2008 Trout Fishing Guide Book

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Arkansas Trout
Fishing Guidebook
2008
NORFORK RIVER RESORT
& TROUT DOCK
The newest, most modern and spacious
resort on the North Fork River at the
confluence of the White River —with fully
equipped 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom cabins.
Introducing Our New Lodge A new 3,100 sq. ft. conference center for
meetings —wireless Internet available
Rooms with 2 or 3 queen beds, 41x36 decks overlooking the river with gas grills, patio furniture and fans.
Large rooms with full-size refrigerator, microwave oven,
coffee maker, table and chairs and a 27" TV.
We have all of your fishing needs covered with
personable, experienced guides, shore lunches, boat and
motor rentals and bait shop. All equipment is new.
Private dock for fishing.
For relaxation, play a game of horseshoes on regulation pits or swim in our new 25x53 ft. swimming pool.
A 20x70 covered pavilion next to the pool is ideal
for large cookouts on the Weber charcoal grill.
Lodge decks overlooking the river.
A shore lunch is available on 52-acre private island.
Phone: 870-499-5757
Fax: 870-499-5758
e-mail: resorts@centurytel.net
www.norforkriveresort.com
Planning a fishing trip, company party or reunion?
Give Norfork River Resort and Trout Dock a try.
2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
(501) 223-6300 • (800) 364-4263 • www.agfc.com
Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioners
Sonny Varnell
Chairman, St. Paul
Craig Campbell
Little Rock
Rick Watkins
Little Rock
Freddie Black
Vice Chairman, Lake Village
George Dunklin Jr.
DeWitt
Brett Morgan
Scott
Ron Pierce
Mountain Home
Kim Smith, Ph.D.
(ex-officio)
University of Arkansas
AGFC Administration
Scott Henderson
Director
Mike Gibson
Deputy Director
David Goad
Deputy Director
Loren Hitchcock
Deputy Director
Communications
Nancy Ledbetter, Director
Fisheries
Mike Armstrong, Chief
Legal
Jim Goodhart, Chief Counsel
Education
Lucy Moreland, Chief
Geographic Information
Systems
Tracy Moy, Chief
Operations
Mike Wilson, Chief
Enforcement
Col. Chris Carpenter, Chief
Engineering
Dale Gunter, Chief
Fiscal
Ray Sebren,
Chief Financial Officer
Information Technology
Darla Bryant, Chief
Human Resources
Pamela Hickman,
Chief Personnel Officer
Guidebook Staff
William Merriott: Designer
Andrea Daniel: Editor
Guidebook Task Force:
Wildlife: Doyle Shook, Janet Greenwood
Enforcement: Colonel Chris Carpenter
Fiscal: Alice Browning
Legal: Robert Jackson
Fisheries: Andrea Daniel
Communications: Nancy Ledbetter,
Keith Stephens, William Merriott
Operations: Jack Huckaby
River Basins
Craig Uyeda, Chief
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Wildlife
Doyle Shook, Chief
Disclaimer
This publication is an interpretive summary of the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing
regulations and contains those rules which affect
most anglers. It is not a legal document. Copies of the
official Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Code of
Regulations are available by calling (501) 223-6351 or
writing to the Communications Division of the Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission at 2 Natural Resources
Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205. The regulations in this
publication are those passed by the Commission. If any
variation occurs at a Commission meeting after this
publication goes to press, it will be widely publicized.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2008
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Arkansas Game and Fish Contact Information
Contact Information
Wildlife Hotline • (800) 440-1477
Stop Poaching Hotline
(800) 482-9262
*TIP (*847) for Alltel users
#TIP (#847) for AT&T users
(charges apply)
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Boating Education Classes
(877) 493-6424 (office hours)
Trout Management Program
Arkansas Game and
Fish Foundation
(501) 223-6396 (office hours)
Buy a License
(800) 364-4263 (toll-free)
24 hours a day, seven days a week
www.agfc.com
Replace a Lost License
(800) 364-4263 (office hours)
(870) 424-5924, ext. 232 (office hours)
(877) 425-7577 (office hours)
