Millwood Lake Fishing Report

GFC Millwood Lake Fishing & Conditions Report, submitted by
Millwood Lake Guide Service each Monday/Tuesday.

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The Overall Picture:

Navigation conditions in Little River are near normal.

As of Monday 30 June, Largemouth Bass are best early and late. Tough bite
from 11am-4pm. Decreased current in Little River from last week. Millwood is
4.92" above normal, as of Monday. Water's surface temps consistent w/ last
week. Top Water Toads, Bass Assassin Shads, 10-12" worms, diving jerk and
swim baits, all continue working well for Bass.

Largemouth Bass from 2, up to 7 pounds, are good, w/ best bite early.
Typical routine summer patterns. The mayfly hatch is active and in full swing.
The water clarity along the main lake and also in Little River improved this
week. Main lake better. Some high density broken, vegetation and floating
mats remain in Little River, due to recent pool fluctuations and discharge
over past many weeks, and is still present. USACE are working diligently to
replace damaged and/or missing river buoys in Little River.



As of Monday, 30 June, the main lake and Little River's water surface temp
range approx 78º to 88ºF, depending of course, on location and time of day.
Lake level on Millwood as of Monday 30 June, is approx 4.92 inches above
normal, and falling, at 259.61 feet. Normal pool is 259.2 feet. Little River's
clarity as of Monday, is approx 6-10" visibility. Main lake clarity /
visibility 3-6" away from current. Current in Little River and discharge at the
dam is 1,168 CFS as of Monday. Many river buoys have already been replaced.
All USACE boat ramps and campgrounds are open, as of Monday.


Upriver oxbow's clarity has improved over the past week, and is ranging
approx 12-24". The tailwater elevation was 227.34 on Monday, 30 June.
Discharge/ Release Rate at the spillway of 1,168 CFS is with 3 tainer gates open at
at 1 foot each. Use caution in navigation on Little River during low light
conditions due to debris and broken vegetation still present and floating
downstream in the increased current.

The Details:

Largemouth Bass: Bass are very good, and definitely the best during early
and late hours, over the past few weeks and have been caught and released, up
to 7.5 pounds each, in 2-12 foot depth areas. The mayfly hatch is in full
swing, and numbers of bass are chasing and feeding on bream feeding under
willow and cypress trees which are feeding on the mayfly population. Chunky Bass
from 3-5 pounds remain consistent over the past week, but are tough to find
and entice a bite after 11am until just before dark. Most consistent
reaction bite is on Toads, Bass Assassin Shads, white jigs w/ white chunk trailers,
and 10 or 12" worms.

Swimming jigs in white or blue glimmer w/ pearl white chunk or craw trailers
around grass and pads are best producers over the past week for a big bite.
Bass Assassin Shads in Gizzard shad and white are best colors for a reaction
bite in heavy lily pad stands. Trick or Wacky Worms and Salty Rat Tails in
watermelon-red flake, continue working. Not a lot of change in overall
Largemouth bite patterns, over the past couple weeks, full blown summer routines.
Early and late, find shallow flats with cypress, stumps and grass or pads,
next to deep water drops and creek channel swings, and you are in the correct
zone. Swim baits like the magic shad are working near deep drop zones in
the river and creek channels, close to most any grass.

Siefert's Buzz Baits, in Hot Firecracker, Cole Slaw and Bleeding Avocado
colors, near mixtures of lily pads and any grass, 2-8 foot depths of clearest
water you can find, are drawing good reactions and catching fish from 14-19"
in length.

War Eagle spinnerbaits, in Spot Remover, Aurora, and Hot Mouse colors, are
still working for 15" to 19" size Largemouths around flooded vegetation and
cypress trees, away from current of the river, close to deep water.
Rat-L-Traps in Sexy Shad, Bleeding White Striper, and Spring Bream colors seem to
remain the hot lipless crank bait bites again over the past week. 10 and 12"
worms in blue fleck, red shad, and plum or electric blue colors are working once
the sun gets up and the bass nose down.

White Bass: White Bass are improved, between White Cliffs and Cemetary
Slough, along Little River using Little Cleos, Little Georges, Rooster tails and
Rocket Shads in colors of white, red, and chromes. Best depth zones run
12-16' .

Crappie: Crappie bite, slightly improved again, this past week in Little
River with the reduced current and discharge at the dam and better water color
than last week. The most consistent bite remains on live shiners, smoke
grubs on light wire jig heads, and Mizmo tubes.

Channel Cats: Blues and Channel Cats continue to hit well on trotlines, and
remains best in current in Little River. 2-6 pounders are very good to
excellent, using cut shad or Charlie, cottonseed mill cake and chicken hearts
and livers. Yo-yo's hung from cypress trees in approx 8-10 feet water depth,
near any current are picking up some decent 2-4 pound cats.

Bream: Continue to bite well again along the banks on crickets and red
worms around docks and cypress trees. With the mayfly hatch in full swing,
numbers of mason bream and redears can be caught under a single cypress or willow
tree on ultra light or spin cast tackle on smoke colored tubes, jigs and also
on white and chartruese colored popping bugs.


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Navigation conditions in Little River are near normal.
















As of Monday, 30 June, the main lake and Little River's water surface temp
range approx 78º to 88ºF, depending of course, on location and time of day.
Lake level on Millwood as of Monday 30 June, is approx 4.92 inches above
normal, and falling, at 259.61 feet. Normal pool is 259.2 feet. Little River's
clarity as of Monday, is approx 6-10" visibility. Main lake clarity /
visibility 3-6" away from current. Current in Little River and discharge at the
dam is 1,168 CFS as of Monday. Many river buoys have already been replaced.
All USACE boat ramps and campgrounds are open, as of Monday.


Upriver oxbow's clarity has improved over the past week, and is ranging
approx 12-24". The tailwater elevation was 227.34 on Monday, 30 June.
Discharge/ Release Rate at the spillway of 1,168 CFS is with 3 tainer gates open at
at 1 foot each. Use caution in navigation on Little River during low light
conditions due to debris and broken vegetation still present and floating
downstream in the increased current


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Wear your Life Jacket!! If you are suddenly or unexpectedly thrown from
your boat, it could be your only chance of survival. Use caution navigating
Little River in low light conditions, SLOW DOWN, and pass friendly to other
boaters! As always, careful watch for any random floaters and debris in Little
River's current, and wearing your PFD and kill switch is a requirement!!

Don't forget, be courteous, and respect the other guy's right to use the
lake too. Release those big bass to spawn and fight again, and take home those
little 16"ers to fry up! Use caution in low light conditions, and wear your
flotation device! If you are suddenly thrown from your boat, or knocked
unconscious, your life preserver can potentially be your only hope to survive.

Visit us on the web for the most current Millwood Lake fishing report,
updated weekly. See some great catch and release photos, sponsor links, tons of
great information and resources on the lake available to you, along with
excellent related direct links to Arkansas' State Parks, Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission's Black Bass Program, The US Army Corps of Engineers, and
Arkansas.com.

And As Always,

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Mike


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