Horseshoe Lake Bull Shoals Lake Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, Guide Austin Kennedy (479-244-0039) had not new reports. *Lake elevations are always subject to change, depending on conditions. Lake Overcup Just need some dry weather! The date range changes based on the selected dataset. Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978). Arkansas River at Morrilton Fish are moving and making it difficult to establish a pattern for more than a couple of days. Change Since Yesterday: 0.12 Feet. 888-457-4076. (870-435-6525) said, What a week on the White! Generation Schedules. De Queen 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. Water Management Homepages in Other Districts in the South Atlantic Division. Arkansas River (Maumelle Pool) (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. Each of these purposes can factor into whether water is released, causing a fall in lake levels particularly during the late summer and fall periods. Minnows is all I know of that's working right now, Lacey said. Fishing habitat is fresh and new, so come out and find a new honey hole! I myself, I'm still getting decent bass up to 6 pounds off the points in 8 feet of water.. Thoroughly clean and dry your waders (especially the felt soles on wading boots) before using them in any other water. Garlic PowerBait has proved successful, with either the yellow or white being the best. --- ALLATOONA DAM AND LAKE BUFORD DAM/LAKE SIDNEY LANIER CARTERS DAM AND LAKE JIM WOODRUFF DAM/LAKE SEMINOLE JONES BLUFF POWERHOUSE/R. Winter Pool: 435.00 feet. Darryl Morris of Family Fishing Trips (501-844-5418) said the crappie and bass are spawning. Fishing results have been about the same for more than a week now. Cumberland River Basin Project Generation Schedule. Maynard Lock and Dam near Redfield, the flow was 95,209 cfs. Shoreline: 289 miles The Newport stage was still rising at 21.86 feet, or almost 4 below the flood stage of 26.0 feet. Arkansas River at Morrilton. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's mission is to conserve and enhance Arkansas's fish and 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. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information. Plenty of rain lately has the river flowing strong, about a foot above average flows. Catfish are good using stink bait, dough bait, nightcrawlers, shad, skipjack and trotline minnows. Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) in Batesville reported that the river remains high and muddy, and they had heard no fishing reports. The water is stained but is a great fishing color. Jigging soft plastics has been working the best. 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. Anglers pulled some good catfish out way in the back by the woods, as well as some little cats up in the boat dock area. Anglers are also spider-rigging down the channel. The only reports theyve heard on the lake have come from. You can call 888-457-4076 to get a recorded power generation schedule for the next day. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reported the lakes elevation at 665.99 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 659.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 695.00 feet msl). They didnt go far but they left the shallow areas for the most part. Crappie are fair. The campgrounds have all opened for the summer season and this provides more wade in access. 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. The hot flies have been olive Woolly Buggers with a bit of flash, cerise and hot pink San Juan worms and Y2Ks. DeGray Lake wildlife and their habitats while promoting sustainable use, public understanding and support. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 352.74 feet msl (normal pool: 345.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 373.0 feet msl). My clients wore their waders for the warmth. It is to get very warm and windy by this weekend and it should get it going. National Centers for Environmental Information. And we are tying big Y2Ks to help on the slow days, Mark said. Water level is normal. The fishing forecast: good to spectacular. The river is flowing at a moderate rate and is carrying some debris. The black bass catch totals in Tuesday nights tournament at WestRock landing were modest: Dustin Crow and David Adams led the way with a 10.73-pound stringer, edging Kevin Hannah and Craig Tissues 10.38 pounds. Pulse from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.; minimum flow only from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; one unit from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. and two units from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Jon Conklin with FishOn Guide Service (479-233-3474) said. In general, the operating guide provides the guidance needed for both flood control operations and daily water management decisions. Bream haven't started yet but anglers are catching one here and there. (updated 4-21-2022) Dave McCulley, owner of Jenkins Fishing Service in Calico Rock, said it was another slow week of fishing. The White River at Newport is 20.48 feet. (updated 4-7-2022) Boxhound Marina (870-670-4496) said the lake is pretty clear with a surface water temperature of 55 degrees. Millwood Lake grass carp, yellow bass), before the refilling of the lake began. Interesting though that you can go to Alabama Power Lakes Generation Schedules and get the generation schedules for a multitude of Alabama Power lakes. I returned to my boat and he arrived a few minutes later. