What is the best walleye lake in Arkansas?

Table Rock Lake tops our ranking of Arkansas walleye waters — 218 ft max depth with real survey depth contours. Beaver Lake and Norfork Lake round out the top three.

How many lakes in Arkansas have walleye?

DepthScout maps 7 Arkansas waters holding walleye, 3 of them with real state-agency depth surveys. The deepest is Table Rock Lake at 218 ft.

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Best walleye lakes in Arkansas

7 Arkansas waters hold walleye, 3 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

Table Rock Lake — 218 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
Beaver Lake — 210 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
Norfork Lake — 176 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie
Bull Shoals Lake — 210 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
Greers Ferry Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
Lake Ouachita — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
Lake Greeson — 100 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Channel Catfish

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When to fish walleye in Arkansas

Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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