Try throwing articulated patterns on a sink line toward the bank. Its still hit and miss. Watch for random floaters and broken timber during any navigation on Little River and Millwood Lake. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. White River/Clarendon Area Plenty of rain lately has the river up about a foot above normal and has the water stained a good pea soup tint. The Newport stage is falling at 21.65 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). Incredibly, although Beardens alligator holds the state record as the biggest alligator ever found in Arkansas, it is not the heaviest. Black bass are biting but its been slow. Lake Maumelle Bee Lake had a few keepers to play with recently as long as the wind would let you stay out on the main lake. Anglers seeking bream have been headed to Pierce Creek. Lake Atkins The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville steady at 10.39 feet, less than 5 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. With Little River turned to chocolate milk again this week with all the inflow, current and gate discharge, we are just going to take a wait-and-see approach as normal lake pool should be achieved over the next week to 10 days provided we don't have much more rainfall. Stripers are still good. With Little River turned to chocolate milk again this week with all the inflow, current and gate discharge, we are just going to take a wait-and-see approach as normal lake pool should be achieved over the next week to 10 days provided we don't have much more rainfall. 1. The best water clarity and reaction from largemouths is in the back of the oxbows where the clarity is somewhat better, away from the river current, although the main lake from Paraloma Trail to mile marker 4 in Little River was fairly clear over the past few days before the thunderstorms. Let's all be safe and enjoy this awesome fishery. A large portion of the museum is free (no charge) but they usually have a special/traveling area that is available for a modest fee. It turns out that this alligator was literally eating the competition as its stomach contained a 5-foot-long alligator! Bream are still trying to hide from the big fish. Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool). Expect to get hung up, but expect a big fat prespawn female to bust that 1-knocker any minute or the very next cast this time of year.. (updated 2-23-2023) Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said that as of Wednesday, Millwood Lake has begun falling from recent rise over 3 feet and is still muddy from recent storms. Florida largemouth bass will be stocked during the summer of 2025. We have none that I know of. Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. Look for water flowing back in creeks and coves and start casting a Wiggle Wart or a Rock Crawler crankbait into shallow water. Anyone else seeing a decline in the beaver population? Lots of jigging soft plastics and lead spoons. Bream are slow, but try redworms and crickets as they may be starting to get hungry as the water warms some. Greers Ferry Lake. Alligators are native to only China, Mexico, and the United States. Catfish are good on nightcrawlers, skipjack, shad, chicken liver and stink bait. Information about the species of fish local to Beaver Lake . Del regularly posts new YouTube videos. The shallow bite is practically nonexistent right now. The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.88 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 915.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl). That is on about 30,000 acres. I have been doing well on swimbaits anywhere from the U.S. Highway 412 bridge up towards Neils Bluff. We favor a dark colored bait and also watermelon red, red or blue, or shad-like baits. * No reports on bream or catfish. On my home lake - Millwood - there were three permits available by drawing this year. Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) in Plainview hears from guides and anglers that crappie are doing very well now. Little productive fishing has been done in the tailrace under these adverse conditions. Theyve also been catching them on darker-colored Chatterbaits. The lake itself was created by Dr. Hugh H. Bennet to study water run-off, silt . Beaver Lake has some 487 miles (784 km) of shoreline.Beaver Lake (Arkansas) Beaver Lake Location Ozark Mountains, Benton / Carroll / Washington County, Arkansas / United States. There are no dams on these streams. Then add in sulfur and Mercer and red River and you probably have enough gators for the whole south. Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Hybrids and smaller stripers are still in open water on shad about 50 feet down, no matter how deep the water is, and can be caught dragging live bait or umbrellas through the shad. The lake level at Bull Shoals fell 0.4 foot to rest at 1.5 feet above power pool of 659 feet msl. 3 miles south as the crow flies is Kingfisher Lake on Petit Jean WMA. Alligators have a relatively long lifespan, with some individuals having been known to live up to 50 years in the wild. The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. All the above information will enable anglers to successfully fish in Lake Catherine as soon as Lake Ouachita falls down out of flood pool and the need for heavy generation and open flood gates subsides. The lake sits in northern Arkansas and is shared with neighbouring Missouri, although most of the 18,200 hectare lake sits within Arkansas. They are ambush predators, and this means that they can quickly seize their prey as soon as the opportunity arises. Most trout are being caught on Pautzke Fire Bait fished with light terminal tackle, with most being caught in slack water and eddies. A gators sex is determined by the temperature in the nest. Contact the reporter for current news for the lake or stream you plan to fish. The current creel limit for Beaver Lake walleye is a four-fish limit 15" to 20" or three-fish limit 15" to 20" and one fish greater than 28". Stripers do make a spawn just like every other fish in the lake; the only difference is the eggs do not recruit new fish. Check our blog (linked