I got out of my boat so I could pull it up further on the bank so the rising water would not wash it away. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. Always Check the Army Corps of Engineers Little Rock app for generation schedule. Try using jigs and minnows. Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) says the fishing was good up until this weeks worms. I myself, I'm still getting decent bass up to 6 pounds off the points in 8 feet of water.. Change Since Yesterday: 0.12 Feet. I was heavily dressed in fleece and down and was wearing my knee-high muck boots to keep my feet dry and warm. Bream are fair around brushpiles; use redworms and crickets. The scenic lake is full of slab crappie, giant bluegills, largemouth bass, and catfish of all species. Further upriver at the C.D. Catfish went back into hiding this week. Some like Nimrod, Tiras, and Dodonaeus, fought against their evil brethren. Ever wondered why the water at your favorite lake is often higher or lower than when you last visited? Millwood Lake tailwater elevation is near 233 feet msl with gate discharge at the dam around 7,200 cfs in Little River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. They have been scattered out due to the rise in the lake level a couple of weeks ago, compounded by the hard and fast drawdown of the lake to evacuate the excess water. There are 1,146 square miles of drainage area above the dam. Try using a Texas rig on brush, or jigs. All of the lakes in the White River system are now above power pool. We are in a transition period, but some nice fish of different species are being caught every day. Largemouth bass are good. The lake level at Bull Shoals rose 4.7 feet to rest at 5 feet above power pool of 659 feet msl. Pocket areas that run east to west are much warmer with some areas reaching 63 degrees. Black bass are fair, but several 18- to 19-pound stringers were recorded at a bass tournament here on Tuesday. Fronts and cold air will back these fish up toward the deeper water. Nimbus Dam forms Lake Natoma, with a surface area of 540 acres and a capacity of 8,760 acre-feet. On occasion I have found fish blowing up in the deeper parts of the coves in 40 or more feet of water. 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. Anglers are also spider-rigging down the channel. Winter Pool: 435.00 feet. For information or unscheduled closures, call the center at 870-241-3373. 4. Try minnows or jigs. Find the latest Corps of Engineers' lake levels, releases and forecasts needed to enjoy a day of fishing, boating and recreation in the Little Rock District. You might also fish on the upstream side of Wilson Dam. Visibility is only inches on the main channel, and up to about 16 inches in protected backwaters. Theyre struggling a little but beginning to spawn. The Guide remains the same throughout the summer months, which supports recreation use on the lakes. (BIG) PIGEON RIVER, TN 800/899-4435. This product is available for download through the NOAA Big Data Partnership. This species can be found in brush in 15-25 feet of water. Seven of the plants are located within eastern Oklahoma with one located just across the border in Texas. Walleye are still good. Crappie are good on minnows and jigs. that weekly heavy rainfall has forced Lake Ouachita up into flood pool, causing Entergy to schedule very heavy generation and open flood gates below all area dams. Overall fishing on Norfork has changed with the absence of the high numbers of large stripers. (updated 4-21-2022) Dave McCulley, owner of Jenkins Fishing Service in Calico Rock, said it was another slow week of fishing. The river is flowing at a moderate rate and is carrying some debris. Atkins is clear and is high. Wolf Creek Dam (Lake Cumberland) Lookback 365-Days. John also had an interesting tale about motor failure on the river, In December, I had a guide trip just a few weeks after my cancer surgery. Site name This is the official name of the site in the database. Try crankbaits and target around the bridges. (updated 4-21-2022) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says the lake is fairly clear and at a high level. Floating worms, jighead worms and Dingers are producing quality catches. 8-1 Discharge Frequency at R. L. Harris Dam . Jigging soft plastics has been working the best. Try to keep your bait not too far below the surface of the water (keep your rod tip high). Hopefully after the April showers we will see more stable river conditions resulting in more consistent fishing, Dave said. Clarity is murky and surface temperature is around 65 degrees. I took my boat to Tracy (Area Boat and Motor Sales) and got some bad news. I knew that we would do better on the lower flows but was concerned about the catch on the higher water. Crawdad season is almost here; we're finding a good supply in ponds and smaller tributaries. Area: 12,000 acres Plus, they were biting yo-yos at night with minnows as bait. You just need to move and look and move more until you graph fish, then drop your lines, Jon said. Bass are doing well on spinnerbaits and crankbaits, as well as topwater. The Narrows Dam is located on Lake Greeson and the Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Arkansas. Yesterday, the average Colorado River flows were 588 cfs near the Yuma Fourth Avenue Bridge and 2,140 cfs at the Northerly International Boundary. Nimrod Lake. Documentation is available in Microsoft Word 97 format or Adobe Acrobat PDF format. A recent bass tournament yielded several good strings for 35-42 pounds, including several largemouths in the 7- to 10-pound class. TVA Fishing Conditions for Mobile Devices. Bear Creek Lake/Storm Creek Lake With warmer temperatures the smallmouths could soon become active. You can call 888-457-4076 to get a recorded power generation schedule for the next day. Watch for random floaters and broken timber during any navigation on Little River and Millwood Lake. Total outflow at the dam is 7,232 cfs. * The white bass have been scattered over the past week from their spawning runs up Little River. With the wacky weather in Southwest Arkansas lately on Millwood, one day the big healthy, fat girls are all geared up, happy and hungry, then next day it's hunker-down time with thunderstorms and 50 mph winds hitting them in the head. Warning system to be tested Nov. 15 at some Alabama Power dams. If there is a body of water you would like included in this report, please email. We were fishing double-fly rigs, a size 14 flash back pheasant tail nymph with a size 18 ruby midge. Bream haven't started yet but anglers are catching one here and there. Actual construction of the dam began in April of 1940 and was continued after the start of World War II. 