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
1:00 PM CDT
On the Lake
99°F
🌬 6 mph NW — gusts 19
⛅ Clear
🏷 Pressure 29.16" ↓ · UV 7.0
🌓 First Quarter
🌡 Lake surface 84°F
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What's Biting
84°F
- Bull Shoals Lake 🎯 Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass 🏹 3/8 oz chartreuse spinnerbait on main lake points
- Norfork Tailwater 🎯 Rainbow Trout 🏹 Jig with sculpin trailer in deeper runs near current breaks
Bull Shoals 84°F and rising to 662 msl with heavy generation; tailwaters stained but fishable; Spring River clearing after rains.
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Bull Shoals Dam
10,798 CFS
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👍 Moderate Generation (3-4 units)
Strong current — wading not recommended; boat fishing only
▶ Generating now — ends 11:00 PM • ~19,200 CFS
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KY3 Weather • Sugarloaf Marina area
🎯 Conditions Today
🌊 Still Water
Bull Shoals Lake
Bass · Boating · Swimming
7.5/10
Good
- Light breeze (6 mph)
- Pressure falling — bass may go deep
- Water 84°F — good
- Solunar: Good
Moving Water
White River Tailwater
Trout · Floating · Wading
6.0/10
Fair
- 10,798 CFS — swift, experienced float only
- Cold tailwater — excellent trout temps
- Clear skies
- Solunar: Good
🚣 Float Windows — Bull Shoals Dam
Today
2 PM–3 PM
1.8u · 6,077 CFS
Today
3 PM–4 PM
2.7u · 8,777 CFS
Today
4 PM–5 PM
4.1u · 13,504 CFS
Today
5 PM–6 PM
5.8u · 19,243 CFS
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