BASSHAWK/LAKES/ARKANSAS/HORSESHOE LAKE

Horseshoe Lake Fishing Report

Delta Oxbow Largemouth on Ancient Cypress, Lily Pads and Dock Pilings
Arkansas~2,363 acresMAX DEPTH 33 FTCLARITY USUALLY CLEAR TO LIGHTLY STAINED (24IN+ IN CALM PERIODS; HYPEREUTROPHIC, GREEN IN SUMMER). GOES MUDDY/STAINED FOR 1-3 WEEKS AFTER HEAVY RAIN AND WHEN THE LAKE RISES; THE RESIDENTIAL CANALS RUN MUDDIER

Today's fishing report for Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas: live water temperature, pool level, and a bite score for today — refreshed every morning. Horseshoe 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

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

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

Species

Largemouth bass · White crappie · Black crappie · Bluegill · Redear sunfish · Channel catfish · Blue catfish · Flathead catfish · Hybrid striped bass · Buffalo · Common carp

On BassHawk

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

Sunk habitat

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

TYPESITESDEPTH
Artificial1012–21 ft

Exact coordinates for every site are in the app.

Getting on the water

Kamp Karefree Landing Boat Ramp
Nancy and Pat Bonds Boat Ramp

Common questions

Is the bite good on Horseshoe Lake today?

Today's bite outlook for Horseshoe 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.

How deep is Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake runs to about 33 ft at its deepest, across ~2,363 acres. BassHawk carries survey-grade depth contours for the whole lake, with labels that adjust to today's pool level, so the number on the contour is the depth you will actually see on the graph.

Where can you launch a boat on Horseshoe Lake?

Horseshoe Lake has 2 public boat ramps mapped on BassHawk. The ramps are Kamp Karefree Landing Boat Ramp, Nancy and Pat Bonds Boat Ramp. Every trip plan starts from the ramp you pick and routes the day from there.

Are there brush piles or fish attractors on Horseshoe Lake?

Yes — 10 state-placed brush piles and habitat sites on Horseshoe 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 Horseshoe Lake?

Largemouth bass, White crappie, Black crappie, Bluegill, Redear sunfish, Channel catfish, Blue catfish, Flathead catfish, Hybrid striped bass, Buffalo, Common carp. BassHawk is built for largemouth bass specifically — every report, plan and layer is pointed at finding the most, and the biggest, largemouth in Horseshoe Lake.

Does BassHawk have a daily fishing report for Horseshoe Lake?

Yes. Horseshoe 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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