17.86 feet at Dardanelle (flood stage – 32 feet)
20.21 feet at Morrilton (flood stage – 30 feet)
9.21 feet at Little Rock (flood stage – 23 feet)
33.00 feet at Pine Bluff (flood stage – 42 feet)
27.26 feet at Pendleton (flood stage – 31 feet)

White River Levels: According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as of Wednesday the White River stages are:

4.62 feet at Georgetown (flood stage – 21 feet)
16.93 feet at Augusta (flood stage – 26 feet)
5.87 feet at Newport (flood stage – 26 feet)
7.50 feet at Batesville (flood stage – 15 feet)
2.07 feet at Calico Rock (flood stage – 19 feet) 

CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Little Red River: Lindsey's Resort (501-302-3139) said the generators are running in the afternoon for 2 to 3 hours. Bait fishing is good in the mornings on wax worms and marshmallows. Fly-fishing is very good in deep pockets. Gold beadhead and tan sow bugs have been successful at 4 to 6 feet. Pheasant tails and hare’s ears have also been good for fly-fishing.  In the afternoons, artificial baits, spoons and Rooster Tails have been the most successful. 

Jed Hollan at the Little Red Fly Shop said small, daily water releases continue from the Greers Ferry power house. Generation has been starting between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. The volume of water has been between 1,600 and 2,500 cubic feet per second. The water is clear with occasional areas of silt. Trout fishing is very good. Be on the alert for larger water releases as the temperatures in June increase and people turn on their air conditioners which requires more hydroelectric power.

Aquatic insect hatches are, for the moment, few and far between. Caddis hatches are over and blue-winged olive mayfly hatches have not begun. Soft hackle emergers continue to catch fish in the shoals in spite of the sporadic insect activity. Red Asses, Partridge & Orange and Partridge & Yellow flies are working the best. Sizes 16 and 18 are best. Other subsurface flies that are catching fish include: smoky olive or tan beadhead sow bugs (size 14), flashback pheasant tails (size 16), zebra midge (red or black, size 16-22), electric prince (size 14-16), copper john (chartreuse or copper, size 14) and olive wooly buggers (size 12). Dry flies that are catching fish (if you work hard and fish them during a hatch) include Adams (size 16), PMD (pale morning dun mayfly size 16-18 olive), and sulphur (size 16-18 yellow or cream).

Greers Ferry: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 461.58 feet MSL.

Tommy Cauley of Fish Finder Guide Service said crappie are biting pretty well in the creek channels, in river bends and over brush piles and pole timber in 15 to 20 feet of water on jigs tipped with minnows. Bream are bedding in the shallows and can be caught with a bream killer fly or on crickets and nightcrawlers. Bass fishing is good. Many largemouths are up shallow in the grass chasing bream and out on the drops and bends. The largemouths can be caught with top-water lures, Right Bite Shaky Hookers and Rite Bite frogs, Kentucky bass and largemouths can be caught on the drops with Carolina-rigged and Texas-rigged worms and the smallmouth can be caught with Carolina-rigged Rite Bite Cinkos. Catfishing is good on floating trot lines and jugs as well as traditional trot lines baited with bream. White bass and hybrids are coming up all over the lake during low-light hours and cloudy days. When they are breaking, they can be caught on Super Spook Jrs. If they are not breaking, try swimming a grub over the tops of the areas they were schooling in. On sunny days, a jigging spoon in 43 feet of water or a buckshot inline spinner will produce. Walleye are still scattered from 8-38 feet of water. Some can be caught dragging a crawler harness.

Harris Brake Lake:Coffee Creek Landing (501-889-2745) said the water is fairly clear and at normal level and current. Bream are getting in beds and biting very well on worms and crickets. Crappie are biting fair on minnows. Bass fishing is fair on plastic worms and topwater lures early. Catfishing is fair on trotlines baited with a bit of everything. Hybrids slowed but are biting fairly well on Hot Spots and Rat-L-Traps.

LakeOvercup: Lakeview Landing (501-354-1470) said the water is green from fertilizing the levee. Bream are moving towards the banks and are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are fair in deeper water. Bass and catfishing are both fair. Catfish are biting some on trotlines.  

Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said fishing was slow over the weekend. The water is clear and at a normal level.  Bream fishing is poor, but some are biting red worms and crickets. Crappie is fair on white/pink, salt-and-pepper and pink/white/chartreuse jigs. Bass fishing is good.  They are biting top-water lures in the morning and black Culprit worms in the afternoons. Catfishing is fair on worms and stinkbait.   

BrewerLake: Overcup Landing (501-354-9007) said the water is clear and at a normal level. Bream are biting on wax worms and redworms. Crappie fishing is fair on small minnows, red/chartreuse jigs and black/chartreuse jigs. Bass are biting well on white or black spinnerbaits and white or chartreuse buzzbaits. Catfishing is poor. Some are biting stinkbait and turkey liver.  

Little MaumelleRiver: RiverValley Bait (501-868-3279) said the water level is about normal with poor clarity. Bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie fishing is poor.  Bass are biting well on spinnerbaits, buzzbaits, and top-water lures. Catfishing is pretty good on the bottom with anything.   

LakeMaumelle: Jolly Roger’s Marina said largemouth bass are biting well during the day on spinnerbaits, Gitzits and jig-and-pig combos fished on deep ledges. Kentucky bass are mixed in with the largemouth. White bass are biting very well around the spillway area and the North shore. They are chasing shad just under the surface and will bite a spoon or tail spinner very well. Crappie are biting fairly well around 15 feet deep on red/white jigs. Bream are excellent on crickets fished shallow. Catfishing is good on large minnows and prepared baits.

SunsetLake: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is lower.  Bream are bedded but biting worms and crickets. Crappie are poor. A few are biting at 10 to 15 feet on jigs around brush piles. Bass are biting at 10 to 12 feet on naturally colored plastic worms in the brush. Catfish are biting at 6 feet on live bait and Magic bait.

SalineRiver Access in Benton: Turbyfill’s Outdoor Sports (501-315-3061) said the water is low and clear. Bream are trying to spawn and biting well. Crappie are poor. Some are biting in the brush on jigs. Bass fishing is good in deeper pools with topwater lures. Catfish are biting live bait.

Arkansas River at Morrilton: Charley’s HiddenHarbor in Oppelo said the flow from Lock 9 is 92,876 cubic feet per second with a headwater of 285.33 and a tailwater of 276.24. Black bass were biting strong through the last weekend on the main river. Use chatterbaits and spinnerbaits early and mid-level cranks later in the day. Whites are biting strong on the back side of jetties on Rooster Tails. Catfish are biting well on a whole shad/worm cocktail in 3 to 10 feet of water. Crappie are biting on crickets and minnows in 4 to 10 feet of water. Striper fishing is good below Dams 9 and 10 on pearl-colored, size 9 Shad Raps.    

PeckerwoodLake: Herman’s Landing (870-241-3731) said is the water is good and clear at a normal level. Crappie are fair and have moved out deeper. Catfish are biting very well on stinkbait and chicken liver.      

Murray Lock and Dam: The flow from Lock and Dam 7 is 97,936 cubic feet per second with a headwater of 248.66 and a tailwater of 234.21.

NORTH ARKANSAS

Lake Norfork : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 554.58 feet MSL.

Cranfield Junction Bait and Tackle (870-492-5141) said the water is clear and up about 3 feet. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is poor.  Stripers are biting during the day on umbrella rigs. Smallmouth are biting spider jigs and tubes, and some largemouth are taking football jigs. Catfishing is good on PowerBait and some are taking trotlines baited with perch.

Norfork Tailwater: Gene’s Trout Dock (870-499-5381) said the water is clear and the flow is good with one to two generators running. Trout fishing has been good on nightcrawlers and chartreuse PowerBait.

NORTHWEST ARKANSAS

Southtown Sporting Goods (479-443-7148) said the fishing is slow. The water clarity is good and at a normal level. Bream are biting well on redworms and crickets at 4-8 feet. Crappie fishing is fair at 8 to 20 feet under lights at night. They are biting minnows, jigs, and trolled Hot-n-Tots. Bass are biting topwater lures early, as well as shaky head worms, Carolina rigs and grubs. At night, bass are biting black spinnerbaits with Colorado blades in darker colors. Catfish are biting fairly well on prepared stinkbait and chicken liver. 

Brad Wiegmann of Wiegmann’s Guide Service said most angling has switched to a night bite because of high temperatures, boat traffic and moody fish. The three best baits have been spinnerbaits, plastic worms, and crankbaits.  Look for this pattern to continue for most of the summer.  White bass continue to school, but have been changing locations every morning. Small top-water baits have been the most productive. Summer striper fishing means looking for stripers deep in underwater clusters of trees. Look for the best bite at night or early in the morning. 

