Greer’s Ferry Lake is 3.2 ft above the power pool. The Army Corps of Engineers are running 1 unit 24/7 to get the lake down to pool. I’d expect the same generation schedule to continue unless we get a lot of rain and they hold back releases from the dam.
The Caddis are hatching up and down the river. And the fish are eating. I’ve been fishing double Caddis patterns 6 to 8 ft deep underneath an indicator. With them running 1 unit. Another good fly is a Pink San Juan Worm. The Streamer bite has been really good as well. Try fishing articulated patterns on a sink line and throw towards the bank.

Mark Menning from Nashville TN.
With One Heck of a Little Red River Rainbow trout. We were drift fishing from the boat with a double nymph rig with Caddis patterns underneath an indicator when this Rainbow hit.

Dave with a nice Little Red River Brown trout
We were drift fishing Caddis patterns underneath an indicator and this guy hit in Cow Shoals.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 8.5 feet above the power pool. The Army Corps of Engineers are currently running 2 unit’s and 4 floodgates open 24/7 around the clock to get the lake down to the pool. I’d expect the same generation schedule to continue unless we get a big rainstorm and they shut down or reduce the flows for a while until the creeks and streams are running normally.

The fishing has been good considering the high water. We have a Caddis hatch as the temperature starts to rise in the morning. I’ve been running a deep water nymph rig while fishing out of the boat. Usually fishing between 9 ft to 12 ft deep or deeper. Hot flies for me have been a Caddis and a Pink San Juan worm.

The Streamer bite has been good the fish are either hugging the bank or there laying on the bottom of the river.My streamer set up has been an #8 weight rod fishing 330 sink line with articulated flies and hitting the banks. Yellow and Brown, Dungeons along with Double Deceivers with a skull head have been my go to patterns of lately.

Fred, from Stuttgart Germany now residing in Memphis TN, was throwing an #8 weight Winston fly rod with a 330 sink line stripping a yellow and brown S-Dungeon streamer pattern and landed a nice Little Red River brown trout while fishing the high water.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 8.4 feet above power pool. The Army Corps of Engineers has been running two units usually starting from 7am to 7pm. But it’s subject to change. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. With the current generation schedule the bite has been good fishing the falling water in the morning.

I’ve been putting in at Lobo Landing access and starting a little early to beat the new batch of water that hits in the afternoon. Afterwards I’ve been putting in at the Dam for the second half of the day and fishing a deep water nymph rig. Set the indicator at various depths depending on how deep the water is. Anywhere from 6 ft to 12 ft deep with a split shot to get it down.
Hot flies for this technique are San Juan worms and egg patterns along with Caddis, Pheasant tail nymphs or anything buggy. The Streamer bite has been good. Try fishing sink lines on your streamer rod with articulated patterns and pound the bank.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 8.1 ft above power pool. The Army Corps of Engineers are on a pretty consistent generation schedule usually starting around 7am and running two units of generation till 7pm.
The bite has been good. Try fishing Pink San Juan worms, egg patterns underneath an indicator. Vary your depths depending on where you put in.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 7.7 feet above the power pool. With all the rain we got last week the Army Corps of Engineers has cut back on the generation schedule till the water from other streams goes down. I see them increasing the flows as soon as there able to do so. As of now the generation schedule has been starting around 8am to 8pm running 2 unit’s. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out.
The water is still just a bit off color around Dripping Springs access and further down. Some of the boat ramps are full of mud from all the rain and the heavy flows we had last week. I’d recommend using four wheel drive to launch at Dripping Springs access. There’s probably twelve inches of mud on the ramp. The hot flies right now have been pink San Juan worms and egg patterns.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 4ft above power pool. The Army Corps of Engineers are running 5 Flood gates open and 2 units of generation at the time of this report. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. The fishing on the Little Red has been good considering all the water being released.
The nymph bite is good while fishing out of the boat, I’m fishing a two fly deep water nymph rig set at various depths depending on where I’m fishing at on the river. The hot fly at the moment is a San Juan worm or Mega Worm.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is just .09 feet below power pool with all the rain we have had and is still rising. For the past week the SWPA, South West Power Administration has been running water on days when the temperatures are cold out and not been generating on days when the day time temperatures are warm.
Always check the USACE Little Rock app before heading out. They are always subject to change so check the release feature on the app to see if they are running water. The bite has been good for nymphing under an indicator in the falling water or streamer fishing in the high water. The hot flies right now are egg patterns and Mega worms or San Juan worms along with midge’s. Or a small buggy pattern.
The streamer bite has been good when the dam is releasing water. I’ve had a couple of guide trips just throwing streamer patterns chasing after brown trout. We have been throwing Double Deceiver patterns in brown and yellow, or olive on a #8 weight rod with a 330 sink line.
Eric Antrim, from Fresno California was stripping streamer patterns and going after brown trout on a cold winter day on the Little Red River. Brown & Yellow Double Deceiver patterns were on the menu and the fish were liking it.

Eric Antrim, from Fresno California was stripping streamer patterns and going after brown trout on a cold winter day on the Little Red River

Eric Antrim, from Fresno California was stripping streamer patterns and going after brown trout on a cold winter day on the Little Red River

Greer’s Ferry Lake is 1.3 ft below the power pool with all the rain we got last week.

The SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running some water and the fish are definitely liking it. There’s been a consistent generation schedule as of now. Sometimes they run in the morning and sometimes in the afternoon generation schedule. I’d check the USACE Little Rock app before heading out. And also check the release feature in case they run water unexpectedly.

The hot fly seems to be a San Juan worm or egg patterns underneath an indicator.
The streamer bite is good now that there is running water.

The SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has not been running much water or a consistent generation schedule lately. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. Look at the release feature on the app for unexpected releases.
With colder weather forecasted this coming week I’d expect to see more water being released for power demand. For the past couple of weeks the temperatures were in the mid 50’s for the morning lows and in the 70’s for the day time highs along with the SWPA running little to no generation for days the brown trout spawn has not kicked in 100% just yet.

The best bite has been early morning or while fishing the falling water. When they don’t run water for a few days try fishing anywhere that there’s moving water or you can get a drift. Also try fishing the deeper holes they are holding fish.
Try fishing a double nymph rig with an Egg and a midge dropper. Or anything small and buggy underneath an indicator. Apricot & Peach Egg patterns along with Midges have been producing. Small streamer patterns have been working well while using an intermediate sink line or sink tip. Try stripping Crackle back emergers and Slump busters flies in the fast riffle water or the deeper pools.

Photo:
Simon Seaton. Born and raised in the UK, United Kingdom now residing in Houston Texas. Ended up catching this nice Rainbow Trout that looks like it’s been in the river awhile while nymping the falling water at Dripping Springs access on the Little Red River.

Fall weather is here and SWPA, South West Power Administration has been running a little bit of water early in the mornings with the colder temperatures we are experiencing. This was not projected or posted on the USACE Little Rock app so always check the “Release” Feature on the app to see what they are running. Especially if you are Wade Fishing. We are having low flows on the river unless we get a cold snap and they release water for power demand.
The best bite has been early in the morning and into the evening. Eggs, Midges, Soft hackles have been working well.
Dustin, from Durant Oklahoma caught this nice brown trout while fly fishing on the Little Red River. This was his first time fly fishing. This fish put up a pretty good battle and he did an excellent job getting this fish in the boat.