When floods are over, it is important to get the lake ready to store water from the next flood that may come along, and that is done by returning the lake to its normal level. Project Release. Gold jerkbaits and wacky-rigged Senkos were working best. 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. On the White, the hot spot has been Wildcat Shoals. They didnt go far but they left the shallow areas for the most part. (updated 4-21-2022) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) in Sherwood took the opportunity of high, swift water on the Arkansas River Little Rock pool to go check out Ouachita, and they say the black bass are good on main lake points using Texas-rigged Senkos, as well as good in the buckbrush on spinnerbaits. It was about this time that I discovered that the water near the bank was about a quarter of an inch deeper than my muck boots could handle. Nimrod Dam. (updated 4-21-2022) WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said water temp is in the low 60s. The fish are typically suspended over the tops of the brush 8-15 feet down. Some dispersed recreational area gates and access roads - do not block closed gates. Hydropower Release Schedule. Nimbus Dam forms Lake Natoma, with a surface area of 540 acres and a capacity of 8,760 acre-feet. Muddy water and fast flows are the norm below Carpenter Dam and these conditions will continue until Lake Ouachita has dropped below flood level. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information. The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville was rising 11.87 feet, about 2 feet up over the past 24 hours and nearly 3 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. Clarity is heavy stain to chocolate milk along Little River. No reports on bream. Over the past week, the bites have been random and very inconsistent. Visit www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com for a daily update on fishing conditions. The Newport stage was still rising at 21.86 feet, or almost 4 below the flood stage of 26.0 feet. As many as five floodgates have been open at a time on Lake Catherine to rid the system of last weeks stormy weather that created treacherous lake conditions. These fish are still shallow, 4-10 feet deep. White Bass You just need to move and look and move more until you graph fish, then drop your lines, Jon said. John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Norfork Tailwater Water is High! she said. My clients wore their waders for the warmth. Small orange or peach eggs have been very effective. Total outflow from Norfork Dam is 1,332 cfs. Before launching, please check in at the Conservation Education Center, and report back before leaving. 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. Fish are moving and making it difficult to establish a pattern for more than a couple of days. The White has had no wadable water. They have not been out fishing. Target about 5-6 feet depth of water around brush or laydowns. Southern Pro Flipping Tube or Tournament Tube in black/blue tail, smoke/black/red flake with chartreuse dipped tail, and smoke purple flake with chartreuse dip tail have connected with 2- to 4-pound male bass over the past several weeks near dead pad stems, near stumps from 8-10 feet deep in Little River's oxbow lakes and creek channels upriver near where creek junctions and on tapering points where they will eventually pull into the creek channels to spawn. Rain doesn't seem to bother the trout. (updated 4-21-2022) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are high and off color. Where to Fish in Arkansas Bass are doing well on spinnerbaits and crankbaits, as well as topwater. Arkansas River at Morrilton. The clarity is clearing. Pool elevation is 248.77 feet msl. Testing the site for the dam started in September of 1939 with core drilling and test trenches. They were biting on minnows and jigs. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 1,124.91 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 1,120.43 feet msl; top flood elevation is 1,130.0 feet msl). Level Controlled by: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The caddis are starting to coming off. Water level has stayed around normal even with the recent rain events. Gen 10:10 The beginning of his kingdom was Babylon and Erech and Accad and Calneh in the land of Shinar. Crawdad season is almost here; we're finding a good supply in ponds and smaller tributaries. They have not been out fishing. Your purchase of a Fishing License helps support the AGFCs work in maintaining the fishing resources throughout the state. As many as five floodgates have been open at a time on Lake Catherine to rid the system of last weeks stormy weather that created treacherous lake conditions. Site identification number Each site in the USGS data base has a unique 8- to 15-digit identification number. said water is high and the river is still under a small craft advisory. A recent bass tournament yielded several good strings for 35-42 pounds, including several largemouths in the 7- to 10-pound class. Watch for random floaters and broken timber during any navigation on Little River and Millwood Lake. As for fishing specifics this week, Mike said: Park (501-354-9007) off Arkansas Highway 9 said water level is up by 1.5 feet. The trout have been hitting great with a little more weight to get the fly down. I had a surface water temperature of 61 on the main lake and 57 in the creek that I was fishing on Tuesday afternoon. Lake Levels and Generation Schedules for Tennessee Dams. Visibility is only inches on the main channel, and up to about 16 inches in protected backwaters. The lake clarity is the usual murky. CAMDEN, AL. Jigging soft plastics has been working the best. