greers ferry lake generation schedule
Theyve seen some crappie anglers out. Crappie are on the cusp of taking off, they report. Fishing in Arkansas, Jim Harris The lower end is stained to clear. (updated 4-13-2023) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level at Greers Ferry Lake is at 473.55 feet msl and falling with lots of generation. Green pumpkin with a little chartreuse, and with a Falcon Lake Rage Bug trailer. (updated 3-30-2023) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says crappie remains slow. Contact Us. are good. Reports this week of the whites being found on the road beds and near rocky points not far from the channel. Things are getting better quickly. (updated 4-13-2023) Lacey Williams at Lakeview Landing on Arkansas Highway 95 (501-252-1437) said the water level is still up but closer to normal. Location River Mileage Greers Ferry Dam .. 0.0 Cow Shoals .. 5.5 Winkley Bridge . Minnows pitched around any structure will find the fish. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Bass Fishing Team had no report this week. Vertical jigging a crappie tube on a one-sixteenth-ounce ball-headed jig using at least a 10-foot jigging pole would be a good approach. Check out points outside spawning areas. Some of the backwater is up to 66-67 degrees. This is our best hatch of the year. Also check the Southwestern Power Administration website (swpa.gov) to see forecast generation schedule. Floodgates have been opened and closed in an effort to bring Lake Ouachita down out of flood pool. Brewer Lake This means high water for months to come. The hot flies have been sowbugs, various colored San Juan worms (worm brown, red, hot fluorescent pink and cerise) and white mop flies. NOTICE: Central Arkansas Water will be closing public access to the water on the lake (no boating/sailing) from midnight Monday morning, April 17, until 6 p.m. Friday, April 21, for application of herbicide to treat hydrilla in the lake. Blue back/chartreuse has been working well. All the sought-for species are moving in shallow and biting very well. What surprised me most is that they had increased the flow by opening the floodgates instead of running the water through the generators. Streamer fishing with the current generation schedule has been good, especially on cloudy days. (updated 4-13-2023) Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said crappie and bream were biting earlier in the week, but fishing slowed down this past weekend. The stage had dropped a foot and a half in the past 24 hours to 6.52 feet as of Thursday noon (flood stage is 32 feet). August 20th - Nimrod Lake. This drop is about as fast as I have seen it drop in my 28 years of living here, Steven said. We ended the day with 60-plus trout, which included several big fish. This is a great time to fish the campgrounds before school lets out for the summer. WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) reported water temperature is in the mid- to high 50s. Greers Ferry Lake is 11.4 feet above normal conservation pool. March 11th -----Greers Ferry. Little Red River Fishing Reports. Each day is different so Fish the Conditions. Fly-fishermen are now handicapped to some degree with the lake now at summertime pool, but can still access areas that hold feeding fish. High river current flow rate conditions in Little River make river fishing somewhat difficult to maintain. With warmer temperatures, the, As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation at 1,129.40 feet msl, or 9 feet above normal pool (normal conservation pool: 1,120.43 feet msl; top flood elevation is 1,130.0 feet msl), Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said. (updated 3-30-2023) AGFC staff fishing Greers Ferry Lake said black bass should move up into the newly flooded areas with the warm weather, looking for places to set up spawning beds and feed on insects and other terrestrial critters caught in the rising water. * Crappie have been hit or miss with the muddy current in Little River, high wind and lake wind advisories on main lake over the past few days. for the latest river conditions and what the fish are hitting. All species of fish are in all stages of spawn. Also, they are going with green pumpkin orange or green pumpkin blue colors, as well as black/blue creature baits. Its still that time! * Still no reports on bream or catfish. Check it out. Catfish are eating small bream, goldfish, nightcrawlers, stink bait, dough bait and trotline minnows. Flats next to deep creeks and secondary points with any fresh grass growth, new lily pad blooms and vegetation will coax a bite