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TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
RARE

Walleye

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GREERS FERRY LAKEHOME +10
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Low-light hunter. Arkansas's northernmost gamefish.

SIZE
14–22 in
MAX
30 in
WEIGHT
Up to 15+ lbs
HABITAT
LakesRivers
Greers Ferry, Beaver, Bull Shoals. Clear cold water.
DIET
Shad, minnows, small panfish.
BEST BAITS
Jig + minnow · Bottom bouncers · Crankbaits at dusk
SEASONAL PATTERN
BEST🌱SPRING
☀️SUMMER
🍂FALL
❄️WINTER
Summer: Deep thermocline, night bite.
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 fluorocarbon
TECHNIQUE · Jig & minnow below dam riprap, dead-slow drift
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 4252°F TEMP MATCH
BITE
68
FIGHT
70
STEALTH
88
FUN FACT
The walleye's tapetum lucidum — a reflective layer behind the retina — is why their eyes glow. It lets them hunt in light levels where you can't see your own boat.
STATUS
Secure
Native · Percidae
LIVE PFG SIGNAL48°F · Greers Ferry LakeGO 100
YOUR CARD · ACTIONSNOT YET COLLECTED
🪪 ID marks
  • Marble-glass eye
  • Spiny dorsal + soft dorsal
  • White tip on tail
💡 Tips
  • Fish low light
  • Stain your jig head with nail polish
  • Slow drift

🌙 Lunar profile

HIGH Lunar ImpactBest phases: Full Moon, New Moon
☀️ Daytime
Hunt deeper structure (10–20 ft) and channel edges during daylight. Tapetum lucidum eye gives dominant advantage after dark.
🌙 Nighttime
Peak feeding under Full Moon. Slow jigging near bottom, or trolling cranks along main lake points and rock piles.
🔗 Source: Fish'n Canada 40-year catch record study (350,000 records confirm Full Moon correlation)

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