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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Live conditions, fishing reports & lake life — Bull Shoals Lake • Sugarloaf Marina • Diamond City, AR
🌊 Right Now on Bull Shoals Lake
8:00 PM CDT
On the Lake
74°F
🌬 12 mph SSW — gusts 27
⛅ Drizzle
🏷 Pressure 29.26" ↑ · UV 0.0
🌗 Last Quarter
🌡 Lake surface 84°F
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What's Biting
84°F
- Bull Shoals Lake 🎯 Largemouth Bass & Walleye 🏹 1/16 oz chartreuse Mepps #1 spinner on main lake points
- Norfork River 🎯 Rainbow Trout 🏹 Small Blue Fox 1/16 oz spinnerbait below dam in deep slots
Bull Shoals 84°F and rising; Norfork at 205 CFS gin-clear; Taneycomo improving with afternoon generation; White River moderate flows.
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Bull Shoals Dam
11,899 CFS
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👍 Moderate Generation (3-4 units)
Strong current — wading not recommended; boat fishing only
⏱ Tomorrow 2:00 PM–10:00 PM • ~21,900 CFS peak
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🎯 Conditions Today
🌊 Still Water
Bull Shoals Lake
Bass · Boating · Swimming
7.5/10
Good
- Moderate wind (12 mph)
- Pressure rising
- Water 84°F — good
- Solunar: Good
Moving Water
White River Tailwater
Trout · Floating · Wading
5.0/10
Fair
- 11,899 CFS — swift, experienced float only
- Cold tailwater — excellent trout temps
- Fog / light drizzle
- Solunar: Good
🚣 Float Windows — Bull Shoals Dam
Tomorrow
2 PM–3 PM
2.6u · 8,440 CFS
Tomorrow
3 PM–4 PM
4.6u · 15,192 CFS
Tomorrow
4 PM–5 PM
6.6u · 21,944 CFS
Tomorrow
5 PM–6 PM
5.6u · 18,568 CFS
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