The water clarity is dingy, and the water temperature was 66 degrees before the latest rain and cooler air in the past day. Lake Greeson Tailwater WebLake Greeson in Arkansas is home to lots of big crappie, but few know about it. When you see takes on the top but see no insects, switch to a caddis emerger like my Green Butt in size 15. As of midday Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 562.51 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 556.25 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). (updated 4-13-2023) Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville said that due to so much rain and the river being so high that anglers are staying away from the water, they had no reports. For. Most black bass are really wanting to feed, a few spawning, and a lot are on the move getting ready to eat and spawn. The walleye run is still good in the river arms but it is probably at its peak. (updated 4-13-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are fishing better. See The Fishing Tool Set Lake Ouachita Guides Recommend. LAKE OUACHITA ARKANSAS Darker water warms more quickly. (updated 4-13-2023 John Duncan of YoYo Guide Service at Iron Mountain Marina says, Thank you rain for a break. Water temperature is running mid-60s for the most part. Catfish are starting to move up, he said. The lake is coming down a little with floodgates open. Graph time pays off. In the BLF tournament held here on Saturday, tourney anglers had several five-bass limits of bass beginning to come up the shallower water, but most werent made up of really big fish. More and more bream are moving up now; crawlers, crickets and small minnows working from the shoreline out to 25 feet. Drift-fishing from a john boat takes the frustration out of high-water fishing; this is not the kind of water to for using an anchor. The most consistent weather ahead should help. One 2-pound rainbow had five sculpin and at least four crawdads in its stomach. WebFISHING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST Page 10 of 24 Cedar Lake Species Present: Largemouth Bass, sunfish, catfish Seasons: All year Access: Boat access at the lake with a paved ramp. This is 21.8 feet below the top of flood pool. The warm rain helped. In the deep creek, some of the crappie are down as deep as 20 feet. 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. The fish do move The brown trout bite has been reliable with shad doing best. Anglers are also catching bass off main lake points throwing half-ounce PB&J jigs and deep-diving crankbaits in a shad pattern between 10-15 feet depth. Below the dams at Dardanelle and Ozark are good areas to try, says Keith Catfish Sutton, an outdoor writer and author of the book "Fishing Arkansas.. It's an ultra casual look, as if the hills should be sipping mojitos at a South Florida cabana. The lake is its normal stained and the level may be a little high, but the anglers are still catching the fish shallow. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. My fly was a bead head squirrel's hair nymph, in honor of the late Dave Whitlock who introduced me to the pattern in the early 1990s. Youll have to wake them up with something that stinks. The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville was rising at 12.24 feet (flood stage is 15.0 feet). Water temps continue to rise. Lake Level 571.80, Monday - Thursday There is high river flow rate and current. Pruitt used a 3-weight Sage 309 and Lamson Loop reel spooled with Rios floating line. Weve been catching ample numbers of crappie and bass on staging brush piles with jigs and minnows fished 6-12 feet deep.. The protected pockets are reaching 70 degrees. The crappie and white bass that anglers are finding are biting on whatever anglers want to fish with, they say. Mike says they have been observing a few big fish cruising through shallow grass, reeds and vegetation in bedding areas. There have been no reports on bream, but Ray anticipates that will turn around shortly. ", McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) reports from the David Terry Lock and Dam area that, Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool), McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) says anglers are catching, cool mornings and sunny days make for great. Lake Dardanelle Lake Hinkle is in the heart of the Ouachita National Forest. (updated 4-13-2023) Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said the fishing "is on, man!" By midday Thursday the flow was 27,817 cfs and has ranged about that same level for several days; tailwater elevation was 461.02 feet. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 1.8 feet to rest at 0.4 foot below power pool and 15.6 feet below the top of flood pool. The season is here, they said. We are very excited to have the new hatchery completed. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge is steady 28.47 feet (flood stage is 26.00 feet). We also had good reports of nice crappie from folks camping at Cottonshed USACE campground and fishing Mine Creek and Schall Branch near Pine Island with over 50 caught per day. Catfish Water at Calico Rock has been between 11.5 feet and 12.5 feet with some dinginess and fast current. The White River at Newport is 23.83 feet and has been the same for three days. Lake Greeson (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette), Rusty Pruitt of Bryant savors an April afternoon fly fishing on Lake Ouachita. The Big Bass totaled 4.15 pounds, caught by John Anderson and Clayton Vote. * White bass continue to bite well. Norfork Lake fell 2.2 feet to rest at 9.2 feet above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 16.8 feet below the top of flood pool. All the general catfish baits are working. Fishing was good overall, but it was hard getting the big fish. John also said, The caddis hatch is ongoing. Swimming, skiing, scuba diving, boating, kayaking, and fishing are enjoyed here. The rise turned the trout off and fishing was tough for the remainder of the day. wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support. are biting well on liver, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers. Good luck! Fish warm runoff if available. Beaver Tailwater Privacy Policy. Nothing has been reported on catfish. Water temperatures have been around 50 degrees and the water levels has dropped a little. ) Cooks Lake Elevation was 337.78 feet msl and the tailwater was at 286.93 feet msl. Able to raise rainbows and brown trout, it may even be used to raise tiger trout in the future. For more information, visit www.mountainharborresort.com. These fish are up the river channels and can be caught on jerkbaits, Alabama rigs and topwater C-10 Redfins. Before the hatch, fish a caddis pupa like the Sunday Special in size 16. Try using Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and drop-shots. At Brewer it is up to the top of the boat dock, but you can still park in the parking lot. Try a cricket or worm near brush in the 20-25 depth range for a quality bite. On Thursday the flow was at 9,000 cfs. The water level has dropped to normal level for the first time in a few weeks. He says that with dirty creeks, cloudy day, warm rainwater you need to be power fishing with crankbaits, Chatterbaits or square bill. I looked further and noted that they had spillway releases on all of the dams in the White River system. (NWA Media). The big females are probably out deeper. Join them on the stunningly beautiful Also they are flipping a jig in the bushes. Del regularly posts new YouTube videos. Black bass are also in prespawn like the crappie, they say. About half with eggs. Creeks are beginning to clear, with temperature around 57 degrees in the morning this week. 7. The Goodmans didn't have official scales on hand and the fish was ready to return to the water, so they got no weight. General State Limits. (updated 4-13-2023) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock said lake level is 673 feet msl, or 14 foot above normal pool level. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) The bass spawn has started. have been biting well on cut perch and cut skipjack, with the, said for all the lakes he fishes in the Hot Springs area DeGray, Hamilton and Ouachita . It was glorious. Ive heard of a couple of good days for catfish, but thats when its not rainy, not windy and above 72 degrees. As soon as you back up youll be the water, he said. the fishing this past week has been off and on. It's in a safe place. MOUNTAIN HARBOR RESORT AND SPA The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. Be safe during nasty weather and keep on high ground. April marks the final stocking month for rainbow trout until November, with 4,320 trout scheduled to be released. It was glorious. They were avid fly-fishers and serious fly-tyers who had both tied at Sowbug and were hoping to catch the caddis hatch. Havent heard anything on black bass. Also fish 4-5 feet deep on the tops of tree laydowns or shallow brush piles in 10-12 feet of water. It was a beautiful day. Remember that the White and North Fork rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Millwood is still almost 7 inches above normal pool from recent thunderstorms but is falling. Largemouth Bass John says his favorite rig has been a cerise San Juan worms and an orange egg. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. It was a beautiful day. I was surprised because the prediction was for constant flows. Also in other spots on the river anglers are throwing a spinnerbait up shallow in white/chartreuse as well as black/blue Chatterbaits. WebJanuary. Both runs for white bass and walleye are strong, though. Bream Slow, but picking up a little. Live bait anglers can use waxworms or mealworms fished just of the bottom with a marshmallow floater or earthworms and nightcrawlers in the same manner to target larger trout. Central Arkansas, Arkansas River and White River levels are available at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lzk, For real-time information on stream flow in Arkansas from the U.S. Geological Survey, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/rt, For water-quality statistics (including temperature) in many Arkansas streams and lakes, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=quality, Download the Fish Brain app and follow AGFC at:https://join.fishbrain.com/agfc-page. I am writing this in the middle of what The Weather Channel describes as a severe thunderstorm. Rusty Pruitt and I took some time out Wednesday to try our hands at catching crappie and panfish at Lake Ouachita with fly fishing gear. Swimming, skiing, scuba diving, boating, kayaking, and fishing are enjoyed here. This drop is about as fast as I have seen it drop in my 28 years of living here, Steven said. As of (Tuesday) they moved from there and moved up. Wil Hafner, facility manager at Cooks Lake Nature Center (501-404-2321), says high water