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. This species can be found in brush in 15-25 feet of water. The schedules are updated daily. 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. Floating worms, jighead worms and Dingers are producing quality catches. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, gate discharge, rain or thunderstorms. With warmer temperatures the smallmouths could soon become active. The total cost of the project was $3,773,000. The Narrows Dam is on the south side of Lake Greeson near Murfreesboro in southwest Arkansas. Visit Austins fishing Facebook Page (Busch Mountain Fishing Guide Service) for fishing videos and more tips on the tailwater. For black bass, fish a fluke or floating worms. Weekends can get a quite crowded during this time of year, but with school still in session the weekdays are slower. Surface water temperature is up to 73-74 degrees. Fishing in Jones Bluff Reservoir. Fish spawning areas. 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. All of the lakes in the White River system are now above power pool. One generator cannot keep up, but both can drop the lake. Be safe and good luck!. Jigging soft plastics has been working the best. There has been little wadable water on the Norfork during the day and it fished moderately. Yo-yos, jugs and rod-and-reel fishermen are catching fish. Copyright 2023 Southern Company. Little Red River Please note! 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. What's CLOSED. I took my boat to Tracy (Area Boat and Motor Sales) and got some bad news. The graph visualizes station information over the history and shows if and when any of this information has changed. Visit Austins. ) It was formed following the 1942 completion of a dam on the Fourche LaFave River. Anglers are catching them in 6 feet depth with minnows and with jigs in chartreuse, red and white colors. You can probably find some still on the west end of the lake. Water is about to be really muddy, he said. 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. A swim jig or Shad Rap should work to find and catch these fish. Below is a visual presentation of the history of this station. 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. Around 11 a.m. For example, we're 15 miles down from the dam. TVA Fishing Conditions for Mobile Devices. Watch the weather and water temperature closely. Tuesday afternoon had surface temperatures of 59 degrees. This is a great place to wade fish when they are running water on the White and North Fork rivers. No one should attempt to navigate the Carpenter Dam tailrace for any reason until safe conditions return, which could take another week to 10 days. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes flow at Dardanelle Lock and Dam as 88,488 cfs. Richard B. Russell Dam and Lake. Nimrod Lake was the first lake made . The current generation schedule has opened up some water for wading in the morning. The water is stained a little brownish green but is still a good color for fishing. Overall fishing on Norfork has changed with the absence of the high numbers of large stripers. Lake level and unstable weather has made the fishing up and down. HIWASSEE RIVER, TN (APPALACHIA DAM) TVA Lake and Rivers Gauge (Chattanooga) 865/ 751-2264. Below is a visual presentation of the history of this station. Spinnerbaits seem to be working well with the warmer water in the shallow areas. Target about 5-6 feet depth of water around brush or laydowns. As of Tuesday, the crappie had once again backed out to deeper water. The spawn is on for crappie and they will be pushing up really shallow, especially with the muddy water on the south end. I myself, I'm still getting decent bass up to 6 pounds off the points in 8 feet of water.. The stage is up at 18.18 feet. No reports of any note on bream. Catfishing is excellent on limblines and using chicken liver or black salties as bait. The Greers Ferry Dam area has been fishing well with a deep-water nymph rig when they're running two units of water. Turbulent discharges from automatically operated turbines. (updated 4-21-2022) McSwain Sports Center (501-945-2471) said Thursday morning that crappie fishing is off and on. Lake Greeson If you are a catfisherman, you need to get after them. Best lizard colors have been June bug, blackberry, black/blue tail, pumpkinseed/chartreuse tail and white. Most every day started out with the threat of rain and with unseasonably low temperatures (in my opinion), then ended on a mostly dry, warmer note and we were treated to a big array of photos of browns and happy anglers. Current along Little River is stained this week with discharge release at the dam, and river clarity ranges 2-4 inches visibility depending on location. Nimrod Lake Top Flood Pool: 373.0 Fourche LaFave River (NMLA4) Current Seasonal Pool: 342.0. 