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Arkansas Tailwater

Norfork River — Norfork Tailwater

Live58°F Water TempUpdated 2h ago
TailwaterWhite River System
GO FISHACTIVETop species now
Brown Trout
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·2h ago
Brown Trout
GO FISHACTIVETop species now
Rainbow Trout
WORTH THE TRIP — First & last light.
USGS + NWS·DERIVED·2h ago
Rainbow Trout
River sections· estimated per reach
AGFC Weekly · Week of Feb 22, 2026· North Central · Trout Tailwaters
Pocket score · this week
50
HOLD
Top bite: Rainbow Trout. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (HOLD).
The read · AGFC + your signals
Moderate generation running. Fish stacked in seams and eddies below the dam.
What's biting · this week
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow TroutGOOD
50
🌊 Where they're holding · Rainbow Trout
● LIVE TEMP
SurfaceSTRIKE ZONE0–3 ft · 58°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 0–3 ft.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 58°F
Where they're holding — work 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade) through 3–10 ft.
🎣 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)
Mid-depth10–15 ft · 57°F
Cooling transition along structure and breaklines.
Deep15+ ft · 57°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (2–8 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
🏆 What they're throwing · Rainbow Trout
🎯1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)AGFC-CITED🎯White Rooster Tail 1/16oz (inline spinner)AGFC-CITED🎯Blue/Orange Belly Rapala (suspending jerkbait)AGFC-CITED
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission weekly fishing report, cross-checked against live USGS, USACE and NWS gauges. Not a substitute for checking conditions. Fish responsibly.View original ↗
Arkansas Tailwater

Norfork River — Norfork Tailwater

Live58°F Water TempUpdated 2h ago
TailwaterWhite River System
River sections· estimated per reach
AGFC Weekly · Week of Feb 22, 2026· North Central · Trout Tailwaters
Pocket score · this week
50
HOLD
Top bite: Rainbow Trout. Live signals only — AGFC silent this week (HOLD).
The read · AGFC + your signals
Moderate generation running. Fish stacked in seams and eddies below the dam.
What's biting · this week
Rainbow Trout
Rainbow TroutGOOD
50
🌊 Where they're holding · Rainbow Trout
● LIVE TEMP
SurfaceSTRIKE ZONE0–3 ft · 58°F
Where they're holding — work the strike zone through 0–3 ft.
ShallowSTRIKE ZONE3–10 ft · 58°F
Where they're holding — work 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade) through 3–10 ft.
🎣 1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)
Mid-depth10–15 ft · 57°F
Cooling transition along structure and breaklines.
Deep15+ ft · 57°F
Cold, stable deep water — vertical presentations.
Holding depth from AGFC creel data (2–8 ft); temperature-by-depth modeled from the live surface reading.
🏆 What they're throwing · Rainbow Trout
🎯1/8oz White Spinner (silver blade)AGFC-CITED🎯White Rooster Tail 1/16oz (inline spinner)AGFC-CITED🎯Blue/Orange Belly Rapala (suspending jerkbait)AGFC-CITED
Arkansas Game & Fish Commission weekly fishing report, cross-checked against live USGS, USACE and NWS gauges. Not a substitute for checking conditions. Fish responsibly.View original ↗

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