Greers Ferry Lake Top Flood Pool: 487.00 Little Red River (GRRA4) Current Power Pool: 462.04. You can find them on spread-out flats and in the bushes now. The clarity is clearing. Target those secondary points before a spawning flat or the back of the creek where they go spawn. Once found, the flats can be milked for a few more fish as they continue to move up by casting Texas-rigged lizards and weightless worms to shallow targets like stumps and flooded brush. Also in other spots on the river anglers are throwing a spinnerbait up shallow in white/chartreuse as well as black/blue Chatterbaits. Bream and catfish will still be in deeper brush. When fishing for brown trout in the Little Red River, it is common to catch 5 to 10 pound trout, and a 20 to 30 pound trout is always possible. With over 30,000. A couple of days ago I went back to the same place with different conditions. Bream are slow, but picking up a little. At times the river has had too much rain and turned muddy. For Sale: 000 Bear Mountain Rd, Greers Ferry, AR 72067 $165,000 MLS# 23004273 33 acre lakefront property, located on Greers Ferry Lake, Devils Fork area, across the lake from Frontier Canyon,. Bank fishing at Maumelle will still be available, and access to hiking trails and other park facilities outside the water will be available. Stripers showed a sign of life last week with some good ones caught. Fairfield Bay Marina is located at the Greers Ferry Lake which ranked among the among the cleanest, clearest lakes in the nation. I'd say the generation schedule should remain the same till we get another batch of rain. Lake level is gradually falling and is 576.02 as of Friday. Flowing 32 miles from the Greers Ferry Lake dam site in Heber Springs, through Pangburn, and into the White River, the Little Red River is a first-class destination for trout fishing and water sports such as floating. They normally generate less power than they do during the week. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers, he says. Creeks are beginning to clear, with temperature around 57 degrees in the morning this week. All the sought-for species are moving in shallow and biting very well. Use crickets or redworms. Beaver Tailwater The lakes are rising as I write. Tail Spinner and Underspins with lead heads like the Little Georges, Little Cleo's and Rocket Shads caught some 2-3 pound whites along Little River between Cemetery Slough and Cossatot inflow over the past week. Walleye Adding extra weight helps get the bait to the bottom. For . Crappie are biting and typical with the water change because of the weather, so move around from shallow to deep water. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Narrows Dam was 544.78 feet msl (full pool: 548.00 feet msl). (updated 4-13-2023) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) in Sherwood advises that anglers check with Army Corps of Engineers (see url above or download the app) to see what the flow level is. Once found, the flats can be milked for a few more fish as they continue to move up by casting Texas-rigged lizards and weightless worms to shallow targets like stumps and flooded brush. Youll have to wake them up with something that stinks. (updated 4-13-2023) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team had no report this week. For the most updated Narrows Dam generation schedule from SWEPCO, click. Thoroughly clean and dry your waders (especially the felt soles on wading boots) before using them in any other water. All the general catfish baits are working. For fly-fishing, consider weighted San Juan Worms, weighted egg patterns and streamers. Minnows are my preference from now till fall, but casting jigs and sniping are killers, also. Little Red River Fishing Reports. have been staging for several weeks in creek channels and near flats with cypress trees in the oxbows. So they advise checking the flow the day you plan to go since the Corps has been running a lot of water all week in an effort to lower Greers Ferry Lake back to normal pool. Norfork Tailwater Good luck. Greers Ferry Lake - United States Army The stage had dropped a foot and a half in the past 24 hours to 6.52 feet as of Thursday noon (flood stage is 32 feet). So they advise checking the flow the day you plan to go since the Corps has been running a lot of water all week in an effort to lower Greers Ferry Lake back to normal pool. Bass were caught in 1-5 feet of water but closer to the deeper water. 1 Bath. Most black bass are really wanting to feed, a few spawning, and a lot are on the move getting ready to eat and spawn. Some reports have them being found near drop-offs around 16-20 feet off rocky banks, while other reports say they are being found on brush piles. 1 Bed. We have had higher flows that have fished well one day and poorly the next. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 672.33 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.00 feet msl). It was less than two weeks ago when I took two clients out the day after the Sowbug Roundup ended to fish the White River. 