The lake level at Greers ferry is at 461.43, that is 0.04 feet above normal pool and falling the temp is 46-49 degrees and rising.

 The expected warm rain should really put the river walleye on the move and a lot of males should start showing up soon try hair jigs, jigs with minnows and crank baits. 

The hybrid and white bass continue to be good all over the lake as well as some up the rivers, try the claw, spoons, and hairjigs and in-line spinners for your best bet

 No-report on catfish.

 Crappie are still good around brush piles and in the pole timber, fished vertical, with jigs and jigs with minnows as well as the Arkansas slab hunter. 

No-report on bream

 The bass bite is good on the Arkansas claw, wiggle warts jigs, spinnerbaits, and small crank baits in the creeks, the jerk bait bite is really picking up as well.

Tommy Cauley

Fishing Guide  

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Beaver Lake

Elevation at Normal Pool: 1121.4 Temperature: 

Outflow: 16201 cfs. Level: 7.17 feet high

Catfish No Report

Crappie No Report

Stripers No Report

Largemouth Bass No Report

White Bass No Report

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Beaver Tail water

No Report

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Kings River

No Report

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BULL SHOALS

updated 2/2/2012

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 657.0  Temperature: 

Outflow: 651 Level: 5.8 low

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Fishing Report by: Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock      "Braggin Board"

  There have been numerous reports of huge rainbows being caught on the Spring River. The water level on the river is high and stained.  This is a great place to wade fish. Canoe season is over and we have much less traffic on stream. Be sure to wear cleared boots and carry a wading staff. There is a lot of bedrock that can get very slick. The hot spot has been Dam Three Access. The hot flies have been brown woolly buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks.

 White River Trout Unlimited has scheduled a Cabin Fever Fund-Raiser for Saturday, February 25th here in Mountain Home. This party will be a great way to celebrate impending spring weather and raise money for the chapter’s many projects! Visit their website for more details.

 Practice water safety and always check conditions before you leave home.

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Millwood

Updated: 1/30/2012

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 259.20 Temperature:  50 early to 55

Outflow: 8626 cfs. Level: 4.08 feet high

Report by: Millwood Lake Guide Service        "Braggin Board" 

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 The Overall Picture:

 Use extreme caution in navigation during high discharge rates at the dam.  Trees, logs, vegetation, and debris continue coming down river in the high volume discharge rate of over 20,000 CFS. 

As of Monday 30 Jan, the lake level rose dramatically above normal conservation pool and is expected to continue through the week.  Current and muddy water has returned, and again has the Largemouth Bass scattered, but bites can be had throughout the afternoon. The Bass for the past several weeks, have shifted to breaks behind points downstream of increased muddy incoming water and current.  White bass, Kentucky bass, have scattered on Little River and her oxbows over the past week.  Stable temperatures continue to bunch the Crappie tighter and closer in brush piles, but have moved to clearer water locations, out of current and muddy water. 

Surface temps rose slightly over the past week, & as of Monday 30 Jan are currently ranging 50ºF early to 55ºF later in the afternoon hours, depending on rain, wind, incoming fresh water, location and time of day.  Call the USACE for lake level daily updates, Little River current, discharge release, and tail water levels.   

Lake level as of Monday 30 Jan, is currently is 261.64 mfsl, and rising, which is now 29.3 inches above normal.  Normal consv. pool is 259.20 feet.  Discharge rate as of Monday was increased with 13 gates open at 5 feet, for a total discharge of 26,969 CFS.  The tailwater level as of Monday, rose over 20 feet to 247.45 mfsl and is continuing to rise w/ the increased lake level and discharge at the dam.   

Clarity and visibility as of Monday on main lake worsened; currently ranging approx 1-2 inches in the River depending on location.  The oxbow's clarity are better, albeit, with somewhat heavy stain, ranging approx 10-12 inches visibility depending on location.  Water temps are stable lake-wide, due to recent warmer daytime highs.  Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds or thunderstorms.   

