Bull Shoals Lake
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Friday, Apr 11 2025
Bull Shoals LakeFor the Army Corps of Engineers real-time outflow report from Bull Shoals Dam, visit the Corps Little Rock office website.(updated 4-10-2025) Fishing guide Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake (815-592-4302) reported Wednesday night that lake level was on the rise at 666 feet msl while last week at this time it was 658 feet msl. Water temps vary anywhere from 54-60 degrees. The bigger creeks have some debris be careful with floaters as the lake rises. That being said, everything is changing by the minute. Once the lake stabilizes these bass are going to be looking to move up; bucks are already up there. The water toward the main lake is gin clear toward the dam and chocolate milk in the creeks. Some fish have moved up with the water. Power fishing shallow has been favorable with clouds, rain, wind and stained water. Some fish are up there roaming shallow. Try a spinnerbait, Chatter bait or a square bill in bright colors. Target windblown transition banks by steep stuff nearby, chunk rock, steeper banks, small ledges close to deep water. A SPRO Crawler, Wiggle Wart and Red Craw are catching them. You can go bright in stained water, natural in the clear. The crank bite will slow without wind. There are always fish to be caught on a jig such as a Jewel half-ounce green pumpkin variant. Once again, warm, a little wind, sunny try points, drop-offs or ledges, piles swings youre looking anywhere from 1 foot to 20 feet deep. Also a shaky head and a Ned rig are coming into play. Shad are still spread out and there are still loons and seagulls. Target larger bait balls or any bait you can find up high near the surface and closer to the shore. Most fish are still looking up. Every day is different and every creek will be a little different. If you are targeting shad eaters, its been work as the shad are making their way into the creeks. A smaller 2.8 swimbait or a regular Tater Shad has been working, and also try a jerk bait around those high swimming shad and shad balls in the clear water. They are being finicky if they arent actively feeding. (updated 4-10-2025) Southernwalleye Guide Service (501-365-1606) says cloudy days prior to the cold front helped the daytime fishing. The change in lake level (up 8 feet) has the fish changing positions. If lake rises up over the buckbrush, fish over it with spinnerbaits or a -ounce jighead with small swimbaits; a shallow-running jerkbait such as a Suspending Rattlin Rogue will get some bites. Best fishing this past week has still been late evenings. Walleye seemed to still be in the spawning/post-spawn period. We are still seeing fish coming to the shallows at night. Fish are scattered along chunk rock points with deep water close by and along steeper creek channel swings that have shad. Best to fish low-light periods now. Fishing methods are still the same. Fishing 4-15 feet of water with jerkbaits or fishing 4 feet out to 30 feet of water with jig and minnow, jig and plastics or Ice Jigs worked slowly back to the boat on points with deep water on at least one side will produce fish. Fishing same structure right before and after dark with 110-style jerkbaits or 5-inch floating stick baits and retrieved at extremely slow speeds will get some fish.If trolling, try to fish low-light periods. Trolling 5-inch stick baits at slow speeds as low as .85 mph in 7-14 feet along windblown banks will also work.(updated 4-10-2025) Crappie 101 Guide Service (870-577-2045) says crappie are definitely scattered at least mid-lake. We have had success covering lots of brush in that 15- to 25-foot range and occasionally starting to catch a few beautiful males that are getting their tuxedo on shallower brush around 10 feet. We are getting closer but these cool nights, rising colored water and debris have them still scattered in a funk. Very soon when it stabilizes it will be time for the coveted spawn! We have had success casting jigs over brush and also with minnows.
Friday, Apr 11 2025
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Bull Shoals Lake
RECEIVE FISHING REPORT UPDATES!
Rating - Good
Bull Shoals LakeFor the Army Corps of Engineers real-time outflow report from Bull Shoals Dam, visit the Corps Little Rock office website.(updated 4-10-2025) Fishing guide Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake (815-592-4302) reported Wednesday night that lake level was on the rise at 666 feet msl while last week at this time it was 658 feet msl. Water temps vary anywhere from 54-60 degrees. The bigger creeks have some debris be careful with floaters as the lake rises. That being said, everything is changing by the minute. Once the lake stabilizes these bass are going to be looking to move up; bucks are already up there. The water toward the main lake is gin clear toward the dam and chocolate milk in the creeks. Some fish have moved up with the water. Power fishing shallow has been favorable with clouds, rain, wind and stained water. Some fish are up there roaming shallow. Try a spinnerbait, Chatter bait or a square bill in bright colors. Target windblown transition banks by steep stuff nearby, chunk rock, steeper banks, small ledges close to deep water. A SPRO Crawler, Wiggle Wart and Red Craw are catching them. You can go bright in stained water, natural in the clear. The crank bite will slow without wind. There are always fish to be caught on a jig such as a Jewel half-ounce green pumpkin variant. Once again, warm, a little wind, sunny try points, drop-offs or ledges, piles swings youre looking anywhere from 1 foot to 20 feet deep. Also a shaky head and a Ned rig are coming into play. Shad are still spread out and there are still loons and seagulls. Target larger bait balls or any bait you can find up high near the surface and closer to the shore. Most fish are still looking up. Every day is different and every creek will be a little different. If you are targeting shad eaters, its been work as the shad are making their way into the creeks. A smaller 2.8 swimbait or a regular Tater Shad has been working, and also try a jerk bait around those high swimming shad and shad balls in the clear water. They are being finicky if they arent actively feeding. (updated 4-10-2025) Southernwalleye Guide Service (501-365-1606) says cloudy days prior to the cold front helped the daytime fishing. The change in lake level (up 8 feet) has the fish changing positions. If lake rises up over the buckbrush, fish over it with spinnerbaits or a -ounce jighead with small swimbaits; a shallow-running jerkbait such as a Suspending Rattlin Rogue will get some bites. Best fishing this past week has still been late evenings. Walleye seemed to still be in the spawning/post-spawn period. We are still seeing fish coming to the shallows at night. Fish are scattered along chunk rock points with deep water close by and along steeper creek channel swings that have shad. Best to fish low-light periods now. Fishing methods are still the same. Fishing 4-15 feet of water with jerkbaits or fishing 4 feet out to 30 feet of water with jig and minnow, jig and plastics or Ice Jigs worked slowly back to the boat on points with deep water on at least one side will produce fish. Fishing same structure right before and after dark with 110-style jerkbaits or 5-inch floating stick baits and retrieved at extremely slow speeds will get some fish.If trolling, try to fish low-light periods. Trolling 5-inch stick baits at slow speeds as low as .85 mph in 7-14 feet along windblown banks will also work.(updated 4-10-2025) Crappie 101 Guide Service (870-577-2045) says crappie are definitely scattered at least mid-lake. We have had success covering lots of brush in that 15- to 25-foot range and occasionally starting to catch a few beautiful males that are getting their tuxedo on shallower brush around 10 feet. We are getting closer but these cool nights, rising colored water and debris have them still scattered in a funk. Very soon when it stabilizes it will be time for the coveted spawn! We have had success casting jigs over brush and also with minnows.
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