The lake has been falling slowly to 658.93 feet msl as we continue to see high water levels in the tailwater of the White River watershed, often between three to six units (9,000-18,000 cfs). (updated 3-3-2022) Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville reported that anglers are catching a few walleye. No surface temperature was recorded. WebEcho Park Lake. Total outflow from the dam is 15,964 cfs. Black Bass Crappie are in a prespawn pattern. Late last week the crappie had moved up in the water column and we caught fish as shallow as 4 feet deep. Black bass are good on spinnerbaits and jerkbaits. The target will be a ring. (updated 3-10-2022) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) said black bass are good in 15-25 feet of water on Alabama rigs and drop-shot. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. Our ambient highs have only been in the 30s and low 40s recently. Then we should get a good spring bite going. Curtis Willingham at River Rat Bait in Camden (870-231-3831) said. WebFishing spots and baits to use at Peckerwood Lake? You get three casts to achieve your best distance. Plan a fishing or boating trip or vacation to Peckerwood Lake The lake level is 1 foot over power pool. Clear lake here in England is somewhat of a pay to fish lake, it's public, but landlocked. The water is a little dingy and the level is low (a few stumps are showing). When the warmouth go to the bank it is usually a sign that spring is almost here. Casting spinnerbaits and jigs in one-eighth-ounce weights has been the best presentation to catch these fish. Crappie are still deep and biting there on minnows and jigs. You get unlimited false casts and go through the targets twice. Always check before heading to the Little Red River by calling the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock District water data system (501-362-5150) for Greers Ferry Dam water release information or check the Corps of Engineers website (swl-wc.usace.army.mil) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecasted generation schedule. Barring complications, both lakes will be completed by March 15. Sounds like the big bass are on. The stage at Augusta is steady at 31.30 feet, which is about 5.3 feet above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. You get three casts to achieve your best distance. Crankbait, Wiggle Warts, soft plastics and Alabama rigs have all produced some nice fish. The area needs to dry up for a while. (updated 3-10-2022) The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team had no new reports. With colder temperatures, the smallmouths are not active. There is a $5 fee (proceeds will be donated to an access/river project in Cotter) and the competition is open to the public. Peckerwood Lake (update 2-24-2022) Donna Mulherin at Hermans Landing (870-241-3731) said that scheduled maintenance is still ongoing on the spillway. Its early yet for that magical time of year, but their eggs are getting plump. Water Temperature: 72 degrees Catfish was catching a lot more . Norfork Lake surface water temperature is rising very slowly after the 3-degree drop from last weekends storms. said that as of Wednesday, Millwood Lake was 5 inches above normal conservation pool, at 259.6 feet msl and falling. My bait of choice for the shallower fish, say from the shoreline out to 30 feet down, has been casting a Kastmaster blade-style bait. Jigs and minnows alike will work. Most of them were caught on a Mr. Crappie Slab Slanger in Monkey Milk paired with an orange head worked slow, slow, slow. Crappie have been good in brush around 10-20 feet deep but I caught fish last week in 2 feet of water. The first rod is a bamboo with standard matching line. , by March 30. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Narrows Dam was 538.20 feet msl (full pool: 548.00 feet msl). 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). Bang the bank with big streamers on sink tip lines. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 42,890 cfs with a pool elevation of 231.11. (updated 3-10-2022) Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) said anglers are back at it and theyve had success. Hybrid Stripers Clarity and visibility of the oxbows were 10-20 inches, depending on location. Buffalo National River/Crooked Creek 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. No surface temperature was reported. New fish can be found all over. No reports on bream or catfish this week. 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. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 34,092 cfs with a pool elevation of 265.31 feet msl. Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine, 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. I post almost daily on Facebook. 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. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 437.35 feet msl (full pool: 437.00 feet msl). No crappie, but the brushpile was inhabited by some nice-sized largemouth bass. Damiki on a Moon Eye and Rapala jigging Rap. Total outflow from the dam is 15,964 cfs. Crappie were fair using minnows or jigs. (updated 3-10-2022) Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said that with the recent rains and windy weather, he hasnt been on the water in a few days. Try an orange egg with a size 18 purple zebra midge. Millwood Lake Happy Fishing and enjoy Norfork Lake., The storm on Sunday night brought a lot of lightning and over an inch of rain in this area but no damage. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) said the crappie are starting to move out of the deep water channels and into staging area brushpiles. I appreciate your patience. Crappie, bass and small stripers are the best bite now and the night bite for stripers should start next week. Here is his latest report: There are three categories: beginner, intermediate and advanced. If our current forecast holds true, we have another deep freeze arriving Friday afternoon. The fishing now is predominantly catch-and-release for. The best action has taken place during times of generation. No temperature was recorded. Bear Creek Lake/Storm Creek Lake Bream remain active with another good bite this week. On warm, sunny days the crappie will move up shallower into the warmer water and suspend over the same staging brushpiles. Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle (501-209-6538) on Arkansas Highway 7 outside Hot Springs Village says Nimrod has been hot under, the dam on minnows for crappie, as well as up the river. Small white bass are moving into normal spawning shoals, so it will not be long before the main run begins. With another major front approaching for the weekend, fish should stay put for at least another week to 10 days. This is 36 feet below the top of flood pool. Brad Sherrill and Scotty Smith caught an amazing 5-pound stringer of black bass totaling 28.84 on Sunday at the Central Arkansas Bass League tournament. They continue moving in and out of 2-6 feet deep flats with stumps and grass present near creek channel drops from 4-9 feet deep, near vertical structure. The lake level has been stable with a slight drop with intermittent power generation and currently sits at 554.05 feet msl. Wade fisherman and boaters alike must use extreme caution when attempting to use the area. Fishing is the main activity on The clarity is clearing. About Fishing Reports for Peckerwood Lake near Clarendon. Location and Directions: 751 Echo Park Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90026. use MapQuest. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 437.35 feet msl (full pool: 437.00 feet msl). Yo-yos and limblines have been improving for cats from 4-8 pounds over the past few weeks. Lots of Little River buoy markers along the main lake channel may have moved with recent gate changes at the Millwood Dam and high wind. Cooks Lake is a 2-mile long oxbow off of the White River, nestled in the heart of the Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge near Casscoe in Arkansas County. Plenty of blue-wing olives are hatching, but we need better clarity for nymphs." This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. Im always looking for new places on the map, even on my home lake DeGray. Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool) Catching is a new ball game every day with this up-and-down weather as fish are on the move and, like us, have to change according to conditions, so just keep an open mind until you re-find them and proceed, just stay around bait, Tommy says. I've caught some great crappie off it before. Norfork Lake fell 0.1 foot to rest at 0.4 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.8 feet below the top of flood pool. Dry Run Creek has fished particularly well. I have found that the stripers seem to be on the flats late morning. The lake is a little stained but is at a normal level. There are no targets. Crappie are fair. The target will be behind a tree. The final station is the Distance Cast Combo. (updated 3-10-2022) Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock said he did not have anything new to add to his report this week. For spin-fishing, gold and silver spoons or spinners are best in off-clarity water. Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) reported Thursday morning that Beaver Lake is dingy at their locale and the water level is high. The trout have been biting well on light terminal tackle fished with various PowerBait. The lake is up by 1 foot over normal pool. Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir said that with the recent rains and windy weather, he hasnt been on the water in a few days. The weather was great, but now it's changing again. I reel back to the boat very slowly, letting it sink more as it is being retrieved. Crappie are fair in the early mornings. School is back in session and now is a great time to fish it, particularly during the week. 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. remain in a winter pattern and your best chance is fishing suspended structure. 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. (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. Good luck from Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle, and don't forget to take the kids fishing.. (updated 3-10-2022) Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) reported that the lake has its normal Lake Conway stain and water is back to normal level. We are looking forward to the water getting right and lines getting tight!, Hafner said. The lake is also used for recreation and is well known for its populations of channel catfish and crappie. The only fishing reports to come her way were for, (870-435-6525) said, Spring break on the White River near Cotter means lots of young anglers coming to the area, and there's nothing better than seeing a family enjoying the great outdoors fishing for, catching, and releasing boatloads of, in Calico Rock, said, "Again, the weather has kept the river conditions high, combined with generation from both Bull Shoals and Norfork dams. The water was a little dirty, too, but that is what they seemed to want. You can use your own rod for the accuracy casts. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 5,418 cfs (both turbine and spillway). Throwing streamers with a sink line against the bank has also been productive. They are being found up shallow now, and theyre favoring spinnerbaits and jigs. Lake level is at 572.36 feet msl. The walleye bite has been hot as well. So get out there and catch some fish! Black bass are being found in shallow water and the bite is good. Both the creeks and main lake had the same temperature, as the creeks have dropped faster with the colder weather. Fish 3-6 feet deep. Horseshoe Lake (updated 3-10-2022) Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said the lake is stained and at a normal level. There has been a shad kill on the White River at Bull Shoals Dam and on the Norfork Tailwater at Norfork Dam. Many artificial fish habitat structures have been created and put in place, and the AGFC has pumped several of the small ponds and has added rotenone to those areas for the elimination of unwanted species (i.e. PowerBait can save a fishing trip due to the fact that this presentation is designed to capitalize on a trout's inborn instinct to feed on fish eggs. White River "We are still catching fish with the White Lightning being the hot fly this week. Most are being caught jigging live minnows or pulling Flicker Shads. Beaver Lake fell 0.1 foot to reach power pool or 9.6 feet below the top of flood pool. Lake Atkins They were on shallow brush as well as just cruising around. Live bait and jigs work well fished 8-14 feet deep. The second station is basically the same but done with a roll cast. Use minnows or jigs. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. Angler Charles Abernathy said, Ive been out to DeGray a few times over the last couple of weeks. Trolling cranks and fishing swimbaits both have put fish in the boat. We take a number of different data points to make our fishing reports that water temperature below the dam is 46 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said. (updated 3-10-2022) Capt. Black bass are chewing on Wiggle Warts, Rock Crawlers, thin-sided crankbaits, traps, drop-shot rigs, Carolina rigs and Alabama rigs all over the lake and rivers.