from the White River (more than 2 feet above flood stage at Clarendon) is keeping the lake from officially opening. We started seeing beds Tuesday in the protected pockets. The hot flies were Y2Ks, prince nymphs, zebra midges (black with silver wire and silver bead or red with silver wire and silver bead), pheasant tails, copper Johns, pink and cerise San Juan worms, gold ribbed hares ears and sowbugs. Spin-fishermen using PowerBaits and lures such as a Super Duper are proven trout catching baits in many conditions. The crappie are now coming in shallow. A deep-water nymph rig has been producing while fishing out of the boat. It will be difficult to fish this hatch with the high water levels we now have. Of course, those species don't inhabit Arkansas, but the fish we do have are a lot of fun to battle on a limber rod. See The Fishing Tool Set Lake Ouachita Guides Recommend. Crankbaits that represent fleeing crayfish will also catch trout that are searching for prey. Blue catfish have been biting well on cut perch and cut skipjack, with the channel cats doing well on nightcrawlers and crickets. Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined daily limit is 6 (only Anglers are fishing for them with a jig. The White has had no wadable water and extremely heavy flows augmented by substantial spillway releases. Smallmouth Bass We also had good reports of nice crappie from folks camping at Cottonshed USACE campground and fishing Mine Creek and Schall Branch near Pine Island with over 50 caught per day.. The water is still tea-colored in the Blackburns Creek area and you can see your lure down a couple of feet but you can find about any water color that you want. The bream are doing really well on redworms and are up closer. Color is not an issue. Seeing as I'd never fished this lake before I opted to hire a guide. Arkansas. They are being caught in 10, 12 and 16 feet depth. Early on we caught a few trout. Check out the Lakeview Landing Hwy 95 Facebook page for water temperature and other updates. The Newport stage is steady at 23.86 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). Brewer Lake (updated 3-30-2023) Charles Morrison at Classic Catch Guide Service (479-647-9945) said the river is still pretty dirty, but clearing slowly and falling slowly. You and a guest can join them The bass have started to spawn, so they are biting what bothers them. Elevation was 337.78 feet msl and the tailwater was at 286.93 feet msl. My plan would take us to Lake Ouachita, Arkansas in late March to early April, in hopes of finding fish spawning on shallow brush or boat docks. The surface temperature on Sunday had worked its way past the 60-degree mark, coming in at 63.5 degrees (nearly 11 degrees above the previous Sunday). My plan would take us to Lake Ouachita, Arkansas in late March to early April, in hopes of finding fish spawning on shallow brush or boat docks. While many people already know about the wonder of this lake, others have never heard of it! Reports this week of the whites being found on the road beds and near rocky points not far from the channel. Tompkins Bend area AGFC fish cover locations.Signs on the bank near these sites for anglers to reference. Lake Ouachita Little productive fishing has been done in the tailrace under these adverse conditions and this scenario has continued since mid-January. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 542.97 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). We can expect higher flows on the White and Norfork for some time to come. A couple of days ago I went back to the same place with different conditions. I had a repeat client that was a solid angler with lots of experience. When you observe trout taking insects from the top of the water, switch to elk hair caddis size 16. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 542.97 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). Fishing methods are the same for both black Rainbow Trout Bank fishing at Maumelle will still be available, and access to hiking trails and other park facilities outside the water will be available. Weather was great, but the wind kept us from hitting our spots. The fishing is better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. Remember that the White and North Fork rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. The stage at Morrilton was fishing at 9.69 feet and falling (flood stage is 30 feet). The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 473.55 feet msl and falling with lots of generation. WebLake Ouachita Guide Service is an experienced and family friendly operated Guide Service that offers fishing trips in some of Arkansass finest lakes. They range from $5 to $57, depending on who's fishing, where you're fishing, and if you want to combine with a hunting license. anglers have been catching cats on trotlines, noodles, limblines and rod-and-reel. Bass will eat minnows now as well. All rights reserved. Alligator Gar 1 Black Basses (including not more than four Smallmouth) 10 Bream Largemouth and Spotted bass must be 13 inches or longer to be kept. Crappie overall have been good on minnows as well as jigs in all colors. The same storm knocked out my sister Ernestines power in Memphis for three days. They are relating to the brush piles, stumps and rocky points. Water clarity is the usual murky. (updated 4-6-2023) 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. 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