Bull Shoals Tailwater - Shipps Ferry Access

UTM 15 557800E 4007794N (NAD83/WGS84)

(Thirty-eight miles below Bull Shoals Dam on north side. Take Hwy 201 south from Mountain Home 412 by-pass. Watch for turn-off to access just beyond the Shady Grove store.

Shipps Ferry and Cartney (see index) accesses can be wade fished under the same river conditions. If water is up, only angling from a boat is possible. Below the access is a good mix of trout/smallmouth habitat. Matney Mountain Shoal is about half way to the Norfork confluence. These are more isolated areas and boaters should exercise caution since help may not be found readily. Hypothermia is likely if you wind up in the water.

Shipps Ferry boat ramp is at the location of the old river ferry.

This section of the tailwater is marginal trout water and subject to high temperatures at times. It will benefit greatly from minimum flow once it is established.