Local fisherman Jeff Moore said the White River at Batesville is 7.7 feet. Fishing on the river has picked up with the cooler days and reduced number of people on the river. 

Trout fishing in the Guion area is fair and trout can be caught with a variety of baits from corn to countdowns. The best method is to anchor fish using corn, Power Bait or worms. Artificial baits such as inline spinners and countdowns are working too. 

Smallmouth fishing on the river continues to be good. The average size is 8 to 10 inches, but if a person stays at it they can catch a limit of 12 inch or better fish. Most of the smallmouth seem to be in or near the main river rocks. Tube baits and small crankbaits are working the best. 

Largemouth bass are in and around the river grass. Frogs and buzz baits pulled over and through the grass are working the best. Small jig-and-pig combos and flukes pitched to the lay downs are working well too. 

Catfish are biting well beneath the dams. Uncle Doc's prepared bait has produced some nice stringers of fish.

Bream are ganged up under just about every bush in or near the mouth of the creeks with crickets and worms working well.

Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

Stripers No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

ANGLER'S EDGE 3RD ANNUAL TEAM BASS TOURNAMENT
OCTOBER 15-16, 2005
Entry Fee $200.00 plus $20.00 Big Bass (100% payback - optional) per team
Each team will receive 2 Free Falcon Rods and a Free Buffet Dinner at Mario's
Entry forms can be picked up at Wilderness Trail - Entry fees can be paid at Wilderness Trail also
For more Information call us at 870-445-2703
DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED - YOU CAN ENTER THE TOURNAMENT AT WILDERNESS TRAIL

October 10, 2005
The Bass World Classic was in town this last week and the anglers had their skills tested by Mother Nature. The week started out with temperatures in the 90’s, then by mid-week a northern front pushed through dropping night time temperatures into the low 40’s to upper 30’s and the daytime temperatures into the 60’s throughout the weekend. Lake level remains 7 feet below normal pool at 647.24. Lake temperature dropped 5 degrees going into the tournament – on Wednesday it was 77 and by Friday it was down to 72 degrees and the cool down pulled the thermocline up to 31 feet. Rod Bowersox and Bill Swineburg of the St. Charles, MO area found schools of bass and figured a way to make them bite. Rod & Bill brought 27.90 pounds of bass to the scales to win the two day tournament. Congratulations to Rod and Bill and all of the competitors. The winning technique was top water in the mornings and spooning schools of shad along with working points casting Bill Norman DD22’s.

Fishing for trout on the White River has been good on Berkley Power Eggs in yellow and white or Nuggets in orange and Rainbow. With generation the Buoyant Spoons, Little Cleo's and Blue Fox are the bait of choice. The fly fishermen did well on olive Woolly Bugger, olive scuds and sow bugs. The Brown trout are being caught on Jointed Countdowns, nightcrawlers and Rogues.

Remember to keep only what you can eat and release the rest for another day. Rick Culver of Wilderness Trail does the research for this report and the writing of this report.

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Largemouth bass are good, bass random are schooling up river. Rat-L-Traps in white or green or chrome/black, Heddon Dying Flutters, clear Baby or Tiny Torpedoes, buzz baits and Johnson spoons, are catching the schoolers from surface to 6 feet deep and on top water in the last few days. Bass Assassin Shads and Turbo Shads in gizzard shad or alewife colors, and the Johnson spoons with a firecracker skirt, are taking good size bass in the pads and vegetation.

Brush Hogs are taking keeper length bass along the river where stumps are present. Southern Pro fat butt gizit are taking fish along cypress tree wads and knees, and stumps along the river.

Crappie remain best early in the mornings, although the Crappie bite is shifting. Best this week on chartreuse head colored grubs or jigs, and shiners, 6-8 feet deep, in contact with planted brush piles and tops. The best bite has shifted to later in the morning.

No report for Blues this week.

White bass and Kentuckys (Spotted Bass) are still randomly schooling in Little River in close proximity to the black bass, and are hitting 1/4 to 1/2 oz Rat-L-Traps in chrome, white, or chrome/chartreuse colors. Throw the Rat-L-Traps or Rocket Shads all around the edges of those bait schools, and count down to approx 4-8 feet depth and yo-yo back through the school at various depths until you connect with the Whites or Kentuckys. It's a great time to take kids fishing. About 48 Whites and Kentuckys were caught this week by a guy and his son, in about 3 hours.

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For those fishing the river and below the spillway, as of Monday, October 10, the lake level is approx 2 inches above normal conservation pool. Current is decreased in Little River due to change discharge at the dam at 387CFS. The lake elevation is 259.38.

Water clarity improved, in Little River and is approx 12". Clarity on the main lake approx 6-8". North eastern sector of the lake around OK Landing, is clearing. Saline River clarity heavy stain, but improving.

The upriver oxbows away from any current in Little River, still have much better water visibility, estimated at approx 2-4 feet in places. Water temperatures have decreased in the last week and range approx 73ºF early to 80ºF later in the day, depending on area of the lake and wind.

Use EXTREME caution navigating Little River in low light conditions, and SLOW DOWN! Careful watch for floaters and debris in Little River's current, and wearing your PFD is a requirement!!