Over the last week they have seen water depths of 8.5 to 10.5 feet with a strong current. Harvest Reports. As members of Alligatoroidae, alligators are also members of the order Crocodilia. Trout 77,786 posts . Bass anglers picking up topwater lures, Chatterbaits, buzzbaits, worms, shad-type flukes, creature baits and swimbaits. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 15,682 cfs. The stage is on a fast rise at 8.77 feet as of Thursday afternoon (flood stage is 32 feet). Its going to be very up and down but if you can find them, you can do really well.. Also, the minnows and nightcrawlers that work for crappie may get a bass reaction. (updated 2-23-2023) Cotter Trout Dock (870-435-6525) said Bull Shoals Lake elevation has fallen slightly over the last week due to the drier weather but the upcoming rains may put us back where we were. The lake on Wednesday was at 660.35 feet msl, which is very near the seasonal power pool level. * 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. Add a little bigger sinker to allow the bait to get to the river bottom. (870-867-2191/800-832-2276 out-of-state) said. Alligators can swim up to 20 miles per hour and on land, they can run up to 11 miles per hour. Very heavy generation has been the norm for several weeks with both generators running huge amounts of water through the system to keep area lakes at winter drawdown levels. The trout and smallmouth have been hitting well in the higher water. The trout stocking program has proceeded as scheduled, so big numbers of fish are in the tailrace and can be caught when safe conditions allow bank and boat fishermen to access the lake. The water is going to be so high, you have to know where the holes are to catch these guys. Smallmouth Bass The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville steady at 10.39 feet, less than 5 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. Big female largemouths are beginning to stage at creek mouths and on the first vertical drops from the spawning flats to deeper water. (updated 2-23-2023) Bates Field and Stream (501-470-1846) said crappie have been biting in the usual hot spots like Gold Creek. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 54,428 cfs. Upstream, Table Rock Lake rose 0.1 foot to rest at 1 foot below power pool and 15 feet below the top of flood pool. Spin-fishermen using PowerBaits and lures that represent fleeing crayfish will also catch trout that are searching for prey. The best water clarity and reaction from largemouths is in the back of the oxbows where the clarity is somewhat better, away from the river current, although the main lake from Paraloma Trail to mile marker 4 in Little River was fairly clear over the past few days before the thunderstorms. Information about the species of fish local to Beaver Lake . One of the guides going out from Andrews fished three days this week and on his teams the anglers were doing real well on the crappie. One of the earliest recorded accounts of alligators in Arkansas comes from the Arkansas Gazette, May 1828, which reported the killing of an 11-foot specimen on the north side of the Arkansas River at Little Rock. Its still hit and miss. The Army Corps of Engineers reported Thursday that the White River stage at Batesville steady at 10.39 feet, less than 5 feet below the flood stage of 15.0 feet. Mike says they continue to find a few large schools of white bass over the past couple weeks along Little River above White Cliffs about 2 miles before getting to the mouth of McGuire Lake. Minnows and nightcrawlers for live bait. However, do not let children or pets swim in waters with alligators. The largest fish ever caught in Arkansas was an alligator gar in the Red River that weighed 241 pounds, over 100 pounds more than the next largest Arkansas catch, a 118-pound paddlefish caught by James Johnson at Beaver Lake earlier this year. Winter probably isn't through with us yet, but we will take advantage of this early spring-like weather while it's here! Alligator hunter Travis Bearden was hunting on the lake with his father, brother, and friend during the final weekend of the alligator hunting season when they spotted the large animal nearby. We have had higher flows that have fished well. He says there was some speculation that the creature was a caiman, which are related to alligators and are legal to own in Arkansas. Some reports say they are deep at 18-22 feet. The massive influx of healthy rainbow trout to the lake rejuvenates the tailrace to an earlier scenario of quality fishing. He says he was headed out on the lake last week searching for fish when . When they push back in, try a Rapala Jigging Rap or Tater Shad on a Moon Eye. Black bass are still in a winter pattern and that bite is rate fair. Flow further upriver at Dardanelle Lock and Dam the flow was 37,793 cfs. Fish slow if its flat, clear and sunny. Anglers should try using Carolina-rigged lizards, crankbaits, spinnerbaits and drop-shots. Greers Ferry Lake is 6.6 feet above normal conservation pool. This is 34.5 feet