Horseshoe Lake fishing: Striped Bass, Alligator Gar
Target species: Striped Bass, Alligator Gar
The lake
Horseshoe Lake covers 2,375 acres in Arkansas, across Crittenden County. It is a lake: 93.4% of it is 24 feet deep or less; the deepest point measured is at least 33.5 feet (10.2 m). Our records hold 3 species for this water.
Depth and bottom
Deepest measured point: at least 33.5 ft (10.2 m). That is the deepest contour line: the bottom goes deeper. 93.4% of the water is 24 feet or shallower. We hold 40 depth contour lines for this water.
- 0–2 ft: 15.8% of the water
- 2–4 ft: 6.4% of the water
- 4–6 ft: 10% of the water
- 6–8 ft: 12.5% of the water
- 8–10 ft: 11.3% of the water
- 10–12 ft: 8.9% of the water
- 12–14 ft: 6.7% of the water
- 14–16 ft: 5% of the water
- 16–18 ft: 4.5% of the water
- 18–20 ft: 4.2% of the water
- 20–22 ft: 4.2% of the water
- 22–24 ft: 3.9% of the water
- 24–26 ft: 3.3% of the water
- 26–28 ft: 3.1% of the water
- 28–30 ft: 0.2% of the water
2 target fish, led by Striped Bass
- Striped Bass — Feeding water: 60–75°F.
- Alligator Gar — Feeding water: 70–85°F.
Also recorded here: Grass Carp.
Water and conditions
Our water temperature readings average 71°F; they do not cover the whole year, so this is not a yearly average. pH averages 8.7. These readings span 2018–2026.
Where this data comes from
- Arkansas Game and Fish Commission — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission: depth contours: class A, a survey of the bottom.
- EPA NLA — EPA National Lakes Assessment: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
- Webster, K.E., McCullough, I.M., Soranno, P.A. LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0, EDI, doi:10.6073/pasta/64ddc4d04661d9aef4bd702dc5d8984f (CC BY 4.0); Cheruvelil et al. LAGOS-US LOCUS v1.0 (EDI) — LAGOS-US DEPTH v1.0: Lake depth for 17,675 lakes in the conterminous U.S.: class B, a depth figure measured and published by an agency, without a bottom map.
