TweetFolks young and older are having the times of their lives out on the state’s waters, despite this coronavirus pandemic of the past three-plus months. We appreciate the photos we’re being sent with all the variety of fish being caught … Continue reading →
Tweet Wow, some big fish were caught or some big memories made (or both) recently and shared with us. Clockwise from top left, Mark Marks caught this 6.5-pound largemouth bass on SWEPCO Lake in Northwest Arkansas a couple of weekends … Continue reading →
Tweet Catching Them Using Many Methods We received several reports for this week throughout the state about the great catfish bite. Catfish were spawning a month or so ago, give or take a week or two depending on location, and … Continue reading →
TweetGuide Mark Crawford led his clients, like Lesley from Memphis (left), to an active smallmouth bass bite on the Spring River this past week. Mark tells us a brown Woolly Bugger has been the attractor for them, “tying them like … Continue reading →
TweetThe AGFC’s temporary advisory concerning the appearance of blue-green algae bloom on Lake Overcup is in the process of being lifted, according to AGFC’s Matthew Schroeder. Signs are on order and soon will be placed around the lake officially indicating … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – People interested in chasing an Arkansas alligator on public land and water this fall have until midnight June 30 to put their name in the hat. Applications for the 2020 Arkansas alligator season are available … Continue reading →
Tweet Staff from AGFC’s Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery and District 8 Fisheries staff recently stocked nearly 36,000 smallmouth bass fingerlings into Lake Catherine. The fish were distributed along the lake in areas of good nursery cover (that is, aquatic vegetation). … Continue reading →
TweetWe think of Millwood Lake, the Corps of Engineers lake created by damming Little River in southwest Arkansas, as a serious largemouth bass fishing lake — and it is. But the size of the crappie we’ve been seeing (or at … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Even though Free Fishing Weekend has passed, that doesn’t mean it’s time to hang up the fishing rods for the year. An annual fishing license in Arkansas is only $10.50, and anglers can find a brand … Continue reading →
TweetAGFC District 4 Fisheries staff spent time sampling Lake Greenlee near Brinkley to evaluate the flathead catfish stocking program that has been in place the last five years. These fish were being stocked in an effort to reduce the number … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Precautions to limit the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19 have forced the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to cancel the annual fishing derbies held at its five fish hatcheries in June, but anglers … Continue reading →
Tweet Gresham Messersmith caught this 5.9-pound largemouth bass on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs recently. It was caught in the morning hours during a shad spawn, using a crankbait. Gresham told us, “It would be really awesome if you could put … Continue reading →
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Tweet PENDLETON — Contractors working with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be expanding the boat ramp at the popular access to the Arkansas River beside Pendleton Bridge in Desha County during the next few weeks. Construction of … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — The fifth annual Big Buzz Bass tournament presented by Bradford Marine and ATV returns to Lake Maumelle June 13, with more than $6,000 in prizes up for grabs. For the second consecutive year the Arkansas … Continue reading →
Tweet ers. ‘ Caty Young was at DeGray Lake recently when she caught a large bluEarly June seems synonymous to us with big bream activity. But that’s not all that’s happening at DeGray, as our reporters tell us. Capt. Darryl … Continue reading →
TweetTiger trout, a hybrid of brown trout and brook trout often stocked in waters in the western and northwestern United States, will be stocked for the first time in Arkansas within the next couple of weeks, according to Christy Graham, … Continue reading →
Tweet How many of the photos submitted to us in the past two-plus months have been first catches of a certain species, or maybe the first catch period, for our state’s anglers? If there has been any positive note come … Continue reading →
Tweet Recently the AGFC District 4 staff sampled Lake Pickthorne for channel catfish using baited hoop nets. Average catch per net was high compared to other lakes in the state, but average size of fish was about 13 inches. These … Continue reading →
Tweet What a great last few weeks it’s been on the Arkansas waters for lots of folks. Yes, the water is high in a lot of places this week (as it has been for much of the spring), and the … Continue reading →
