Wind, wind, wind and clouds will help. Ledges, humps and weed lines have been the most productive areas to fish. Buffalo National River/Crooked Creek Unfortunately, we lost a large part of the alligator population due to unregulated market hunting and their wetlands being drained. The Newport stage is falling at 21.65 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). 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. The crawdads are becoming active. Millwood Lake tailwater elevation was near 244 feet msl (almost 20 FEET above normal) and rising with gate discharge at the dam near 20,000 cfs in Little River, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. Cooks Lake Enjoy Norfork Lake!! This should improve with warm days and dirty water. With the clear water, about any color is good now. 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. Try using a Texas rig on the brush, or fish with jigs. said that as of Wednesday, Millwood Lake has begun falling from recent rise over 3 feet and is still muddy from recent storms. The massive influx of healthy rainbow trout to the lake rejuvenates the tailrace to an earlier scenario of quality fishing. (updated 2-23-2023) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says fishing is mostly no good this week after all the rain. She says good days should fall on March 4-10, while the best days are March 18-24. Guide Jeff Larch, who operates River Valley Tours and takes groups out at Nimrod, went up in recent days to Dardanelle "and did very good on the crappie," they report. Call the center at 870-241-3373 for more information. John said, We have had a shad kill. That is on about 30,000 acres. but are there actual gator populations in places such as Lakes Ouachita and Beaver Lake in NWA? I have been getting asked a lot lately, yes, we are catching walleye. The wind came up and it started to rain pretty hard. Anglers seeking bream have been headed to Pierce Creek. 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. Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) is closed for the winter and will reopen this month. (updated 2-24-2023) Andrews Bait Shop and More (479-272-4025) in Plainview hears from guides and anglers that crappie are doing very well now. I could see the birds feeding from a distance, which made me smile really big. Alligators have lived in Arkansas for thousands of years. Alligator Gar Variant Names: Gator Gar. That makes no sense to me at all. This bit should continue to ramp up each week as the prespawn bite is starting up. Black bass are scattered all over, from shallow to deep. It can take days for a regular bite pattern to resume after a big drop in temperature, so anglers need to be aware. 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. Or, visit the AGFC nature center in Pine Bluff or Little Rock to see live alligators in captivity. It can take days for a regular bite pattern to resume after a big drop in temperature, so anglers need to be aware. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. Using a jerkbait on breezy day bluff ends over steeper swings and points will fool a few. I did catch a few fish on a dead stick, meaning no motion at all except for what the boat was doing. 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. Del regularly posts new YouTube videos. Try throwing articulated patterns on a sink line toward the bank. A San Juan worm in hot pink gives trout a visible prey item in the murky conditions. Remember to be courteous to other boaters on the water. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the fishing says the fish have been biting pretty well toward the backs of creeks on the upper end. If you are out looking for striped bass, they will be in an area from East Pigeon to the 101 bridge and/or from the Highway 62 bridge back to the 101 Boat Docks. The weekly generation report is posted every Wednesday evening on the Entergy website under Hydro-Operations. 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. 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.. 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. Black Bass The Corps of Engineers is "running it strong," they report, and the water below the dam is at 314 feet msl. Redworms are getting reactions from bream right by the dock. Catfish like liver, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers now, but cats have been slow. Always follow all park and lake regulations when visiting the Carpenter Dam use area and be aware of lake conditions before planning a day on the water. Not uncommon to see 40 or so a night. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. Wear cleated boots and carry a wading staff. October 25, 2019 Comments Off on Hunters bag 84 Arkansas alligators Hunting . The biggest alligator ever found in Arkansas was half-inch shy of 14 feet long and weighed around 800 pounds. USACE Campgrounds ARE OPEN for camping. Ramps are still accessible. Little Maumelle River Still plenty around. While there were no reports on bream yet, crappie, black bass, catfish and white bass were all reported caught in fair numbers. Visit his YouTube site (Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock) for more information and tips on fishing Bull Shoals Lake. Jigs and craws, spinnerbaits and small crankbaits are working in skinny water. Bream are biting on worms and Bream Killers. The moist habitats are perfect for many animals, including alligators. Maybe we need some of those meth gators. Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said the fishing has been really good. Good luck. 1. The yo-yos are working for crappie, too, and also on minnows. The surface water temperature was 49 degrees and the water was stained in the creeks but a little clearer on the main lake. The warm rain helped. Fishing has been good for crappie and mostly on structure of some sort in the 6- to 20-foot range. (updated 2-23-2023) Tommy Cauley of Fishfinder Guide Service (501-940-1318) said the water level now at Greers Ferry Lake is at 468.75 feet msl, 6.71 feet above normal pool of 462.04 feet msl and falling with generation. Caught in Merrisach Lake in September 2020 by alligator hunter Travis Bearden, the massive alligator beat the previous record set in 2015 by almost 2 inches. Try brush 20-35 feet deep. Black bass can be caught with shallow-medium diving crankbaits, lipless crankbaits, spinnerbaits and bladed jigs along rocks and docks. Water temperature was ranging 51-54 degrees as of Tuesday. Visibility is 6-12 inches. Its still hit and miss. A few chunky 2- and 3-pound male bass were the most aggressive at midday into late afternoon recently, with those fish being found randomly near and close to deeper creek channels. Anglers should try using Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and drop-shots. It is the choice of the fly that you are going to use to catch fish. The White has had no wadable water and heavy flows. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 49,248 cfs. 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. I have been writing professionally for several years with a focus on animals and wildlife. Now with all the increased thunderstorms this week and slowly falling lake level, with the lake still almost 20 inches high, and the decrease of discharge at Millwood Dam and gates, we have yet to see how the crappie will respond over the next week. Black bass are still in a winter pattern and that bite is rate fair. Trout key in on the shad kill this time of year as freezing temperatures stun threadfin shad in Lake Hamilton and these baitfish are drawn through the turbines and scattered throughout the tailrace area. The average life expectancy of an alligator is typically around 30-50 years. Water temperature ranges 45-50 degrees. Bass are not yet loading into typical early spwaning areas despite the abnormally warm temperatures. Theyve also had success with red crankbaits and red Rat-L-Trap. 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. Winter drawdown is scheduled to end next week (March 1-8) Flood gates remained open to aid in lowering Lake Ouachita out of flood pool. Where can I see alligators in Arkansas?The Arkansas Post National Memorial and Millwood State Park. 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. The run has just started, they note. 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. I have found that the late afternoon bite has produced the best numbers. Merthiolate and June Bug colors were working in the stained water in back of McGuire. (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 wetlands are home to many animals that like the humid environment, and one of those animals is alligators. Call the center at 870-241-3373 for more information. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 15,682 cfs. 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. (updated 2-9-2023) Lou Gabric at Hummingbird Hideaway Resort said the bite has been pretty good for striped bass as of late. There are not a lot of crappie anglers out yet with the chill (35 degrees Friday) still in the air. . As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). 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 has been releasing water to get the lake down, usually running two generators 24/7. Thats how its been all winter but nobody is fishing for them, Ray said. When they did eventually manage to kill the beast, it soon became clear that it was a record-breaker. No specific bait was reported. * Over the past couple of weeks the largemouth and spotted bass have been randomly feeding along Little River and the oxbows with a few warmer days being best days to make a run upriver. All fish that are caught are catch-and-release at this time and the AGFC Fisheries staff rebuilds the predator population and the forage base. We are all in this together and freely share information. (updated 2-23-2023) Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. But just how big can they get? Kirsten Bartlow with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission shares some information on alligators in Arkansas. The fishing is much better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. Out on the boats, anglers have caught some but not many. Stripers are really hard to find. Clarity is heavily stained to muddy in places this week along Little River, while the main lake is heavily stained. You can learn a lot about a man by watching him cross a barbed wire fence. As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was at 359.00 feet msl (normal pool: 342.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. There are currently two living species the American alligator and the Chinese alligator. fishing has been pretty slow for the past several days, and they had no reports of note. Anglers are also throwing a crankbait either in a red or something with some chartreuse in it. We could kill 3 alligators on millwood every night for a month.easily. (updated 2-23-2023) Shelly Jeffrey at Lake Charles State Park (870-878-6595) said fishing continues to pick up at Lake Charles. 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). Cover water. Its going to be very up and down but if you can find them, you can do really well.. 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. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. He said, I had a much better day of catching fish (Monday). Bass are slow and anglers are not catching many even up into the backwaters. Using a jerkbait on breezy day bluff ends over steeper swings and points will fool a few. The water temperature is ranging about 46-49 degrees. Fossilized remains have been found in 10 US states so far, with much more possibilities as yet undiscovered. With color to the water, anglers have been flipping a brown or a black/blue jig in and around cover and fishing it slow to pull in. I was in roughly 80 feet of water just outside of a channel swing with fish suspended 20-70 feet down. 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. 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. Crappie and bass are catch-and-release at Lake Poinsett. Lake Monticello But warm weather has made for great times on the water.. Add a little bigger sinker to allow the bait to get to the river bottom. Potlatch Cook's Lake Nature Center; Ponca Nature Center; Fred Berry Crooked Creek Nature Center; . 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. A forum community dedicated to Arkansas hunters and enthusiasts. (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. Most are being caught in 15 feet of water downstream from Houseman to Beaver town. 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. Streamer season is upon us. Everything is still deep but moving up the channels. . The stage at Augusta is steady at 31.87 feet, nearly 6 feet above flood stage of 26.00 feet. They will be feeding. 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