TALE WATERS & TIDES · POCKET FISHING GUIDE
ARKANSAS SPORTFISH
White Bass
GO100SCORE
LAKE MAUMELLE
🔥 SPAWN NOWThe spawning run every Ozark angler waits for.
SIZE
10–14 in
MAX
17 in
WEIGHT
Up to 4 lbs
HABITAT
RiversReservoirsLakes
Open reservoirs, tributary mouths, tailwaters. Schools in current seams.
DIET
Shad, minnows, small crustaceans. Feeds by sight, in schools.
BEST BAITS
Rooster Tails · Spoons · Live minnows
SEASONAL PATTERN
BESTSPRING
SUMMER
FALL
WINTER
Summer: Schools chase shad in open water.
ANGLER INTEL · RIGHT NOWHIGH CONFIDENCE
DEPTH
2–6 ft
shallow cover
TIMING
Any time today — steady bite
TOP LURE · LURE
Rooster Tails
reaction strikes on bed — aggressive
TACKLE
Medium spinning, 6–10 lb line
TECHNIQUE · Intercept at tributary mouths — upstream cast, work down-current
ANGLER STATS
SPAWN 54–68°F TEMP MATCHBITE
78
FIGHT
62
STEALTH
35
FUN FACT
A female can carry 500,000 eggs. The spawn run has males arriving days before the females — and the whole show can shift two weeks either way on water temp alone.
STATUS
Secure
Native · Moronidae
PFG SIGNAL · EST58°F · Ouachita River — Tailwater● GO 100