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Lake Ouachita, AR

Lake spanning Garland/Montgomery counties, Arkansas. 40,000-acre Ouachita Mountains reservoir, 200+ islands, entirely within Ouachita National Forest. Striped bass (self-sustaining), largemouth + spotted (Kentucky), walleye, crappie, bream. Known for water clarity.

48

Overall bite score

Scored 19 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled20
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 58% lit46
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed100
WindNOAA60
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 Lake Ouachita, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Hybrid Striped Basscommon
Spotted Basscommon
Striped Basscommon

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyGarland/Montgomery
StateArkansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07356000

Mountain Harbor Marina (Mt. Ida, 994 Mountain Harbor Rd), Brady Mountain (Royal), Crystal Springs, Lake Ouachita State Park (Mountain Pine). Striped bass + hybrid 3/day combined.

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