Lake Fayetteville: Lake Fayetteville Boat Dock (479-444-3476) said the water is murky and at normal levels, but the fishing is slow.  Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is poor, but a few are biting minnows and jigs. Bass are biting well on buzzbaits early or late and medium-diving crankbaits during daylight hours. A few catfish are biting worms, stinkbait and chicken liver.

Lake Sequoyah : LakeSequoyah Boat Dock (479-444-3475) said the water clarity is in good shape. Bream fishing is good. Crappie are taking a few minnows. Bass fishing is good on spinnerbaits and buzzbaits. Catfishing is fair. 

NORTHEAST ARKANSAS

Lake Frierson: Lake Frierson State Park said the river is muddy. Bass are biting very well, but is has not been reported on what. Catfish are biting very well on goldfish.

SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS

SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS

Millwood Lake Guide Service said water temperature ranges from 72 to 80 degrees and clarity is around 3 to 4 inches of visibility. Current increased to 7,879 cubic feet per second. Crappie remain scattered, between 6 inches deep around shallow cypress all the way to 20 feet deep in the river, suspended over brush piles. Bass continue to roam back and forth from summer to spring depths, but are also chasing bedding bream. Good size bass from 3-6 lbs. each, continue to blow up near floating grass beds. The best bass bite has been on Salad Spoons and Johnson spoons in grass and lily pads. The recent improvement in water clarity gave the bass a boost in their response to artificial baits.

Buzzbaits, top-water frogs and toads and Bass Assassin Shads are catching good bass in the grass beds as well. Last week we had decent responses from bass with a wacky-rigged Bass Assassin Twitch or Charm worm in kiwi, watermelon/red and crystal shad colors. Rat-L-Traps in baby bream, baby bass or chrome on sunny days, and War Eagle spinnerbaits in spot remover and blue gill colors, are picking up roaming fish, erratically. Southern Pro Fattbutt Tubes in camo or bluegill are picking up some good fish around stumps in the vegetation. White bass are fair on chartreuse or white crankbaits and Rat-L-Traps slow-trolled in Little River between Jack’s Isle and Pugh Slough. Bream are biting well on crickets and redworms around MillwoodState Park. Channel catfish are biting well on chicken liver, cut shad and dog food around the river bends.

LakeColumbia: Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said the water level is normal. Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is fair. Some anglers are using lights at night with minnows and jigs. Bass fishing is sporadic. Catfish are biting well on worms and chicken liver.   

LakeErling: Steve's Marine (870-234-2222) said water levels are normal.  Bream fishing is good on worms and crickets. Crappie are fair. Some crappie are biting minnows, jigs, and yo-yos at night. Bass are biting spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and lizards during the day. Catfishing is good.

LakeGreeson: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 546.77 feet MSL.

Lakeside Grocery, Motel and Bait (870-398-5304) said the lake is clear. Bream are excellent on worms and crickets. Crappie and bass are pretty poor. Catfish are biting well on trotlines and jugs baited with bream. Stripers are schooling early and are biting on spoons and topwater plugs.  

DeGray Lake: As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 407.40 feet MSL.

WEST-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

Ozark Pool: Lakeside Food Mart (479-667-5155) said the water is still up and muddy. Bream fishing is very good on worms and crickets in area lakes. A few crappie are biting on minnows and jigs. Bass is fair to good on crankbaits. Catfish are biting below the dam on worms, chicken livers and cut shad. Stripers are taking jigs around the generators.   

Lake Ouachita : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 577.20 feet MSL.

Mountain Harbor Marina said the water temperature ranges from 76 to 80 degrees and the water is clearing. Largemouth bass are biting well on swimbaits, grass jigs and U-tail worms. Jighead finesse worms and Texas-rigged Brush Hogs are also working well. Night fishing with black spinnerbaits is working very well over or near deep moss lines. Walleye are biting well on spoons and jerkbaits near creek channels and main lake points. Stripers are biting very well on live brood minnows and gizzard shad. Some top-water action is available during low-light hours on C-10 Redfins. Bream are excellent on crickets and worms in 6 to 15 feet of water. Crappie are biting well over the grass in water from 10 to 18 feet deep. Catfishing is excellent on live bait and stink bait suspended from jugs and trotlines in 10 to 20 feet of water.

Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said last week was a good week for bass. Many fish are schooling early in the mornings. Shad-colored Shad Raps produced good numbers, but it's an early bite. After 9 a.m. it's time to use a drop-shot rig and finesse worm. Walleye have slowed some, but the fishing is still good. Some large walleye are coming from the grass beds on Shad Raps in about 10 feet of water. Bream fishing is good on the west end of the lake and spotty on the east end. Catfishing is good on noodles baited with small bream set about 8 to 10 feet deep. Stripers are very good at night around the dam.

Lake Catherine : Diamondhead Marina (501-262-2272) said the lake is clear and down 6 inches. Bream are biting pretty well on beds. Crappie fishing is fair in deeper water. Bass are biting surface lures in the mornings and the afternoons and Brush Hogs during the day. Catfishing is good in deep water. Walleye are starting to show some activity.  

Shane Goodner, owner of Catch’em All Guide Service, reports that rainbow trout fishing continues to be excellent while the water temperature is holding in the mid to high 50s. The warm water of summer will cause the trout living in the lake to move toward the dam in search of cool water. Bank anglers are catching limits of trout daily on redworms and nightcrawlers floated under a bobber. The moss is thick, so a bobber is a great way to catch the trout without dealing with the moss. Power Eggs fished on the bottom will always draw strikes from trout as they have an inborn instinct to feed on fish eggs. Boaters casting Rapalas and small crawfish crankbaits during periods of power generation. Trolling the channels has produced trout over 19 inches in the past few days as the larger fish are feeding heavily on threadfin shad. Fly fishermen have been hooking fish early in the morning on woolly buggers and streamers in the shallow flats. As the water warms, the striper and hybrid migration to the dam will begin as they follow the huge schools of threadfin shad. The top-water bite will be spectacular as these large predator fish feed heavily on top. Lucky Craft Sammies, Zara Spooks and Redfins in rainbow trout colors will draw vicious strikes during feeding frenzies. Live gizzard shad and large threadfin shad floated under balloon rigs will catch large stripers and hybrids while the turbines are turning.

Lake Hamilton : Larry Hurley from Poorman’s Guide Service said bass are fair on Carolina rigs about 10 feet deep, but most bass are on the small side. Stripers are good at night below the dam with some good ones being caught on trout-colored swimbaits. Bream are fair on crickets and worms.

Lake Hinkle : Bill's Bait Shop (479-637-4719) said the lake clarity is in good shape. Bream are biting great on worms and crickets. Crappie are fair. Bass are biting well on plastic worms and plugs. Catfish are biting pretty well on chicken liver and goldfish. 

Lake Atkins : Lucky Landing (479-641-7615) said fishing is slow.  Bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Bass fishing is good on bass minnows. Catfish are also biting well.

Lake Nimrod : As of Tuesday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports the lake’s elevation at 345.29 feet MSL

SOUTH-CENTRAL ARKANSAS

EAST ARKANSAS

White River: Triangle Sports (870-793-7122) said the river is clear and the water is low. Bream fishing is the best right now. They are biting well on crickets. Crappie fishing is poor. Bass are biting well. Smallmouth are biting on soft plastics like finesse worms and Gitzits.

MaddoxBay:MaddoxBay Landing (870-462-8317) said the fishing was fairly good over the weekend.  The water is dingy but clearing. Bream are biting well on crickets. Crappie are biting minnows, a few jigs and crickets. Bass are biting well on crankbaits. Catfishing is good on trotlines or rod-and-reel fishing with live or prepared bait.

BearCreekLake:Arkansas Outdoors (870-295-4240) said the water clear and at normal level. A few bream are biting worms and crickets. Crappie fishing is poor and has almost shut down. Bass are fair on spinnerbaits worked shallow. Catfish are biting well on jugs baited with worms and chicken livers.

Six RiversSportCenter (870-295-3236) said bream are biting well on worms and crickets. Crappie are fair. Catfish are biting well on St. Francis River on green sunfish. 

HorseshoeLake: Local fisherman Clyde Gregory said the lake conditions are clear, but fishing is slow. Bream are biting fairly well. A few are biting crickets. Crappie are biting fair on minnows around piers. Catfish are biting very well on worms and cut bait.