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. Clarity is heavy stain to chocolate milk along Little River. Spring River The Norfork tailwater has had some limited wadable water. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. @ 27FEB2023 1200. I called him on my iPhone and explained my problem. The shallow-cruising male largemouths we found roaming bedding areas over the past couple weeks were around 2.5-3 pounds and fairly spooky anywhere you can find the clear water, and 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. Garry and Matt Bryant landed the Big Bass of 3.74 pounds. The most productive flies have been small midge patterns like zebra midges (black or red with silver wire and silver bead). The tailwater is 272.58 feet msl. Rain doesn't seem to bother the trout. You can probably find some still on the west end of the lake. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 259.61 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl). The walleye bite was good but now is only fair on main lake points. For weekly flow releases from Carpenter Dam, visit www.entergy.com/hydro. Catfish reports have been poor. (updated 4-21-2022) Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said they had a cold Easter weekend and the fishing and the fish slowed down a little. Dierks Lake Your safety depends on obeying all posted safety . Lake Nimrod A swim jig or Shad Rap should work to find and catch these fish. 8-4 Flood of 1977 Basin Model Regulation . Recreation was not a part of the initial mission of Nimrod Lake, however, through the years, it has evolved into a significant part of the project. for fishing videos and more tips on the tailwater. Best lizard colors have been June bug, blackberry, black/blue tail, pumpkinseed/chartreuse tail and white. Clarity is murky and surface temperature is around 65 degrees. TVA and Norris Dam State Park are offering guided wildflower walks on Saturday, March 25 and Saturday, April 1 at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Copyright 2023 Southern Company. Catfish On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 103,630 cfs, and the stream gauge stage was at 9.31 feet. Generation has been slowed at the dam. For take-out, there are several roads that lead to random access areas on the river. The uncertainty with the weather and the varying river conditions have kept folks away from the river. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at Blakely Dam was 578.97 feet msl (full pool: 578.00 feet msl). The lake rose almost 3 feet and the Army Corps of Engineers could not raise the gates as planned because of the amount of water that entered into Table Rock Lake at the same time. Caddis patterns, pheasant tail nymphs and hare's ear nymphs have been fishing well below an indicator. Where to Fish in Arkansas De Queen Lake The White River at Newport is 20.48 feet. Surface water temperature wasnt reported. This is 31 feet below the top of flood pool. The existing Sam Rayburn Dam rate schedule is based on the Southwestern 2015 power repayment studies (PRSs). These storage projects normally have their levels returned to summer pool levels during the spring timeframe. Remember that the White and North Fork rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. said that during the past week they had several rain events (combined for less than an inch and a half in Cotter), warmer temperatures and heavy winds (to include lake wind advisories). Use redworms or crickets. The fishing is much better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. Lake Poinsett (updated 4-21-2022) Donald Ramirez at Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) said that there has not been much catching the last couple of days due to the rain. The date range changes based on the selected dataset. The frequent cold fronts keep pushing them away from the shallow water. Nimrod Lake is a part of a comprehensive plan for flood control and development of water resources in the Fourche LaFave River and lower Arkansas River Valleys. This fertile oxbow receives very little fishing pressure due to being used only for education purposes and youth and mobility-impaired fishing. We are struggling to get things going as far as water temps this year, but fish are biting well, even in muddy water. Largemouth Bass Lots of changing conditions and changing fish locations as well. Heavy rains produce floods that can raise a lake level several feet overnight. When the lake stabilized Tuesday, the river arms began clearing. 205-257-2599, Big Fox Creek boat launch closing temporarily, Alabama Bass Trail 100 Series first tournament at Lake Harris a success, Alabama hospitality professionals in Lake Martin area are upping their game, Alabama waterways cleaner after 2022 ROR cleanups, with nearly 100 tons of trash removed, Innovate Alabama forms Council on Outdoor Recreation, Logan Martin tailrace fishing pier closing for maintenance. Below is a visual presentation of the history of this station. 