AGFC Regional Offices
Northwest Regional Office
Southwest Regional Office
East Central Regional Office
Hot Springs Regional Office
North Central Regional Office
Northeast Regional Office
South Central Regional Office
Southeast Regional Office
Fort Smith Regional Office
West Central Regional Office
455 Dam Site Rd.
Eureka Springs, AR 72631
Toll-free: (866) 253-2506
1201 North Highway 49
Brinkley, AR 72021
Toll-free: (877) 734-4581
Highway 56 North
Calico Rock, AR 72519
Toll-free: (877) 297-4331
500 Ben Lane
Camden, AR 71701
Toll-free: (877) 836-4612
8000 Taylor Ave.
Fort Smith, AR 72923
Toll-free: (877) 478-1043
7004 Highway 67 East
Perrytown, AR 71801
Toll-free: (877) 777-5580
350 Fish Hatchery Rd.
Hot Springs, AR 71913
Toll-free: (877) 525-8606
2920 McClellan Dr., Ste. 1280
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Toll-free: (877) 972-5438
771 Jordan Dr.
Monticello, AR 71655
Toll-free: (877) 367-3559
1266 Lock and Dam Rd.
Russellville, AR 72802
Toll-free: (877) 967-7577
Arkansans with Disabilities
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is committed to providing equal access to programs and
facilities. If you would like to suggest how we can provide more reasonable accommodations for disabled
persons at any agency-owned property or facility, please write to: Compliance Officer - Human Resources;
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission; 2 Natural Resources Drive; Little Rock, AR 72205.
Handicapped-accessible fishing piers have been constructed at many Arkansas lakes by the Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission. Check your destination on pages 30-47 for availability.
A list of handicapped accessible areas may be obtained by calling the Fisheries Division at (501) 223-6371.
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Get Hooked on Arkansas
Once you try one of Arkansas’s world-class fisheries, you’ll be
hooked. Whether you’re after trophy brown trout in a cool, sparkling
river or lunker largemouth bass in a cypress brake, fishing in the
“Natural State” is one of life’s special treats. Some of the most diverse
and demanding angling opportunities can be found in our pristine
lakes, rivers and streams. Sportfishing is part of our culture, part of our
heritage, passed down from one generation to the next. Come get hooked
on the natural beauty and quality of life in Arkansas.
- Governor Mike Beebe3
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Categories match section colors
AGFC Contact
Information .................. 1-2
Trout Fishing this Year .. 6-9
New this Year .......................................6
Scheduled Trout
Stockings for 2008.......................8-9
Licensing and
Permits ....................... 10-11
Fishing Licenses .............................. 10
Trout Permits .................................... 10
Buying a License
or Trout Permit................................11
Regulations ................ 12-15
Trout Regulations Summary ........12
Boating Law .................................13-14
Mandatory Boating Education ...14
Personal Flotation
Devices (PFDs) .................................15
Private Property ...............................15
Of Interest ..................19-25
Trout Stocked in Arkansas ..... 19-20
Bull Shoals / Norfork
Tailwater Management Plans ... 21
Rim Shoals Habitat
Improvement Project .................. 22
Minimum Flow
Making Headway .......................... 23
Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters.. 24
Barbless Hook .................................. 25
Table of Contents
Contents
Trout Fishing Areas ... 30-47
Beaver Tailwater ........................30-31
Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater...... 32-37
Norfork Lake Tailwater ............38-39
Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater .......41-43
Spring River....................................... 44
Ouachita River Tailwaters ............ 45
Lake Greeson Tailwater ..........46-47
Index ...............................48
Cover painting provided by Duane Hada
Advertisers
Arkansas Foundation
for Agriculture .................................................... 6
Duane Hada’s Rivertown Gallery ..............18
G2 Rods ................................................................. 6
Gaston’s White
River Resort .................... Outside Back Cover
Grisham’s Art ....................................................40
International Paper .......................................... 7
Jack’s Fishing Resort ......................................13
Norfork River Resort ......Inside
Inside Front Cover
Sportsmans Warehouse ...............................33
Rainbow Drive Resort....................................46
Red River Trout Dock ..................................... 11
Whisper Creek .................................................... 4
White and Norfork Rivers
Outfitters Association .... Inside Back Cover
Free Fishing Weekend
Noon, Friday, June 6, until
midnight, Sunday, June 8
Residents and nonresidents may fish this weekend without
fishing licenses or trout permits. Regulations for Arkansas
waters apply: daily limits, slot limits and length limits must
be observed. Kids’ Fishing Day at the Commission’s five fish
hatcheries is Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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Trout Fishing this Year • New this Year
New this Year
• Implement the use of barbed, single hooking point per pole for bait-fishing
throughout Greers Ferry Tailwater (Page 41).
• A trout permit is now required to fish from Narrows Dam to the Hwy 27
Bridge on Lake Greeson Tailwater (pages 10, 46-47).
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...and more
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International Paper is more than just planting
and growing trees. Our commitment extends to other plants,
soil, air, water and wildlife. We are constantly improving
the health and productivity of our forests. We are expanding
partnerships and seeking new ways to promote responsible
stewardship while bringing you the products you use every day.