33% off $200 - 1/2 day guide trip . Expect to fish deep for success. The other two were 68 and 70 pounds; this angler was pole fishing for catfish when he landed the buffalo, which are spawning, they report. Try a small bead-head nymph (zebra midge, copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise). As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 437.47 feet msl (full pool: 437.00 feet msl). Plan on continued heavy generation from the dam for a while. They were ranging from 2-3.5 pounds, and continue biting well on Rat-L-Traps, Cordell Hammered Spoons, Bomber Fat Free Shads, Little George Tail-Spinners, Heddon Sonar Metal Blades and Rocket Shads. Generation on Wednesday was 3-7 p.m. and averaged 6,300 cfs.. The Army Corps of Engineers have been running two units around the clock round-the-clock with two floodgates open. Lake Nimrod The campgrounds have easier wading in most areas and that's a good thing with the higher water flows. Arkansas River (Little Rock Area Pools) The schedules are updated daily. Big female largemouths have been moving into bedding areas along creek channels and ditches over the past week, and near the first vertical drops from the spawning flats to deeper water. FINALLY, Lake Ouachita has been lowered 2 feet below flood pool, which will allow Entergy to drastically reduce generation flow and times, which will give the public the opportunity to safely boat and fish in the Carpenter Dam tailrace. You can catch them on spoons, white jigs and small crankbaits. (updated 4-13-2023) Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said crappie and bream were biting earlier in the week, but fishing slowed down this past weekend. Minnows pitched around any structure will find the fish. Brown Trout They are selling a lot of minnows for the Clear Lake anglers. Lake Catherine Tailwater (Below Carpenter Dam) Stay tuned to our blog page on our website at. Flow below the dam Thursday midday was 9,591 cfs, with constant generation in that range for several days. Upper Arkansas River Map. Most areas are in the mid-50s, to 60s up the rivers. If that is not where they are at, I begin to move out. Beaver Lake The Little Red's most popular stretch from the dam to Ramsey Access . Try using articulated patterns like Double Deceivers and Peanut Envys. Beaver Lake remained steady at 9 feet above power pool or 0.6 foot below the top of flood pool. White River Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said conditions of the lake and the fish should make for great fishing both this weekend and next week. Crappie have been pretty good, with the bigger fish suspended in 12 feet of water in 20 to 30 feet depth. Visit his YouTube site (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock) for more information and tips on fishing Bull Shoals Lake. Most of the white bass and hybrid fishing will be up the rivers, and the usual spawning areas will likely be too deep and have too much current to fish them right now. Catfish are eating small bream, goldfish, nightcrawlers, stink bait, dough bait and trotline minnows. When the waters recede and allow access to the parking, the dock and ramp, Cook's will open for youth and mobility impaired and up to two guests. Have fun, stay safe and catch some fish!, Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said. Crappie are fair to good. Near the dam its a lot clearer. Blue catfish have been biting well on cut perch and cut skipjack, with the channel cats doing well on nightcrawlers and crickets. Try using a Texas rig on brush, or use jigs. The march to the shoreline has started. Streamer fishing with the current generation schedule has been good, especially on cloudy days. A person could have the river to oneself. We have seen some small hatches in late afternoon. Visit blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve's blog for a daily report. For walleye, shallow-running crankbaits and jerkbaits are working for these fish. The bream are doing really well on redworms and are up closer. Angler Guide | Arkansas Fishing Report: Little Red River Arkansas River (Pine Bluff Pool) Try using jigs or minnows. Millwood Lake Map. Bass are biting well. This is a great time to fish the campgrounds before school lets out for the summer. Baby Brush Hogs have been working well also in the color purple with blue flake. Bull Shoals Lake Some males from 2-3 pounds were found shallow in 1-3 feet of water on flats near vegetation, and others in 6-9 feet deep creek channels where grass and reeds and fresh lily pad shoots are emerging, and are biting Brazalo Spinnerbaits, lizards, Brush Hogs and Bass Assassins. The current along Little River has continued with high flow rates this week, but the schools of whites continue migrating up Little River for their annual spawning run. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 8,064 cfs. Check out points outside spawning areas. But the biggest fish landed were three buffalo, including one that weighed 94 pounds. Check the most recent lake level of Millwood Lake on the guide services website linked above. TOP:Taylor Goodman sent us this photo of his wife and the monster rainbow trout she caught on Saturday on the Norfork tailwater. Drift-fishing with silver-colored inline spinner, yellow Power Eggs and shrimp was the most effective. With warmer temperatures, the smallmouths should be active soon. Beaver Lake is very high, at 1,129 feet, which is way up and is creating a hazard for people wanting to bank fish. Throw around the ol McMinnow 2.8 swimbait in white or shad colors, and also a fluke and Lucky Craft Gunfish topwater this pattern has been the deal for me., YouTube site (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock). * Largemouth bass have been staging for several weeks in creek channels and near flats with cypress trees in the oxbows. Crappie, while catch-and-release only, have been tearing up pink and chartreuse jigs. There is definitely limited accessibility to ramps, and parking can be an issue so call ahead. This is 21.8 feet below the top of flood pool. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) Also try white and chartreuse. Black bass are doing well on dark colors, as well as watermelon red, red or blue shad minnows and worms. Some bream is being caught. The tailwater was at 279.15 feet as of noon Thursday. Casting toward the bank has been the best way to keep your bait into the mouths of trout and not being hung up with moss.