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 558.69 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 555.75 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). Nimrod Lake Top Flood Pool: 373.0 Fourche LaFave River (NMLA4) Current Seasonal Pool: 342.0. I pulled out my paddle and made for the bank (the one my car was parked on). (updated 4-21-2022) Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out of state) said black bass arevery good. The Climate Data Online cart currently only supports ordering data from one dataset at a time. 5. Overall fishing on Norfork has changed with the absence of the high numbers of large stripers. Some of the crappie have started to move back into the coves, but not all. Javascript has either been disabled or is not supported in your browser As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 464.28 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 462.04 feet msl, top flood elevation 487.0 msl). Arkansas River (Little Rock Area Pools) We also have bream and catfish that are biting decently well. The GPS coordinates are 34.9934236 (latitude), -93.1982343 (longitude) and the approximate elevation is 1,273 feet (388 meters) above sea level. Females are feeding in preparation for the spawn and are following shad. Maximum height:129.6 feet. All species of cats are eating all types of baits. I took my boat to Tracy (Area Boat and Motor Sales) and got some bad news. Hydropower Locally. The river is flowing at a moderate rate and is carrying some debris. The water is low visibility. The hot flies have been sowbugs and various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot fluorescent pink and cerise). The fish are typically suspended over the tops of the brush 8-15 feet down. Try using Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and drop-shots. The crappie bite has been fairly good. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 95,066 cfs with a pool elevation of 264.76 feet msl. Some reports of them being found near drop-offs around 16-20 feet and off rocky banks, and other reports of them being found on brushpiles. For well information this can be a district-assigned local number. Norfork Lake As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 2,851 cfs (both turbine and spillway) as of noon. Year-to-Date. Fishing results have been about the same for more than a week now. With the current lake levels, we can expect no wadable water in the near future. The hot fly was the midge and we did very well. Beaver Lake For U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operated Reservoirs. Theyre using Dingers and Trick Worms. Cooks Lake Always Check the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock app for generation schedule. Top Seasonal Pool: Jan 01 to Mar 01 342 Mar 01 to Mar 15 342 to 345 Mar 15 to May 15 345 May 15 to Jul 01 345 to 344.5 Jul 01 to Oct 01 344.5 to 342 Oct 01 to Dec 31 342. Give Kent a call. (updated 4-21-2022) Lake Erling Guide Service (870-904-8546) reports the lake is dingy, while the level is high. Garry and Matt Bryant landed the Big Bass of 3.74 pounds. Slow topwater lures (frogs, poppers) are starting to get bit in backwaters. The Narrows Dam is on the south side of Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro in southwest Arkansas. The day before this rain we had 30 females brought in along with 45 males by three people, Johnny said, noting that Jay Nichols and Gene Bennett also caught 22 good crappie. (updated 4-21-2022) Steven Scuba Steve Street at Blackburns Resort said the lake level is 558.14 feet msl and is rising slowly with one generator running for a few hours a day. Warmer days with bright skies continue to be best daily conditions. The pool elevation is 195.54 feet msl and the stage at Pine Bluff is 32.12 feet (flood stage is 42 feet). I made it to the bank just upstream from the walk-in access. (updated 4-7-2022) Capt. Black bass are fair, but anglers are providing bait recommendations. When the river was muddy, they fished the creeks using corn. This species can be found in brush in 15-25 feet of water. Norfork Lake rose 3.6 feet to rest at 4.3 feet above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 21.9 feet below the top of flood pool. 5 to 6 generators - approx speed = 3.25 - 3.5 miles per hour. Water level is normal. Bream are starting to bite, and this weeks results have been fair. Copyright 2023 Southern Company. (updated 4-21-2022) Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake Guide Service said that as ofWednesday, Millwood Lake is currently 11 inches above normal pool at 260.2 feet msl and rising. Trout Lake Fayetteville Options are very limited due to water clarity and the large amount of debris that a lure must make it through. ET at the River Bluff Small Wild Area located along the Clinch River west of Norris Dam. However, the name probably had a different meaning in the original language. (updated 4-21-2022) Zimmermans Exxon (501-944-2527) said crappie are starting to move up in Big and Little Maumelle creeks and are being caught on Crappie Weapon in black and pink and Crappie Magnet Dancer in pink and chartreuse. Catfish are good still on pretty much anything, she said. The surface water temperature (Wednesday) morning was 56-58 degrees. As of Tuesday, the crappie had once again backed out to deeper water. The. Over the past week, bass were fair on swim jigs with thumper-tail trailers, Chatterbaits, jigs, and heavy thumping 1-Knocker Rat-L-Traps deep in the creek channel outside bends near stumps and standing timber. Deerfield River is a river that runs for 76 miles (122 km) from southern Vermont through northwestern Massachusetts to the Connecticut River.The Deerfield River was historically influential in the settlement of western Franklin County, Massachusetts, and its namesake town.It is the Connecticut River's