At International Paper, we remain committed to sustainably
managing for today and for the next generation.
www.internationalpaper.com
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Trout Fishing this Year • Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2008
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Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2008
January February March
April
Beaver Dam Tailwater
Rainbow Trout
3,500
3,500
11,250
11,250
Blanchard Spring
Rainbow Trout
1,000
1,000
1,000
2,450
Bull Shoals Reservoir
Rainbow Trout
0
0
30,000
0
Lake Catherine
Rainbow Trout
12,300
12,000
9,700
1,320
Lake Hamilton
Rainbow Trout
12,000
6,625
10,000
1,875
Little Red River
Rainbow Trout
8,040
11,220
21,030
25,940
Narrow Dam Tailwater
Rainbow Trout
34,970
19,220
11,260
3,120
Norfork Dam Tailwater
Rainbow Trout 2,400
8,400
9,665
13,765
Brook Trout
0
0
0
0
Brown Trout
0
0
0
0
Cutthroat Trout
0
0
25,000
0
Remmel Dam Tailwater
Rainbow Trout 3,200
1,800
2,000
1,500
Spring River
Rainbow Trout
4,200
4,155
12,530
16,260
Brown Trout
0
0
0
0
Cutthroat Trout
0
0
15,000
0
Upper Little Missouri River
Rainbow Trout 3,700
4,200
1,800
1,800
Family & Community Sites
War Memorial Pond (Little Rock)
400
400
200
0
MacArthur Park Pond (Little Rock)
500
500
250
0
Rock Creek (Little Rock)
1,500
1,500
1,500
0
Boyle Park Pond (Little Rock)
400
400
200
0
Kiwanis/Holt Park Pond (Little Rock)
500
500
250
0
Otter Creek Park Pond (Little Rock)
500
500
250
0
1,000
Cabot Community Pond
1,000
500
0
Lake Atatlanta (Rogers)
1,700
1,700
1,700
0
Murphy Park Pond (Springdale)
300
300
300
0
Amon’s Lake (Mountain. Home)
300
300
300
300
West Memphis City Park
750
750
750
0
Lake Valencia (Maumelle)
1,000
1,000
1,000
0
Sherwood Community Pond
200
200
0
0
Cherrywood Lake (Sherwood)
700
700
350
0
Pleasant View Park Pond (Russellville)
400
400
400
0
Ft. Roots
0
0
0
0
Martin Luther King Park Pond (Pine Bluff)
500
500
250
0
Little Rock Air Force Base
750
750
750
0
Craighead Forest Park Pond (Jonesboro)
400
400
400
0
Mike & Janet Huckabee Youth Pond (Hope)
200
200
200
0
Mike & Janet Huckabee Community Fishing Pond (Hope) 600
600
600
0
Wells Lake (Ft. Smith)
1,700
1,700
1,700
0
Entergy Park (Hot Springs)
400
400
400
0
Family Park Pond (Hot Springs)
250
250
250
0
Rich Mtn. CC Pond (Mena)
300
300
300
0
Salem City Lake
800
800
800
0
White River
Rainbow Trout
47,520
66,255
129,270 137,835
Brook Trout 6”
0
0
0
0
Brown Trout
0
0
0
0
Cutthroat Trout
0
0
150,000 45,000
Grand Totals
June
July
August September
October November December
Totals
11,250
9,600
10,235
10,275
10,235
10,500
2,135
2,500
96,230
2,450
2,450
3,000
3,000
2,440
1,440
1,000
1,000
22,230
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,000
3,000
41,320
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,000
4,500
38,000
31,260
29,260
33,745
29,675
22,140
19,155
21,420
7,385
260,270
1,320
1,320
0
0
0
2,010
7,320
7,120
87,660
10,340
0
0
0
11,270
0
0
0
11,280
0
0
0
10,805
0
0
0
6,955
0
0
0
2,195
0
10,000
0
2,615
0
0
0
2,605
15,000
0
0
92,295
15,000
10,000
25,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,480
11,980
16,260
0
0
16,170
0
0
16,170
0
0
17,440
0
0
15,260
0
0
8,720
10,000
0
3,740
0
0
3,320
0
0
134,225
10,000
15,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,000
1,500
14,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,700
300
300
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
200
0
0
1,700
0
0
0
0
600
750
1,500
600
750
750
1,500
1,700
300
600
750
1,000
200
1,050
0
500
750
750
400
400
1,200
1,700
600
250
300
800
1,600
2,000
6,000
1,600
2,000
2,000
4,000
8,500
1,500
2,100
3,000
4,000
600
2,800
1,200
500
2,000
3,000
1,800
1,000
3,000
8,500
1,800
1,000
1,200
3,200
109,585 120,690 126,745 124,960 117,150 104,720
51,150
47,710
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15,000
0
0
0
0
0
105,000
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Trout Fishing this Year • Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2008
May
1,183,590
15,000
105,000
195000
2471700
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Licensing and Permits • Fishing Licenses • Trout Permits
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Fishing Licenses
To fish in Arkansas, anglers must have one of the licenses listed below. Anglers under 16 do not
need a fishing license. To find out requirements for eligibility for licenses and permits, such as
proof of residency, age or disability, contact an AGFC office listed on Page 2. Annual fishing
licenses are valid one year from purchase date.
