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White River (Bull Shoals Tailwater), AR

River spanning Marion/Baxter/Izard counties, Arkansas. "Trout Capital USA." Cold tailwater below Bull Shoals Dam through Cotter, Calico Rock to Norfork. State-record brown trout 38 lb 9 oz from this water. Flows driven by Bull Shoals Dam: ~850 cfs (wadeable) to ~26,400 cfs all-units. Specific trout regs by reach.

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Overall bite score

Scored 13 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled74
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
Flow vs medianUSGS50
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data70
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA60
Cloud coverNOAA35
PrecipitationNOAA50

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

What swims here

8 tracked species in White River (Bull Shoals Tailwater), with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Brown Troutcommon
Brook Troutpresent
Cutthroat Troutpresent

Water facts

TypeRiver
CountyMarion/Baxter/Izard
StateArkansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07054502

Wildcat Shoals (Cotter wade access), Rim Shoals (Cotter, C&R area), Cotter Boat Ramp, White Hole Access (Calico Rock), Bull Shoals-White River SP. Trout permit required. Generation schedule via USACE Little Rock District.

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