Favorite flow for the Arkansas River

[dowhatta]

Went out to the Maumelle pool yesterday and didn't know which was running faster, the big river or the little maumelle. Just finished tweaking my jackplate (that didn't sound good -- lay off Danny), so I really was more interested in how the ride was than the fishing. Tried to flip some bushes, but it just wasn't happening. I checked the flow at Murray and it was 200,000 cfs!
It got me to thinking, what's everyone's favorite flow rates for the river? I haven't gotten on the main channel in longer than a month, and that was at Pine Bluff. The only time I've done well doing the jetty thing, the water was in the 40,000s.

[cmclairday2]

I hate the main river when its that fast, the current is bad even on the backs of the jetties. 40 to 70 is about as fast as I like it.

[Dando]

They say the current positions them.
At 200k, I think it positions them against the face of the dam.

The way I fish, I like it around 40k or slower.

[turkdaddy]

For bass I like it around 50 to 70. If I am going after catfish then I want to be 20 to 40

[wildkat7]

Have no favorite flow rate....have no interest in fishing the river.

[Eyra1]

40K IS FINE WITH ME. I HATE FASTER...HAD A NIGHTMARE OF AN EXPERIENCE TRYING TO HELP A FRIEND ON THE RIVER WHEN HE BROKE DOWN DURING A FLOOD YEAR IN THE EARLY 90S. IT WAS 10PM BEFORE I GOT BACK TO THE BP RAMP TOWING A TRACKER BOAT UPSTREAM WITH TREES LITERALLY FLOATING DOWN RIVER...NEVER ABOVE 70K FOR ME.

[JStew]

40-50K is perfect.

[cardrken]

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[rowdyrabbit]

The slower the better for me. Like when a slight breeze can blow you upstream.