Annual Fishing License (resident)
$10.50
3-Day Trip Fishing License (resident)
$6.50
65-Plus Lifetime License (See also Trout permits, below)
for residents 65 or older (fishing only)
for residents 65 or older (hunting and fishing)
$10.50
$35.50
3-Year Disability License (fishing, resident)
$10.50
3-Year Disability License (hunting and fishing, resident)
$35.50
Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman’s Permit for residents of any
age. (Holders of this license do not need to purchase annual trout permits.)
$1,000.00
Annual Fishing License (nonresident)
$40.00
3-Day Trip Fishing License (nonresident)
$11.00
$17.00
$22.00
Licenses and permits are nontransferable and nonrefundable.
Trout Permits
In addition to a fishing license, anglers 16 and older must have a trout permit to retain trout from
any Arkansas waters or to fish in the following waters:
• White River, from Beaver Dam to Houseman Access
• White River, from Bull Shoals Dam to Highway 58 bridge at Guion
• Little Red River, from Greers Ferry Dam to Highway 305 bridge
• North Fork of White River, entire stream below Norfork Dam
• Spavinaw Creek (Benton County) east of Highway 59
• Little Missouri River, from 100 yards below Lake Greeson (Narrows Dam) to Highway 27 bridge
Trout Permit (resident 16 and older)
$5.00
Trout Permit (nonresident 16 and older)
$12.00
65-Plus Lifetime Trout Permit
(for holders of 65-plus fishing or combination licenses)
$5.00
From a dealer
Trout guides
Many licenses are available over the counter
at sporting goods stores, hunting and fishing
outfitters, some discount chains, boat docks
or directly from the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission offices listed on Page 2.
Any person providing guide services for pay
must purchase a resident or nonresident guide
license.
On your computer
Arkansans, with proof of at least three years
current residency, may purchase the 65-plus
License at any point during the calendar year
of their 65th birthday. Holders of this license
are eligible for the Lifetime Trout Permit.
Licenses can be purchased
online at www.agfc.com.
You will be asked to supply
personal information and a
credit card number. A license
receipt, valid to fish, may be
printed on your home printer.
Your license will be mailed
to you.
By phone
Call (501) 223‑6349 during office hours or
(800) 364-4263 (24 hours a day, seven days a
week) to buy a license or permit. Please have
a credit card and an identification number
ready. The identification number can be
a driver’s license, Social Security number,
hunter education number, state ID number or
passport number. Fishing privileges become
effective immediately. The license will arrive in
the mail in a few days. Lifetime and disability
licenses are not available by phone.
65-plus
Disability licenses
Resident disabled anglers may purchase a
3-Year Disability Fishing License ($10.50) or a
3-Year Combination License ($35.50, includes
hunting privileges). In addition to proof of
one year’s Arkansas residency, proof of 100
percent disability from the Social Security
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs or the Railroad Retirement Board is
required. A resident Trout Permit must be
purchased annually to retain trout or to fish in
certain waters. (See Page 10). Applications for
disability licenses are available online and from
any AGFC office.
Licensing and Permits • Buying a License or Trout Permit
Buying a License or
Trout Permit
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Regulations • Trout Regulations Summary
Trout Regulations Summary
• Anglers may keep up to five trout (rainbow,
brown, cutthroat, brook and lake) in one day.
Trout length limit regulations differ between
trout fisheries. Please check the specific trout
area you will be fishing. If the area isn’t listed
in the back of the book, statewide trout
regulations apply to that area.
• A trout permit is required to keep trout from
any state waters or to fish in the tailwaters
below Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake
Norfork, Greers Ferry Lake, Lake Greeson
or east of Highway 59 on Spavinaw Creek.
Anglers under 16 or holders of the $1,000
Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing
Sportsman’s Permit do not need a trout
permit. License requirements are on Page 10.
• Trout may not be driven, harassed or
pursued with noise, objects, boats or by
wading to concentrate them.
• A guide may not give away his or her fish if
it causes the recipient to exceed his or her
daily limit.
• Trout that are filleted or have head or tail
removed may not be in possession while fishing
from the shore or from the boat, or while
transporting fish by boat on trout waters.
