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Fishing guide Del Colvin at Bull Shoals Lake (815-592-4302), delcolvinfishing.com , said Wednesday that the lake level remains at 655 feet msl and water temperature is 66 degrees, give or take. “The lake is still low. April has…
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🎣 Fishing Summary

Bull Shoals Lake • Norfork • Table Rock • White River • Greers Ferry • Little Red • and more

📅 Updated 2026-05-02 15:10:34 Synthesized from AGFC, MDC & local guide reports

Bull Shoals Lake is firing right now—we're in that sweet post-spawn window where fish are transitioning and feeding aggressively. At 66 degrees with the lake still sitting low at 655 feet, the moss is breaking up which means fish are leaving cover and positioning on structure. Del Colvin's been telling folks April's been solid, and he's watching for the shad spawn to kick back in, which will pull fish shallow and create some electric topwater opportunities. Across the region, Beaver Lake is rising and pushing crappie and bass shallow on spawn-related structure, while Greers Ferry's points and rocky banks are loading up with bass hitting shaky heads and Chatterbaits. The mood is aggressive—water temperatures across the board are in that mid-60s sweet spot where fish aren't sluggish anymore but aren't locked in deep summer patterns either.

The White River below the dam is spectacular right now with steady minimum flows keeping trout comfortable, and guides are seeing consistent quality action. This is a transition week—shad spawns are priming to go off, post-spawn fish are repositioning, and if you're targeting the right depth zones and structure types, the bite is there waiting.

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ConditionsWater temps mid-60s across the region; Bull Shoals low at 655 feet; Beaver Lake rising; most lakes clear to slightly dingy from recent rain.

🏹 What's Working — Baits & Lures

  • 1/2 oz white Chatterbait
  • finesse worm on shaky head
  • white Zoom Horny Toad
  • bone Whopper Plopper
  • 1/2 oz football jig with cinnamon-purple trailer.

🎮 How They're Fishing

  • Shaky head rigging in 3-15 feet on points
  • topwater early morning on main lake banks
  • slow-rolling Chatterbaits during wind
  • targeting moss bed edges as cover breaks apart.

💡 Guide's Insider Tip

Del Colvin watching for shad spawn to restart soon—when it kicks, expect aggressive shallow feeding as post-spawn fish follow baitfish into spawning zones.

🏆 Top Picks Right Now

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Bull Shoals Lake
🎯 Largemouth Bass
Post-spawn fish are active around breaking moss and points at 8-12 feet with shad spawn imminent to trigger aggressive shallow feeding.
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Greers Ferry Lake
🎯 Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass
Points and rocky banks with timber holding fish suspended 3-15 feet, responding aggressively to finesse presentations and Chatterbaits.
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Beaver Lake
🎯 Crappie
Spawning or recently spawned fish concentrated shallow on any structure and brush in 10-12 feet as water rises toward 1,120 feet msl.
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