BASSHAWK/LAKES/ARKANSAS/DEGRAY LAKE

DeGray Lake Fishing Report

Gin-Clear Ouachita Hybrid-Striper Factory That Still Gives Up 11- to 14-lb Largemouth Every Winter
Arkansas~13,400 acresMAX DEPTH 200 FTCLARITY GIN CLEAR ACROSS THE MAIN LAKE AND LOWER BASIN MOST OF THE YEAR, WITH A LIGHT STAIN THAT BUILDS ONLY UP THE CADDO RIVER ARM AND IN CREEK ARMS AFTER RAIN.IMPOUNDED 1972

Today's fishing report for DeGray Lake, Arkansas: live water temperature, pool level, and a bite score for today — refreshed every morning. DeGray Lake gets a fresh BassHawk guide report every day — areas, baits, and an hour-by-hour game plan.

TODAY'S BITE97PRIMEpeak for today, out of 100modeled from this morning's forecast
WATER TEMP67°FU.S. Geological Survey
POOL LEVEL−8.4 ftbelow normal pool · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Measured Sunday, November 1, 2026 · refreshed daily · where our data comes from · bite score modeled from today's forecast — the hour it peaks, and the week ahead, are in the app · the guide report reads these for you

How the bite score is built · Where DeGray Lake ranks in Arkansas today

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DeGray Lake shoreline — open the app for the full depth map

Species

Hybrid striped bass · Largemouth bass · Spotted (Kentucky) bass · White bass · Black crappie · White crappie · Bluegill / bream · Channel catfish

On BassHawk

Everything below points at one goal — finding the most, and the biggest, largemouth bass on DeGray Lake.

Sunk habitat

169 state-placed brush piles and habitat sites on DeGray Lake, marked on the map with the depth each sits in.

TYPESITESDEPTH
Brush Pile135—
Artificial25—
Cane/Bamboo9—

Exact coordinates for every site are in the app.

Mapped on BassHawk

Traced from pre-dam survey sheets — the roads, foundations and creek beds that were there before the water. Creek channels marked USGS NHD come from the national stream map, not our tracing.

Getting on the water

Alpine Ridge Boat Ramp
Amity Landing Boat Ramp
Arlie Moore North Boat Ramp
Arlie Moore South Boat Ramp
Brushy Creek Boat Ramp
Caddo Drive Boat Ramp
Calvin Road Boat Ramp
Cox Creek Boat Ramp
DeGray Lake State Park Boat Ramp
Degray Lake State Park Boat Ramp - DeRoche Ridge
DeGray State Park Boat Ramp - Caddo Bend
Iron Mountain North Boat Ramp
Iron Mountain South Boat Ramp
Lenox Marbus Boat Ramp
Lenox Marcus Boat Ramp
Ozan Point Boat Ramp
Point Cedar Boat Ramp
Shouse Ford Boat Ramp
Spillway Area Boat Ramp
Iron Mountain Lodge & Marina (marina)

Common questions

Is the bite good on DeGray Lake today?

Today's bite outlook for DeGray Lake peaks at 97 out of 100 — prime. That score weighs water temperature, barometric pressure and its trend, wind, cloud cover, solunar windows and the pool trend against bass-behavior research. The hour it peaks, how the rest of the day scores, and the seven-day outlook with the best window flagged are in the BassHawk app.

What is the water temperature on DeGray Lake right now?

DeGray Lake is reading about 67°F, from U.S. Geological Survey data as of Sunday, November 1, 2026. BassHawk refreshes it every day.

What is the lake level on DeGray Lake?

DeGray Lake is 8.4 ft below normal pool. Falling water pulls bass off the flats and onto the first drop; rising water pushes them into flooded cover. The daily guide report factors the trend into where it sends you.

When do bass spawn on DeGray Lake?

Largemouth on DeGray Lake spawn by water temperature, not the calendar: they stage around 50–58°F, move up between 58 and 62°F, and bed through roughly 62–70°F, with the north banks and pockets warming first. DeGray Lake is reading about 67°F today, and BassHawk tracks it daily with its two-week trend. The full temperature-by-phase table is in BassHawk's guide to bass spawning water temperature.

How deep is DeGray Lake?

DeGray Lake runs to about 200 ft at its deepest, across ~13,400 acres. BassHawk maps the shoreline, the structure and the access, and depth work on this lake is in progress.

Where can you launch a boat on DeGray Lake?

DeGray Lake has 19 public boat ramps mapped on BassHawk plus 1 marina. The ramps are Alpine Ridge Boat Ramp, Amity Landing Boat Ramp, Arlie Moore North Boat Ramp, Arlie Moore South Boat Ramp, Brushy Creek Boat Ramp, and 14 more. Every trip plan starts from the ramp you pick and routes the day from there.

Are there brush piles or fish attractors on DeGray Lake?

Yes — 169 state-placed brush piles and habitat sites on DeGray Lake, each one marked on the BassHawk map with the depth it sits in. The counts and depth bands are on this page; the exact coordinates are in the app.

What fish are in DeGray Lake?

Hybrid striped bass, Largemouth bass, Spotted (Kentucky) bass, White bass, Black crappie, White crappie, Bluegill / bream, Channel catfish. BassHawk is built for largemouth bass specifically — every report, plan and layer is pointed at finding the most, and the biggest, largemouth in DeGray Lake.

Does BassHawk have a daily fishing report for DeGray Lake?

Yes. DeGray Lake gets a fresh BassHawk guide report every day: a headline read on the lake, an hour-by-hour game plan, the areas to run with the depth and structure to look for, what to throw, and how to work it. Today's is in the app, free to start.

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