• Anglers may not cull rainbow trout. Once
an angler has retained a rainbow trout on
a stringer, in a livewell or in a fish basket,
the rainbow trout may not be subsequently
released. The only exception is that a
rainbow trout longer than 16 inches may
be temporarily retained in a livewell for
measuring, weighing and photographing
before being released when fishing Bull
Shoals and Norfork tailwaters (except in
catch-and-release areas).
• Trout may not be used as bait.
• Catch-and-release area rules:
• Trout must be released immediately to
the water.
• Only artificial lures with one, single
barbless hooking point per pole may be
used. Some commercial lures may need
to be modified to be legal in special
regulation areas.
• A barbless treble hook may be used in the
Bull Shoals catch-and-release area and the
Bull Shoals seasonal brown trout catchand-release area.
• Natural or scented baits are not
allowed. These include baits such as
marshmallows, salmon eggs and moldable
substances (for example, Power Bait,
Power Eggs or Zeke’s Gold). Baits like
these contribute to excessive mortality
when the fish is unhooked.
• Chumming is not allowed in trout waters
designated with special regulations such as
catch and release areas, artificial lures only
areas and areas where natural or scented
baits are prohibited. Chumming is allowed
in all waters except those listed above.
Chumming is defined as dislodging or
depositing any substance not attached to a
hook which may attract fish. Chumming
in catch-and-release areas is prohibited
because normal trout feeding behavior can
be disrupted and the stream environment
can be damaged. One common example of
chumming is tossing canned corn into the
water to stimulate feeding. The technique
of dislodging material from the streambed
to attract trout, known as the “San Juan
Shuffle,” is also considered chumming.
Length x girth x girth
680
= weight
The formula for estimating the
weight of a live trout
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General Requirements
Registering and Insuring: Boats propelled by
sail or motor must be registered when operated
on public waters.
Arkansas boat owners may register a boat at
the office of the county revenue agent in the
county where the boat is principally used or
in their home county. Boats powered by over
50 hp motors must show proof of $50,000
liability insurance when registering and it
must be carried on board at all times. An
identification number will be assigned to each
registered boat.
Out-of-state boats with valid registrations
may be operated for up to 90 days without
registering in Arkansas.
Operating a boat in excess of 5 mph in a
posted no-wake zone within 100 feet of a
recreation area, dock, pier, raft, float, anchored
boat or dam intake or other obstruction is
illegal.
Lights
Boats must be equipped with the described
lights to be utilized during darkness.
1. On state-controlled waters, lights on boats,
including those on nonpowered boats, must
be sufficient to make the boat’s presence
and location known to any other vessel
within a reasonable distance.
2. On federally-controlled waters,
nonpowered boats must have a readily
accessible light source to be used in
sufficient time to prevent a collision.
Motorboats operating on federallycontrolled waters must have a combination
red and green light on the bow and a white
light aft.
Fire extinguishers are required of inboard
boats, open boats with built-in fuel tanks and
boats with bilges where flammable gases may
accumulate.
Children under age 12 may not operate a boat
powered by a motor over 10 horsepower except
when under the direct supervision of a person
over 17.
Boat capacity
Regulations • Boating Law
Boating Law
Loading a vessel beyond its stated safe carrying
capacity is illegal.
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers – No vessel
may enter within 100 yards downstream of an
Army Corps of Engineers dam. Operating a
vessel in a manner contrary to signs, markers
or buoys placed by the Corps controlling
speed, skiing or operation of vessels is
prohibited.
Kill Switch
For motorboats equipped by the manufacturer
with a lanyard-type engine cutoff switch, the
boat operator is required to attach the lanyard
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Gas, Bait & Tackle • Fishing license • Boat and motor rental • Spacious
guest rooms • Kitchenettes • RV hookups • Barbeque pavilion
Canoe and raft river trips (depending on water levels)
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Regulations • Mandatory Boating Education
to his person, clothing or personal floatation
device while the engine is in use.
Accidents
The operator of a boat involved in an accident
is required to immediately:
1. Render assistance to other persons affected
by the incident to save them or minimize
danger so far as he can without causing
serious danger to his own boat, crew and
passengers;
2. Give his or her name, address and
identification of his or her boat in writing
3. Notify the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission or the local sheriff’s office of
the accident so an officer can investigate
the accident. To report a boating accident,
call (800) 482-9262 (toll-free). Accidents
involving death, injury or property damage
of $500 or more must be reported.
Drinking and Boating
A boat operator with a blood alcohol content of
.08 percent or greater is considered intoxicated
and the boat operator is subject to arrest.
Mandatory Boating Education
Anyone born
after 1985 and
of legal age
to operate a
motorboat must
have successfully
completed
an approved Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission Boating Education Course and
carry proof of completion while operating any
motorboat on Arkansas waters.
