Flow below the dam Thursday midday was 3,041 cfs. The Millwood State Park IS OPEN for camping, and the State Park Office. I landed fish on a Bayou Magic Tater Shad with a half-ounce white big eye jighead, as well as a three-quarter-ounce Binks Many Shad white spoon. With the water temperature coming up, one would think the fish would respond in a positive way that would allow us fishermen to catch some. Yes, alligators have been in Arkansas for thousands of years. 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. Parallel steeper ledge 45-degree banks and steeper transition banks. Arkansas Alligator History. Red Chrome, Toledo Gold or Natural Crawfish three-quarter-ounce Rat-L-Traps were picking up a few prespawn fish from 8-12 feet deep on vertical drops. But warm weather has made for great times on the water.. They can lose their fear of humans. The walleye are the first to pick up.". (updated 2-23-2023) Ken Winstead at Whiskers Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) in Perryville says crappie are biting and are typical for the changing water of late because of the weather, so move around from shallow to deep water. That makes no sense to me at all. As weve already mentioned, the largest alligator ever found was 19ft 2in. Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. Other reports have come of them being found on brush piles. (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. The stage at Morrilton was down almost 6 feet from this time a week ago, to 12.28 feet (flood stage is 30 feet). (updated 2-23-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are fishing poorly. The stage at Morrilton was down almost 6 feet from this time a week ago, to 12.28 feet (flood stage is 30 feet). I feel most of the largemouth bass have pulled off the deeper shad and are holding in the 30-50 feet range on ledges, tree tops, bluff ends or points nearby. As of midday Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 556.22 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 556.25 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). Check with the Army Corps of Engineers website for real-time release data, ). Fossilized remains have been found in 10 US states so far, with much more possibilities as yet undiscovered. Spin-fishermen using PowerBaits and lures that represent fleeing crayfish will also catch trout that are searching for prey. 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. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Blakely Dam was 577.46 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl). Each day is different so Fish the Conditions. The best bass reactions are random hits on Brazalo spinnerbaits in Spot Remover, Chatterbaits in white, and Rat-L-Traps in natural-colored crawfish browns and oranges or Toledo Gold and Red Chrome, and custom painted Bent Pole Little John Cranks in Rayburn Red finessed through the dead pad stems. Suggest you do on line search to find specifics for each area. Bream Then, there is a private land quota hunt - like the bear hunt in N AR. Double-fly nymph rigs have been very effective. 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. Move around, check out shallow water and the deep water too. Black bass are still in a winter pattern and that bite is rate fair. for day-to-day updates on the walleye bite. Drag something deep, or sit out and throw an Alabama rig, jerkbaits, and the Wiggle Wart, and dont forget about the Rat-L-Trap. October 25, 2019 Comments Off on Hunters bag 84 Arkansas alligators Hunting . Try crawlers in 5-15 feet. I have been doing well on swimbaits anywhere from the U.S. Highway 412 bridge up towards Neils Bluff. (updated 2-23-2023) Shane Goodner, owner of Catchem All Guide Service, reports that water temperature below the dam is 50 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. Flies that imitate injured shad will draw immediate strikes from hungry rainbows. Numerous rocks and shallow sandbars dot the area creating treacherous boating and wading. Good luck. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, gate discharge, rain or thunderstorms. Nimrod was 18 feet above normal pool level, but even with the latest rain it is dropping. But on Friday, the animal was found and officials learned it . Where can I see alligators in Arkansas?The Arkansas Post National Memorial and Millwood State Park. If I am struggling I will ask another guide how he is doing and what he is using as we pass on stream. Crappie anglers havent provided much news from Greers Ferry Lake recently. There are currently two living species the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. The stage at Augusta is steady at 31.87 feet, nearly 6 feet above flood stage of 26.00 feet. Crappie fishing is fair to poor on main lake brush piles on both jigs and live minnows on a slip float just at sundown to dark. Think white for baits and flies this week: shad patterns, white egg patterns, white-bellied stick baits the water level will support deep-diving jerkbaits white jigs and minnows. The fish are about 8-12 feet deep. Little Red River Pond is now holding about half as much water as it should be. Water temp was 44-46 degrees. Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) said Friday morning that the crappie are beginning to bite, and bite well. Reports have the bass being found both in deep water and shallow along rocky points. By midday Thursday the flow was 16,745 cfs and has ranged 12,700 to almost 17,000 over the past 24 hours; tailwater elevation was 457.49 feet. 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. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the Little Red is really blown out with the water being released from Greers Ferry Dam over the past week or more. Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said, Beaver Lake is sitting close to 1,122 feet msl as of Wednesday. It does take some looking, but once you find them it is a blast. This makes alligators significantly larger than caimans which reach a maximum of 13 feet long, and gharials which reach around 14 feet. 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. The answer is: yes. Thank you for reading! Check the most recent lake level of Millwood Lake on the guide services website linked above, or at the Army Corps of Engineers website, for updated gate release changes and inflow rates with rising and falling lake levels. Another angler caught a 2-pound white bass while fishing from the shoreline. Updated: Jun 14, 2022 / 08:31 AM CDT. All species were out there feeding. Water temperature was ranging 51-54 degrees as of Tuesday. The hatchery has been stocking some really nice chunky fish. Clarity is the usual murky. 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. Note: msl is mean sea level; cfs is cubic feet per second. The Norfork tailwater had no wadable water. Most trout are being caught on Pautzke Fire Bait fished with light terminal tackle, with most being caught in slack water and eddies. The water temps are in the mid-40s and close to 50 degrees in the river arms. There are not a lot of crappie anglers out yet with the chill (35 degrees Friday) still in the air. Water temperatures have been 43-44 degrees. Once I have identified the trend I make sure everyone has the most productive flies. Redworms are getting reactions from bream right by the dock. Watermelon red, red/blue/grape colors in artificials are good choices for bass here. Excellent angling opportunities are on the horizon as soon as stable conditions return to Carpenter Dam, depending on consistent weather fronts. Lake Fayetteville On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. Alligators prefer warm climates and rarely venture far north of the Virginia-North Carolina border. Cover water. 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. Beaver Lake, Arkansas, US Fish Identification Chart. Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) says the water has been very low from their 10-foot drawdown, but a lot of crappie and other fish are going to get active after a big rise in the water. Some fish will move shallower under the right conditions and hold on swings, points and ledges. Arkansas River (Pine Bluff Pool) The trout stocking program has proceeded as scheduled, so big numbers of fish are in the tailrace and can be caught when safe conditions allow bank and boat fishermen to access the lake. For a daily fishing report and lake condition go to www.blackburnsresort.com and click on Scuba Steve's Blog. The warm rain helped. Spring River A 2.8 McMinnow is on deck. Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. Bee Lake had a few keepers to play with recently as long as the wind would let you stay out on the main lake. Best bite for us before the chocolate milk situation had flipped back to jigs from minnows, but the crappie will randomly pick up a minnow with a few decent bites on good days. Beavers pretty much gone. Brazalo Spinnerbaits in Spot Remover or River Shad with red blades were catching some decent prespawn males moving in and out of spawning flats over the weekend when the sun was up bright and high in the sky and you could see movement in 3-5 feet of depths on the spawning flats. Bream are biting on worms and Bream Killers. Easily the largest and the most fearsome amongst a pretty terrifying bunch was Deinosuchus. Use jigs in Monkey Milk, black/chartreuse, Cajun Cricket, Kiwi, Mo-Glo, silver and Blue Ice, or throw a Crappie Magnet that is orange, white or Diamond Mist. Theyve also had success with red crankbaits and red Rat-L-Trap. After a two-year project of rebuilding the lake habitat by the AGFC while the city of Monticello rebuilt the lakes dam, Lake Monticello is reopened for fishing though the water is still well below what will be full pool when it refills. Lake Monticello is mostly dependent on rainwater for refilling all of its 1,520 acres, and in late fall it had reached a coverage of almost 500 acres. Crappie are rated fair to good. Largemouth Bass Anglers should try using Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and drop-shots. The shad are spread out. Clarity along Little River is stained, and is much worse further up Little River with river clarity ranging 3-5 inches visibility depending on location. The ample brown trout bite has proven that late winter is a great time to visit the White River, and the rainbows aren't ignoring the bait either. Lou posts almost daily on his Facebook page with photos and where the fish are biting and whats biting. I do the same for my two clients when I am guiding. Black bass can be caught with shallow-medium diving crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs along rocks and docks. Not uncommon to see 40 or so a night. Trout As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 401.55 feet msl (full pool: 387.