above) to make sure it's not up and muddy. The spoons, Sonar blades, and Rocket Shads seemed to work better by vertical-jigging in the school, letting the blade/spoon drop into the depth zone BELOW the school, then ripping it up and letting it fall back into the school. The largest alligators are also incredibly heavy, with reports of anything from 1,000 up to a massive 2,000 pounds being recorded. No one was out late this week with the bad weather. Fishing in the creeks feeding into the river can result in some nice bass or catfish. (updated 2-16-2023) Mike Winkler of Little River Fly Fishing Trips (501-507-3688) said Greers Ferry Lake is 7.6 feet above power pool. Greers Ferry Lake. This is because they make alligator holes, which create new habitats. Hopefully you choose one that the trout wants. In fact, Deinosuchuswas an apex predator and quite likely the most terrifying alligator to ever walk the earth. For a daily fishing report and lake condition go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve's Blog. Nutrias few and far between. and draining of wetlands from 1860 to 1960. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. Bass are starting to bite on artificials off of the points. Since that time the AGFC and AGRED, the lakes owner, have worked together to monitor and minimize potential spread of the invasive species through information campaigns. Some larger white bass are up the river with walleye spawning, and smaller ones have not spawned yet and are still in open water on shad. * Over the past couple of weeks the largemouth and spotted bass have been randomly feeding along Little River and the oxbows with a few warmer days being best days to make a run upriver. said the lake level was 554.51 feet msl and the storm was just starting to enter the area about 11:30 a.m. when he arrived at the resort Wednesday. Join us as we discover the biggest alligator ever found in Arkansas! White bass are about 5-7 feet out from the shoreline and also going after the redworms. Catfish like liver, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers now, but cats have been slow. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. Their numbers where heavily depleted by unregulated market hunting (purses, belts, shoes, etc.) Clarity of the oxbows is normal stain; visibility ranges 5-10 inches depending on location. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam at Pine Bluff was 40,646 cfs, about half the flow of this time last week. Trout key in on the shad kill this time of year as freezing temperatures stun threadfin shad in Lake Hamilton and these baitfish are drawn through the turbines and scattered throughout the tailrace area. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. Black bass are scattered all over, from shallow to deep. He reports a few bream are starting to show up floating around. (AP) - Authorities have solved the mystery of what kind of animal was seen strolling along a road near Gravette. Use minnows or jigs. Follow my fishing Facebook page (Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service) for day-to-day updates on the walleye bite. (updated 2-23-2023) Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said Beaver Lake is sitting close to 1,122 feet msl as of Wednesday. As stated earlier, this process is ongoing and is regulated by Entergy on a weekly basis. Randy Plyler with Plyler Outdoors Guide Service (870-210-0522) said that there's only been a few folks out here over the course of the last couple weeks on DeGray. Anglersare catching them as shallow as 3-5 feet now. The weekly generation report is posted every Wednesday evening on the Entergy website under Hydro-Operations. Crappie are really starting to move up shallow. Lake level is now down 6.5 feet. Drag something deep, or sit out and throw an Alabama rig, jerkbaits, and the Wiggle Wart, and dont forget about the Rat-L-Trap. I didn't get to head out on the lake until 10 a.m., but as luck would have it, the bite was on as soon as I got to the area that I wanted to check out. I could see the birds feeding from a distance, which made me smile really big. Wading with the water up can be tricky wading staffs can keep ya dry. Anglersare caching lots of nice[-sized crappie. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood reports that the lake right now will have some stain to it especially past the U.S. Highway 270 bridge on the upper part of the lake. And if the bite is off, a big Y2K can be the ticket. As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was at 359.00 feet msl (normal pool: 342.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). Walleye stocking photos: Beaver Lake Walleye: back to top. Out on the boats, anglers have caught some but not many. Clear Lake (off Arkansas River-Little Rock Pool) There is a 10 acre slough behind my place where beaver dam broke down about five years ago and beavers never repaired it. The preferred bait is a yellow-headed hair jig, and some minnows are being used, though not as many as jigs. At about 15 feet down they would attack and then dive! They typically range between 11 and 16 feet long, but some can be longer still. Once it hits a peak and starts to fall, the fish will scatter more. But warm weather has made for great times on the water.. They are moving up, this water has warmed up, its clear and normal (level), Ray said. The hatchery has been stocking some really nice chunky fish. Are There Alligators in the Mississippi River? Alligator Gar Variant Names: Gator Gar. We could kill 3 alligators on millwood every night for a month.easily. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. Mud Lake, Horseshoe and McGuire oxbows along Little River have had the best water clarity and the most aggressive largemouth and spotted bass over the past few weeks. Conditions are good. The Millwood State Park IS OPEN for camping, and the State Park Office can be reached at 870-898-2800 for availability or additional information. The White River at Newport was 22.29 feet, indicating they are letting out quite a bit of water out of both lakes. Crappie are rated fair to good. 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