Tweet Good opportunity for kids to enjoy. Guide Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake is back this week with the news that if you’re looking for a great opportunity to expose youngsters to the excitement of largemouth, spotted bass and white bass going … Continue reading →
Tweet Cooling Water Makes Millwood Largemouth Fishing Turn On Guide Mike Siefert at Millwood Lake says that the largemouth and Kentucky bass fishing there in “on FIRE!” He sent along a photo with a client (left) and said nice fat, chunky … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK – Anglers interested in hooking into a trophy of truly epic size can apply for a 2020 Alligator Gar Trophy tag beginning November 1. Many Arkansas anglers travel all the way to the Gulf of Mexico … Continue reading →
Tweet Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications MT. IDA — The anglers of Lake Ouachita High School Fishing Team may still be a few years from taking on the challenge of top-level tournament angling, but they already are showing the character … Continue reading →
Tweet Watch for Redds When Chasing Browns There’s not a lot that will match the fun of catching a brown trout in the Arkansas trout streams. Jim McDaniel (right), caught this nice brown a week ago using a Shadow Rap … Continue reading →
Tweet Cooler temps and waters should bring more bites Lou Gabric (left), who runs Hummingbird Hideaway Resort on Norfork Lake, says that, slowly but surely, striped bass are being to show up. Heavy rains a week ago pushed some stripers … Continue reading →
Tweet We received this release from our AGFC Fisheries Division that we wanted to pass along: Have you ever wondered what the bottom contour of your local AGFC lakes look like? The AGFC’s District 10 staff have begun the process of collecting … Continue reading →
Tweet Northern Streams Are Teeming Guide Austin Kennedy had guests in from Okiahoma last week, and this young lady (left) enjoyed catching a rainbow trout that topped 17 inches in the Beaver Lake Dam tailwater of the White River. The rainbows, as … Continue reading →
Tweet Oct. 16, 2019 Randy Zellers Assistant Chief of Communications LITTLE ROCK — Lasting heat of summer and stable conditions paid off for Arkansas hunters lucky enough to draw a tag in the 2019 alligator season. Of 147 tags available, 84 … Continue reading →
Tweet A lot of folks have been visiting our AGFC Facebook page of late, asking about the work on Lake Poinsett, which is inside Lake Poinsett State Park on Crowley’s Ridge in Poinsett County south of Jonesboro. Lake Poinsett has been … Continue reading →
Tweet … Continue reading →
Tweet LITTLE ROCK — Just about every hunter carries a smartphone in the woods now. Not only does it provide a connection to the world in case of emergencies. It also can be used as your official license holder … Continue reading →
Tweet MOUNTAIN HOME — Native to Europe, the German brown trout found in the tailwaters of Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Greers Ferry dams, typically start their spawning run during fall and winter, offering die-hard anglers a chance at … Continue reading →
Tweet Size: This popular minnow can grow to a foot in length. Neither the FWC nor IGFA maintains records on this species, as it is sought after primarily as bait and not for sport. Identification and similar species: The golden shiner is … Continue reading →
Tweet Air Cooling Down, Fishing Heating Up All Around October has always been one of our personal favorite months for just about everything — sports (every major sport is overlapping now), fairs/fests and fishing top the list. Bass and crappie … Continue reading →
Tweet Nice Brown Trout Caught in White Pat Snyder says he’s been fishing the White River below Bull Shoals dam (or, referred to also as the Bull Shoals tailwater) for 50 years. A couple of weeks go, fishing just below … Continue reading →
Tweet Guide Austin Kennedy from Northwest Arkansas took this youngster (right) fishing for white bass. Austin says the fishing in the Beaver Lake tailwater continues to rate excellent. He says that while the trout have been biting on just about anything from various … Continue reading →
Tweet Statewide Hot Spots All of our fishing reporters are anxiously awaiting the arrival of two cold fronts that were predicted by the National Weather Service to pass through Arkansas later this week. That should take the water temperature down … Continue reading →
Tweet rnover Time Big Fishing Ahead for Big Lakes Lou Gabric, who operates Hummingbird Hideaway Resort on Norfork Lake, sent us this photo of one of the resort’s guests who had a big day catching big crappie slabs this week. … Continue reading →
Tweet Yes, school is back in session but that doesn’t mean you want to miss the chance on a weekend to take the youngsters fishing. How about that bream (right) that 12-year-old Jake McDaniel of Benton caught using crickets at … Continue reading →