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 419.0 feet msl). The Army Corps of Engineers reported the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 8,641 cfs (turbine) as of midday Thursday, where it had been for well over 24 hours. NOTICE: The American Gamebird Research Education and Development Foundation, under recommendation from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, is conducting a 5-foot drawdown of Lake Erling in Lafayette County to combat the spread of giant salvinia, a highly invasive aquatic plant species not native to the United States. Smaller animals are usually grabbed and swallowed immediately, while larger prey is usually dragged into the water and drowned. Lake Monticello is mostly dependent on rainwater for refilling all of its 1,520 acres, and in late fall it had reached a coverage of almost 500 acres. (updated 2-23-2023) 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. Beaver Tailwater Catfish folks are catching their target on yo-yos baited with minnows. The water is going to be so high, you have to know where the holes are to catch these guys. Try using a Texas rig on the brush, or fish with jigs. McKinzie says the man was allowed to keep the animal for the time being. Dont mean to side track this thread, as I know nothing about beavers. Let's all be safe and enjoy this awesome fishery. By midday Thursday the flow was 16,745 cfs and has ranged 12,700 to almost 17,000 over the past 24 hours; tailwater elevation was 457.49 feet. The main thing here is the crappie is moving up shallow. Black bass are biting, but theyre slow. There is barely an alligator season. 40,499 acres. Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR. Crappie are good on small jigs or minnows. Harvest Reports. Anglers have had success catching bass on a crawfish-colored Spro Rock Crawler and even throwing a spinnerbait in the stained water of the backs of creeks, too. Use hand-tied jigs in white/silverand gray/silverwhite or use minnows for best results. As of Thursday midday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 37,793 cfs. Bass are not yet loading into typical early spwaning areas despite the abnormally warm temperatures. Select low cost funds; Consider carefully the added cost of . Remember that the White and North Fork Rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. (updated 2-23-2023) Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. If it worked yesterday, it should produce fish today. But youve got to find out where they are, and dont expect them to be consistent. Fishing in Arkansas Young alligators start out with needle-like teeth, which they use to prey on small animals such as insects, crustaceans, and fish. 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. 05-27-2016, 07:02 AM nmnita : Location: Bella Vista, Ark. Shad and sculpins are the preferred meal for a hungry brown; try also egg patterns (light yellow peach colored) with an orange leading bead. Alligators have been hunted seasonally in Arkansas since 2008 as a measure to control the population. Lake Poinsett Make sure you have the right color: Monkey Milk, black/chartreuse, Cajun Cricket, Kiwi, Mo-Glo, Silver, Blue Ice in jigs, or orange/white/diamond mist in Crappie Magnet. A Bama rig or live bait on main lake points or creek channel mouths on the rivers should be the best ways and areas to find these. The fish I was marking at 60 feet or deeper did not want to bite. 77,786 posts . Crappie The crawdads are becoming active. During colder months, alligators will burrow into mud or construct a mound of vegetation to keep warm. Although alligators have a lot of teeth, they are ill-suited to biting chunks off and chewing. You can learn a lot about a man by watching him cross a barbed wire fence. Additionally, numerous conservation efforts are underway to restore natural wetland habitats that provide critical refuge for alligators and other aquatic wildlife species. with photos and where the fish are biting and whats biting. 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. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). My favorite has been a cerise San Juan worm with an orange egg dropper. Have some feedback for us? Beaver Lake is a man-made reservoir in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and is formed by a dam across the White River. Their teeth were adapted for crushing rather than piercing prey, and they were capable of killing and eating even large dinosaurs. Out on the boats, anglers have caught some but not many. DeGray Lake water level is 406.5 feet msl. (updated 2-9-2023) Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) said crappie are still on in the usual places like Gold Creek, but are hit and miss. 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. With the recent detection of the plant at nearby Mercer Bayou and the spread of the plant within Erling, AGRED worked with the AGFC to determine a plan that would help combat the aquatic nuisance species. If you're looking to drift-fish, try fishing a double-nymph rig and adjust for the depths you are fishing. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas's fish and wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support. For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro Quick links to regions: If it has been over a week or two you need to put some more thought into it. We kill all gators on sight ,, only problem we never seen a gator here in north central Arkansas . 