The Classroom Course is a minimum six hours
of instruction including the examination. This
option is free.
A motorboat is defined as any vessel operated
upon water propelled by sail or machinery,
whether or not the machinery is the principal
source of propulsion.
After successful completion of one of these
options, the student will be mailed a Boating
Education Card.
BOATING EDUCATION
COURSE
Course approved by NASBLA
The Boating Education Course is designed to
teach the fundamentals of safe and responsible
boating and is written on a sixth-grade reading
level. The Commission offers the following
options for taking the Boating Education Course:
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to any person injured and to the owner of
any property damaged in the incident;
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The Internet Course is available online 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Students study
the material and take the examination online.
There is a $15 charge.
The Home Study Course is sent to the student
by mail and includes a student manual, video
and examination. There is a $24.95 charge.
Class Schedules: Information about boating
education classroom, online or home study
courses can be obtained by contacting the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at (501)
223-6377 (Little Rock) or (877) 493-6424
(toll-free). Information and class schedules are
available online at www.agfc.com.
The Handbook of Arkansas Boating Laws
and Responsibilities
This compilation of Arkansas and federal boating laws
is available by calling the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission at (501) 223-6379 (Little Rock) or e-mail
skweatherington@agfc.state.ar.us.
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Water Skiers must wear a Type I, II, III or V
PFD. Water skiing is not allowed from one-half
hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise.
Boats towing water skiers must have, in addition
to the driver, an observer at least 12 years old or
a wide-angle convex marine mirror to observe
the person being towed. Mirrors do not apply
when towing persons on PWCs.
Boats under 16 feet long, canoes and kayaks
must have one wearable (Type I, II or III) PFD
in serviceable condition and of proper size for
each person on board.
Boats, 16 feet or longer, must have one wearable
(Type I, II or III) PFD in serviceable condition
and of proper size for each person and one Type
IV (throwable) PFD on board.
An inflatable PFD is a Type V PFD and may be
used in place of a Type I, II or III PFD if it is
worn according to instructions. Inflatable PFDs
may not be used by water skiers or personal
watercraft occupants.
Children under 13 must wear a well-fitting
PFD at all times while aboard a boat. The only
exceptions are when they are within the enclosed
area of a houseboat, cruiser or within the railings
of a party barge while the boat is not under way.
All PFDs must be Coast Guard approved.
Personal watercraft (Jet-Skis, Seadoos, etc.)
occupants are required to wear PFDs.
Private Property
Fishing on Private Property
Find out who owns the land or water and
get verbal or written permission from the
landowner or leaseholder before hunting,
fishing, trapping or releasing hunting dogs on
private property.
If the property is not posted, verbal permission
is required. If posted, each person must
carry written permission. See below for an
example.
Written permission is not required if the
person hunting is a relative of the landowner
or lessee and permission can be verified.
Permission to Fish/Hunt Card
I have given
sportman’s name
permission to
on my land
(
) for this period of time.
location
state beginning and ending days, months and years
Signed,
landowner or lessee signature
landowner or lessee name, printed
Phone
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hunt, fish, trap, release dogs or pursue wildlife with dogs
Regulations • Personal Flotation Devices (PFD) • Private Property
Personal Flotation Devices (PFD)
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A place to RELAX?
You need to find the nearest Family &
Community Fishing Program Destination!
Would you like to know where, when and what
the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is stocking?
Call the toll-free Family and Community
Fish Stocking Hotline:
(866) 540-FISH (3474)
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Additional information on community fishing
program destinations may be found on
pages
Arkansas Game and
Fish55-68.
Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2008
Program Destinations:
Summer
Stocking locations
Benton City Lake
Cabot Community Pond
Mike Freeze England
Community Fishing Pond
Wells Lake
**Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Pond
Family Park
Little Rock Air Force Base
**Craighead Forest Youth Pond
**Lake Village Community Pond
Boyle Park
Boyle Park (Rock Creek)
Hindman Park
Kiwanis Park
MacArthur Park
Otter Creek Park
Pinnacle Mountain State Park
**War Memorial Park
Valencia Lake
Campbell Lake (Burns Park)
Martin Luther King Jr. Park
**Regional Park
Atalanta Lake
Pleasant View Park
Willow Beach Park Pond
Cherrywood Lake
Sherwood City Pond
Springdale Community Pond
West Memphis City Park
City
Benton
Cabot
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Fort Smith
Hope
Hot Springs
Jacksonville
Jonesboro
Lake Village
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Little Rock
Maumelle
N. Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff
Rogers
Russellville
Scott
Sherwood
Sherwood
Springdale
West Memphis
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Daily limits: catfish-3, *Hybrid Striped Bass (HSB)-3, trout-5, bream-25, largemouth bass may not
be retained and must be released immediately to the water.