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. The topwater bite is usually in full swing this time of year but the cold fronts have slowed it down. The Nimrod Lake & Dam were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938. Special Events for 2023. On a cold November day in 1929, with the Goodyear blimp circling overhead, members of the board of directors and other dignitaries gathered at the Lock 12 dam to carry out the boards recent resolution, to rename the dam in recognition of Captain Lays service to the company and to the public. The surface water temperature (Wednesday) morning was 56-58 degrees. Testing the site for the dam started in September of 1939 with core drilling and test trenches. When the river was muddy, they fished the creeks using corn. I knew that the water was about to rise and was not up for an uncontrolled float trip. Lizards have been getting a fair reaction in the oxbows near bedding areas by males and female bass alike. Do you wish to proceed? I also just called the Dam Tel# (870-431-5311). Noah and his descendants were all nephilim. What's CLOSED. (updated 4-14-2022) Masterbaiters Bait and Tackle (501-209-6538) on Arkansas Highway 7 outside Hot Springs Village reports that Lake Ouachita is doing well. The water level is rising slowly due to the storm we are currently having. Try brushpiles in the 6-12 feet depth range. 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. And we are tying big Y2Ks to help on the slow days, Mark said. Bull Shoals Lake Crappie had started coming to the buckbrush, mostly males, and were turning black. 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. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, gate discharge, rain or thunderstorms. 8-5 Flood of 1979 Induced Surcharge Regulation Try redworms, crickets and hair-tied jigs. The stage is rising at 14.35 feet (flood stage is 32 feet), up almost 4 feet over the past 24 hours. Maximum depth at dam: 88 feet As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 88,488 cfs. 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. Most big lakes also operate for many other reasons hydropower, recreation, navigation and the environment. Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978). The water is low visibility. Try using swimbaits. Water levels on both the White River and the Norfork River fluctuate hourly, daily and weekly. This is not the kind of situation that a guide wants to be in, especially with clients in the boat. For example, we're 15 miles down from the dam. * Crappie continue to improve this week with the warmer temperatures and have begun migrating to cypress trees for their spring spawning ground movements. 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. (updated 4-21-2022) Dam repair work has been completed by the city of Monticellos contractor, while the AGFC has been rebuilding the lake bottom and areas near where the shoreline will be for fish habitat when the lake is refilled, which will mostly be done by rainfall collection. The scenic lake is full of slab, 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. Harris Brake Lake 3. John also had an interesting tale about motor failure on the river, In December, I had a guide trip just a few weeks after my cancer surgery. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 439.46 feet msl (full pool: 437.00 feet msl). Cooks Lake (updated 4-21-2022) Greeson Marine, 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. Hank Rowland and Seth Diemer land a nice 8.5-pound largemouth bass a few days ago. 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. There was a report of a lone fisherman who used a gold Little Cleo Spoon fishing the gravel bars and hooked a very nice brown trout, but the fish threw the hook when it jumped out of the water. have slowed. Try a small bead-headed nymph (zebra midge, copper John or pheasant tail) suspended 18 inches below a brightly colored San Juan worm (hot fluorescent pink or cerise). Donald Cranor White River Trout Fishing Guides for Spin, Bait, or Fly Fishing, Future WeeklyDam Generation Schedules for Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes. The trout have been hitting great with a little more weight to get the fly down. Then click on the "VIEW DATA" button. The water is stained but is a great fishing color. Millwood Lake tailwater elevation is near 233 feet msl with gate discharge at the dam around 7,200 cfs in Little River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. At this writing Tuesday, it is due to rain again tomorrow. Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR. Trout love crawdads, but if you can't get your hands on real ones, shrimp is a close imitator, and the Rebel WeeCrawfish (Stream Crawfish color or the chartreuse/green back) works great, too. Use constitutes acceptance of General Website. My clients wore their waders for the warmth. Capacity:Six generators, rating 29,500 kilowatts each It is 1.09 feet above, to be exact, of 462.04 feet and the Corps has been generating on for 6 hours, of, 6 hours, again and again. Lake Monticello Soon thereafter he received authorization from Congress to construct the companys first dam and electric generating plant on the Coosa River the Lock 12 dam. Happy Fishing and enjoy Norfork Lake.. Catfish are coming in. Focus on a rock that is up and out of the water or something you can gauge where the water level is at. With the current lake levels, we can expect no wadable water in the near future. Walleye for the most part have spawned but still are up the White and War Eagle albeit moving back toward mid-lake. Hydropower Locally. (updated 4-21-2022) Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) said Thursday morning that the lake is muddy and is high by 7 feet. Water data back to 1970 are available online. 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