Greers Ferry Fishing Report 02/24/12

Most all fish are still relatively deep with the majority of shad.  Most are ranging from 18 - 28 feet in depths of 25 - 60 feet.  The north end of the reservoir seems to have higher concentrations of fish at present time.  These fish are located on the edge of primary flats, with or without timber or cover.  Fish Dinner Spoons, Smitty's Rig, Drop Shot and live bait methods are all producing fish with numbers varying everyday.  Water temperatures are  still in the mid to upper 40's but warming.  This last warm front did not push many more fish shallow or staging higher in the column.  Some baitfish are making there way up river but are not harboring many game fish with them yet.  However, it won't be long until we see a major migration of shallow fish that are willing to hold and bite.  South Fork, Devil's Fork and Middle Fork have been producing best for myself and other anglers I've talked to.  Good Fishin` Cody S. Smith (501)691-5701

Greers Ferry Fishing Report 02/07/2012

Greers Ferry is currently a foot over normal pool and falling with daily releases from the corp.  Water surface temperatures fell off a little over the past week from the lower 50's to upper 40's lake wide.  Quality largemouth are being taken on Smitty's A-Rig when paired with smaller paddle tale swimbaits in a variety of colors.  Most of these fish are already showing up in there pre-spawn location's and are spread out.  Cover a lot of water to catch these larger staging fish, while most of the smaller blacks are still schooled up tightly in there winter pattern.  Whites are starting to feed well on the main lake with a few showing up in the rivers.  Spooning suspended fish around bait and birds has been the best method and produced really good numbers for this time of year.  Walleyes are still a little early but this new water and longer days coupled with this full moon will spur some better action.
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Greers Ferry Fishing Report

Hey Folks...fish are on the move and feeding at select times here on the reservoir.  Good water color and warmer than average temperatures are lake wide.  Surface temps are ranging from 49 degrees to 52.  Water temperature isn't making much of a difference as to active fish.  Mostly all of the fish we have been catching are in 12 - 25 feet of water.  Pre-Spawn location's are starting to hold fish of all species.  Typically I would not see the volume of fish that are in these areas for another couple of weeks, this is good news for the early bird. Most of the shad I've found over the past few days tend to be spread out a bit rather than in tight bunches.  Some birds are using the reservoir too making it a little easier to determine where larger schools of forage are hanging out waiting to push.  As always I will be reporting what I find as I'll be on the water most everyday.  Good Fishin`
Cody S. Smith