Millwood Lake Fishing Report

AGFC 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 16 June, Largemouth Bass remain very good to excellent.
Increased current in Little River from last week. Millwood is 12.24" above normal,
as of Monday. Water surface temps consistent w/ last week. Buzz Baits,
jigs, 10-12" worms, Bass Assassin Shads, & Top Water Toads all continue working
well for Bass.

14-20" Largemouth Bass from 2, up to 8 pounds, are very good. The water
clarity along the river worsened this week. Main lake clarity diminished w/
high winds. 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, 16 June, the main lake and Little River's water surface temp
range approx 79º to 86º, depending of course, on location and time of day.
Lake level on Millwood as of Monday 16 June, is approx 12.25 inches above
normal, and rising, at 260.22 feet. Normal pool is 259.2 feet. Little River's
clarity as of Monday, is approx 5-10" visibility. Main lake clarity and
visibility 3-6" away from current. Current in Little River and discharge at the
dam is 6,621 CFS as of Monday. Many river buoys have already been replaced.

All USACE boat ramps and campgrounds are now open, as of Monday 16 June 08.


Upriver oxbow's clarity improved and is approx 24-36". The tailwater
elevation was 22.11 on Monday, 16 June. Discharge/ Release Rate at the spillway of
6,621 CFS is with 3 tainer gates open at at 2 feet each, and 10 tainer gates
open at 1 foot each. Use caution in navigation on Little River during low
light conditions due to broken vegetation still present and floating
downstream.

The Details:

Largemouth Bass: Bass remain very good over the past few weeks and have
been caught and released, up to 5-6 pounds each, in 2-12 foot depth areas.
Chunky Bass from 4-7 pounds are consistent over the past week. Most consistent
bite is on buzz baits, spinnerbaits, Bass Assassin Shads, Top Water Toads,
and 10 or 12" worms.

Jigs in black/blue or black/red, Bass Assassin Shads in salt and pepper
silver phantom or baby bass, Trick Worms and Salty Rat Tails in watermelon-red
flake, Topwater Toads, and big bulky 10-12" worms in camo, grasshopper, plum,
and blue fleck, continue working well. Not much change in overall Largemouth
bite patterns, over the past couple weeks, full blown summer routines. 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. Hog Assassins
in black emerald, and green pumpkin remain working well.

Siefert's Buzz Baits, in Blue Glimmer, Bleeding Avocado, or Blue Bubblegum,
near newly emerging lily pads and hydrilla in the 2-5 foot depths of clearest
water you can find near cypress trees and knees, are drawing good reactions
and catching fish from 14-19" in length.

War Eagle spinnerbaits, in Cole Slaw, Firetiger (in dingy water clarity)
Spot Remover, and Hot Mouse colors, are taking some decent 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.

White Bass: White Bass are fair, trolling RatLTraps or Norman Deep Little
N's, between Jack's Isle and Mud Lake, along Little River. Little River
between Pugh Slough and Horseshoe at 10-15' depths are best bet.

Crappie: Crappie bite, dropped off this past week in Little River with
increased current and off-clarity water color, and much worse on the main lake
since it muddied up w/ the high winds from Yarborough Point to Big Bayou Boat
Run, along Little River. The most consistent bite remains on live shiners,
chartreuse tube jigs and white grubs, over the past week.

Channel Cats: Blues and Channel Cats continue to hit well on trotlines, and
remains best w/ consistent current in Little River over the past week.
Channel Cats, from 3-12 pounds each, are very good to excellent, using chicken
livers and hearts, cottonseed mill cakes, cut shad or Charlie, on trot lines
and yo-yo's along the river and in oxbows hung from cypress trees in approx
9-15 feet water depth, near any current.

Bream: Continue to bite well again along the banks on crickets and red
worms around docks and cypress trees. Jack's Isle, and campers at Millwood State
Park, all reporting a good Blue Gill and Bream bite over the past 3-4 weeks.


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Navigation conditions in Little River are near normal.














As of Monday, 16 June, the main lake and Little River's water surface temp
range approx 79º to 86º, depending of course, on location and time of day.
Lake level on Millwood as of Monday 16 June, is approx 12.25 inches above
normal, and rising, at 260.22 feet. Normal pool is 259.2 feet. Little River's
clarity as of Monday, is approx 5-10" visibility. Main lake clarity and
visibility 3-6" away from current. Current in Little River and discharge at the
dam is 6,621 CFS as of Monday. Many river buoys have already been replaced.

All USACE boat ramps and campgrounds are now open, as of Monday 16 June 08.


Upriver oxbow's clarity improved and is approx 24-36". The tailwater
elevation was 22.11 on Monday, 16 June. Discharge/ Release Rate at the spillway of
6,621 CFS is with 3 tainer gates open at at 2 feet each, and 10 tainer gates
open at 1 foot each. Use caution in navigation on Little River during low
light conditions due to broken vegetation still present and floating
downstream.


























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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Texarkana, AR/TX/USA 75505-4957

16 years in the guide business on Millwood Lake, since 1992!



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