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. These freshwater habitats are prime areas for alligators that thrive in these areas, and some can reach incredible lengths. reports that water temperature below the dam is 50 degrees with stained conditions in the tailrace. (updated 2-23-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. With the clear water, about any color is good now. Use large white shad imitations in floating and sinking versions. Double Deceiver patterns in yellow or olive have been working best for me, Mike said. But just how big can they get? As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). Central Arkansas, 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, Download the Fish Brain app and follow AGFC at:https://join.fishbrain.com/agfc-page. Anyone else seeing a decline in the beaver population? She sticks around to help protect them for up to two years. My first choice is usually the flies that I fished the last time I was out especially if it has not been so long since I fished. Come join the discussion about optics, trails, clubs, gunsmithing, styles, reviews, accessories, classifieds, and more! Hybrid and white bass are eating very well all over, 25-55 feet deep, while some are still in 80 feet of water; spoons, inline spinners and swimbaits working well. Not much to report on bream, but Im sure you could fish worms on the bottom and catch bream. Maybe we need some of those meth gators. Stripers are moving into the river arms and upper White. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 15,682 cfs. Two fish is a coincidence. Its still hit and miss. Arkansas River and White River levels are available at: http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lzk. Woody Hollow State Park is home to the 40 acre Lake Bennett which provides a stunning location for many water based activities. Anglers have had success catching. Beaver Lake is nationally renowned for bass fishing and has even become a . (updated 2-23-2023) Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) said this past week the fishing has been great. Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. The river current has dropped, but the schools of white bass are migrating up and along Little River. Be great if all this rain was snow. Surface temps are stable this week, ranging 48-52 degrees depending on location and the time of day. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 660.17 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.00 feet msl). We can also verify it is possible there are some alligators in Lake . We have none that I know of. Catfish are slow but biting in the early evenings on stink bait and live bait. Using a jerkbait on breezy day bluff ends over steeper swings and points will fool a few. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. Nobody is really catfishing now, and the bream anglers have not started bream fishing in number yet, though they were catching bream before the water took a big rise. (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. The drawdown will remain in effect until March 1, at which time the 7,000-acre lake will be allowed to refill. (870-670-4496) is closed for the winter and will reopen this month. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 405.58 feet msl (full pool: 408.00 feet msl). There could have been a new hatch, or a serious rain or temperature change that triggered another food source since your last trip. Anything shad-like will be a great bait now. Very heavy generation has been the norm for several weeks with both generators running huge amounts of water through the system to keep area lakes at winter drawdown levels. (updated 2-9-2023) Hatchet Jacks Sports Shop in Crystal Hill off I-40 (501-758-4958) reports that one of their regulars went to Blue Mountain Lake before this latest rainfall that inundated places, and he reported that for crappie he just slayed em. Big snow/freeze knocked them back here. The surface water temperature was 49 degrees and the water was stained in the creeks but a little clearer on the main lake. They lowered tag numbers on Millwood this year to three I think. Striped Bass As a result both Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams have been releasing a lot of water. I had a much better day of catching fish (Monday). 3 miles south as the crow flies is Kingfisher Lake on Petit Jean WMA. The fish are about 8-12 feet deep. Enter your email in the box below to get the most mind-blowing animal stories and videos delivered directly to your inbox every day. reports have been good. Most fish are still holding in a winter pattern and are right on the bottom in 16-23 feet of water. Learn more about us & read our affiliate disclosure. As members of Alligatoroidae, alligators are also members of the order Crocodilia. JavaScript is disabled. Little productive fishing has been done in the tailrace under these adverse conditions. Stripers, a year-long target on Beaver Lake, are being caught on big minnows, but pressure is light on them as well right now. De Queen Lake Its kind of slow right now. Crappie are still biting but its difficult to catch them from the shoreline or dock. The lake is slightly stained in most areas, but will become more stained in the next day or so. The Army Corps of Engineers has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. Havent seen a beaver or nutria rat in years where I use to see lots of them. 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). 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. The warm rain helped. The White River at Newport was 22.29 feet, indicating they are letting out quite a bit of water out of both lakes. 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. Look for balls of shad and try throwing an Alabama rig. Millwood is near 260.6 feet msl and remains almost 16 inches above normal pool and falling. 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