on a Chatterbait or square bill on warm, sunny days mainly in the afternoon. (updated 4-13-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service at Cotter said that during the past week they had no rain, warmer temperatures and moderate winds. There is a lot of bedrock that can get very slick. Crappie, while catch-and-release only, have been tearing up pink and chartreuse jigs. Crappie are biting better on plain ol minnows now. We started simply casting to the school, then ripping it up into the school., have been hit or miss with the muddy current in Little River, high wind and lake wind advisories on main lake over the past few days. ESSAYONS. Bass, he says, have "just been outstanding here lately" being up shallow as well. Greers Ferry Lake is 11.4 feet above normal conservation pool. White River/Clarendon Area FINALLY, Lake Ouachita has been lowered 2 feet below flood pool, which will allow Entergy to drastically reduce generation flow and times, which will give the public the opportunity to safely boat and fish in the Carpenter Dam tailrace. Remember that the White and North Fork rivers and Dry Run Creek are infected with didymo, an invasive alga. February 19th---Lake Hamilton. Big water making big trout! Generation Schedules Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Call Toll-Free: 866-494-1993 Note that the number of megawatts to be generated, and consequently, the rate at which water is released at each project, is subject to change as demand for power increases or decreases. Floodgates have been opened and closed in an effort to bring Lake Ouachita down out of flood pool. There are no dams on these streams. Best success came on curly tail grubs. Bass pear to be right there where they will start to spawn with the water temp where it is. (updated 4-13-2023) Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) said the fishing this past week has been off and on. Some crappie are still full of eggs and havent spawned while some have finished spawning. Catfish continue to bite well. Very heavy generation has been the norm for weeks with both generators running huge amounts of water through the system to keep area lakes at normal summertime pool. Blue Mountain Lake When the waters recede and allow access to the parking, the dock and ramp, Cook's will open for youth and mobility impaired and up to two guests. Its getting to where you can beat the bank and run into a few target staging early in prespawn areas The shad are moving up again, and video gamers are everywhere from the main lake to backs of the creeks. Expect to fish deep for success. A person could have the river to oneself. Water temperature continues its rise, reaching a range of60-65 degrees. Bream anglers arent catching any with great size, but theyre active on redworms, nightcrawlers and crickets (which they sell out the resort bait shop). On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam at Pine Bluff was 10,648 cfs. Elevation was 337.78 feet msl and the tailwater was at 286.93 feet msl. Fish it like two separate lakes. The faster water is stirring up more food and it seems like the bigger fish are taking advantage. But the fish was 30-plus inches in length with a girth of about 20 inches, allowing them to estimate this fish at about 18 pounds. Able to raise rainbows and brown trout, it may even be used to raise tiger trout in the future. One 2-pound rainbow had five sculpin and at least four crawdads in its stomach. Both runs for white bass and walleye are strong, though. Also, anglers are catching a few redear. For fly-fishing, consider weighted San Juan Worms, weighted egg patterns and streamers. Baby Brush Hogs have been working well also in the color purple with blue flake. Largemouth Bass By midday Thursday the flow was 27,817 cfs and has ranged about that same level for several days; tailwater elevation was 461.02 feet. (updated 4-13-2023) Fish N Stuff (501-834-5733) reports the river is "really at a good spot where it's fishing really well." (updated 4-13-2023) Ken Winstead at Whiskers Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) in Perryville said crappie are biting and its typical with all the water change because of weather, so move around from shallow to deep water. Bream AGFC staff fishing here Sunday said the morning bite was slow, but it picked up as the water temperature rose with the nice, sunny weather. Bass are biting well. The, Its getting to where you can beat the bank and run into a few target staging early in prespawn areas The shad are moving up again, and video gamers are everywhere from the main lake to backs of the creeks. Some