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82°F
🌬 9 mph SSE — gusts 14
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  • Lake Taneycomo 🎯 Trout (trophy) 🏹 Provo rig with drop-shot loop, 18 inches off bottom on main current channels
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Bull Shoals 84°F at 661 feet; Taneycomo 50°F; Norfork tailwater gin-clear at 205 CFS; Spring River clearing after rain, 380 CFS.
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12,179 CFS ↑
👍 Moderate Generation (3-4 units)
Strong current — wading not recommended; boat fishing only
▶ Generating now — ends 9:00 PM • ~20,300 CFS
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The Ozarks Don't Take Summer Off

Bass on Bull Shoals Lake Saturday. 70 rainbows on the White River Monday. The fish here don't read the calendar.

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Trout On! Eight Buddies, Four Waters, Six Days

Eight buds. Six days of fishing some of the best waters in Arkansas and Missouri. Taneycomo, Bull Shoals, the White and Norfork Rivers.

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Crappie ON! in Diamond City

I've been fishing Bull Shoals a long time. I don't remember ever catching this many crappie in a stretch. Weekend report May 15–17: keepers stacked below the throwbacks, three sub-…

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Fishing · May 5, 2026

Two Rivers, Two Dams, Two Blobs

Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams both released water independently on May 4, 2026 within hours of each other. Two separate blobs of elevated water, moving south at the same time — docu…

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📷 Bull Shoals Lake Live Cam KY3 Weather • Sugarloaf Marina area
🎯 Conditions Today
🌊 Still Water
Bull Shoals Lake
Bass · Boating · Swimming
8.0/10 Excellent
  • Light breeze (9 mph)
  • Pressure steady
  • Water 84°F — good
  • Solunar: Average
🋻 Moving Water
White River Tailwater
Trout · Floating · Wading
5.5/10 Fair
  • 12,179 CFS — swift, experienced float only
  • Cold tailwater — excellent trout temps
  • Clear skies
  • Solunar: Average
🚣 Float Windows — Bull Shoals Dam
Today 4 PM–5 PM 4.1u · 13,504 CFS
Today 5 PM–6 PM 6.1u · 20,256 CFS
Today 6 PM–7 PM 5.9u · 19,581 CFS
Today 7 PM–9 PM 3.9u · 12,829 CFS
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