/agfc-page. Theyve also been catching them on darker-colored Chatterbaits. Each rod has two different flies (a lead fly and a dropper). wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support. The Arkansas River offers good fishing for largemouth bass and white bass, but there's very good bass fishing at Lee Creek Lake and Sugarloaf Lake. I coonhunt out of a boat a lot in the winter, and although I cant speak for the rest of the state, theres no short supply of beavers along the river between Clarksville and Ozark. Crankbaits for spin-fishing work well in high water. * No reports on bream or catfish. Stripers do make a spawn just like every other fish in the lake; the only difference is the eggs do not recruit new fish. The 5-foot drawdown creates a dangerous environment when attempting to navigate the tailrace in current or zero flow. . No specific bait was reported. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 54,428 cfs. Amongst these lowlands is the Mississippi Alluvial Region which includes many swamps and wetlands. For bass, what I gathered from the bass fishermen I spoke with, they are struggling as well with fish not responding to the warmer water. Check it out. (updated 2-24-2023) Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the main topic of conversation this week is the walleye are s tarting to move into the creeks. We are still catching crappie and other bass deep 25-55 feet deep, but all the fish are going farther toward the river portions of the primary and secondary channels. Late in 2022 the AGFC hatchery staff stocked about 180,000 fathead minnows, 111,902 golden shiners, 78,840 bluegill and 82,056 redear sunfish. Watch This Florida Woman Feed an Alligator. Arkansas is a geographically diverse state with mountainous regions co-existing with swamps and wetlands. The stage at Morrilton was down almost 6 feet from this time a week ago, to 12.28 feet (flood stage is 30 feet). They have not heard much on the crappie fishing front, though, in the Little Rock Pool. The overflow of that food source into the river sets off the famous voracious feeding pattern and the easy trout catch, which anglers love. Lake level is now down 6.5 feet. Greers Ferry Lake is 6.6 feet above normal conservation pool. Then, there is a private land quota hunt - like the bear hunt in N AR. As we fish, I pay particular attention to which fly caught the trout. but are there actual gator populations in places such as Lakes Ouachita and Beaver Lake in NWA? But the amount of rain weve had, the crappie will be out of the flow of the lake, now, in the murky waters, and wont be deep. But just how big can they get? Bream are still trying to hide from the big fish. As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 401.55 feet msl (full pool: 387.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 419.0 feet msl). Holla Bend NWR has the Northenmost (documented) population of Gators in Arkansas. Beaver Tailwater (updated 2-23-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Norfork Lake fell 2.3 feet to rest at 0.9 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.3 feet below the top of flood pool. Wading with the water up can be tricky wading staffs can keep ya dry. In the spring they move to the Point12 area and on up into river arms. This week we've seen a significant shad kill on the lake. Use a dark-colored bait. Lake Dardanelle reports that water temperature below the dam is 50 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. Redear Sunfish The largest species is the saltwater crocodile which can be more than 20 feet long, meaning that the largest alligators arent much smaller than them. The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.88 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 915.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl). Thanks to a long summer, alligators have stuck around here in Arkansas. Trout key in on the shad kill this time of year as freezing temperatures stun threadfin shad in Lake Hamilton and these baitfish are drawn through the turbines and scattered throughout the tailrace area. Some reports say they are deep at 18-22 feet. As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. Try one in green pumpkin or in red. This includes all alligators, true crocodiles, caimans, gharials, and false gharials, along with many extinct members. Visit his, YouTube site (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock). They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. Anglers have had success catching bass on a crawfish-colored Spro Rock Crawler and even throwing a spinnerbait in the stained water of the backs of creeks, too. The fish I was marking at 60 feet or deeper did not want to bite. Red Chrome, Toledo Gold or Natural Crawfish three-quarter-ounce Rat-L-Traps were picking up a few prespawn fish from 8-12 feet deep on vertical drops. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 0.1 foot to rest at 1 foot below power pool and 15 feet below the top of flood pool. Also use minnows and nightcrawlers. The weekly generation report is posted every Wednesday evening on the Entergy website under Hydro-Operations. The catfish will be burying in their holes and then will come out and be feeding. Drift-fishing with silver inline spinners with Power Eggs and shrimp continues to work best. The Fora platform includes forum software by XenForo. Beavers pretty much gone. Anglers should plan on staying off the water below Carpenter Dam until area lakes are brought back to winter drawdown levels and conditions return to normal. The best water clarity and reaction from largemouths is in the back of the oxbows where the clarity is somewhat better, away from the river current, although the main lake from Paraloma Trail to mile marker 4 in Little River was fairly clear over the past few days before the thunderstorms. Stay safe and respectful on the lake. If they did well I asked what fly or flies they used. The wind came up and it started to rain pretty hard. Everything is still deep but moving up the channels. Elevation was 338.20 feet msl and the tailwater was at 289.21 feet msl. As members of Alligatoroidae, alligators are also members of the order Crocodilia. Its going to be very up and down but if you can find them, you can do really well.. Whats the Biggest Alligator Ever Found in the Mississippi River? Stripers, a year-long target on Beaver Lake, are being caught on big minnows, but pressure is light on them as well right now. Pond is now holding about half as much water as it should be. Central Arkansas Water will stop drawing down the lake on March 1. Copyright 2023 Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, A Public Treasure: The Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, Ways to Entertain Your Family During the Holidays. Since that time the AGFC and AGRED, the lakes owner, have worked together to monitor and minimize potential spread of the invasive species through information campaigns. All species were out there feeding. The lake is slightly stained in most areas, but will become more stained in the next day or so. (updated 2-23-2022) Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville had no reports. Hybrids and smaller stripers are still in open water on shad about 50 feet down, no matter how deep the water is, and can be caught dragging live bait or umbrellas through the shad. Most of the bass are only 25-55 feet over the shad. Liver of all kinds, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers are the go-to baits. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. The warm rain helped. All fish that are caught are catch-and-release at this time and the AGFC Fisheries staff rebuilds the predator population and the forage base. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas's fish and An Alabama rig, crawfish-colored square-bill crankbait or a PB&J jig were working best. I didn't get to head out on the lake until 10 a.m., but as luck would have it, the bite was on as soon as I got to the area that I wanted to check out. (updated 2-23-2023) Mark Crawford with springriverfliesandguides.com (870-955-8300) said water levels at the Spring are running at 440 cfs (350 cfs is average, while water clarity has been poor. Temperature and conditions over the next month will dictate your game plan and success. "We expect a big change in the next three weeks," they report. Greers Ferry Lake. (updated 2-16-2023) Lowell Myers of Sore Lipem All Guide Service (501-250-0730) has no new updates. Striped Bass I stopped at Abes fly shop and asked for the fly. Crappie fishing is fair to poor on main lake brush piles on both jigs and live minnows on a slip float just at sundown to dark. Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool) The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge rising slightly at 28.74 feet, or 2.74 above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. I stopped the boat and looked at my graph and there were fish all over the place. For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro At about 15 feet down they would attack and then dive! Donald Ramirez at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) had no new reports. Follow them and have a great season this year. (updated 2-23-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are fishing poorly. The below copy is care of KARK 4 News. Despite this, American alligators can reach much, much larger sizes. Millwood is near 260.6 feet msl and remains almost 16 inches above normal pool and falling. Horseshoe Lake As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. (updated 2-23-2023) Dave McCulley, owner of Jenkins Fishing Service in Calico Rock, said the recent storms caused both Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes to rise above the conservation pool. Mourning, White-Winged and Eurasian Collared-Dove, Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE), Natural State Landowner Conservation Awards, Endangered Species and Other Threats to Wildlife, Gov. Blue Catfish One of the earliest recorded accounts of alligators in Arkansas comes from the Arkansas Gazette, May 1828, which reported the killing of an 11-foot specimen on the north side of the Arkansas River at Little Rock. Remember to be courteous to other boaters on the water. This huge alligator was a mature male which was estimated to be around 35 years old. Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) in Plainview hears from guides and anglers that crappie are doing very well now. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam at Pine Bluff was 40,646 cfs, about half the flow of this time last week. As of Thursday morning, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 468.68 feet msl with slight falling (0.36 inch) over the past 24 hours (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl, top flood elevation 487.0 msl). Florida largemouth bass will be stocked during the summer of 2025. Anytime lakes like this and other similar lakes come up, they get out of the flow, they said. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. Expect to get hung up, but expect a big fat prespawn female to bust that 1-knocker any minute or the very next cast this time of year.. Youll have to keep moving to find them but when you do theres usually a few. Some holding in the mouths of the creeks and main lake and are over 120-150 feet and have been suspended 90-100 down. To help protect alligators from these dangers, many states have enacted laws to regulate hunting and trapping seasons, as well as limit the sale of products made with alligator parts. Reports have the bass being found both in deep water and shallow along rocky points. Minnows and jigs are working for crappie, and a few anglers reported getting bites. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center, Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Action Plan | 2020-2025, Disability, Mobility-impaired, 65-Plus, Military Retiree, Lifetime Licenses. It can take days for a regular bite pattern to resume after a big drop in temperature, so anglers need to be aware. Potlatch Cook's Lake Nature Center; Ponca Nature Center; Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center; . (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) Try Rock Crawler reds on the steeper, clearer water; Wiggle Warts on mid; and a Chick Magnet on the flat side in the stain. Select low cost funds; Consider carefully the added cost of . Bass fishing starts to improve on both windblown banks on crankbaits back in the creeks and on main lake points near brush on grubs, and then another cold front comes through slowing the fishing. We have none of them either. Mud Lake, Horseshoe and McGuire oxbows along Little River have had the best water clarity and the most aggressive largemouth and spotted bass over the past few weeks. Look for something in the water that gives the fish a break from current. Look for balls of shad and try throwing an Alabama rig. This makes alligators significantly larger than caimans which reach a maximum of 13 feet long, and gharials which reach around 14 feet. The truth is, according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Arkansas hasn't seen an unprovoked alligator attack or human death from an alligator in at least 20 years. Lake Monticello is mostly dependent on rainwater for refilling all of its 1,520 acres, and in late fall it had reached a coverage of almost 500 acres. It is full of Gators of all sizes. When I do wade trips, I talk to everyone I see in the parking lot or pass on the stream as I walk in. Normal state limits on bream and catfish now. Visibility is 6-12 inches. