GO FISHACTIVETop species · live conditions
Channel Catfish
HIGH CONFIDENCE — Any time today — steady bite.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
Arkansas Reservoir
Blue Mountain Lake
Live77°F Water TempUpdated 18m ago
ReservoirPetit Jean River
GO FISHACTIVETop species · live conditions
Largemouth Bass
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
SCOUTSCOUTTop species · live conditions
Black Crappie
SCOUT & ADAPT — Wait for weather change.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
AGFC Weekly · Last published Dec 14, 2023· NorthwestNO FRESH REPORT · 133 weeks ago
One report, three ways — glance the gauges, listen on the drive, or read every word.
Pocket score · this week
75
GO FISH
Top bite: Channel Catfish. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (GO).
What's biting · last report (Dec 14, 2023)
Channel CatfishGO FISH
AGFC bite: GOOD · as of Dec 14, 2023
The read · AGFC + your signals
Blue Mountain Lake
For the Army Corps of Engineers’ real-time lake level and outflow reports from Blue Mountain Lake, visit the Corps’ Little Rock office website.
(updated 12-7-2023) Sheila Ferrebee, owner of Carter Cove Bait-N-More (479-272-4025) near Plainview, said Blue Mountain Lake hosted a crappie tournament last weekend with the tourney going very well. The first-place winner and runner-up each caught 5 fish totaling over 9 pounds. The “Big Fish” easily topped 2 pounds.
Catfish are also being caught in good numbers, according to anglers stopping in at her store on the way to Blue Mountain.
Where they're holding · Channel Catfish
LIVE TEMPSTRIKE ZONEHolding 3–10 ftLive Bait
Surface0–3 ft · 77°F
Warm surface layer — the early & late topwater window.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 76°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 3–10 ft.
Mid-depth10–15 ft · 75°F
Cooling transition along structure and breaklines.
Deep15+ ft · 69°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
Live Bait
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (3–10 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
📡 Intel Sources · 1 of 2 live agreeModerate
Live where we have it — AGFC + gauges drive the confidence; pro/shop/tournament/community rows are seeded previews, not counted. Mute a source you don't trust.
PROAGREES
Local guide network
Regional guides · this week · seeded
SHOPAGREES
Area tackle shops
Bait-shop intel · this week · seeded
COMPAGREES
Recent tournaments
Club weigh-ins · this week · seeded
COMMUNITYMIXED
Angler logs
Community catches · today · seeded
SENSORAGREES
USGS · USACE · NWS
Live gauges · 18m ago
Arkansas Reservoir
Blue Mountain Lake
Live77°F Water TempUpdated 18m ago
ReservoirPetit Jean River
GO FISHACTIVETop species · live conditions
Channel Catfish
HIGH CONFIDENCE — Any time today — steady bite.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
GO FISHACTIVETop species · live conditions
Largemouth Bass
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
SCOUTSCOUTTop species · live conditions
Black Crappie
SCOUT & ADAPT — Wait for weather change.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·18m ago
AGFC Weekly · Last published Dec 14, 2023· NorthwestNO FRESH REPORT · 133 weeks ago
One report, three ways — glance the gauges, listen on the drive, or read every word.
Pocket score · this week
75
GO FISH
Top bite: Channel Catfish. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (GO).
What's biting · last report (Dec 14, 2023)
Channel CatfishGO FISH
AGFC bite: GOOD · as of Dec 14, 2023
The read · AGFC + your signals
Blue Mountain Lake
For the Army Corps of Engineers’ real-time lake level and outflow reports from Blue Mountain Lake, visit the Corps’ Little Rock office website.
(updated 12-7-2023) Sheila Ferrebee, owner of Carter Cove Bait-N-More (479-272-4025) near Plainview, said Blue Mountain Lake hosted a crappie tournament last weekend with the tourney going very well. The first-place winner and runner-up each caught 5 fish totaling over 9 pounds. The “Big Fish” easily topped 2 pounds.
Catfish are also being caught in good numbers, according to anglers stopping in at her store on the way to Blue Mountain.
Where they're holding · Channel Catfish
LIVE TEMPSTRIKE ZONEHolding 3–10 ftLive Bait
Surface0–3 ft · 77°F
Warm surface layer — the early & late topwater window.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 76°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 3–10 ft.
Mid-depth10–15 ft · 75°F
Cooling transition along structure and breaklines.
Deep15+ ft · 69°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
Live Bait
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (3–10 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
📡 Intel Sources · 1 of 2 live agreeModerate
Live where we have it — AGFC + gauges drive the confidence; pro/shop/tournament/community rows are seeded previews, not counted. Mute a source you don't trust.
PROAGREES
Local guide network
Regional guides · this week · seeded
SHOPAGREES
Area tackle shops
Bait-shop intel · this week · seeded
COMPAGREES
Recent tournaments
Club weigh-ins · this week · seeded
COMMUNITYMIXED
Angler logs
Community catches · today · seeded
SENSORAGREES
USGS · USACE · NWS
Live gauges · 18m ago
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