males from 2-3 pounds were found shallow in 1-3 feet of water on flats near vegetation, and others in 6-9 feet deep creek channels where grass and reeds and fresh lily pad shoots are emerging, and are biting Brazalo Spinnerbaits, lizards, Brush Hogs and Bass Assassins. Spinnerbaits, quarter-ounce Rat-L-Traps and wacky-rigged Senkos were the best presentations. My favorite has been a cerise San Juan worm with an orange egg dropper. Nothing has been reported on catfish. The stage at Augusta is steady at 32.03 feet, almost 6 feet above flood stage of 26.00 feet. ---ALLATOONA DAM AND LAKEBUFORD DAM/LAKE SIDNEY LANIERCARTERS DAM AND LAKEJIM WOODRUFF DAM/LAKE SEMINOLEJONES BLUFF. Bream are coming in, also. Lake Nimrod Bream anglers arent catching any with great size, but theyre active on redworms, nightcrawlers and crickets (which they sell out the resort bait shop). The stage at Morrilton was fishing at 9.69 feet and falling (flood stage is 30 feet). Mike and crew continue to find a few large schools over the past couple weeks along Little River, and the most and largest schools of white bass have been between Cemetery Slough and Cossatot River inflow ditch. The White River at Newport is 23.83 feet and has been the same for three days. Anglers say 12-15 feet is where youll find the catchable crappie. in Calico Rock, said that as of Wednesday, Bull Shoals Dam had 17 spillway gates open plus for four generators and Norfork Dam had six spillway gates open and one generator. SOLD APR 26, 2023. This week we received two trout stockings, 1,200 trout were stocked at the Calico Rock boat ramp and early this week the AGFC used its pontoon raft to stock trout between Calico Rock and Sylamore Creek. As of midday Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 562.51 feet msl (normal conservation pool: Sept.-April, 553.75 feet msl; April-Sept. 556.25 feet msl; top flood elevation 580.0 feet msl). Color is not an issue. Early on we caught a few trout. Im looking for pockets with wind and shad. Greerys Ferry Generation; Generation Schedules; More. I have noticed the creeks with a lot of stumps have the crappie up pretty shallow on the stumps. 1 Bath. Best bite was near Saratoga, Beard's Bluff and Pine Island on live minnows or jigs from 2-9 feet deep in planted brush, vegetation and on planted PVC pipe attractors. Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir I heard that they are having some generator problems at Beaver Dam and were using the spillway releases to get the lake level down. They both have large drainages and are prone to flooding during and following any rain event. Weekly storms have forced Entergy to schedule heavy generation below all area dams to keep lakes stabilized. The following techniques will give anglers a chance at catching numbers of rainbow trout that have received little fishing pressure this season: A couple of anglers were fishing with minnows as well. the fishing this past week has been off and on. The same storm knocked out my sister Ernestines power in Memphis for three days. Casting toward the bank has been the best way to keep your bait into the mouths of trout and not being hung up with moss. Greers Ferry Lake Top Flood Pool: 487.00 Little Red River (GRRA4) Current Power Pool: 462.04. Streamer fishing with the current generation schedule has been good, especially on cloudy days. The campgrounds have all opened and are getting ready for the summer season. (updated 4-14-2023) Todd Gadberry at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) said black bass are still very good. Really nice sizes, too! The Army Corps of Engineers reported the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 9,810 cfs (turbine) as of noon Thursday, with round-the-clock release that has ranged 7,400-9,800 cfs for at least two days. They were ranging from 2-3.5 pounds, and continue biting well on Rat-L-Traps, Cordell Hammered Spoons, Bomber Fat Free Shads, Little George Tail-Spinners, Heddon Sonar Metal Blades and Rocket Shads. 33% off $200 - 1/2 day guide trip . Black bass are also in prespawn like the crappie, they say. Lake Erling Guide Service (870-904-8546) that the water is running over the spillway after all the rainfall of late. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 13,591 cfs. White bass has been pretty thick in some of the creeks. Millwood Lake had jumped a few inches over the past few days and clarity is improved from muddy to heavy stain in most locations. The lake is one of five multiplepurpose projects constructed in the upper White River Basin for flood control, power generation, and water supply. (updated 4-13-2023) John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said Norfork Lake fell 2.2 feet to rest at 9.2 feet above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 16.8 feet below the top of flood pool. Below the dam, the water is at 314 feet msl. The lake is its normal stained and the level may be a little high, but the anglers are still catching the fish shallow. Theres not a special bait working, they report. Little Red River Part-Time Trout Guide . As of noon Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 16.2 feet high at 359.05 feet msl (normal pool: 343.71 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). The season is here, they said. Also they are flipping a jig in the bushes. Its still that time! The water is still tea-colored in the Blackburns Creek area and you can see your lure down a couple of feet but you can find about any water color that you want. The hatchery rainbow trout raised at Hinkle fish hatchery are strong and beautiful. Greers Ferry Generation. (updated 4-13-2023) Ken Winstead at Whiskers Sporting Goods (501-889-2011) said bream are biting year-round on redworms and crickets. On the warmest days, though, youll get some reaction beginning midday/high noon. Very heavy generation has been the norm for weeks with both generators running huge amounts of water through the system to keep area lakes at normal summertime pool. The largemouth bass bite is good. The water temperature is in the mid- to high 60s. On the lower end, they've been catching mostly smallmouth by throwing Carolina rigs and also a crankbait. Total hourly outflow at the dam is still very high; at midday it was 15,238 cfs, which is steady for the past few days. (updated 4-6-2023) Mark Crawford with springriverfliesandguides.com (870-955-8300) said the Spring has been running at 560 cfs (well above the 350 average), and water clarity is stained a cloudy green. John also said, Last winter I had gotten accustomed to fishing low water. Also, crappie are favoring minnows, particularly silver shiners. (updated 3-30-2023) Charles Morrison at Classic Catch Guide Service (479-647-9945) said the river is still pretty dirty, but clearing slowly and falling slowly. Game and Fish Trout . (updated 4-13-2023) Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said fishing is going very well. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 259.70 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl). The most consistent weather ahead should help. Floating Zoom Trick Worms, Barlow's Salty Rat Tails and Yum Dingers are getting good reactions. Generation Schedules Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Southwestern provides a current day schedule - online using the links to the left and by telephone at 866-494-1993 - to keep the public informed about estimated generation at the projects from which we schedule power. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) said for all the lakes he fishes in the Hot Springs area DeGray, Hamilton and Ouachita the water temp is perfect for the beginning of the crappie and bass spawn. Greers Ferry Lake Map. Please note the recent change in phone number to the facility as well, listed above. 33% off $200 - 1/2 day guide trip . All the general catfish baits are working. I had a repeat client that was a solid angler with lots of experience. Stay tuned to our blog page on our website at springriverfliesandguides.com for the latest river conditions and what the fish are hitting. have been staging for several weeks in creek channels and near flats with cypress trees in the oxbows. John Berry of Berry Brothers Guide Service in Cotter (870-435-2169) said the water level on the Spring River is fishable. Flatheads have been doing well on sunfish. A person could have the river to oneself. SOLD APR 7, 2023. In the upper portion of the lake, anglers are catching bass on spinnerbaits and flipping a jig around wood and flooded brush. The lake is no longer being drawn down. Fishing was good overall, but it was hard getting the big fish. Before the hatch, fish a caddis pupa like the Sunday Special in size 16. Water clarity is the usual murky. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. Lake Ouachita On the White, the hot spot has been Wildcat Shoals. The campgrounds have all opened and are getting ready for the summer season. Beginning Thursday, April 13, Entergy will run 4 hours of generation each day below Carpenter Dam at 7,000 cfs. A deep-water nymph rig has been producing while fishing out of the boat. with photos and where the fish are biting and whats biting. The water can rise very quickly. Generation on Wednesday was 3-7 p.m. and averaged 6,300 cfs.. Norfork Lake fell 2.2 feet to rest at 9.2 feet above power pool of 553.75 feet msl and 16.8 feet below the top of flood pool. Senko, Dinger, floating worm, jerkbait and Carolina rig are go-to baits right now. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 404.70 feet msl (full pool: 408.00 feet msl). The Little Red River offers almost 30 miles of trout habitat starting at Greers Ferry Dam in Heber Springs, Arkansas and ending in Pangburn, Arkansas. (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) said, are still very good. Greers Ferry Lake. Membership is $75 per couple. Casting toward the bank has been the best way to keep your bait into the mouths of trout and not being hung up with moss. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 672.33 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.00 feet msl). The black bass are grouped up and they are prespawn feeding. Check before heading to the Little Red River for Greers Ferry Dam water release by downloading the USACE Little Rock app, Corps of Engineers website (, ) for real-time water release and the Southwestern Power Administration website (. The redbuds are blooming, the dogwoods are gorgeous, decked out in white buds, and spring has sprung here in the beautiful Ozark Mountain region of Arkansas. Bull Shoals Dam is 16 feet above power pool and Norfork Lake is 12 feet above power pool. Trout have been very responsive to Pautzke Fire Worms and Fire Baits, fished with light terminal tackle. We can expect higher flows on the White and Norfork for some time to come. And remember to Have Fun fishing! Bull Shoals Dam is 16 feet above power pool and Norfork Lake is 12 feet above power pool. The stage had dropped a foot and a half in the past 24 hours to 6.52 feet as of Thursday noon (flood stage is 32 feet). A deep-water nymph rig has been producing while fishing out of the boat. We like to watch them grow, he said. (updated 4-13-2023) Lou Gabric at Hummingbird Hideaway Resort posts almost daily on his Facebook page with photos and where the fish are biting and whats biting. The bream are doing really well on redworms and are up closer. Covering shallow water with a square-billed shallow-running crankbait or a spinnerbait with a single Colorado blade will help locate likely spawning flats. Further upstream, the flow at the Maynard Lock and Dam was 44,928 cfs. The Devils Fork begins in northeastern Cleburne County, and flows southwest to meet Greers Ferry Lake near Ida, Arkansas. are biting well on liver, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers. This generation schedule is also providing excellent drift fishing on all sections. We can expect higher flows on the White and Norfork for some time to come. Mike says they have been observing a few big fish cruising through shallow grass, reeds and vegetation in bedding areas. The Newport stage is steady at 23.86 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). (updated 4-6-2023) McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) says anglers are catching crappie on Clear Lake as the fish are moving into the banks, but then the weather drives them right back out, so the weather has made it hit or miss. The big females are probably out deeper. The Army Corps of Engineers reported the outflow at Greers Ferry Dam to be 9,810 cfs (turbine) as of noon Thursday, with round-the-clock release that has ranged 7,400-9,800 cfs for at least two days. "It is spot on now," they conclude. 1 Bed. (updated 4-13-2023) Dave McCulley, owner of Jenkins Fishing Service in Calico Rock, said that as of Wednesday, Bull Shoals Dam had 17 spillway gates open plus for four generators and Norfork Dam had six spillway gates open and one generator. Arkansas River (Pine Bluff Pool) The only problem with it this high is that it creates lots of areas for fish to get back into making it harder to find big pockets of spawning fish. First place was almost 19 pounds, second place was 13 pounds and a large number of anglers were in the 6- to 8-pound range among the five keeper bass. For . Guide Details. Creeks are beginning to clear, with temperature around 57 degrees in the morning this week. April marks the final stocking month for rainbow trout until November, with 4,320 trout scheduled to be released. I had a repeat client that was a solid angler with lots of experience. (updated 4-13-2023) Lowell Myers of Sore Lipem All Guide Service (501-250-0730) urges anglers to always check generation schedule and be aware of unexpected water release.
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