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  • Norfork River 🎯 Trout 🏹 Mepps #0–#1 spinner or 1/16 oz Blue Fox spoon near Otter Creek and dam structure
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Bull Shoals 84°F and rising; Norfork/Taneycomo cold and clear (53–56°F); Spring River recovering from rain to normal clarity; generation patterns variable across all systems.
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Fishing · Jul 18, 2026

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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Fishing · Jun 9, 2026

Trout On! Eight Buddies, Four Waters, Six Days

Eight buds. Six days of fishing some of the best waters in Arkansas and Missouri. Taneycomo, Bull Shoals, the White and Norfork Rivers.

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fishing · May 15, 2026

Crappie ON! in Diamond City

I've been fishing Bull Shoals a long time. I don't remember ever catching this many crappie in a stretch. Weekend report May 15–17: keepers stacked below the throwbacks, three sub-…

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Fishing · May 5, 2026

Two Rivers, Two Dams, Two Blobs

Bull Shoals and Norfork Dams both released water independently on May 4, 2026 within hours of each other. Two separate blobs of elevated water, moving south at the same time — docu…

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🌊 Still Water
Bull Shoals Lake
Bass · Boating · Swimming
9.0/10 Excellent
  • Calm wind (4 mph)
  • Pressure steady
  • Water 84°F — good
  • Solunar: Good
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White River Tailwater
Trout · Floating · Wading
8.5/10 Excellent
  • 4,089 CFS — float or wade cautiously
  • Cold tailwater — excellent trout temps
  • Clear skies
  • Solunar: Good
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Tomorrow 5 PM–6 PM 2.7u · 8,777 CFS
Tomorrow 6 PM–7 PM 2.9u · 9,453 CFS
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