River Run East facilities are still undergoing maintenance and upgrades, and as such, still closed until mid-July 2012.  Paraloma Park is closed for the winter.  All other ramps and USACE parks are open. USACE recently completed updates at White Cliffs Camp ground with addition of 6-8 more campsites, and other facility improvements.   

To volunteer for one of the cleanup dates or ramp and USACE park information, contact Brooke Kervin at the Millwood Tri-Lakes Project Office.  To receive updates or volunteer, call the US Army Corps of Engrs toll-free information line at 888-697-9830.   

New regulations for Largemouth Bass have gone into effect as of January 1, 2012.  See AGFC Website or recent regulation handbook for details (creel increased to six/person/day, no length restrictions). 

 The Details: 

Largemouth Bass:  The best bass bite over the past week, has been pitching jigs, worms, tubes, rattle baits, and soft plastics to stumps, grass, lily pads, and wood laydowns behind points and cuts of the river, in the swirling eddies where current break lines are being used by the Bass with all the incoming rising muddy water and current.  The lake level has began rising again from all the recent rain in western Arkansas and se Oklahoma, and we are finding the bass in transition pulling back into swirling eddies and cutbacks, tributaries and points in Little River. 

The 2-5 pound sized Largemouths over the past week have increased their metabolisms with the warmer day time highs and we have even seen males visiting bedding areas on these warmer days, albeit somewhat premature.  The best bet over the past week continues to be on Gene Larew Hog Craws in black, or black & blue colors.  Yum Wooly Bugs, or creature baits like Zoom Brush Hogs, Texas rigged, in Black-Blue, and Blackberry, were also catching some 14-17" Bass on cypress trees and knees in 2-5 foot depths.  Magnum Tubes are also working around stumps, Cypress trees and knees.  Best colors of tubes in clearest water are smoke/black/red flake, black/blue tail, or purple smoke.  Best color tube in stained to muddy water conditions are the black/red flake (black neon), or pumpkinseed/chartreuse tail.  War Eagle Spinner baits in Aurora, Hot Mouse, or Cole Slaw colors in the clearest water you can find are working well, while slow rolling around any remaining vegetation and lily pad stems.   

Pumpkinseed/chartreuse, Black/blue, or Diablo colored StrikeWorks Jigs worked around stumps, laydowns, and in lily pad stems were taking 17-19" size Bass.  Salty Rat Tails, Yum Dingers, and Senko-style worms in purple smoke fleck, watermelon/red, or green pumpkin, are taking some nice 14-18" Largemouth Bass and Kentucky Bass. 

Rat-L-Traps in Toledo Gold, White Zombie, or Red Shad continue catching some Largemouth Bass in the 16-18" length range.  The key to the Rat-L-Trap bite is slowing down the retrieve to a crawl and deflecting off stumps in flats of 5-6' water depth, close to 8-12' drop offs.  Bomber Crankbaits in Tennessee Shad or citrus shad, or white colors are catching a few Largemouths back in the oxbows away from muddy current, where the water clarity is much better.

 White Bass and Kentuckys: The White Bass have gone deep in the river channel, and all but disappeared with the recent influx of muddy water and increased current.  Hurricane Creek, Horseshoe oxbow lake, and White Cliffs areas, for the past several weeks have been very good locations for finding these loosely packed schools of White Bass and have produced very large numbers of schooling Whites and Kentucky Bass.  These schooling fish were hitting Rat-L-Traps and Bomber crankbaits up Little River.   

Snake Creek tributary off Little River, still has a few Kentucky Bass bunched up out of the muddy current and were hitting lizards and Baby Brush Hogs in blackberry, chartreuse pumpkin, or cherryseed colors. 

Crappie:  No Report.  Still very scattered, muddy water, high current volume, and warmer water temps over the past week have spread out the Crappies horizontally. 

