Heber Springs, AR Fishing Report & Live Conditions

Heber Springs, AR fishing report

The Little Red River below Greers Ferry Dam is tailwater trout fishery, and the cold, oxygen-rich releases keep rainbow trout and brown trout active year-round. Rainbows are the bread-and-butter catch and tend to be more aggressive and widely distributed throughout the river. Brown trout run larger but are far warier and tend to feed most actively around dawn, dusk, and overnight — especially during fall when they move shallow to spawn. Summer draws the most pressure, while winter fishing can be exceptional when flows are manageable and crowds thin out.

Fish the deeper tailouts below riffles and any slack water along cut banks where browns especially like to hold. Egg patterns, small streamers, and San Juan Worms produce consistently, and during surface activity a size 16 to 20 midge or parachute adams can be deadly for rainbows. Watch the generation schedule closely — rising water pushes fish off gravel bars and into seams along the bank edges, while low clear flows call for longer leaders and smaller presentations. Streamer fishing for big browns picks up in cooler water, typically when temperatures drop into the low 50s Fahrenheit and below.