Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. picking up topwater lures, Chatterbaits, buzzbaits, worms, shad-type flukes, creature baits and swimbaits. No reports of white bass, crappie, bream or catfish. Managing Editor Arkansas Wildlife Magazine. Swimming, skiing, scuba diving, boating, kayaking, and fishing are enjoyed here. Have some feedback for us? My question is this, is there a gator season? The answer is: yes. Lake Erling Guide Service (870-904-8546) reported that the. Remember to be courteous to other boaters on the water. Contact the reporter for current news for the lake or stream you plan to fish. Austin Kennedy has more great fishing news in his report from the tailwater below, as fishing has really picked up on trout, walleye and more. Alligators have between 74 and 80 teeth which change as they get older. CAW has been planning a 10-foot drawdown to eliminate the hydrilla in the lake. But the amount of rain weve had, the crappie will be out of the flow of the lake, now, in the murky waters, and wont be deep. Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said fishing continues to pick up at Lake Charles. Are there alligator gar in Beaver Lake? Water temperature on Monday was 51.4 degrees, which is more than 3 degrees higher than this time last week. The below copy is care of KARK 4 News. As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. The hot spot on the White River has been the catch-and-release Section below Bull Shoals Dam. Gather as much information as you can before making your fly selection for the best results. Surface temps are stable this week, ranging 48-52 degrees depending on location and the time of day. 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. Bass fishing starts to improve on both windblown banks on crankbaits back in the creeks and on main lake points near brush on grubs, and then another cold front comes through slowing the fishing. The warden in La when I checked in my gator told me they are going to up the tags more and open the red River and a few other places up next year. Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir Lake Dardanelle Expect more of the same as far as generation schedule goes. I tried a variety of methods and the one that worked best was spider-rigging with minnows at a slow crawl! Kent said. For real-time information on stream flow in Arkansas from the U.S. Geological Survey, visit: For water-quality statistics (including temperature) in many Arkansas streams and lakes, visit: http://waterdata.usgs.gov/ar/nwis/current/?type=quality. Lake Ouachita Towering limestone bluffs, natural caves and a variety of trees and flowering shrubs afford shutter bugs and nature lovers hours of enjoyment throughout the year. The average life expectancy of an alligator is typically around 30-50 years. Little Maumelle River reports that water temperature below the dam is 50 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. They are now mainly found in the lower third of the state. Lake Greeson Tailwater Maybe we need some of those meth gators. Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. The largest fish ever caught in Arkansas was an alligator gar in the Red River that weighed 241 pounds, over 100 pounds more than the next largest Arkansas catch, a 118-pound paddlefish caught by James Johnson at Beaver Lake earlier this year. Giant salvinia, a free-floating South American plant that has become a major threat to fisheries in the southern U.S., was first spotted on a small portion of Lake Erling in 2018. Lake Monticello Walleye Older alligators prey on turtles, fish, birds, and mammals all the way up to the size of deer. Total hourly outflow at the dam is still high; at midday it was 18,275 cfs, and in the past two days the flo2 has been as high as 19,600 cfs. Catfish are still looking for the bream. That makes no sense to me at all. Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Anglersare catching them as shallow as 3-5 feet now. Buffalo National River/Crooked Creek Bull Shoals Lake elevation has fallen slightly over the last week due to the drier weather but the upcoming rains may put us back where we were. The lake on Wednesday was at 660.35 feet msl, which is very near the seasonal power pool level. Ramps are still accessible. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge rising slightly at 28.74 feet, or 2.74 above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. She sticks around to help protect them for up to two years. Mike said, We talked to some friends up Little River in the oxbows over the past few days and they told us they were catching some decent largemouths on a floating Trick Worm like the Senko or Zoom Trick Worm and the Yum Dingers. The moist habitats are perfect for many animals, including alligators. Alligators are found primarily in the southeastern United States, from North Carolina to Texas. Lake Poinsett Whats the Biggest Alligator Ever Found in the Mississippi River? The lake level at Bull Shoals fell 0.4 foot to rest at 1.5 feet above power pool of 659 feet msl. These freshwater habitats are prime areas for alligators that thrive in these areas, and some can reach incredible lengths. I could see the birds feeding from a distance, which made me smile really big. Excellent angling opportunities are on the horizon as soon as stable conditions return to Carpenter Dam, depending on consistent weather fronts. Millwood Lake Everything is happening as it should. In general, fly-fishers are quite willing to share information. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. Beaver Lake is nationally renowned for bass fishing and has even become a . The lake is closed to fishing until spring as it serves as a rest area for migrating waterfowl, and as access opens up after the White River recedes in the area. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. Once the lakes reach the conservation pool levels of 659 feet msl for Bull Shoals and 553 feet msl for Norfork, I expect both dams will reduce how much water they release allowing the river to drop to more normal levels. The public is urged to use extreme caution when visiting the Carpenter Dam use area during this time. Millwood is near 260.6 feet msl and remains almost 16 inches above normal pool and falling. For bass, what I gathered from the bass fishermen I spoke with, they are struggling as well with fish not responding to the warmer water. Watch for random floaters and broken timber during any navigation on Little River and Millwood Lake. White bass are hard to find and I believe the AGFC needs to put a 25-fish limit on them. Good luck. Spin-fishermen using PowerBaits and lures that represent fleeing crayfish will also catch trout that are searching for prey. Surface Area. Modern campsites offer the best in . Anglers have also been doing really well on the black bass, which are also coming up shallow in 3-4 feet of water. But on Friday, the animal was found and officials learned it . Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool) Further up Little River near White Cliffs and Wilton Landing has heavier stain conditions. Largemouth Bass Variant Names: Black Bass, Green Trout, Bigmouth Bass, Lineside Bass . These new ponds are then new habitats for other animals and help to increase plant growth and diversity. Watch This Florida Woman Feed an Alligator. We have none that I know of. As stated earlier, this process is ongoing and is regulated by Entergy on a weekly basis. Try throwing articulated patterns on a sink line toward the bank. Water temperatures have been 43-44 degrees. Anytime lakes like this and other similar lakes come up, they get out of the flow, they said. Parallel steeper ledge 45-degree banks and steeper transition banks. Lake Catherine Tailwater (Below Carpenter Dam) and draining of wetlands from 1860 to 1960. fishing has been pretty slow for the past several days, and they had no reports of note. Call the center at 870-241-3373 for more information. The Newport stage is falling at 21.65 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). Check with the Army Corps of Engineers website for real-time release data, ). Anything shad-like will be a great bait now. As of Thursday morning, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 468.68 feet msl with slight falling (0.36 inch) over the past 24 hours (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl, top flood elevation 487.0 msl). The lake itself was created by Dr. Hugh H. Bennet to study water run-off, silt . Crappie were reported at about 6 feet depth in Gold Creek, and at 6-8 feet depth around the Highway 89 bridge area. are still on in the usual places like Gold Creek, but are hit and miss. The word unprovoked is key. Use large white shad imitations in floating and sinking versions. Everything is still deep but moving up the channels. With the clear water, about any color is good now. Using a jerkbait on breezy day bluff ends over steeper swings and points will fool a few. Add a little bigger sinker to allow the bait to get to the river bottom. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) The preferred bait is a yellow-headed hair jig, and some minnows are being used, though not as many as jigs. No bream or bass reports. Its kind of slow right now. Crappie are still biting but its difficult to catch them from the shoreline or dock. (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. Though they may travel some distance over land in search of food or mates, alligators typically remain within a few miles of their home territory throughout their lives. They are moving up, this water has warmed up, its clear and normal (level), Ray said. This week we've seen a significant shad kill on the lake. He said, I had a much better day of catching fish (Monday). As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). Big female largemouths are beginning to stage at creek mouths and on the first vertical drops from the spawning flats to deeper water. No reports on catfish, but this is a great time to catch them all over lake and rivers with a variety of baits. I could see the birds feeding from a distance, which made me smile really big. I see the same as you. 45 of our 75 counties have documented gators. Look for something in the water that gives the fish a break from current. Norfork Lake fell 2.3 feet to rest at 0.9 foot above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 25.3 feet below the top of flood pool. She says good days should fall on March 4-10, while the best days are March 18-24. Mike says they expect to see greater numbers of large white bass schools running upriver near Patterson Shoals and Wilton Landing near Cossatot inflow ditch for their annual spawning runs over the next