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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On the Lake

93°F

🌬 8 mph SW — gusts 12

⛅ Clear

🏷 Pressure 29.19" → · UV 3.05

🌑 New Moon

🌡 Lake surface 84°F

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What's Biting 84°F

Bull Shoals Lake 🎯 Largemouth Bass 🏹 3/8 oz chartreuse spinnerbait on main lake points
Norfork River 🎯 Rainbow Trout 🏹 Small Mepps #0–1 spinner in deeper holes off the bank

Bull Shoals at 84°F with strong generation; tailwaters (Norfork, Taneycomo) clear to gin-clear, 53–60°F range, low-to-moderate flows.

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Bull Shoals Dam

685 CFS →

🎣 Not Generating

Minimum flow — prime wading conditions below State Park

⏱ Today 5:00 PM–6:00 PM • ~9,100 CFS peak

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New Moon Excellent day

Major 1:38 PM 2 hrs

Major 1:38 AM 2 hrs

Minor 8:19 AM 1 hr

Minor 6:58 PM 1 hr

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