Cats:  remain very good to excellent this week also, on trot lines, yo-yos, tight lines, along current and break lines in the outer bends of Little River with the increase in current.  Blues and Channel Cats were biting best on cut shad & chicken livers, in 12-16 feet of Little River on the outer break lines in current or on minnows and cut shad on the yo-yos tied along the Little River, in 10-15 feet depths.

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 Use extreme caution in navigation during high discharge rates at the dam.  Trees, logs, vegetation, and debris continue coming down river in the high volume discharge rate of over 20,000 CFS. 

Surface temps constant over the past week, as of Monday 30 Jan are currently ranging 50ºF early to 55ºF later in the afternoon hours, depending on rain, wind, incoming fresh water, location and time of day.  Call the USACE for lake level daily updates, Little River current, discharge release, and tail water levels.   

Lake level as of Monday 30 Jan, is currently is 261.64 mfsl and rising, now 29" above normal.  Normal consv. pool is 259.20 feet.  Discharge rate as of Monday was 13 gates open at 5 feet, for an increase in total discharge to 26,969 CFS.  The tailwater level as of Monday rose over 20 feet and was at 247.45 mfsl.  

Clarity and visibility as of Monday on main lake is muddy with high current volume and is currently ranging approx 1-2 inches in the River depending on location.  The oxbow's clarity are better away from current, albeit, with somewhat heavy stain, ranging approx 10-12 inches visibility depending on location.  Water temps are stable lake-wide, due to recent warmer daytime highs.  Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds or thunderstorms. 

River Run East is still undergoing maintenance, repairs, and upgrades; and as such, still closed for use until mid July 2012.  Paraloma Park is closed for winter.  All other USACE ramps and parks are open.  USACE recently completed upgrades and improvements to White Cliffs camping area, with the addition of another 6-8 campsites and other facility improvements.   

As of Jan 01, 2012 AGFC regulations for Largemouth Bass have changed.  See AGFC website, or official regulation handbook for details (creel increased to six/person/day, no length restrictions).

  Wear your Life Jacket and kill switch!!  If you are suddenly or unexpectedly thrown from your boat, it could be your only chance of survival.  Use caution navigating Little River in low light conditions, SLOW DOWN, and pass friendly to other boaters!  As always, careful watch for any random floaters and debris in Little River's current, and wearing your PFD and kill switch is a requirement!!

 Don't forget, be courteous, and respect the other guy's right to use the lake too.  Release those big bass to spawn and fight again, and take home those little 12 inchers to fry up!  Use caution in low light conditions, and wear your flotation device!  If you are suddenly thrown from your boat, or knocked unconscious, your life preserver can potentially be your only hope to survive. 

 Visit us on the web for the most current Millwood Lake fishing report, updated weekly.  See some great catch and release photos, sponsor links, tons of great information and resources on the lake available to you, along with excellent related direct links to Arkansas' State Parks, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's Black Bass Program, The US Army Corps of Engineers, and Arkansas.com.

 Come see what all the excitement's about!

    And As Always,

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Mike

Norfork

Updated 2/2/2012

Lake Elevation at Normal Pool: 550.2 Temperature:

Release Rate: 32705 cfs. Level: 24.09 feet high

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Report by: Tim Partin of 101 Grocery and Bait 

The black bass and crappie bite on Norfork Lake has been outstanding. It appears that the high water years have increased the population of bass and crappie and has also increased the size of the fish. This winter I have caught more big bass and big crappie on a routine basis then I have in prior years. I landed this nice 6.05 pound largemouth with a white 3 inch Berkley's paddle tail grub (similar to a swimming minnow). I was using a 1/4 chartreuse jig head on the grub and casting the bait toward the shore line, then working it slowly back to the boat along the bottom.

 Striper fishing has been another story. It appears they have moved out to the main lake in deep water chasing shad. I think all the various fronts, cold, warm then more cold and warm fronts have gotten the stripers confused.

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Norfork Tail water

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This page was updated Wednesday, July 20, 2011