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I used to hate Beaver, but it's honestly trending upwards in terms of quantity of various species. Avoid the crowds by fishing during the week or on stormy windy weekends. Quality electronics have been a game changer for me. Beaver is easier if you focus on crappie & walleye. Boat docks are a good place to start since they're always suspended under them most of the year. Spotted bass will be closeby. I like to downsize & finesse fish due to the heavy fishing pressure & clear water. Wind is your friend, seek out those northern banks with south wind pounding waves on them. On windy days, I ditch the finesse & throw moving baits like swimbaits, crankbaits & topwaters. Also, mainlake pockets along the river channel produce the first & last action of the spawning phase. The crankbait bite should be solid right now with water temps in the upper 40's, but 50 degree water is when the magic happens. The shad spawn under docks in May & that's when I throw the swimbait a lot. May & June are topwater months. I usually quit after the skiers start hatching out. Then resume fishing after Labor Day.

Once July rolls around, I switch my focus to river smallmouth in the various rivers around NWA (not beaver) That goes on all summer & fall. 

December was my best month of the year at Beaver. 

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Drive up to Rogers and visit Hook, Line, and Sinker. Ask for Scott. Write down what he says - so long as it's not on the subject of politics or keeping fish.

BTW, they are an outstanding example of a tackle store run by people who actually fish.