Tweet LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas will receive a share of $25 million being distributed in 2020 by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to states in the Mississippi River Basin and the Great Lakes region to better manage and … Continue reading →
Tweet Lake Dardanelle hosted two major national fishing events the past two weeks, giving the lake a chance to show off its population of black bass. The fishing was often hard, as early September can be as the weather is … Continue reading →
TweetReports from our contributors this week indicate that a little less daylight as autumn arrives seems to have stirred up the feeding cycle for bass. One noticeable spot for such action is Lake Hamilton, where our reporter from Greeson Marine … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – The coronavirus pandemic delayed the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program’s annual late spring and early summer catfish tagging promotion, but the project is getting a reprieve as fall arrives. Tagged catfish … Continue reading →
Tweet Many fishing tournaments in Arkansas have gone by the wayside or gone virtual to put an extra emphasis on social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. But the show goes on for the Hobie Bass Open Series, which comes to … Continue reading →
Tweet Long-range weather forecasts have so many variables, it’s hard for the experts to nail them down perfectly, and such was the case with the expected low pressure and cold front that would lower our air and water temperatures we … Continue reading →
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Tweet LITTLE ROCK – Here’s a reason to get excited about leftovers: The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division has some summer leftovers that will mean more opportunities for Arkansans to catch catfish. In a typical year, the AGFC … Continue reading →
Tweet ROGERS — Anglers in Northwest Arkansas will be able to get to their favorite fishing location a little easier with the addition of some much-needed infrastructure improvements, thanks to Marine Fuel Tax funds and contractors with the Arkansas Game … Continue reading →
Tweet Fishing on the Beaver Lake tailwater below the dam has been outstanding of late –the nationally circulated Fishing Wire even carried a recent note about the nice trout, smallmouth bass and walleye being caught there, as well as some … Continue reading →
Tweet ARKADELPHIA — When Sean Lusk graduated from Auburn University with a master’s degree in fisheries management, he never dreamed his future would include taking up water gardening in Arkansas, but during the last two years he and other … Continue reading →
TweetWe think about fishing guides taking the rest of us anglers and beginners out to the hot spots to catch fish, and hopefully help us land a memorable one or three on the trip. But sometimes fishing guides also look … Continue reading →
Tweet TRUMANN — The latest water trail added to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s watchable wildlife destinations has been a long time in the making — about 208 years. St. Francis Sunken Lands Water Trail in Poinsett County takes … Continue reading →
Tweet Lake Hamilton at Ho Springs seems to be most known for being a skiing and party barge getaway for many Arkansans and visitors, but there are some nice bass swimming in it, too, and ready to be caught. Jake … Continue reading →
Tweet The “dog days” of August don’t always correllate to good fish days, but some days are still special. Guide John Duncan, who reports for us from DeGray Lake and Iron Mountain Marina with YoYo Guide Service, forwarded along this photo … Continue reading →
Tweet d with a multitude of fishing holes. Manmade reservoirs, and large rivers to upland streams and small ponds, Arkansas has almost anything a fisherman could want. Oxbow lakes lining many of Arkansas’s lowland rivers offer an experience seldom found … Continue reading →
Tweet The catfish haul continues around Arkansas as anglers take advantage of a busy bite going on. Mike Parsley caught the blue catfish in the left photo while fishing on the Arkansas River. Mike was using skipjack for bait. Thanks to … Continue reading →
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Tweet Cats warming up all over. Lisa Spencer, owner of Lisa’s Bait Shop in Benton, sent us the photo (left) of Elizabeth Farr, a 13-year-old who, along with her sister, had a big day catching eight catfish of similar size … Continue reading →
Tweet When the newly stocked tiger trout (photo right) were brought to Arkansas and the tailwater below Bull Shoals Dam, we didn’t think we needed to talk limits just yet. The hybrid of a brown trout and a brook trout, purchased by … Continue reading →
