It is to be held on Saturday April 9, in Cotters Big Spring Park Baseball field at 1 p.m. Sleet and snow melt had heavily stained many areas of Lake Catherine, creating very difficult fishing conditions. Releases of that level require anglers to get creative, to try some things they might not have tried before. The stage at Augusta is steady at 31.30 feet, which is about 5.3 feet above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. (updated 3-10-2022) Donald Ramirez at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) said that the lake is clear and the level is high. It makes my day for you to call me out at the ramp or on the water. remain in a winter pattern and your best chance is fishing suspended structure. Sounds like the big bass are on. The stage is falling at 7.33 feet (flood stage is 32 feet). I found crappie roaming around in the middle of a popular spawning pocket and was able to catch one as shallow as 6 feet. Of course, crappie is like most species that go through a feeding cycle. Some of the guides prefer palm-sized (think big) sculpins; most are just as successful drifting the more available smaller bait at mid-depth or deeper in the holes. The fish were at the same depths. The weather was great, but now it's changing again. Good luck from Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle, and don't forget to take the kids fishing.. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 346.12 feet msl (normal pool: 342.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). No reports on bream or catfish this week. Each lake will be refilled at 6 inches per day until returned to the normal summertime pool. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas's fish and The lake temperature was 48-52 degrees Wednesday morning. Barring complications, both lakes will be completed by March 15. (updated 3-10-2022) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said Thursday that the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 463.15 feet msl, which is 1.11 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and trying to come up more but is being kept in check with generation. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. fishing has been hit and miss this week. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge was up again from last week to 27.82 feet, almost 2 feet above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. No WebFishing Report ( < Back ) Lake. Use minnows or jigs. The final station is the Distance Cast Combo. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 259.62 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl). Visit www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com for a daily update on fishing conditions. I caught one small striper accidently in about 10 feet of water fishing for bass, four crappie, two bass, two big bluegill and a couple of warmouth in about 2 hours of fishing. Best colors were Texas Craw, black/blue/purple, or pumpkinseed/chartreuse with a Gene Larew Hog Craw as a trailer. Striped Bass The Carpenter Dam tailrace remains very dangerous to navigate with numerous underway obstructions partially hidden just under the water surface. Rising and stained water spells the death sentence for quality rainbow trout fishing. Anywhere a creek channel runs into the deeper creek bends or vertical structure and drops into the oxbows, where stumps and creek mouths drop, have held some decent-sized bass over the past week. Try using a Texas rig on brush or jigs. The weather had been pretty fair and the surface temperature was around 50 degrees, so with those conditions its not uncommon to catch them in shallow water. If you plan to fish the Trout Magnet in high water, consider using extra weight and focus on eddies and close to banks. Try a lipless crankbait or jerkbait over main lake points for these fish. You cannot let the fly touch the ground, unless it is at a target. Walleye thrive in the tailrace in the summer and early winter months as these fish prefer colder water temperatures than other area game fish. Arkansas River at Morrilton The next station is for a curve cast at a target at a distance of 40 feet. Bream remain active with another good bite this week. 5 bucks to launch. Always have your fishing license up-to-date and be ready to cooperate with our game officials when asked. Use white flies like Marabou Jigs or mop flies. You have to cast over, then through and finally under the ring and hit a target. Trout despise muddy conditions and often refuse to feed for days and sometimes weeks. The only fishing reports to come her way were for crappie. Catfish are also good on live bait. Minnows and jigs are always a good call, but anglers are also catching them on yo-yos and trolling on spider rigs around the underwater brushpiles. Don't make the mistake of attempting to keep more than the legal limit of any fish species from Arkansas waters. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 5,418 cfs (both turbine and spillway). As the water warms the fish will migrate towards the river arms to spawn. The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. Good fishing on the coast. WebPeckerwood Lake is a reservoir located just 10.5 miles from Clarendon, in Prairie County, in the state of Arkansas, United States, near Nahay (historical), AR. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 41,234 cfs, and the stream gauge stage was at 7.79 feet. (updated 3-3-2022) Capt. The water is down a bunch on this lake. Yes, you will need to do some searching, but if you find some bait, I just about guarantee you will find striped bass nearby. Current along Little River was stained this week with discharge release at the dam, and river clarity ranged 4-8 inches visibility depending on location. WebIf youre considering a fishing trip to California, you have some great choices for lakes and other waterways throughout the state. Anglers are starting to catch a few bream on redworms and crickets. The water was a little dirty, too, but that is what they seemed to want. Most years, from 55-60 degrees is the magic number that the whites will be ganged up in huge schools at Wilton on U.S. Highway 71 and at the dump of Cossatot River into Little River. With colder temperatures, the smallmouths are not active. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 30,050 cfs. Live bait and jigs work well fished 8-14 feet deep. Catfish was catching a lot this week. They loved my Tater Baits Electric Monkey crappie jig. The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.34 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 915.