Arkansas
Beaver Lake
A Benton County, Arkansas lake, Beaver Lake fishes for largemouth bass that follow the season from shallow cover to deeper water.
- Surface
- 28,026acres
- Primary species
- Largemouth bass · Spotted bass · Smallmouth bass
- Air temp
- 78.2°F
- Barometric
- 30.03″
- →steady 24h(-0.04)
- Wind
- 4mph
- from S
- Moon
- Waxing Crescent
- day 4.0 · 17% lit
Air conditions sampled near the lake center, not measured on the water · refreshed ~15 min
- 17julFri
Stable window
hi 90° · lo 71°Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.
── light sw wind · settled
- 18julSat
Stable window
hi 91° · lo 73°Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.
── light sw wind · settled
- 19julSun
Stable window
hi 95° · lo 73°Anytime through the day. Quiet weather day; lean on seasonal pattern and structure.
── light sw wind · settled
Where it is
In Benton County, Arkansas, Beaver Lake spreads across roughly 28,026 acres. Largemouth use the shallow cover and the deeper water as the calendar moves.
Seasonal pattern
Spring. As the shallows warm first, fish move up to stage and spawn, with sheltered, sun-warmed water coming on earliest.
Summer. Warm water moves largemouth onto deeper structure and shade; the early and late hours are the better windows.
Fall. Cooling water moves bait shallow again and largemouth follow, spreading out and feeding ahead of winter.
Winter. Cold pushes largemouth deep and lethargic; slow down and fish a quiet, deliberate line.
Key structure
- Hard-bottom and rock transitions
- Creek and cove mouths that funnel fish and bait
- Weed edges and the clean lines along them
- Wind-pushed banks that gather forage
Read the season; the structure list only matters through that lens.
Forage
Largemouth on Beaver Lake chase baitfish, holding near the densest schools across the year.
Access
Access is public around Beaver Lake; ramp and launch status changes with water levels, so confirm locally first.
Regulations
Check current state and local regulations before fishing; limits and seasons can change.
- Species mixLargemouth bass · Spotted bass · Smallmouth bass — AGFC: "Beaver Lake is known for black bass — largemouth, spotted and smallmouth." Smallmouth were established by AGFC stockings and all three species are managed here.AGFC ↗
- Water characterAGFC habitat biologists describe Beaver as a lake that is "deep, rocky, old and generally lacking complex habitat" — clear-water Ozark reservoir fishing where added cover concentrates fish.AGFC ↗
- Structure & habitatIn January 2024 the AGFC added 119 fish habitat sites — lumber "porcupine cribs" plus large hardwood and cedar trees — in the Hickory Creek, Monte Ne, Indian Creek and Dam Site Island areas, with GPS waypoints published on the AGFC Fish Attractors page.AGFC ↗
- Lake typeA U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoir in northwest Arkansas — 57 years old as of the AGFC's 2024 habitat report — whose banks and islands supplied the cedar used in the lake's brush-pile program.AGFC ↗
Every fact above links to its official source — state agency, federal water authority, or tournament archive.
Field guides
Data & references
- Today's conditions — Open-Meteo, refreshed every ~15 min
- Moon phase — local astronomical calculation, no external API
- Lake area, depth, structure — Identity, surface area, coordinates and county/state are from the ProjectD canonical waterbody index (snapshot conus-20260518-v1, group gnis:00070305). Maximum depth and regulation links were not available from an acceptable source and are intentionally omitted.
- Regulations — verify current state and local regulations before fishing
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