Create.Buzz — Bull Shoals Lake Live Conditions, Fishing Reports & Lake Life

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Live conditions, fishing reports & lake life — Bull Shoals Lake • Sugarloaf Marina • Diamond City, AR

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🌊 Right Now on Bull Shoals Lake 3:00 PM CDT

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On the Lake

84°F

🌬 7 mph NE — gusts 11

⛅ Clear

🏷 Pressure 29.38" → · UV 3.9

🌔 Waxing Gibbous

🌡 Lake surface 84°F

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What's Biting 84°F

Lake Taneycomo 🎯 Rainbow Trout 🏹 Midge pattern #18–20 and small jig near dam outflow
Norfork Tailwater 🎯 Rainbow Trout 🏹 Mepps #0–1 spinner or 1/8 oz ultralight spoon near dam structure

Bull Shoals warm at 84°F; Taneycomo cool at 53°F; Norfork tailwater gin-clear at 205 CFS; White River dropping to normal; Spring River clearing after rain.

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Bull Shoals Dam

2,384 CFS →

🎣 Light Generation (1-2 units)

Rising — wading still possible with caution in riffles; watch your footing

⏱ Tomorrow 12:00 PM–1:00 PM • ~4,100 CFS peak

White River flow tracker & schedule →

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Feeding Windows Today

Waxing Gibbous Slow day

Major 10:42 PM 2 hrs

Major 10:42 AM 2 hrs

Minor 5:38 PM 1 hr

Minor 3:46 AM 1 hr

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