NORTHWEST TERRITORY : Youngsters test, critique four spinning combos

BUDDY GOUGH

Amilestone in the fishing careers of many youngsters comes when they step up to their first “real” fishing rig capable of taking their developing skills to the proverbial next level. - Thursday, May 15, 2008

Master of the Mud

BY BUDDY GOUGH

BEAVER LAKE — The recent openings of Beaver Dam’s spillway gates pulled muddy water all the way to the dam, perhaps for the first time since the 1960s. If those reports are reliable, the muddying of the entire lake would be in line with weather experts labeling the storms and floods of this spring a half-century event. - Thursday, May 15, 2008

Fishing report

Northwest & North-Central Arkansas BEAVER Southtown Sporting Goods said the water remains muddy and high. Bream are fair on redworms and crickets. Crappie are fair on minnows and tube jigs. Bass are good on Flukes, finesse worms and spinner baits. - Thursday, May 15, 2008