Waters · United States
White River (Bull Shoals) fishing report
Updated Friday, 9 October 2026 · refreshed automatically through the day
The tailwater below Bull Shoals Dam produced Arkansas's record brown trout and holds fish over 20 lb in genuinely fishable numbers. The generation schedule decides everything: wading water at zero units is a boat river at four.
Today's report: excellent (80/100)
Brown Trout is the most promising species on White River (Bull Shoals) today. Water temperature at the gauge is 14.7°C (58°F) and barometric pressure is stable.
White River (Bull Shoals) water temperature and flow
- Water temperature: 14.7°C (58°F)
Measured at gauge White River below Bull Shoals Dam at Bull Shoals · reading 37 min ago. Published by the national hydrological service, not estimated by us.
Best time to fish today
- 00:00–02:00 local time — score 65/100
- 03:00–05:00 local time — score 75/100
- 06:00–08:00 local time — score 66/100
3-day outlook by species
| Species | Friday 9 Oct | Saturday 10 Oct | Sunday 11 Oct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Trout | 80 — excellent | 74 — good | 78 — good |
| Rainbow Trout | 66 — good | 61 — good | 63 — good |
Why this score
Cast & Scan uses a deterministic, published scoring model — no black box. The strongest influences on today's White River (Bull Shoals) rating:
- solunar period: helping (+1)
- season: helping (+1)
- precipitation: helping (+0.9)
- pressure trend: helping (+0.8)
- light: helping (+0.7)
- wind: helping (+0.7)
Forecast computed Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:36:46 GMT · data: Open-Meteo + gauge White River below Bull Shoals Dam at Bull Shoals · refreshed automatically through the day · see our published accuracy
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Read before you go
- Trout stream tactics, read through the forecast
- How river flow trend changes the bite
- Barometric pressure and fishing, explained
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