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Greers Ferry Lake Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Sep 4, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Little Red River's deep, clear reservoir: hybrids, walleye runs and a world-record tailwater below.

2/5
Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.
Flow
1 cfs
Air / High
98 / 98 F
Wind
SE 6 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 07075000, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
4
September 2026

Today's Fishing Report

Generated this morning from live readings: gauge, weather model, sun and moon. A fresh report is published here every morning.

2/5Slow. Work for them.Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Greers Ferry Lake serves up more heat: the productive hours are the dim ones. The river is running 1 cfs, dropping and clearing. Today brings clear skies, wind SE around 6 mph, steady pressure near 1013 hPa and a high of 98. Water sits around 84 F for the season (estimated). With the last quarter, the solunar majors run 5:39 AM-7:39 AM and 5:39 PM-7:39 PM: plan around them and beat the heat.

The plan, species by species

Hybrid striped bassGood

Schooling at first light over main-lake humps and channel edges. Slabs, tail spinners and live shad once you mark bait. It is usually over by mid-morning.

Catfish (blue, channel)Good

Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

Largemouth bassFair

Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

CrappieSlow

Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

Tomorrow: Similar at 102 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Sep 5, 6:30 AMHow this report is made →

Water and weather

Live readings from Middle Fork of Little Red River at Shirley, AR.

Flow, last 30 days

USGS gauge 07075000.

36101 cfs08/0508/1508/2509/04

Right now

Latest readings

Air temp98 F
High / Low98 / 74 F
WindSE 6-7 mph
Pressure1012.5 hPa, steady
Sky / Rain3% cloud, 1%
Sunrise / Sunset06:43 / 19:32
MoonLast Quarter, 50%
Water temp (seasonal)~84 F est.

Bite planner

Hour-by-hour bite forecast for today. Tap a bar to see why.

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunset

Next 7 days

Tap a day for the detailed outlook.

Fri Sep 4 · Clear, 98/74 F, wind 7 mph, rain 1%

Fair or better. Calm and stable: plan around the solunar majors at dawn and dusk.

Species guide

The species that matter on Greers Ferry Lake: seasons, structure and how to fish each one. Today's ratings live in the report above.

Largemouth bass illustration

Largemouth bass

Best: spring and fall

The headline act on most American reservoirs. Relates to cover: docks, brush, grass edges and points. Topwater at first light on points and seawalls, then slide out to 12-25 ft brush and points with a Carolina rig, deep crank or drop shot. The bite is dawn, dusk or deep.

Hybrid striped bass illustration

Hybrid striped bass

Best: Jun-Sep

Stocked white bass x striper cross. Open-water shad chasers; birds and busting bait give them away. Schooling at first light over main-lake humps and channel edges. Slabs, tail spinners and live shad once you mark bait. It is usually over by mid-morning.

Catfish (blue, channel) illustration

Catfish (blue, channel)

Good year-round

The most reliable bite on most southern waters. Blues run big; channels fill the cooler. Anchor on 20-30 ft baited holes with punch bait or cut shad. They keep biting through the heat when everything else quits.

Crappie illustration

Crappie

Best: Nov-Mar

Brush piles, bridge pilings and standing timber. The fish fry favorite. Straight down on bridge pilings and deep brush at 15-25 ft. Minnows outfish jigs in hot water; move until the graph shows them stacked.

When to come: the Greers Ferry Lake calendar

Activity by species and month, and how the water warms through the year. Tap any cell.

Species activity by month

1 = slow, 5 = peak. Current month highlighted.

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Largemouth bass
Hybrid striped bass
Catfish (blue, channel)
Crappie
SlowPeak

Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 84 F (estimated, not a reading).

5060708090JanMarMayJulSepNovSep, ~84 F now

Angler reports

Real reports from real anglers, reviewed before publishing. The water log below tracks each day automatically.

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Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Sep 3

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Hybrid striped bass led the card at good. High of 96 F, wind to 9 mph.

Wed, Sep 2

3/5 Fair. Fish early or late. Heat pins the bite to the dawn and dusk windows. Hybrid striped bass led the card at good. High of 96 F, wind to 8 mph.

Tue, Sep 1

2/5 Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing. Hybrid striped bass led the card at good. High of 97 F, wind to 5 mph.

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Before you go

License

Arkansas requires a valid fishing license for adults. Buy online from the state agency; one-day options exist for visitors.

Regulations

Hybrid/striper: 3 combined. Walleye 18-inch/4. Trout below dam per Little Red rules. Confirm with AGFC.

Access

JFK, Sandy Beach, Devil's Fork, Shiloh, Choctaw ramps ring both arms.

About this water

40,500 acres on the Little Red River, Cleburne County, AR. Corps, dedicated 1963 by President Kennedy.

Fishing Greers Ferry Lake: the full guide

Two fisheries in one stop

Greers Ferry pools 40,000 clear Ozark acres famous for hard-fighting hybrids and a genuine walleye run up the Little Red and Devils Fork each March. Below the dam, the Little Red tailwater produced the former world-record brown trout (40 lb 4 oz): lake by day, trophy trout river by evening.

The lake game

Hybrid schools roam open water over the channel: slabs and live shad when the graph lights up, topwater blitzes at dawn in summer. Crappie hold on planted brush; bass fish the bluff ends and points with finesse gear in the clear water. The walleye run in early spring is short and worth planning around.

Common questions

Where does the world-record brown fit in?

Below the dam: the Little Red's 40 lb 4 oz brown (1992) came from the tailwater this lake feeds. Lake trip, river dessert: JFK access serves both.

Is fishing good at Greers Ferry Lake right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Slow. Work for them. Conditions favor short windows and patient fishing.

Nearby waters

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