Tweet We don’t know if a 40-pound trout is waiting for you, but we do know the trout are biting well near Flippin and Cotter below Bull Shoals Dam. Sportsman’s White River Resort says the trout bite is excellent, but these will … Continue reading →
Tweet Our contributors to the Fishing Report fromSportsman’s White River Resort at Flippin, in north Arkansas, were quite complimentary of the work our trout biologists are putting in: “It’s like the rainbows are on steroids, and the Game and Fish … Continue reading →
Tweet Gulf of Mexico Whale. On May 29th, 2019, NOAA scientists and partners embarked on the NOAA ship Gordon Gunter for the third in a series of ship-based research cruises to collect data on the foraging relationships between Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whales (GoMex … Continue reading →
Tweet The AGFC’s Family and Community Fishing Program will be taking its Family Fun Day show on the road this Saturday, June 1, with a stopover in West Memphis at Tilden Rogers Park. The free event runs from 10 a.m. … Continue reading →
Tweet Anglers are about to have a three-day holiday weekend with a fairly decent weather forecast ahead (it’s about time!). We figure folks will be looking for some fishing holes to hit. We’re also still dealing with high lake and … Continue reading →
Tweet An adult and juvenile cottonmouth along a south Georgia stream (Matt Moore/DNR) A common response to cottonmouths is fear. For Matt Moore, it’s curiosity. Moore, who works with the Wildlife Conservation Section, considers cottonmouths the “most misunderstood and maligned” … Continue reading →
Tweet HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK — The eighth annual Hot Springs Fishing Challenge on Lakes Hamilton and Catherine begins May 1 and runs through July 31. Sponsored by Visit Hot Springs in partnership with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s … Continue reading →
Tweet Contest ending after its 40th year The Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) is now accepting entries for the 2019 Alabama Waterfowl Stamp art contest. The winning artwork will be featured as the design of the … Continue reading →
Tweet Attraction of the Year Lodge Hosts Gov. Ivey’s Gulf Coast Inaugural Celebration Jan. 12 2019 promises to be a special year for Gulf State Park, recently named Attraction of the Year by the Alabama Tourism Department in the 2019 Alabama … Continue reading →
Tweet Purchase a license prior to registration and receive a $25 discount Registration for the next Alabama Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) workshop opens on January 9 for first-time attendees and January 15 for both first-timers and those who have previously … Continue reading →
Tweet Lots of our reporters are noting the good to excellent crappie fishing going on in the lakes and rivers in Central Arkansas and beyond. Reports fromLake Maumelle are that it’s quite the active fishery in terms of black bass, too, … Continue reading →
Tweet HOPE – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking anglers and bowfishing enthusiasts to help bring back one of Arkansas’s oldest trophy angling opportunities – the alligator gar. To help conserve existing populations of alligator gar, the AGFC … Continue reading →
Tweet As apex predators, sharks are extremely important to the balance of a healthy marine ecosystem. But environmental pirates are taking a toll on sharks, as seen in this video. A 2005 study estimated nearly 60,000 sharks a year are caught in … Continue reading →
Tweet The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council has remodeled its Coral Portal website. Key features of the site include interactive maps, tools for making management decisions, and educational resources. Development of the site is funded by the NOAA … Continue reading →
Tweet KEY MESSAGE: NOAA Fisheries announces a final rule for hogfish in the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf). Hogfish in the Gulf of Mexico will be managed as a single population from the Texas/Mexico border to a line near Cape … Continue reading →
Tweet High water and habitat come together for Greers Ferry fish HEBER SPRINGS – Recent rainfall has elevated the water at Greer’s Ferry Lake a good 7-8 feet above its normal level. Recent electrofishing by Arkansas Game and Fish Commission … Continue reading →
Tweet Federal fishery regulations prohibit the targeting of bluefin tuna by both the commercial and recreational fisheries in the Gulf, but each category is allowed a limited “incidental” landing quota of the species. An incidental catch occurs when anglers target … Continue reading →
Tweet Join the 2016 Gulf of Mexico Satellite Tagging Expedition! TBF’s Gulf of Mexico Satellite Tagging Expedition, 5 days during July 23- 30, 2016, is fast approaching, if you are interested in participating and sponsoring a tag, contact ellen_peel@billfish.org, and … Continue reading →
Tweet FAYETTEVILLE – Arkansas darters inhabit small, sunlit, spring-fed tributaries often flowing through grasslands throughout the Arkansas River basin from Colorado to northwest Arkansas. Efforts to restore the darter are underway at Wilson Springs Conservation Area in Fayetteville. Retired U.S. … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – After a short break from winter, colder temperatures have returned to Arkansas. That doesn’t mean it’s not a good time to hit some of the state’s fisheries. Fisheries crews from the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission … Continue reading →