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl). To that end, my old fishing buddy Ron McQuay has put together a fly-casting contest, The Cotter Casting Challenge. WebFishing at Peckerwood Lake, Arkansas. It does take extra work to get the fly down. Over the past week, bass were fair on swim jigs with thumper-tail trailers, Chatterbaits, jigs and heavy thumping 1-Knocker Rat-L-Traps deep in the creek channel outside bends near stumps and standing timber. Hybrid and white bass are roaming, eating and roaming some more. The shallow-cruising male largemouth bass we found roaming bedding areas this week were around 2.5-3 pounds, and fairly spooky in the clearer water areas. Bass fishing has been fair. There will be more traffic on the river than we've gotten used to over the slower winter months. My biggest crappie last week have been shallow. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. (updated 3-10-2022) Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said the lake is stained and at a normal level. The lake is also used for recreation and is well known for its populations of channel catfish and crappie. The bait that I found today was in the old river channel, which in this area was roughly 70 feet deep. Fish the upper river at the Lassiter Access to avoid them or fish Dam 3 late in the afternoon, after they have left the area. No surface temperature was recorded. water levels have been running at 490 cfs on Tuesday; that is up about a foot above average flow (350 cfs). The changing water and weather offer fun challenges you won't get bored fishing the Cotter waters of the White. As always, feel free to ping me at [email protected] for more info. Little Red River The lake is a little stained but is at a normal level. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 526.30 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). The surface water temperature was between 49-50 degrees Tuesday, depending on where you were, and had dropped 2 degrees from the day before. Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville reported that anglers are catching a few. (updated 3-10-2022) Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle (501-209-6538) on Arkansas Highway 7 outside Hot Springs Village reports that they are still getting good numbers of walleye on crankbaits and nightcrawlers from 40 feet in the trees to rocky points in 20-25 feet. The stage is falling at 7.33 feet (flood stage is 32 feet). the Army Corp of Engineers are currently running water over the floodgates on the Little Red River. Real Deal Custom Jigs caught a few largemouths up Little River in McGuire oxbow last week around 3-3.5 pounds. Thoroughly clean and dry your waders (especially the felt soles on wading boots) before using them in any other water. Lake Catherine (Below Carpenter Dam) The lake hosted a bass tournament over the weekend but she received no reports. A rod or rods will be furnished for the distance casts. 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. said Thursday that the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 463.15 feet msl, which is 1.11 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and trying to come up more but is being kept in check with generation. Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop at Crystal Hill (501-758-4958) said, Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool), McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said the water is normal and muddy with the weather, and not much fishing activity is going on. Click to expand Billy Simpson sold that place 2 years ago it is now private. There is a $5 fee (proceeds will be donated to an access/river project in Cotter) and the competition is open to the public. Crappie are fair in the early mornings. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Blakely Dam was 572.40 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl). It is to be held on Saturday April 9, in Cotters Big Spring Park Baseball field at 1 p.m. Current status, information and reservations may be made by calling (877) 444-6777 or the Millwood Tri-Lakes office at (870) 898-3343. I found. Most are being caught jigging live minnows or pulling Flicker Shads. White River (updated 3-3-2022) Jeff Shell, the superintendent at Cane Creek State Park, said Cane Creek Lake water temperatures are running in the mid-50s and should be expected to rise. You will get two tries for each cast. Fishing is best with heavy generation. WebLake Info Fishing Forecast Fishing Reports More Discuss ions This area was created in order to allow you to talk about topics other than fishing reports for Peckerwood Lake. The lake temperature was 48-52 degrees Wednesday morning. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose 0.3 foot to the power pool of 659 feet msl. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 526.30 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). Current status, information and reservations may be made by calling (877) 444-6777 or the Millwood Tri-Lakes office at (870) 898-3343. We have coaxed a few to hit a Chatterbait, a Brazalo Spinnerbait in Spot Remover or chartreuse/white, or a black and blue salty rat tail and Bass Assassins over the past few days.. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, 7- to 10-inch curly tail worms, swimbaits, buzzbaits and anything else that resembles a shad or baitfish. For the accuracy casts there will be five stations, and for the distance casting there will be two stations. Before this latest temperature drop, anglers had been catching some good-sized, Donna Mulherin at Hermans Landing (870-241-3731) said that scheduled maintenance is still ongoing on the spillway. Happy Fishing and enjoy Norfork Lake.. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. There are no dams on these streams. (updated 3-10-2022) Steven Scuba Steve Street at Blackburns Resort says the lake level is 554.12 feet msl and has dropped 1.2 inches in the last 24 hours with generation about three-quarters of the time. The White has had no wadable water. Total outflow from Beaver Dam is 3,896 cfs. Millwood Lake tailwater elevation was near 232 feet msl with gate discharge at the dam around 6,000 cfs in Little River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Stocking should ramp up in March getting ready for the springtime anglers. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam was 30,050 cfs. Always wear a life jacket when on the water and continue to follow park rules and regulations. Black bass are still around the shoreline and biting well. The stage is at 11.17 feet. Lake Charles The hot flies have been sowbugs and various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot fluorescent pink and cerise). TOP AND LEFT:Tom Kelly of Mountain Home is shown with some of his crappie catch last week fishing out of Blackburn's Resort and Boat Rental on Norfork Lake. (updated 3-10-2022) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are still navigable. You get a maximum warm up of five casts. We have continued to receive reports that Electric Chicken pattern jigs are producing results, Shell said. They seem to be biting on crickets and worms. The lake is a little stained but is at a normal level. Bass are being caught on Rat-L-Traps, while crappie are about 14 feet on the edge of the channel. * The largemouth bass continued to improve this week with the warmer conditions, depending on location. Bream are fair. Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle (501-209-6538) on Arkansas Highway 7 outside Hot Springs Village reports that they are still getting good numbers of. WebSilverwood Lake Staff. A very good bite pattern can disappear in a matter of hours, so anglers should be aware of this potential problem and have an alternative plan of action. When traveling, Im following channels on my map and paying very close attention to hidden humps from map contours that arent necessarily marked as hazards since the levels are so low. Bream havent started biting yet, but should soon. Curtis Willingham at River Rat Bait in Camden (870-231-3831) said. Flow from the dam hides many of the shallow water dangers so boating becomes increasingly more treacherous as anglers approach the dam from the Arkansas Highway 128 bridge. Further upriver at the C.D. (updated 3-3-2022) WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said the water temperature is in the low 50s. Be prepared for low to very low temperatures in the morning and, more often than not, sun-warmed afternoons. If you want more frequent information please visit and like Hummingbird Hideaway Resorts Facebook page. The fish were at the same depths. WebPyramid Lake Fishing Report Card. Use white flies like Marabou Jigs or mop flies. The new owners built the new lodge. Bass are off and on lately. John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. It is a good time to target them. There has been a shad kill on the White River at Bull Shoals Dam and on the Norfork Tailwater at Norfork Dam. For a daily fishing report and lake condition go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve's Blog. The lake is its usual murky with a morning surface water temperature reading of 54.8 degrees on Sunday. (updated 3-10-2022) Wil Hafner, facility manager at Potlatch Cooks Lake Nature Center (870-241-3373), said that with continuous high water, the situation at Cooks Lake remains the same and they are unable to open at this time. Beaver Lake What the drop in water temperature did was to make the bait move to other areas of the lake, but not necessarily far away from where they were. For information or unscheduled closures, call the center at 870-241-3373. They were on shallow brush as well as just cruising around. With colder temperatures, the smallmouths are not active. Corps campgrounds are open for camping. It does take extra work to get the fly down. The deep bite continues to dissipate. The area needs to dry up for a while. Most trout are being caught between Spider Creek and Parker Bottoms. Remember that the White and North Fork rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Plenty of blue-wing olives are hatching, but we need better clarity for nymphs.". When traveling, Im following channels on my map and paying very close attention to hidden humps from map contours that arent necessarily marked as hazards since the levels are so low. No reports on bream or catfish. They are scattered and not betting, and redworms and crickets will catch them. Jerkbait has started catching a few on points and bluff ends in shallower water around brushpiles, and a little wind helps. Biggest change was water temps dropping a bit. Current along Little River was stained this week with discharge release at the dam, and river clarity ranged 4-8 inches visibility depending on location. Temperatures can change as much as 30 degrees or more in less than a day. Crappie are good using small or medium minnows as well as jigs (including hair-tie jigs). For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro. Small orange or peach eggs have been very effective. Try an orange egg with a size 18 purple zebra midge. This is at a distance of 30 feet. Stay back and pitch a jig or minnow under a cork over the brushpile. Fly-fishing under an indicator with pink or white San Juan worms has been producing. Bream are better each day on crickets and crawlers at super shallow out to 40 feet. Entergy will be generating below all area dams to control the lake levels, so caution on waterways must be used during this time. There is no warm up with the rods and you get the best distance from three casts per rod. Upstream, Table Rock Lake 0.4 foot to rest at 0.5 foot above power pool and 15.5 feet below the top of flood pool. You will get two tries from each side. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. It is sunny and nice (Wednesday) but a very cold front is moving in on Friday with warmer weather on Sunday. If our current forecast holds true, we have another deep freeze arriving Friday afternoon. Mike Huckabee Delta Rivers Nature Center, Forrest L. Wood Crowley's Ridge Nature Center, Janet Huckabee Arkansas River Valley Nature Center, Witt Stephens Jr. Central Arkansas Nature Center, J.B. and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Rick Evans Grandview Prairie Nature Center, Recruitment, Retention and Reactivation Action Plan | 2023-2028, Disability, Mobility-impaired, 65-Plus, Military Retiree, Lifetime Licenses. Greers Ferry Lake Crankbait, Wiggle Warts, soft plastics and Alabama rigs have all produced some nice fish. where I share some fishing content and have already posted this last trip from this week (a little creek channel action). The best action has taken place during times of generation. (updated 3-10-2022) Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) said Thursday morning that the clarity is good and the surface water temperature is up to 50 degrees.
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