TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
Saugeye
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GREERS FERRY LAKEHOME +10
🔥 SPAWN NOWWalleye × sauger hybrid — the murky-water bonus.
SIZE
14–20 in
MAX
28+ in
WEIGHT
Up to 8 lbs
HABITAT
ReservoirsTailwatersRivers
Stocked reservoirs & tailwaters; tolerates stained water.
DIET
Shad, minnows, crawfish.
BEST BAITS
Jig + minnow · Blade baits · Crankbaits
SEASONAL PATTERN
SPRING
SUMMER
BESTFALL
WINTER
Summer: Slide deep; feed at first and last light.
ANGLER INTEL · RIGHT NOWHIGH CONFIDENCE
DEPTH
2–6 ft
shallow cover
TIMING
Any time today — steady bite
TOP LURE · LURE
Jig + minnow
reaction strikes on bed — aggressive
TACKLE
Medium spinning, 8–10 lb
TECHNIQUE · Slow presentation in shallow cover
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 40–50°F TEMP MATCHBITE
70
FIGHT
70
STEALTH
64
FUN FACT
A man-made cross of walleye and sauger, saugeye grow faster and survive murky reservoirs better than either parent — so Arkansas stocks them where walleye can't thrive. The state record came from Lake Frierson.
STATUS
Secure (stocked)
Stocked (hybrid) · Percidae
LIVE PFG SIGNAL48°F · Greers Ferry Lake● GO 100