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Bull Shoals Lake Fishing

Bull Shoals Lake Fishing

Bull Shoals Lake is a 71,240 acre reservoir, with 1,050 miles of shoreline, and located about 10 miles west of Mountain Home, Arkansas. Construction of the dam on the White River for Bull Shoals Lake started in June of 1947 and was completed by July 1951. Bull Shoals Lake is known for its excellent Largemouth Bass fishing, with some weighing up to 12 pounds have been caught. There are also lots of Hybrid, Smallmouth, Spotted, Striped (Striper), and White Bass. Crankbaits, jigs, plastic worms, and spinner baits are common lures to use here for bass. .

Other species for Bull Shoals Lake include lots of Walleye that are caught on jigs, slow trolled crankbaits, and live bait. There is also excellent Crappie fishing on the many artificial reefs/fish attractors and brush piles that have been added by the government and privately. .

Below the dam, the White River has gained a national following among trout fishermen who target the many Brown, Cutthroat, and Rainbow Trout in the waters. A large federal fish hatchery is close by that regularly stocks the river with more trout. .



Bull Shoals Lake Fishing Forecast

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Please check local, state/province, and federal laws before fishing for any species found on this site. All data is based on historical data found for this area, and in some cases as far back as the year 1600.

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Latest Bull Shoals Lake Fishing Reports

  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 10/10/24
    The shift in water management in Bull Shoals Lake over the past couple of years has had fly fishers and guides scratching their heads. Earlier flushing of flood waters resulti


  • AGFC PubLIC meetings on trout management
    MOUNTAIN HOME โ€” The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold a series of public meetings around Arkansas as part of its process to develop a new statewide plan to guide tro


  • Fri 13 Sep 2024 13:08:52 +0000
    A trend is starting to take shape as we enter into cooler temperatures and the turn of the new season come late September. Over the last couple of weekends generation has been


  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 8/31/24
    ย“Tale as old as time song as old as rhyme.ย” Redundancy is the key theme this week as generation on the White has continued the same steady cadence that weโ€™ve seen all summer.


  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 8-15-24
    Low water dominated the weekend on the White mostly influenced by mild temperatures and how low the lake is relative to power pool. Generation held to minimum flow most of Sat


  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 8/8/24
    Talk about a pleasant surprise. Temperatures dipped a bit this week and days on the river have been a breath of fresh air. The break in high 90s couldnโ€™t have come at a better


  • DALLY’S FLY FISHING REPORT 7/19/24
    Gather โ€˜round. Weโ€™ve got lots to talk about. As most of you have probably seen in the news our area was pummeled Tuesday night with torrential downpours โ€“ anywhere from 6 inch


  • White River Flooding: AGFC
    The AGFC has warned boaters to use caution on the White River below the Buffalo after torrential rains last night. The White was high and muddy yesterday morning and didnโ€™t cl


  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 7/11/24
    Hurricane Berylโ€™s effects came sweeping through our neck of the woods Monday evening and into Tuesday. It brought with it some much-needed precipitation. Southern Arkansas rec


  • Dally’s Fly Fishing Report 7-6-24
    Bull Shoals Lake now sits below current power pool. As such after a mild drop from the big water discussed last week to a steadier 40-50 megawatts on Monday minimum flow retur


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Top Bull Shoals Lake Bait & Tackle Stores

  1. Dally's Ozark Fly Fisher
    THE equipment, flies and gear you need, and at the right price, to fish the White River, the Ozark waterways and beyond.

  2. Wishes and Fishes Fly Shop
    I have been offering guided fly-fishing trips on the White River and Norfork River in Arkansas for trophy brown trout and rainbow trout since 1995. Let me show you one of the most overlooked trophy trout fisheries in the country.

  3. Big Red's Bait and Tackle
    Bass fishing tackle, rods, and reels, for the tournament fishermen to the laid back fishermen. Trout bait for the White River. Walleye Crappie and Cat fish baits

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Top Bull Shoals Lake Fishing Charters & Guides

  1. Dally's Ozark Fly Fisher
    THE equipment, flies and gear you need, and at the right price, to fish the White River, the Ozark waterways and beyond.

  2. Wishes and Fishes Fly Shop
    I have been offering guided fly-fishing trips on the White River and Norfork River in Arkansas for trophy brown trout and rainbow trout since 1995. Let me show you one of the most overlooked trophy trout fisheries in the country.

  3. Beard's Guide Service
    Catching trophy trout is our specialty. Fly fishing or spin fishing, we catch trout of four pounds or more on almost all trips. Our guides all have extensive experience fishing the White and North Fork rivers in all types of weather and water conditi

  4. Cranor's Guide Services
    Licensed and insured professional trout fishing guides like Donald Cranor have the necessary knowledge of where trout schools will be, and most importantly, they have the flexibility of putting in on the best water zone for the day you are fishing. T

  5. Greg's White River Guide Service
    Greg's guide service gives both experienced and novice anglers a opportunity to fish comfortably aboard a boat that was designed to fish the White River. Our goal is to provide a custom trip that will create memories that will last a life time.

  6. Gone Fishin' White River Guide Service


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Top Bull Shoals Lake Marinas

  1. Buck Creek Marina
    Buck Creek Marina is located near Protem, MO on Bull Shoals Lake. We offer boat or watersport rental, bait and tackle, boat slip rentals, and store.

  2. Hwy125 Marina
    Our Bull Shoals Lake marina provides quality marine services and products to northern Arkansas. Hwy. 125 Marina offers a full fleet of rental boats at an affordable rate for the whole family to enjoy. We want our customers to have a memorable vacatio

  3. Lakeview Cove Marina
    Lakeview Cove Marina provides all the necessities to enhance your time on the water whether your interest is fishing or boating. We offer overnight and yearly facilities for your boat in one of our new, covered docks or you can cruise the lake in one

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