second-longest tributary in Massachusetts, 2.1 miles (3.4 km) shorter than Metropolitan . Nimrod, the great-grandson of Noah, was a mighty hunter. They probably ARE running 2 generators, but only at something like 25% of full capacity (each). Blue Mountain's construction was halted by World War II and completed in June 1947. (updated 4-21-2022) Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville reported that the river remains high and muddy, and they had heard no fishing reports. The hot fly was the midge and we did very well. The Army Corps of Engineers built the Robert F. Henry Lock and Dam to create a 12,510 acre reservoir that provides navigation, hydroelectric power generation, and recreation. . Future Weekly Dam Generation Schedules for Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes. Total outflow from the dam is 4,008 cfs. Even if you dont see any topwater action in the coves, cast the banks with a suspending jerkbait and you will pick up some nice largemouth and a few crappie and walleye. The crappie bite has been fairly good. The White River at Newport is 20.48 feet. Knowing what the water is going to do is vital to safety and with Donald Cranor at the helm, you need not worry about this at all because Cranor's Guide Service knows how to fish varying water levels and keep you safe. Floating worms, jighead worms and Dingers are producing quality catches. To the south, the Ouachita River was dammed to create Lake Ouachita, the Caddo River was dammed to create DeGray Lake, the Little Missouri River was dammed to . 244 As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 395.72 feet msl (full pool: 384.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 419.0 feet msl). The Nimrod Dam was built in 1942 to control flooding along the Fourche La Fave River and created Nimrod Lake. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam at Pine Bluff was 93,924 cfs. Further upriver at the C.D. It was already up over 1 foot at 463.13 feet msl. Lead eye Woollies and tungsten bead-head nymphs are great. The Nimrod Dam was constructed at a time when the country was trying to pull out of the great depression. The put-in point is at Riverside Picnic area just below the dam. Saturday, May 13 - Veterans on the Water.Family event for all veterans and first responders. The fishing forecast: good to spectacular. John says, I have not heard about bream yet, but as I find out I will post. TVA Fishing Conditions for Mobile Devices. PRSs have been completed for the Sam Rayburn Dam isolated project each year since approval of the existing rate schedule. Harris Brake Lake On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 84,674 cfs with a pool elevation of 285.50 feet msl. For information or unscheduled closures, call the center at 870-241-3373. The walleye bite was good but now is only fair on main lake points. Photo by Mike Keckhaver. Our best bait was the Blue Fox spinner, gold, 3/16-ounce or quarter-ounce, but the Thomas Buoyant red/gold hammered quarter-ounce spoon was a close second. Crappie had started coming to the buckbrush, mostly males, and were turning black. Total outflow from Beaver Dam is 3,970 cfs. The topwater bite is usually in full swing this time of year but the cold fronts have slowed it down. One of those was the construction of Nimrod Dam. Trolling an Alabama rig or throwing a topwater C-10 Redfin are still producing quality catches. Carefully check the water level before entering Crooked Creek or the Buffalo River. Were having success dragging a jig, Carolina rig, shaky head or Ned rig in green pumpkin variations in 5-20 feet on secondary points and channel swings leading to spawning areas. Observed water levels also are updated periodically throughout the day. Documentation is available in Microsoft Word 97 format or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. (updated 4-21-2022) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Some crappie have spawned and some are on beds and some are just staging. Water temperature is ranging 62-68degrees. Download full dataset documentation for this station including record layout, full data type list and definitions, observations, and attributes by using the links listed below. I met my clients at the usual time at the Rim Shoals ramp and took some time to rig their rods and launch my boat. Soooooooo, guess we won't know. After 17 years of faithful service, the Honda was kaput. The lake is currently fairly stable now, and with some consistent warmer weather the striped bass bite will explode. (updated 4-7-2022) Angler and guide Stephen Tyson Jr. reported on his Facebook page recently his new personal best black bass catch of White Oak Lake, a fish that topped 11 pounds. Periodically keep looking at it throughout your day. 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. Note that the . White bass have slowed. For website corrections, write to ceswl-pa@usace.army.mil, An official website of the United States government, Floodplain Management Services and Silver Jackets, Maumelle River Ecosystem Restoration Study, Requirements/Exemptions for Flood Recovery Activities, Real Time Data (Arkansas River Nav. Double Deceivers with medium Fish-Skulls in yellow and brown will work. Type:Gravity concrete hometown dealer of the Arkansas-born-and-bred Xpress, all-welded aluminum fishing boats in Hot Springs, reports lake levels up slightly and water clarity at 6 inches or less and muddy due to the heavy rains over the past week. Floods are normally the cause of the greatest and quickest changes in lake levels. With the current lake levels, we can expect no wadable water in the near future. The Cumberland Lake tailwater provides some of the best Rainbow and Brown Trout fishing in the southeastern United States . 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