below the top of flood pool. The largest alligators are also incredibly heavy, with reports of anything from 1,000 up to a massive 2,000 pounds being recorded. Youll have to keep moving to find them but when you do theres usually a few. One of the biggest alligators found in the swamps of Arkansas is over 14 feet long and 800 pounds in weight. As of Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Ormond Lock and Dam was 15,682 cfs. Plenty of rain lately has the river up about a foot above normal and has the water stained a good pea soup tint. Plan your crappie trip to the Little Maumelle either early (sunup or before) and late in the day, an hour or so before dark and into the night (when the yo-yos are working). They could have built back a forty ft wide dam to flood 10 acres and they never touched it. 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. Instead, the heaviest alligator caught in Arkansas makes Beardens alligator seem like a mere baby in comparison. Theyve also been catching them on darker-colored Chatterbaits. The 10 Best Childrens Books About Alligators Reviewed and Ranked, Watch This Florida Woman Feed an Alligator Up-Close, With Predictable Ending, Discover the One Place on Earth that Crocodiles and Alligators Coexist. (updated 2-9-2023) WestRock Landing in Roland (501-658-5598) reported that water temperature is in the mid-40s. Liver of all kinds, dough bait, minnows and nightcrawlers are the go-to baits. Ive been getting bit on a Jewel football jig or shaky head in green pumpkin on the points, ledges and swings in the creeks. Lake level is now down 6.5 feet. Dierks Lake On that note, the walleye are moving up and the bite can be good if you locate the moving fish. JavaScript is disabled. and draining of wetlands from 1860 to 1960. Elevation was 338.20 feet msl and the tailwater was at 289.21 feet msl. The White has had no wadable water and heavy flows. Each day is different so Fish the Conditions. Therefore, alligators perform a death roll with larger prey. Lake Greeson Tailwater Visit Jons Facebook page for latest updates, FishOn Guide Service Goshen AR. 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. (Top navigation pool is 338.2 and bottom pool is 336.0.) They are ambush predators, and this means that they can quickly seize their prey as soon as the opportunity arises. The fish I was marking at 60 feet or deeper did not want to bite. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. Streamer season is upon us. These new ponds are then new habitats for other animals and help to increase plant growth and diversity. Many manufacturers are now making rubber soled wading boots that are easier to clean and are not as likely to harbor didymo. The best bass reactions are random hits on Brazalo spinnerbaits in Spot Remover, Chatterbaits in white, and Rat-L-Traps in natural-colored crawfish browns and oranges or Toledo Gold and Red Chrome, and custom painted Bent Pole Little John Cranks in Rayburn Red finessed through the dead pad stems. The wind came up and it started to rain pretty hard. Are There Alligators in the Mississippi River? My thoughts are they are migrating toward the south end for the spawn. 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. Fishing on the Little Red from a boat in high water has been good as far as the streamer bite goes. 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. It is the choice of the fly that you are going to use to catch fish. White bass are hard to find and I believe the AGFC needs to put a 25-fish limit on them. Redworms are getting reactions from bream right by the dock. Sam Juan worms and egg patterns have been working good.. Using a jerkbait on breezy day bluff ends over steeper swings and points will fool a few. They inhabit freshwater environments such as lakes, rivers, swamps, and marshes, though they can also be found in brackish water. (updated 2-23-2023) Seth Boone, the superintendent at Lake Poinsett State Park, reported Lake Poinsett had crappie biting well on minnows and jigs. The fish were being a little more aggressive. The most effective fly has been a tan and brown Clouser minnow. Nimrod was 18 feet above normal pool level, but even with the latest rain it is dropping. If I am fishing from a boat, I will ask every guide I see at the ramp. Check our blog (linked above) to make sure it's not up and muddy. Alligators are large, powerful reptiles from the family group Aligatoroidaewhich also includes caimans. Crankbaits for spin-fishing work well in high water. Hybrid Bass 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. It can take days for a regular bite pattern to resume after a big drop in temperature, so anglers need to be aware. Surface temps are stable this week, ranging 48-52 degrees depending on location and the time of day. (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. McKinzie says a resident told officials he was licensed to own an alligator. Norfork Tailwater U.S. Geological Survey's Lake Conway water level site. (updated 2-23-2023) Harris Brake Lake Resort (501-889-2745) says fishing is mostly no good this week after all the rain. CONWAY, Ark - An alligator was seen roaming through the waters of Lake Conway last week, and now the photos captured by a local wildlife expert are gaining traction on social media. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam at Pine Bluff was 40,646 cfs, about half the flow of this time last week. Merthiolate and June Bug colors were working in the stained water in back of McGuire. We could kill 3 alligators on millwood every night for a month.easily. Double Deceiver patterns in yellow or olive have been working best for me, Mike said. Check with the Army Corps of Engineers website for real-time release data or by calling (501) 362-5150). As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). 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. The best area to target is the transition areas where it goes from deeper water to the backs of creeks with the warmer water coming in. Quick links to regions: It turns out that this alligator was literally eating the competition as its stomach contained a 5-foot-long alligator! The reported lake elevation at Table Rock Lake was 915.88 feet msl (normal conservation pool: 915.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 931.0 feet msl). No reports of white bass, crappie, bream or catfish. in Calico Rock, said the recent storms caused both Bull Shoals and Norfork Lakes to rise above the conservation pool. This is because they make alligator holes, which create new habitats. Flow at the Terry Lock and Dam was 54,428 cfs. Despite this, American alligators can reach much, much larger sizes. Once it hits a peak and starts to fall, the fish will scatter more. With the clear water, about any color is good now. Amenities vary at each different property. The Newport stage is falling at 21.65 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). If you're looking to drift-fish, try fishing a double-nymph rig and adjust for the depths you are fishing. Wouldnt doubt that five alligators living in the pond have something to do with it - and alligators everywhere in the back end of Millwood. fishing has been pretty slow for the past several days, and they had no reports of note. After the lake rose over 3 feet with over 4-6 inches of rainfall the lake clarity turned to chocolate milk and almost completely shut down the bite we had the week before. Suggest you do on line search to find specifics for each area. Visit www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com for a daily update on fishing conditions. Crooked Creek and the Buffalo River are fishing poorly. Call the Mountain Harbor fishing guides (Mike Wurm, 501-622-7717, or Chris Darby, 870-867-7822) for more information. Ray Hudson at River Valley Marina (501-517-1250) said the fishing has been really good. With Little River turned to chocolate milk again this week with all the inflow, current and gate discharge, we are just going to take a wait-and-see approach as normal lake pool should be achieved over the next week to 10 days provided we don't have much more rainfall. Most. ) The American Alligator ( Alligator mississippiensis) has been a component of Arkansas's native fauna for thousands of years. Think white for baits and flies this week: shad patterns, white egg patterns, white-bellied stick baits the water level will support deep-diving jerkbaits white jigs and minnows. Clarity and visibility can change dramatically on Millwood in just a few hours with high winds, gate discharge, rain or thunderstorms. The fish will hide behind the obstacle to rest and watch for something to eat to float by. 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. Though they may travel some distance over land in search of food or mates, alligators typically remain within a few miles of their home territory throughout their lives. I stopped the boat and looked at my graph and there were fish all over the place. Millwood is near 260.6 feet msl and remains almost 16 inches above normal pool and falling. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. I have been writing professionally for several years with a focus on animals and wildlife. Trolling shallow-running crankbaits that imitate shad or crayfish against the current will draw strikes from spawning walleye and is an excellent method of locating areas where walleye are congregating. But warm weather has made for great times on the water.. This artificial lake was created when the Bull Shoals Dam was built, which is one of the country's largest dams. Millwood State Park MARINA WILL REOPEN March 1. As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 540.05 feet msl (full pool: 526.00 feet msl). As of Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 260.33 feet msl (normal pool: 259.20 feet msl; top flood elevation is 287.0 feet msl). 