Tuesday, June 26, 2012
Greers Ferry Fishing Report
06/26/2012 Greers Ferry is currently 4 ft. below cons. pool and falling slowly with small to medium burst of generation daily. The Hybrid bite is as good as I've seen it in a long time. We are boating a dz. to 2 dz. Hybrids in the 3 to 6lb. class daily, with some fish reaching the 7 to 9 lb class occasionally by crawling Smitty's A Rig in 29 - 40 feet of water. The white bass are surfacing well periodically throughout the entire day with mid morning being the slowest between 10 and noon. You can catch all you want right now on the Cindy K spinner fished fast through surfacing fish. Right now there are also some really nice black bass shallow with the shad fry and smaller juvenile thread fin shad. They will eat a spook, frog or popper as long as they are actively feeding on bait. Time of day does not really seem to matter because it changes every day...being in the Right Place at the Right time is the key to success right now. Feeding times vary across the reservoir and if you hit it just right you can stay on actively feeding fish for the entire morning.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Greers Ferry June Fishing Forecast 2012
Hello all! Greers Ferry in June, is there really any other place you'd like to be? Beautiful scenery, awesome fishing and tons of wildlife all "free" for the taking. If you have never spent anytime west of the Delta you owe it to yourself to take the short little drive to Heber Springs, Ar. On with the business end...Fishing Forecast are a lot like trying to forecast the weather. Your best guess can be spot on or really out in left field. Typically the only thing certain in Mother Nature is uncertainty! We take the things we know as fact, collaborate all the information and experience we have and give you our best prediction with the known factors available. For the ones of you who are regular readers of my reports and forecast I "thank you"! I do my very best to supply honest reports so you can hit the water ready with the mindset that you are going to catch fish while here on Greers Ferry! I always enjoy hearing reports from my friends and readers, be sure and let me know how your trip goes while visiting our great reservoir.
Schools out for Summer??? Well, when talking about schooling Hybrid Stripers and White Bass here on Greers Ferry, School is most certainly IN! This is one of the most anticipated and enjoyable times of the year to be on the water. Literally thousands of fish within very small areas gorging on natural forage and eager to take your offering when presented correctly. During June we will see days with extremely high catch rates and lot's of surfacing action as our temperate bass species take advantage of all the newly reared bait fish from the spring. During the first few days of June look towards the upper end of the lake on large flats outside of spawning areas to harbor the most dependable bite. As we get closer to the middle of the month I really look at the Dam area as one of the most productive and dependable areas to start my day. Later in the month as the bite starts to progress turn your attention to Cove Creek, Salt Creek, Cherokee, Sandy Beach, Higdon Bay and Mill Creek. These areas should all be considered for Large active schools of fish and fisherman! I still rely on the Glitter Spinner and the Cindy K Spinner by Fish Dinner Lure Company to get my clients hooked up in short order. Lot's of baits work, but those two will out fish and out catch every other single lure on a consistent basis.
OK, let's talk about some awesome table fare, the walleye! During June we will see these fish really become more shad dependent. Schools of walleyes will travel edges of deeper creeks and channels throughout the reservoir this month in search for forage. When looking for our eyes be sure and pay close attention to your graph for small schools of fish slightly elevated off the bottom on hard breaks and drops into deeper water off of the flats. Some of the best location's change daily as other game fish pushing schools of shad into shallow flats will concentrate a lot of walleyes for very short times. Depths of 16 - 30 feet of water will be best this month when pursuing these fish. I like a drop shotted night crawler 99% of the time. Although the fish are keyed in on shad and small bait fish, most of the time they cannot resist that crawler just sitting in their face! The versatility of this set up allows for lots of different presentations with one rig. I'm simply not much of a troller when it comes to walleyes, although long lining crankbaits in these depths can be very effective.
Our Kentucky's are another fantastic fish to pursue this month as they will be in school as well. Sharper drops from flats, bluff ends with timber and at the mouths of small creeks and pockets with bait present are excellent areas to have a collision with a pile of very willing "Spots". Small top waters, spinners, soft jerk baits, crank baits and jigs can be fished with ease and provide some really good action while the fish are actively feeding. Once the feeding subsides and surfacing fish are know longer scene, switch over to a more finesse approach with a drop shotted worm or LFT ring fry and dead stick it in the school that will be holding on a nearby deep piece cover. Go as light as possible, however, heavy enough to get your offering down in a timely matter as these fish will be holding from 20 - 45 feet deep.