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood reports that the lake right now will have some stain to it especially past the U.S. Highway 270 bridge on the upper part of the lake. It is the choice of the fly that you are going to use to catch fish. Gather as much information as you can before making your fly selection for the best results. The bass are in the 5-foot range or shallower in these backwater areas. Out on the boats, anglers have caught some but not many. Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. Unfortunately, we lost a large part of the alligator population due to unregulated market hunting and their wetlands being drained. Catfish Further upstream, the flow at the Maynard Lock and Dam was 52,474 cfs. Anglersare catching them as shallow as 3-5 feet now. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 49,248 cfs. Not much to report on bream, but Im sure you could fish worms on the bottom and catch bream. While some warmer creeks will hold them shallower, the fish are spread out so youre going to have to look for them. Also use minnows. Beavers are thick in north Arkansas. WATCH: Sharks biting alligators, the most epic lion battles, and MUCH more. Ledges, humps and weed lines have been the most productive areas to fish. I went to the San Juan River in New Mexico without a clue of what to fish. Modern campsites offer the best in . As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Blakely Dam was 577.46 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl). They lowered tag numbers on Millwood this year to three I think. The fish were being a little more aggressive. White bass are hard to find and I believe the AGFC needs to put a 25-fish limit on them. (updated 2-9-2023) Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) said crappie are still on in the usual places like Gold Creek, but are hit and miss. I tried a variety of methods and the one that worked best was spider-rigging with minnows at a slow crawl! Kent said. The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. (updated 2-23-2023) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) says the river is good right now. The hatchery has been stocking some really nice chunky fish. The frightening ordeal occurred after they harpooned it but were unable to get a clear shot to kill it immediately. Conditions are good. fishing has been pretty slow for the past several days, and they had no reports of note. Use minnows on a jighead, small worms, crankbaits or jerkbaits. said the water level now at Greers Ferry Lake is at 468.75 feet msl, 6.71 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and falling with generation. White River/Clarendon Area My favorite has been a cerise San Juan worm with an orange egg dropper. Lake Monticello is mostly dependent on rainwater for refilling all of its 1,520 acres, and in late fall it had reached a coverage of almost 500 acres. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. With the rising water level, the largemouth bass bite will become really good. Alligators can also reach great ages in captivity, with some living into their 70s and 80s. Crappie and bass are catch-and-release at Lake Poinsett. In the clearer water farther down the lake, anglers been catching bass on Alabama rigs (which a few weeks back landed a 10-plus-pound largemouth in a tournament) and on green pumpkin or brown-colored jigs. Plan your crappie trip to the Little Maumelle either early (sunup or before) and late in the day, an hour or so before dark and into the night (when the yo-yos are working). Caught in Millwood Lake Dam in 2012, the alligator weighed a whopping 1,380 pounds! Also check the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecast generation schedule. The lake sits in northern Arkansas and is shared with neighbouring Missouri, although most of the 18,200 hectare lake sits within Arkansas. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 15,682 cfs. With the recent detection of the plant at nearby Mercer Bayou and the spread of the plant within Erling, AGRED worked with the AGFC to determine a plan that would help combat the aquatic nuisance species. Check our blog (linked above) to make sure it's not up and muddy. Streamer season is upon us. No one was out late this week with the bad weather. Bream are a year-round bite on redworms and crickets, but theyre slow now. I know they didnt even do a tag on erling this year and its full of gators. (updated 2-23-2023) Ken Winstead at Whiskers Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) in Perryville says crappie are biting in spite of the various weather and water changes were seeing lately. Theyve also had success with red crankbaits and red Rat-L-Trap. All rights reserved. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information. Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. Find the bait, then make sure you mark a few fish before you start fishing. Are There Alligators in the Mississippi River? Excellent angling opportunities are on the horizon as soon as stable conditions return to Carpenter Dam, depending on consistent weather fronts. Brian McKinzie of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says a homeowner called an off-duty Benton County Sheriff's deputy to report a possible alligator sighting Thursday night. They suggest fishing more in the backwaters where the water will be a little warmer. White River Expect to get hung up, but expect a big fat prespawn female to bust that 1-knocker any minute or the very next cast this time of year. The Army Corps of Engineers reported the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 8,641 cfs (turbine) as of midday Thursday, where it had been for well over 24 hours. They are now mainly found in the lower third of the state. (updated 2-23-2023) Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. The brown trout that have been spawning for the last three months are now working their way back downstream. Alligators have lived in Arkansas for thousands of years. Norfork Lake fell 2.3 feet to rest at 0.9 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.3 feet below the top of flood pool. The drawdown will remain in effect until March 1, at which time the 7,000-acre lake will be allowed to refill. (Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. Alligators are highly territorial and typically live in freshwater environments such as swamps, marshes, ponds, lakes, and rivers. The surface water temperature was 49 degrees and the water was stained in the creeks but a little clearer on the main lake. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, skipjack, shad, chicken liver and stink bait. I saw a couple fish turn and follow my bait. 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