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. These fish were hybrids, stripers and white bass. (updated 2-23-2023) Kent Williams of Oxbow Guide Service (870-278-7978) said the water temperature is rising and the water is clear. All the above information will enable anglers to successfully fish in Lake Catherine as soon as Lake Ouachita falls down out of flood pool and the need for heavy generation and open flood gates subsides. Randy Plyler with Plyler Outdoors Guide Service (870-210-0522) said that there's only been a few folks out here over the course of the last couple weeks on DeGray. The Southwestern Power Administration has dictated power generation at nearly five generators (14,000 cfs) pretty much round-the-clock this week, so be very careful motoring in these higher water conditions. (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 overflow of that food source into the river sets off the famous voracious feeding pattern and the easy trout catch, which anglers love. I got to land a couple of nice largemouth bass, a big 15-inch crappie, a handful of white bass and 4 hybrid stripers. Alligators are highly territorial and typically live in freshwater environments such as swamps, marshes, ponds, lakes, and rivers. The warden in La when I checked in my gator told me they are going to up the tags more and open the red River and a few other places up next year. Visibility is 6-12 inches. The northern portion of the lake has some color to the water, while past Cove Creek and Eden Isle the lake gets clearer. Also use minnows and nightcrawlers. The crankbait bite is getting better as temps rise. Ray suggests shad-colored jigs or jigs favoring white, silver/white and pink colors. The elevation is 249.26 feet msl. The lake is at the same level as it was a week ago. Bream are slow, but try redworms and crickets as they may be starting to get hungry as the water warms some. As of 1 p.m. there had been 31 straight hours of release in the neighborhood of 3,800 cfs. The Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday reported the Clarendon gauge rising slightly at 28.74 feet, or 2.74 above the flood stage of 26.00 feet. Caught in Millwood Lake Dam in 2012, the alligator weighed a whopping 1,380 pounds! The main thing here is the crappie is moving up shallow. Ag&f seem to be ass backwards on everything. The Newport stage is falling at 21.65 feet (flood stage is 26 feet). There was once a town where Greers Ferry Lake now sits. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Murray Lock and Dam was 49,248 cfs. Bass have been caught this week on Chatterbait (black/blue, a Z Man Jackhammer is a good one to throw now with more vibration to it than others), or flipping a black/blue jig as well as a square-bill crankbait. Are there alligator gar in Beaver Lake? At about 15 feet down they would attack and then dive! 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. On Thursday, the Corps of Engineers said water flow at the Toad Suck Lock and Dam was 48,636 cfs. Brian McKinzie of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says a homeowner called an off-duty Benton County Sheriff's deputy to report a possible alligator sighting Thursday night. Mike provided the latest fishing specifics: Amongst these lowlands is the Mississippi Alluvial Region which includes many swamps and wetlands. . (updated 2-16-2023) Lowell Myers of Sore Lipem All Guide Service (501-250-0730) has no new updates. Bass are not yet loading into typical early spwaning areas despite the abnormally warm temperatures. Maybe we need some of those meth gators. Bait presentation should be very slow. (501-834-5733) in Sherwood said the Little Red is really blown out with the water being released from Greers Ferry Dam over the past week or more. Anglers have also been doing really well on the. Arkansas River at Morrilton (updated 2-23-2023) After a two-year project of rebuilding the lake habitat by the AGFC while the city of Monticello rebuilt the lakes dam, Lake Monticello is reopened for fishing though the water is still well below what will be full pool when it refills. So reckon it works. I know they didnt even do a tag on erling this year and its full of gators. Carry a large net, as most fish are lost at the net. Reports are updated weekly, although some reports may be published for two weeks if updates are not received promptly or if reporters say conditions havent changed. As of Friday, the Army Corps of Engineers reports the lakes elevation was 401.55 feet msl (full pool: 387.00 feet msl; top flood elevation is 419.0 feet msl). 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. 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. 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. They cannot handle the hard freezes in the northern portion of the state. Lake Nimrod Flies that imitate injured shad will draw immediate strikes from hungry rainbows. Anglers are fishing mostly live baits (minnows have been the big thing) and they are finding mostly males, no females, and the males aren't really that big yet. Crappie and bass are catch-and-release at Lake Poinsett. Or, visit the AGFC nature center in Pine Bluff or Little Rock to see live alligators in captivity. 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