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Best white bass lakes in Arkansas

9 Arkansas waters hold white bass, 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. Hard-fighting schooling bass. Legendary spring river runs, then open-water surface blitzes chasing shad all summer.

1. Mississippi River — Memphis — 135 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Sauger, Crappie
2. Lake Dardanelle — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Greers Ferry Lake — 180 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
4. Lake Ouachita — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass
5. DeGray Lake — 200 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
6. Blue Mountain Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
7. Millwood Lake — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
8. Nimrod Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Channel Catfish
9. Lake Chicot — 20 ft max · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Crappie, Bluegill

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When to fish white bass in Arkansas

• Spring 2–12 ft — The famous spawning run — fish stack in tributary rivers and below dams by the thousands.
• Summer 8–25 ft — Follow the shad — surface blitzes early and late, suspended schools over structure midday.
• Fall 6–25 ft — The best surface action of the year — gulls diving means white bass feeding.
• Winter 15–40 ft — Huge tight schools in deep basins and channel bends — vertical spoons.

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