Open to fishing with hand-held
rod or pole only.
Rogers
Springdale
Jonesboro
** Special Family Fishing Regulations exist on
some waters that require anglers between the ages
of 16 and 64 to be accompanied by a youth under
16 who is actively fishing. Persons under the age
of 16 or 65 years of age or older may fish at these
locations. Lakes open to electric trolling motors only.
Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing
(either a three-year or combination) disability
license. One properly licensed person may assist
and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who
must be actively fishing.
Fort Smith
Russellville
Mayflower
Maumelle
Benton
West Memphis
Cabot
Jacksonville
Sherwood
North Little Rock
Little Rock
Scott
England
Hot Springs
Pine Bluff
Hope
Lake Village
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Fish illustrations by Joe Tomelleri
Total daily limit (all species combined) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 trout*
Possession limit: Twice the daily limit
*Some waters have different or special regulations; always check your destination.
Rainbow Trout
Tail spotted,
forked
Pink streak
Black spots over
entire body
Fin often
white-tipped
Rainbows often lurk in sheltered water near structure (rocks, dropoffs and logs), adjacent to
currents carrying food. They also seek slow, deep pools for shelter. Rainbows feed on aquatic and
terrestrial insects as well as small fish, crayfish and snails. Although rare in Arkansas, spawning
sometimes occurs in swift, gravelly riffles.
Although they thrive in water cooler than 70 degrees, rainbows are somewhat tolerant of water
temperature fluctuation. Most weigh about 1 pound when caught, although 3- to 5- pounders are
not uncommon. The state record is 19 pounds, 1 ounce.
Of Interest • Trout Stocked in Arkansas
Trout Stocked in Arkansas
Cutthroat Trout
Black spotting heavier
towards rear of fish
Red-orange slash marks on
the underside of the jaw
Tail spotted,
forked
Fin never white-tipped
Less common than rainbows, cutthroat trout are known by their bright reddish- orange “cut
throat” mark. Cutthroat trout eat mostly insects, although larger individuals will eat minnows
and small fish. Cutthroats are not as tolerant of high water temperatures as rainbows. They are
not known to reproduce in Arkansas. The state record is 9 pounds, 1 ounce.
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Of Interest • Trout Stocked in Arkansas
Brown Trout
Sides usually have orange or red
spots with halos
Golden brown to silver
Abdomen usually yellow
Tail slightly forked,
faint or no spots
Brown trout prefer water temperatures between 50 and 60 degrees. Young browns feed mostly on
small aquatic invertebrates, while adults prefer crayfish and fish.
Browns reproduce in the White River, below Bull Shoals Dam and in the Little Red River.
Seasonal fishing closures in the early winter on the White River protect the most active spawning
areas.
Brown trout are more tolerant of higher temperatures. The upper limiting temperature is 80
degrees. Most brown trout weigh 2 to 4 pounds when caught, although 5- to 10-pound fish are
not uncommon. The state record, also the world record, is 40 pounds, 4 ounces.
Brook Trout
Light wormlike markings on dark
green upper body
Crimson spots with blue
halos and yellow spots
White and black edge on
front of lower fins
Brook trout like cold, clear waters and are found just below dams. They frequent undercut banks
and large rocks and logs. Young fish feed mostly on plankton and insects. Adults feed on insects
and small fish.
Brook trout have been known to reproduce in Collins Creek. The average brook trout is between
a half pound and a pound in size. The state record is 5 pounds.
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Early in 2007, the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission began work on a comprehensive
management plan for the Bull Shoals and
Norfork Tailwaters. The purpose of this
plan is to establish clear management goals
and strategies for the trout fisheries in these
tailwaters. The plan will guide the management
of the Bull Shoals and Norfork trout fisheries
for the next five years and will aid managers in
focusing management efforts and resources.
An intensive public involvement process is
being used during the development of the plan
to help insure that the desires and expectations
of the angling public are embodied in these
goals. This is part of a new process that the
AGFC Trout Management Program is using
in which the public plays an integral role in
determining the future of trout fishing in
Arkansas. The services of Dynamic Solutions
Group, a firm that specializes in natural
resource facilitation, were contracted to assist
AGFC in this endeavor.
A Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC)
was formed to assist AGFC throughout
the management plan process. The CAC
consists of approximately 30 individuals that
represent a cross-section of the anglers and
other stakeholders with an interest in these
fisheries. The CAC will provide information
and persepctives to help AGFC in plan
development, implementation, and evaluation.
The heart of the public involvement process
consisted of a series of focus groups and public
workshops held in February and May 2007.