few weeks as the surface temps continue to climb into the low and mid-50 degree range. (updated 2-23-2023) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says fishing is mostly no good this week after all the rain. In addition, add lots of flash to white, olive or olive-and-brown streamers, sparkling collars on your jigs, or toss out a shiny silver spoon. Despite this, American alligators can reach much, much larger sizes. The aforementioned forage and bream species will be stocked again in the fall of 2025, along with black crappie. (updated 2-23-2023) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) says the river is good right now. Beaver Lake rose 0.4 foot to rest at 1.4 feet above power pool or 8.2 feet below the top of flood pool. TOP:An angler named Bo (no last name available) from Gentry, Arkansas, landed this very impressive brown trout in the Beaver Lake tailwater this past week while fishing with guide Austin Kennedy. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) Reports have the bass being found both in deep water and shallow along rocky points. The water temps are in the mid-40s and close to 50 degrees in the river arms. . One-Knocker Rat-L-Traps in Red Shad, Toledo Gold or Goldfire Craw picked up several chunky, fat male bass on cypress trees and knees in 7-8 feet of depth near flats adjacent to spawning locations, but the retrieve had to be slow and deliberate deflecting off wood, stumps and cypress knees. With the increasing boat traffic, we need to be mindful when operating our boats near others who are not underway and anchored. The numbers for the last few years are down and a no-limit and no-size with the huge angler pressure on Beaver has decreased the population on Beaver Lake. At Toad Suck Lock and Dam in Conway one was locked through the . Bream, too, are a little more active. water levels at the Spring are running at 440 cfs (350 cfs is average, while water clarity has been poor. Anglers are fishing mostly live baits (minnows have been the big thing) and they are finding mostly males, no females, and the males aren't really that big yet. I had a much better day of catching fish (Monday). Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. They lowered tag numbers on Millwood this year to three I think. Also check the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecast generation schedule. Beaver Lake size: max 32"/10 to 12 lbs perhaps. (updated 2-9-2023) WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) reported that water temperature is in the mid-40s. There are alligators in Arkansas but they are usually in specific areas. Mama gators protect the nest. Join us as we discover the biggest alligator ever found in Arkansas! They suggest fishing more in the backwaters where the water will be a little warmer. Stripers are still good. Amenities vary at each different property. Bass have been caught this week on Chatterbait (black/blue, a Z Man Jackhammer is a good one to throw now with more vibration to it than others), or flipping a black/blue jig as well as a square-bill crankbait. The massive influx of healthy rainbow trout to the lake rejuvenates the tailrace to an earlier scenario of quality fishing. Alligators are actually incredibly important to the ecosystem. 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. Hybrid Bass I know they didnt even do a tag on erling this year and its full of gators. Unfortunately, we lost a large part of the alligator population due to unregulated market hunting and their wetlands being drained. Enjoy Norfork Lake!! "It hasn't been a hard winter up here. We are still catching crappie and other bass deep 25-55 feet deep, but all the fish are going farther toward the river portions of the primary and secondary channels. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. But youve got to find out where they are, and dont expect them to be consistent. For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro The stage in the Little Rock pool was at 7.55 feet, down about 1 foot from this time a week ago (flood stage is 25 feet). For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Further upstream, the flow at the Maynard Lock and Dam was 52,474 cfs. Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Fishing continues to be up and down just like the weather. Lake Atkins Streamer season is upon us. 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. The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. The clarity is clearing. The best activity was mid-day, and the crappie were holding 12-15 feet of depth in our planted brush piles. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team reports that water temperature is in the mid-50s in Lake Langhofer to the low 60s in protected backwaters. Wading might need to wait for a while. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 0.1 foot to rest at 1 foot below power pool and 15 feet below the top of flood pool. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 260.33 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl). In the clearer water farther down the lake, anglers been catching bass on Alabama rigs (which a few weeks back landed a 10-plus-pound largemouth in a tournament) and on green pumpkin or brown-colored jigs. Ive been getting bit on a Jewel football jig or shaky head in green pumpkin on the points, ledges and swings in the creeks. Copyright 2023 Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, A Public Treasure: The Dale Bumpers White River National Wildlife Refuge, Ways to Entertain Your Family During the Holidays. A feller stopped by my office earlier today and said he has trapped 46 since the beginning of November here in central AR. Redworms are getting reactions from bream right by the dock. We have had higher flows that have fished well. Mourning, White-Winged and Eurasian Collared-Dove, Arkansas Waterfowl Rice Incentive Conservation Enhancement (WRICE), Natural State Landowner Conservation Awards, Endangered Species and Other Threats to Wildlife, Gov. 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. This makes alligators significantly larger than caimans which reach a maximum of 13 feet long, and gharials which reach around 14 feet. Drift-fishing with silver inline spinners with Power Eggs and shrimp continues to work best. The overflow of that food source into the river sets off the famous voracious feeding pattern and the easy trout catch, which anglers love. Bream are starting to pick up. Greers Ferry Lake is 7.6 feet above power pool. Some holding in the mouths of the creeks and main lake and are over 120-150 feet and have been suspended 90-100 down. The Arkansas River offers good fishing for largemouth bass and white bass, but there's very good bass fishing at Lee Creek Lake and Sugarloaf Lake. (updated 2-23-2023) Ken Winstead at Whiskers Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) in Perryville says crappie are biting in spite of the various weather and water changes were seeing lately. I did catch a few fish on a dead stick, meaning no motion at all except for what the boat was doing. Alligators have lived in Arkansas for thousands of years. For the most up-to-date lake level, visit the U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Conway water level site. The crappie are in a prespawn bite and found around brush and other cover. The crankbait bite is getting better as temps rise. Chinese alligators reach only between 5 and 7 feet long and weigh only 80 to 100 pounds. Pond is now holding about half as much water as it should be. Though they're quick, they don't like . Merthiolate and June Bug colors were working in the stained water in back of McGuire. I knew what was going on. in Calico Rock, said the recent storms caused both Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes to rise above the conservation pool. In the back of McGuire oxbow, we were throwing a custom-painted Little John Crankbaits in Rayburn Red, and a Bill Lewis SB-57 or MR-6 Crankbait in Strawberry Craw, Blood Craw or Red Glitter Craw and picking up a few random bites. Terry Via/Shutterstock.com. Black bass are biting but its been slow. Trout now are widely scattered from the bridge to the dam and, in safer conditions, can be caught in the shoals by fly-fishermen casting micro-jigs in black and white under a strike indicator. (updated 2-23-2023) Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) said black bass are still very good. McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) has not heard any reports from the lake or from the lower LR pool or beyond Terry Lock and Dam this week. Flats next to deep creeks and secondary points with any remaining dead lily pad stems will coax a bite on a Chatterbait or square bill on warm and sunny days, mainly in the afternoon. Were capitalizing on the shad if they come up to feed early or in the evening, or if the stripers and white bass push them up in the column. Suggest you do on line search to find specifics for each area. John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Knowing it was a big one, but not quite how big, they were excited about the catch. Fishing continues to be up and down just like the weather. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. Also, the minnows and nightcrawlers that work for crappie may get a bass reaction. If you use artificial lures try deeper-diving lures. (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. The fish are about 8-12 feet deep. U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Conway water level site. Find your next adventure. John says his favorite rig has been a size 14 pheasant tail nymph and a size 18 ruby midge. Largemouth Bass But the amount of rain weve had, the crappie will be out of the flow of the lake, now, in the murky waters, and wont be deep. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission, which supports our community. Flow below the dam Thursday midday was 3,041 cfs. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. When she hears the young yelping, she opens the nest and gently carries them to water in her mouth. As of Thursday morning, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 468.68 feet msl with slight falling (0.36 inch) over the past 24 hours (normal conservation pool: 462.54 feet msl, top flood elevation 487.0 msl). (updated 2-24-2023) Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the main topic of conversation this week is the walleye are s tarting to move into the creeks. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. The run has just started, they note. Bluegill Some reports say they are deep at 18-22 feet. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. 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