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. Lake Greeson, AR, on the Little Missouri River, has many hunting and fishing opportunities as well as camping, swimming and boating. The current generation schedule has opened up some water for wading in the morning. Crappie are good on minnows or jigs, the best being a 1- to 3-inch chartreuse color jig. * Crappie continue to improve this week with the warmer temperatures and have begun migrating to cypress trees for their spring spawning ground movements. There are no dams on these streams. Spring River Fourche LaFave River at Aplin. The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.93 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 915.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl), with outflow of 13,014 cfs. The fishing is much better in the morning and late afternoon and tapers off midday. Water release schedules often change without notice due to unanticipated changes in weather conditions and power system requirements. The uncertainty with the weather and the varying river conditions have kept folks away from the river. 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 . Flood Pool: 487.00 feet. It was already up over 1 foot at 463.13 feet msl. This species can be found in brush in 15-25 feet of water. For information or unscheduled closures, call the center at 870-241-3373. Try brushpiles in the 6-12 feet depth range. I pulled out my paddle and made for the bank (the one my car was parked on). View Station Data is a web based interface which allows easy access to NCDC's station databases. Black bass are good using white Rooster Tails, crickets or worms. Beaver Lake rose 1.4 feet to rest at 2.2 feet above power pool or 7.4 feet below the top of flood pool. The overall bite is good on some days, some days not. Though notoriously inaccurate the South West Power Authority's generation projections are available, usually after 5 pm for the following days' flows. This type of operation gives them a fairly consistent lake level year round. They were biting on minnows and jigs. (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. These fish are still shallow, 4-10 feet deep. Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) says the fishing was good up until this weeks worms. He agreed to meet me at my boat and assist. The Nimrod Lake & Dam were authorized by the Flood Control Act of 1938. Those who did fish reported success using Power Eggs and shrimp. Observed water levels also are updated periodically throughout the day. The 31-mile-long cycle trail and the Chimney Rock geological formation are also located at Lake . WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) said water temp is in the low 60s. Try minnows or jigs. CAMDEN, AL - USGS Water Data for the Nation. Length: 48.2 miles Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 0.9 foot to rest at 1.7 feet above power pool and 14.3 feet below the top of flood pool. Maybe one day the water will go down and we can reopen the lake. The White is holding at 27.5 or more feet at Clarendon, and Cooks Lake fishing is inaccessible. The water from Lake Nimrod flows into the Fourche La Fave River. Try redworms, crickets and hair-tied jigs. Visit www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com for a daily update on fishing conditions. (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. Lake Ouachita For Water Levels technical support, contact Water Management at (251) 690-2737. or by email at: water-sam@usace.army.mil. White River/Clarendon Area Peckerwood Lake The corps can be reached directly at 573.735.4097 (Mark Twain Lake) or . Stone seawalls and impoundments produced some nice aggressive pre-spawners. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 0.9 foot to rest at 1.7 feet above power pool and 14.3 feet below the top of flood pool. 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. Alabama Power Shorelines | Lake Management & Recreation Dry Run Creek has fished well. are good. Visibility is only inches on the main channel, and up to about 16 inches in protected backwaters. Then click on the "VIEW DATA" button. Your safety depends on obeying all posted safety . We are excited, as fishing has been picking up. Level Base: MSL. Muddy water and fast flows are the norm below Carpenter Dam and these conditions will continue until Lake Ouachita has dropped below flood level. The crappie are biting on minnows, more still toward the levee. Actual construction of the dam began in April of 1940 and was continued after the start of World War II. Lake Charles 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. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) 4. Heavy rains produce floods that can raise a lake level several feet overnight. The water is low visibility. Nevertheless, there is a fair bite for, Seth Boone, the superintendent at Lake Poinsett State Park, reports that Lake Poinsett is only about 1 foot below normal pool. Visual History. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. We have coaxed a few to hit a Chatterbait, a Brazalo Spinnerbait in Spot Remover or Sexy Shad, or a black and blue salty rat tail and Bass Assassins over the past week. River buoys may be out of channel from recent high wind, or not yet replaced. 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