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Little Red River Fishing Report

Updated Fri, Oct 23, 2026 from live gauge and weather data

The Greers Ferry Dam tailwater: about 30 miles of AGFC trout water with a wild brown trout population and the 1992 line-class world record brown.

4/5
Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.
Flow
69 cfs
Air / High
78 / 78 F
Wind
ESE 3 mph

Sources: USGS gauge 07076000, Open-Meteo, solunar calculated for these coordinates.

Satellite view
Friday
23
October 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.

4/5Good. Solid day ahead.Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Little Red River fishes cold and honest: earn your bites in the deep stuff. Today brings clear skies, wind ESE around 3 mph, falling pressure near 1021 hPa and a high of 78. Water sits around 47 F for the season (estimated). With the waxing gibbous, the solunar majors run 9:44 AM-11:44 AM and 10:12 PM-12:12 AM: the windows to build the day around.

The plan, species by species

Rainbow troutExcellent

In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown troutExcellent

Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

Tomorrow: Similar at 81 F. The solunar majors shift about 50 minutes later.Next report: Sat, Oct 24, 6:30 AMHow this report is made β†’

Before you go

Arkansas requires a fishing licence from age 16, from $10.50 for residents. What a Arkansas licence costs and where to buy it β†’

Chasing rainbow trout here? Check the size and bag limits with AGFC before you keep anything. The season dates for Arkansas, read off the agency, are on the Arkansas seasons page.

Water and weather

Live readings from Little Red River near Heber Springs.

No recent gauge reading

USGS 07076000 has not returned a reading for this chart; it comes back when the gauge reports again. Until then conditions are modeled from weather, season and the nearest stations.

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Right now

Latest readings

Air temp78 F
High / Low78 / 48 F
WindESE 3-4 mph
Pressure1020.6 hPa, falling
Sky / Rain0% cloud, 0%
Sunrise / Sunset07:21 / 18:22
MoonWaxing Gibbous, 91%
Water temp (gauge)53 F USGS
Water temp (seasonal)~47 F est.

Bite planner

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

5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PMsunrisesunsetPRIMEPRIME

Which day to fish Little Red River this week

Today is the pick of the week on Little Red River, at 4 out of 5.

Best day this week: today, Oct 23 β€” good at 4/5, falling pressure, usually the best window of a week.

Today, Oct 23 β€” Good

Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Solunar majors
9:44 AM-11:44 AM and 10:12 PM-12:12 AM
Minor period
4:06 AM-5:06 AM
Sun
07:21 to 18:22
Moon
Waxing Gibbous, 91% lit
Sky and wind
Clear, 6 mph
Rain chance
0%

Forecast-based scores, less reliable further out: how the score is built.

Species guide

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

Rainbow trout illustration

Rainbow trout

Spring and fall in most lakes; rivers fish year-round while the water stays cool

A cold-water trout native to Pacific drainages from Alaska to Baja California, now stocked in most states and fished in rivers, tailwaters and lakes. In cold water rainbows use the deepest pools in rivers (Vermont), so slow, deep drifts there are the usual approach; Michigan DNR notes lake rainbows are also taken with bait or by jigging through the ice.

Brown trout illustration

Brown trout

Spring along Great Lakes shorelines; low light and overcast days in rivers; fall spawning runs

A European trout first stocked in the US in 1883 and now fished in rivers and lakes nationwide; it tolerates warmer water than other trout, and mature stream fish feed mostly at night. Below 50Β°F, fish slowly through the deeper pools; in early spring on the Great Lakes, Michigan DNR notes browns are often caught inshore before other species start biting.

When to come: the Little Red River 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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Rainbow trout
Brown trout
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Water temperature through the year

Typical surface temperature for this water type; today is around 47 F (estimated, not a reading).

30405060JanMarMayJulSepNovOct, ~47 F now

Angler reports

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

No angler reports yet this weekBe the first: your report helps every angler who checks Little Red River today, and we feature the best catch of the week.

