BAILEY'S BEAVER LAKE GUIDE SERVICE(479)366-8664 The striper fishing has been steady with numbers of large fish taken on live shad fished on lightly weighted balloon lines trolled 50-100ft back and down riggers with rapala's 10-30ft deep. The stripers are active most of the day with peaks around sunrise,sunset and during generation! I have been seeing huge schools of yearling shad on the surface and some surface activity from game fish, I expect the fish to start schooling any day now as fall is approaching!
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Fish location is greatly influenced by lake level and current flow, current in the lake from generation will generally position fish on upstream or down stream edges of structure...check the daily lake level and flow data link or the SWPA power generation link on my web site.
Live shad as always on Beaver Lake when fishing for Trophy Stripers is the go to approach. Stripers are hitting shad in the 4-14 inch range. If you want a big fish try a shadzilla in the 10-14 inch range!
The following area's will be holding striper at different times during the day and areas near the mid to lower portion of the lake will be most productive.
On the mid and lower sections check out these area's. Water surface temps in the low to mid 80's.
Point 1- Striper activity good in this area!
Indian creek- striper activity has been good in this area.
Lost bridge north-Fishing has been excellent in this area. Check dry creek!
Point 3- striper are using the area between point 3 and point 1!
Lost bridge south- Striper are hot in front of starky! Try the island at starky and the humps from the island to lost bridge south park.
Point 5- walleye on the flat between point 5 and 6!
Big Clifty arm-
Rocky Branch- check the island flats for walleye! Try trolling with the suggested lures below or casting rattle traps! White bass are are thick in the area around the island and the road bed from the marina area to the island and are being caught from 15ft deep to the surface! Most whites have been coming on trolled cranks like hot-n-tot's but try throwing or trolling kastmasters, rooster tails in white or white jigs also. Jigging on the road bed with spoons should be productive.
Copper mine- a few walleye caught near the copper mine lodge
Upper section- No striper activity in this area as all striper are in the lower basin.
Prairie creek- Walleye activity around the islands on the flats is picking up nicely!
Coose Hollow-
Ventris-
Blackburn creek-
Beaver shores-
Horseshoe bend- Walleye on the flats!
Montne-
Hickory creek-
War Eagle-
War eagle/White river junction-
Blue springs area-.
Most walleye are about 8-15ft deep, fish are being taken off the points The flat area's around the islands at Rocky Branch, Prairie creek and at points 6, 5, 3, and 1 have all been producing walleye.
Flat line troll with hot-n-tot's, rapala tail dancers, shad raps, reef runners, or ripstiks in natural blue or black back combos or chartreuse/orange and clown colors.
Jigging spoons around brush and rock piles are also producing.
Put your dipsy divers to work above the thermocline with a rapala in tow.
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