they, the game and fish draw the lake down to flood the duck woods down below. i haven't been by the lake in a while. i'm not sure you can put a boat in now. go to ark state parks on the net and see if you can find the phone no for the headquarters there at the lake. they can give you lake info if no one comes on here that's been by the lake.

i re-read your post and see you are coming in april. the lake will be up to normal level by then with any rain at all. as far as the fishing i don't know.