Water log, last days

Auto-logged from live data
Thu, Oct 22

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 80 F, wind to 6 mph.

Wed, Oct 21

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 76 F, wind to 6 mph.

Tue, Oct 20

3/5 Fair. Fish the windows. A steady pattern: dawn and dusk carry the day. Rainbow trout led the card at excellent. High of 75 F, wind to 6 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

Arkansas fishing license and trout permit (AGFC). Emergency trout regulations are in effect; read agfc.com/TroutRegsNews and the current Arkansas Fishing Guidebook before keeping trout.

Access

Below Greers Ferry Dam in Cleburne County; check the SWPA generation schedule before wading.

About this water

About 30 miles of trout water below Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River, Cleburne County, Arkansas, stocked with rainbows since 1966.

Fishing Little Red River: the full guide

A Corps tailwater

The Corps of Engineers built Greers Ferry Dam on the Little Red River in Cleburne County for flood control and hydropower, and commercial generation began in July 1964. AGFC says the cold discharge created about 30 miles of trout water while making the river less suitable for native sport fish, so it began stocking rainbow trout in 1966.

Wild browns and a record

Brown trout were introduced in 1977 and have established a self-sustaining wild population. AGFC notes that the river is home to the current 4-pound-test line-class world record brown trout, 40 pounds 4 ounces, caught in 1992.

Emergency trout rules

AGFC has emergency trout regulations in place on its tailwaters. Its October 2025 order, prompted by fish losses at the Norfork National Fish Hatchery, which supplies part of the Little Red's rainbows, let anglers on the Greers Ferry tailwater keep two trout up to 14 inches and required them to release all others. Emergency orders run 120 days and can be renewed, so read the current notice at agfc.com/TroutRegsNews before keeping fish.

Releases and management

The Southwestern Power Administration posts a current-day generation schedule online and by phone (866-494-1993) for the projects it schedules, and notes that the Corps may also release water for other purposes. AGFC has managed the tailwater under a plan begun in 2006 and revisited in 2017, and publishes creel surveys, including a 2016-18 report on Cow Shoals.

Common questions

Does the Little Red still hold a world record?

AGFC says it holds the current 4-pound-test line-class world record brown trout, 40 pounds 4 ounces from 1992.

Are the browns stocked?

AGFC says browns were introduced in 1977 and now reproduce naturally; rainbows are stocked.

Is fishing good at Little Red River right now?

Check the daily report at the top of this page: it is regenerated every morning from live data. Today's read: Good. Solid day ahead. Stable-to-falling pressure and workable wind line things up.

Nearby waters

Greers Ferry Lake11 miLake Conway41 miWhite River52 miBuffalo River53 miNorfork Lake64 miSpring River73 mi

Where this page's numbers come from

River and reservoir readings
USGS 07076000 β€” Little Red River near Heber Springs
Read from the USGS Water Data API (api.waterdata.usgs.gov). Latest value timestamped 2026-10-23 at 19:00 UTC.
Weather and pressure
Open-Meteo forecast model
Queried at 35.5120, -92.0060 in this water's own timezone. A model, not an observation.
Moon and solunar windows
Calculated on this site
Astronomical calculation from these coordinates and the date, not a third-party feed. How much weight it deserves.
Pages checked
The facts in the written guide were checked against these pages, from the agencies and operators that manage the water, on October 5, 2026. Anything we could not verify was taken out.
The written guide on this page
Pablo Ruiz Quintero
How this page was made. The daily report is computed by our scoring engine from live readings; nobody types it. The written text was drafted with AI assistance from the official pages listed above, and its facts were checked against those pages by automated verification on October 5, 2026; anything that could not be verified was taken out. Pablo Ruiz Quintero sets every guideline, the data-verification system and the minimum standards a page must meet to be published, reviews page structure and approves what goes live; the responsibility is his, and the AI carries out the work. We work this way because it is how one person can keep every page current with named sources. Errors are published in the verification log; the full policy is in the editorial policy.

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