TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
Cutthroat Trout
GO100SCORE
WHITE RIVER (BULL SHOALS TAILWATER)
🔥 SPAWN NOWTailwater jewel with the crimson throat slash.
SIZE
12–18 in
MAX
28+ in
WEIGHT
Up to 9 lbs
HABITAT
TailwatersCold rivers
Cold dam tailwaters (White River below Bull Shoals); deep runs.
DIET
Sowbugs, scuds, midges, small baitfish, drifting insects.
BEST BAITS
Sowbug & scud patterns · Midge nymphs · Small inline spinners
SEASONAL PATTERN
SPRING
SUMMER
FALL
BESTWINTER
Summer: Hold near cold dam releases.
ANGLER INTEL · RIGHT NOWHIGH CONFIDENCE
DEPTH
2–6 ft
shallow cover
TIMING
Any time today — steady bite
TOP LURE · LIVE
Sowbug & scud patterns
cold-water fish commit to live bait
TACKLE
Light spinning 2–6 lb, or a 4–5 wt fly rod
TECHNIQUE · Slow presentation in shallow cover
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 43–52°F TEMP MATCHBITE
55
FIGHT
72
STEALTH
80
FUN FACT
Named for the blood-red slash beneath its jaw. Arkansas stocks cutthroat fingerlings in the White River tailwater, where cold dam water lets a Rocky-Mountain native grow into a 24-inch trophy slot far from home.
STATUS
Secure (stocked)
Stocked · Salmonidae
LIVE PFG SIGNAL47°F · Little Red River — Greers Ferry Tailwater● GO 100