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Bull Shoals Lake (AR), AR

Lake spanning Marion/Baxter/Boone counties, Arkansas. 45,440 acres on AR side of the AR/MO border. Trophy walleye, striped bass, smallmouth + largemouth + spotted (Kentucky) bass, crappie, white bass, hybrid striper. Spring walleye + white bass run in upper reaches is marquee. White River Border Lakes License for cross-border anglers.

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Overall bite score

Scored 25 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempUSGS71
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 63% lit50
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA10
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

9 tracked species in Bull Shoals Lake (AR), with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Flathead Catfishcommon
Spotted Basscommon
Striped Basscommon

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyMarion/Baxter/Boone
StateArkansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07054501

Bull Shoals-White River State Park ramp (Lakeview), Cherokee Park (Lead Hill), Lakeview Park. AR/MO border lake: White River Border Lakes License covers both sides. Striped bass + hybrid combined 3/day on this lake.

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