July Forecast

- Hello All!  July brings upon the heat of the summer and a hot bite
both early and late here on the reservoir.  Water surface temperatures
are ranging from the upper 70's early and up to the mid to upper 80's
by midday.  Water levels have crested from the spring rains and have
finally began to fall.  Fishing has been moderate to good so far this
summer and I am expecting big things to come here in July.




Our Hybrid and White Bass populations will be on the feed, BIG Time,
this month.  Look at early mornings to fish better than the
afternoons.  Large schools of an acre or more will drive our shad to
the surface feeding relentlessly.  In-Line Spinners, Spooks and Swim
Baits like the Lake Fork Magic Shad should all be used to capitalize
on the bite.

Lot's of smallies and kentucky's are setting up on bluff ends and
suspending off of bluff banks with some sort of ledge that's adjacent.
 These fish can be taken with small jigs or shaky head worms while
they are actively feeding on the ledge.  When suspended off of the
bluff use spoons and drop shot rigs with small plastics to make these
fish eat.  The very best way to make these fish eat is by putting a
whole night crawler in there face, eventually they will commit and
take your offering.  Look at depths of 40 to 80 feet with the
concentrations of game fish and bait fish to be in the mid depth
ranges.

Another option to consider this month is the Little Red River, It's
been fishing phenomenally!  We have been averaging over 80 fish per
trip with 2 fisherman.  Brown's up to 22"'s are showing up and
feeding daily with all the fresh water coming through the dam.

With the reservoir resting 17 feet above normal pool we are sure to
see the results of another great spawn year this summer and fall.
Fishing looks to be great for the rest of the year here in the
beautiful Ozarks.  We are only 2.5 hours from the Memphis Bridge,
C'mon and catch the good life here on Greers Ferry~

Good Fishin`
Cody S. Smith
(501)691-5701