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Fishing Tip:    During summer, all fish are active and must move around and eat more than during cold months. While a slowly falling lure is deadly in winter, summer fishing is more about drawing a reaction strike. Buzzbaits, heavily weighted worms and jigs, and lipless crankbaits are top-producers in warm water. 

Commission removes ban on spinning-wing decoys Late migratory bird seasons set

Lake Monticello: Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said fishing on Lake Monticello hasn’t changed much since last week. The deep worm bite is still slower than normal. There are still a few nice bass coming in on the big worm in 8 to 20 feet. Schooling activity seems to be improving with cooler temperatures. [...]

Fishing Tip: During summer, all fish are active and must move around and eat more than during cold months. While a slowly falling lure is deadly in winter, summer fishing is more about drawing a reaction strike. Buzzbaits, heavily weighted worms and jigs, and lipless crankbaits are top-producers in warm water.

Lake Monticello:  Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said the fishing on Monticello this week has been a little different. The deep worm bite has really slowed, but a few nice bass are still coming in on big worms in 8 to 20 feet. There has been more schooling this week with a nice average [...]

Fishing Tip: Catching spawning bluegills is easy because you can see them in the shallows. But once the fish move to deeper water, they can be hard to locate. Here’s a way to bring the fish to you. Drop a rope of colorful pennants in an area likely to hold bluegills. A weight on one [...]

Lake Monticello: Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said summer worm fishing in the 10- to 20-foot range continues to produce nice bass. Big worms in watermelon/red, tequila sunrise and junebug have been top catchers. The schooling activity has really slowed. A few nice bass are coming on topwaters like the Basshunters Kill Gill and [...]

Fishing Tip: Try pitching egg patterns to trout throughout the year when the fishing gets slow. They’re not the most glamorous fly, but produce results on hatchery-raised fish, who must take an “eat now, taste later” attitude in order to thrive in the competition of a concrete run.

Lake Monticello: Local angler Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said Lake Monticello is finally settling into the summer pattern. Hot weather has put the bass on drops in 10 to 22 feet of water. Nice bass have been caught this week, including a 9 lb. 3 oz. toad on Fishboy plastic worms and tubes.
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Commissioner Announcement
Gov. Mike Beebe today named Ron Duncan of Springdale as his most recent appointment to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Duncan replaces Sonny Varnell of St. Paul, whose term had expired. Beebe said Duncan was a devoted outdoorsman and educator.

Lake Monticello: Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said bass are biting in the 9 to 20 foot range with nice fish being caught on 10 to 12-inch worms. Topwater fishing is very spotty with a few nice bass being caught on Baby Kill Gills, Sammys, and Pop Rs. There is some schooling activity, but [...]

It’s time to pull the shotgun out of the gun case and give it a good cleaning. Commissioners from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today approved the early migratory bird seasons for 2008-2009.
Early migratory bird seasons for 2008-2009 are :

Lake Monticello: Greg Gulledge with Basshunters Custom Crankbaits said bass are biting in the 9 to 20 foot range with nice fish being caught on 10 to 12-inch worms. Topwater fishing is very spotty with a few nice bass being caught on Baby Kill Gills, Sammys, and Pop Rs. There is some schooling activity, but [...]

Fishing Tip:   When fishing spinner baits, use darker-colored skirts under cloudy or low-light conditions and lighter-colored skirts under sunny or high visibility conditions.