Lake Chicot State Park said catfish are biting well on crickets and worms. Bream are also biting well on crickets. Bream and bass have been slow.
Cane Creek State Park said bream are biting well on crickets and worms, and many have been caught off piers around the lake. Catfish are doing well with worms. Bass are biting well on frogs and soft-plastic lures.
In Lake Monticello, Fishing guide Greg Gulledge of Monticello Big Bass said there has been good fishing on Lake Monticello. Bass fishing is very good on worms and jigs fished in 8 to 16 feet drops. Schoolers are back; chug bugs and swim baits seem to be successful baits for these bass. Large fish have been caught on live black salties under balloons in 7 to 8 feet of water.
