Lake Ouachita's bounty lies in more than her beauty and recreational opportunities. Beneath, in her clear, clean waters lie a wealth and variety of sporting fish. Stocked each year with young schools, Ouachita abounds in large mouth bass, bream, catfish, cool water walleye and even rainbow trout (mainly at the dam and spillway). And there's always a good chance of pulling in one of our lake's huge trophy stripers.
Our professional guide service offers not only the best in equipment and experience, they're also wonderful sources of the folklore and traditions of Lake Ouachita. Championship tournament winners, they understand the ways of the bass and the brim, the lure of the great stripers and they know all the best "hidey holes."
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June 23rd, 2009
FISHING REPORT
MOUNTAIN HARBOR RESORT
LAKE OUACHITA, ARKANSAS
OUT OF STATE - 1-800-832-2276
IN ARKANSAS - 1-870-867-2191; FAX #1-870-867-1205
PREPARED BY TODD GADBERRY, MARINA MGR.,
AND HUGH ALBRIGHT, GUIDE- 501-767-2171
Large mouth bass are fair to good and these fish can still be caught with shad baits and flukes fished on main and secondary points. Top water action is still good early and late. Big Texas rigged worms are effective fished in brush piles in 18 to 25 feet of water. Watermelon red, bloodline and red shad are the best colors.
Walleye are still good and being caught on bottom bouncers and lindy rigs on main lake points near brush. Bream colored crankbaits are effective as well.
Stripers are very good on live bait with shad or trot line minnows. Main lake points near creek channels or open water humps are the best areas.
Bream are still excellent with worms or crickets in 18 to 25 feet of water.
Crappie are good and being caught near brush or over moss. Try brush in water 20 to 30 feet deep and moss flats 10 to 20 feet deep. Minnows or crappie grubs are still working best. Tennessee shad and white are the best colors for artificial baits.
Catfish are very good and being caught on cut bait and live bait on jug lines and trot lines.
LAKE CONDITIONS
WATER TEMPERATURE – 80 - 86 degrees
WATER CLARITY – Clear
LAKE LEVEL – 577.37
Lake Greeson 6/22 The lake is stable and warm, 89-degree surface temperature. Crappie are still good to excellent in the northern reaches of the lake on live bait. I scouted by trolling for bass and striper and found scattered fish in the northern half of the lake but practically no fish or bait fish south of Chimney Rock. I wished it could be due to time of day but I don't think so. The recent flood waters has created a different habitat. This is unusual for this time of year, however should adjust soon.
Darryl Morris and Self Creek Lodge & Marina
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