SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been usually generating 2 units of water starting around 3pm to 4pm and running for a few hours, nothing really consistent. The weekend generation schedule has been about the same.

With the reduced flows the fish seem to be in the shoals and deeper holes or anywhere were there’s moving water. Also try fishing around the moss beds.
The best bite has been early mornings before the water falls out and the day time temperatures start to get hot. Small pheasant tails, egg patterns and Midges have been working well. Small streamer patterns have been working while fishing the falling water from the boat using sink lines or intermediate sink tips.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running the generation schedule at a consistent time usually starting at 3pm till 5pm or 7pm but running a varied amount of water usually one or two units Always check the USACE Little Rock app before heading out. With the current generation schedule it has opened up the entire river to wade fish.

Fishing the falling water has been good from the boat. Small pheasant tail nymphs, Guide’s Choice Hares ear and Midges have been working great along with egg patterns. Stripping small streamer patterns with a sink tip or intermediate line has also been producing as well.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running a fairly consistent generation schedule. Usually starting at 2 pm and running till either 4pm or 6pm with two units of generation throughout the week. On the weekend the generation schedule has been cut back a bit. Usually starting at 2pm and running two units of generation for two hours.

Pheasant tails and Guide Choice Hares ear and Midges have been working great. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles. Small streamer patterns have been working as well.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running a fairly consistent generation schedule. Usually starting at 2 pm and running till either 4pm or 6pm with two units of generation throughout the week. On the weekend the generation schedule has been cut back a bit. Usually starting at 2pm and running two units of generation for two hours.

Pheasant tails and Guide Choice Hares ear and Midges have been working great. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles. Small streamer patterns have been working as well.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running a consistent generation schedule for the past month. Always check the USACE Little Rock app before heading out it’s subject to change. With the day time temperatures being in the 90’s and a heat index somewhere in the 100’s. The SWPA has been running two units of water usually starting at 2 pm and running till 7 pm. On the weekends we have had a similar generation schedule but with some reduced flows. I’d expect the same generation schedule to continue until the temperatures start to come down a bit.

As of Wednesday August 17th the temperatures came down and the generation schedule changed along with rain in the forecast. At 2pm SWPA started running two units of water, for two hours. Let’s see if this continues as the temperatures start to drop a little.

The best bite has been early morning before it gets hot. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles and alongside the moss beds. The falling water has been fishing well. Pheasant tails, Guide Choice Hares ear and Midges have been producing while fishing an indicator rig. Small streamer patterns on a sink line have been productive fishing the falling water from the boat.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running a consistent generation schedule for the last several weeks. Usually running two units starting at 2 pm and running till 7 pm.
The weekend generation schedule has been similar with some reduced flows.Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. With the temperatures in the 90’s and heat index in the 100’s I’d expect to see the same generation schedule continue.

The best bite has been early in the morning before it gets hot. We have excellent wading opportunities for the entire river. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles also alongside the moss beds.

Fishing the falling water from the boat with Pheasant tails, Guide Choice Hares ear and Midges have been working well. The streamer bite has been good while fishing the falling water. Small streamer patterns like Slump-Busters or Conehead Wooly-buggers fished with a intermediate line or sink tip have been producing.

Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out it is subject to change. The South West Power Administration. SWPA has been running a consistent generation schedule for several weeks now. Two units of generation Usually starting around 1pm and running till 7pm has been the the schedule for the last three weeks. I’d expect the same generation schedule to continue as long as we have temperatures in the 90’s and a high heat index in the 100’s. The weekend schedule has been similar with some reduced flows.

The current generation schedule has opened up opportunities to wade fish the entire river. The best bite has been early morning before it gets hot. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles and along the moss beds. Drift fishing the falling water from the boat has been good.

Pheasant tails, Guide Choice Hares ear and Midges have been producing. Smaller streamer patterns on an intermediate line or sink tip have been working well while fishing the falling water from the boat. Try fishing an olive, or brown Slump-Buster or a cone head Wooly bugger.

SWPA, SouthWest Power Administration has been running a consistent generation schedule usually starting at 2 pm and running till 7 pm. The weekend generation schedule has been similar with some reduced flows. Always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out. Also click onto the water quality feature that shows water temperatures along the river. I’d expect to see the same generation schedule continue while we remain in this heat wave.

The current schedule has created excellent wading opportunities for the entire river. With actual temperatures in the 100’s forecasted for the entire week and with some reduced flows over the weekend, fish will get stressed out when the water temperature rises. Quickly return them to the river and try not to over play them.

Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated shoals. The best bite has been early morning before it gets hot. Small pheasant tail nymphs, Guide’s Choice Hares ear and Midges have been working great.

For the past few days SWPA, South West Power Administration has been running 2 units of generation starting at 1 pm and running till 7 pm.
With high temperatures in the 90’s and heat index’s in the triple digits, I’d look for the SWPA to continue this generation schedule. We had a few days with very minimal generation on hot days and water temps at Dripping springs access were 69 degrees. From lack of generation. Let’s hope the SWPA continue to run water while it’s hot. Always check the USACE Little Rock app before heading out.
Also check the water quality feature on the app on days when there is not running much water. High water temps are stressful this time of year on fish. Quickly return them to the water and try not to over play them.
The best bite has been early in the morning. The current generation schedule has opened up opportunities to wade and fish the entire river. Nymphing the falling water from the boat has been great Pheasant tails, Guide Choice Hares ear & Sow-Bug patterns have been producing. Try fishing the deep holes and oxygenated riffles.

Greer’s Ferry Lake is at power pool.
As of June 26th the SWPA, South West Power Administration has taken over the generation schedule for the Little Red River. The SWPA has been posting and running between one unit and two units of generation usually starting between 5pm and 7pm. And running it for one to two hours each day. It’s been subject to change so always check the USACE Little Rock app for the generation schedule before heading out.
With the current generation schedule you can Wade fish the entire river. The best bite has been early morning and late evening. Fish the deep holes and oxygenated riffles.
Pheasant tail soft hackles, Guide’s Choice Hares ear and Midges have been producing.

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