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.