June is one of my very favorite months here in the foothills of the Ozarks on Greers Ferry Lake. It's going to be a wonderful summer of fishing and time spent in the outdoors creating memories that will last a life time. If you would like to book your day on the water or have any question's regarding a guide trip or lodging/area information please contact me at fishgreersferry@gmail.com or via www.fiishgreersferry.com (501) 691-5701 phone. Good Fishin` Cody S. Smith, Professional Angler and Fishing Guide
Schools out for Summer??? Well, when talking about schooling Hybrid Stripers and White Bass here on Greers Ferry, School is most certainly IN! This is one of the most anticipated and enjoyable times of the year to be on the water. Literally thousands of fish within very small areas gorging on natural forage and eager to take your offering when presented correctly. During June we will see days with extremely high catch rates and lot's of surfacing action as our temperate bass species take advantage of all the newly reared bait fish from the spring. During the first few days of June look towards the upper end of the lake on large flats outside of spawning areas to harbor the most dependable bite. As we get closer to the middle of the month I really look at the Dam area as one of the most productive and dependable areas to start my day. Later in the month as the bite starts to progress turn your attention to Cove Creek, Salt Creek, Cherokee, Sandy Beach, Higdon Bay and Mill Creek. These areas should all be considered for Large active schools of fish and fisherman! I still rely on the Glitter Spinner and the Cindy K Spinner by Fish Dinner Lure Company to get my clients hooked up in short order. Lot's of baits work, but those two will out fish and out catch every other single lure on a consistent basis.
OK, let's talk about some awesome table fare, the walleye! During June we will see these fish really become more shad dependent. Schools of walleyes will travel edges of deeper creeks and channels throughout the reservoir this month in search for forage. When looking for our eyes be sure and pay close attention to your graph for small schools of fish slightly elevated off the bottom on hard breaks and drops into deeper water off of the flats. Some of the best location's change daily as other game fish pushing schools of shad into shallow flats will concentrate a lot of walleyes for very short times. Depths of 16 - 30 feet of water will be best this month when pursuing these fish. I like a drop shotted night crawler 99% of the time. Although the fish are keyed in on shad and small bait fish, most of the time they cannot resist that crawler just sitting in their face! The versatility of this set up allows for lots of different presentations with one rig. I'm simply not much of a troller when it comes to walleyes, although long lining crankbaits in these depths can be very effective.
Our Kentucky's are another fantastic fish to pursue this month as they will be in school as well. Sharper drops from flats, bluff ends with timber and at the mouths of small creeks and pockets with bait present are excellent areas to have a collision with a pile of very willing "Spots". Small top waters, spinners, soft jerk baits, crank baits and jigs can be fished with ease and provide some really good action while the fish are actively feeding. Once the feeding subsides and surfacing fish are know longer scene, switch over to a more finesse approach with a drop shotted worm or LFT ring fry and dead stick it in the school that will be holding on a nearby deep piece cover. Go as light as possible, however, heavy enough to get your offering down in a timely matter as these fish will be holding from 20 - 45 feet deep.
June is one of my very favorite months here in the foothills of the Ozarks on Greers Ferry Lake. It's going to be a wonderful summer of fishing and time spent in the outdoors creating memories that will last a life time. If you would like to book your day on the water or have any question's regarding a guide trip or lodging/area information please contact me at fishgreersferry@gmail.com or via www.fiishgreersferry.com (501) 691-5701 phone. Good Fishin` Cody S. Smith, Professional Angler and Fishing Guide
Greers Ferry is 458.7 ft and holding steady 3 feet below normal pool and 4 feet below seasonal pool, while 12 feet below the 5 year avg pool for this time of year. The reservoir is continuing to fish extremely well. Stable weather is always a plus here, however this past week we have seen mixed weather and clouds which have seemed to scatter the fish a bit. However with this cloud cover we have seen an awesome top water bite for big gills, largemouth and ky's that can last all day. With higher skies and clearing weather look for our game fish to really put there nose on some sort of structure and/or cover like sharp drops in the 20 ft range out to 40 and planted brush in the 15 - 35 foot range. Whties and Hybrids are surfacing somewhere everyday on the reservoir but my other game fish bite has been good enough not to chase the surfacing temperate bass. I look for the schoolers to really start get active for longer periods over the coming weeks and the early morning bite should really get good.
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