Comments heard during these meetings
identified four key issues that the public wanted
addressed in the management plan for Bull
Shoals and Norfork Tailwaters. These were
improved water quality, increased enforcement
of regulations on these waters, an improvement
in the average size of trout caught by anglers,
and increased cooperation between AGFC and
other state and federal agencies.
Based on this input, AGFC developed an initial
set of management options aimed at improving
the average size of trout caught by anglers on
these waters. These were made available to the
public in Septemeber 2007. Public comments
on these options were heard at a public review
workshop in November. In December 2007,
AGFC submitted to the public a first draft of
the management plan. Again the public was
given the opportunity to provide their input
at a second public review workshop in Janaury
2008. A final draft of the management plan is
anticipated by mid-March 2008.
The Bull Shoals and Norfork Tailwaters Citizen Advisory Committee
(CAC) in action.
Of Interest • Bull Shoals and Norfork Tailwaters Management Plan
Bull Shoals and Norfork
Tailwaters Management Plan
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Of Interest • Rim Shoals Habitat Improvement Project
Rim Shoals Habitat
Improvement Project
During the past year the Trout Habitat
Improvement Program (THIP)
personnel completed an extensive habitat
improvement project in the Rim Shoals
area on the Bull Shoals tailwater. The
project area totaled 1.8 miles in length and
is located immediately upstream of the Rim
Shoals catch and release area.
The objectives of the Rim Shoals project
were to stabilize critical areas of eroding
streambank by constructing boulder hard
points, placing boulder clusters for fish
cover and scouring pockets, placing large
woody debris to provide habitat for fish and
invertebrates, and to improve the overall
quality of the fishery. Between Dec. 18,
2006, and Jan. 24, 2007, 3,500 tons of
large boulders and 38 large hardwood tree
structures were placed in this 1.8-mile area
for aquatic habitat improvement. A selfpropelled, self-unloading barge, 40 feet in
length and 14 feet wide, with 4 feet of draft
was used to place these habitat materials.
The large boulders and hardwood trees that
were used in this project were obtained
through donations and had a monetary
value of $77,500.00.
The project was completed for a total cost
of $119,050.20 and was funded in part
with Sport Fish Restoration Funds (SFR)
and non-resident trout permit sales. AHIP
was created in September 2001 when the
Commission made a major commitment to
improve the aquatic habitat in the tailwater
areas of the White River Basin in Arkansas.
This commitment was further enhanced
by a $3 increase in the non-resident trout
permit in August 2002. This particular
revenue provides an estimated $180,000
annually for the habitat program initiative.
From top to bottom: Woody
material, an underwater log
structure, a material placement
barge and a boulder hard point.
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For years, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has sought a constant, minimum flow of
water below Bull Shoals and Norfork dams on the White River to improve the state’s valuable
trout fishery.
Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes were built to control flooding and generate electricity. When water
is not released for either purpose, flows are reduced to almost a trickle. The streambed is exposed
and the water temperature may rise to lethal levels for trout. Habitat needed by insects, which are
food for trout, is reduced during low flows.
Minimum flow is the release of water below a dam when water is not released for flood control or
electrical generation. Congress has approved minimum flows for Bull Shoals and Norfork dams.
The federal government will pay the cost of minimum flow as an environmental benefit to the
nation, but the AGFC will pay the cost of moving recreational facilities on Bull Shoals and
Norfork lakes. The AGFC and the Corps of Engineers will determine which boating access and
camping facilities require modification or relocation because of higher lake levels.
Although Congress approved minimum flow, it did not allocate $5.1 million to begin the process.
The AGFC is working with Arkansas’s congressional delegation to fund minimum flow, which
may be realized by 2010.
Of Interest • Minimum Flow Making Headway
AGFC Continues Push for
Minimum Flow
Exposed riverbed on the White River reveals the need for
minimum flow, which has been mandated but not funded.
AGFC photo.
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Of Interest • Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters
Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters
Didymo is an invasive, freshwater alga that can
now be found in many Arkansas tailwaters.
Didymo thrives in cool, clear, nutrient-poor
water, where it tends to form thick, brown
mats that can smother a streambed. Didymo
attaches itself to rocks, plants and other
materials in the water by stalks, which form
the thick mat. Established mats form flowing
streamers that turn white at the ends and look
similar to tissue paper.
Native to northern Europe, Canada, and
other regions in the Northern Hemisphere,
it appears to be gradually expanding its
geographic range. Didymo is now present
in the following Arkansas trout waters (the
Beaver Tailwater on the White River, the
Bull Shoals Tailwater on the White River, the
Norfork Tailwater on the North Fork of the
White River, and the Greer’s Ferry Tailwater
on the Little Red River). The primary
means of spreading didymo is thought to
be recreational equipment such as boats, life
jackets, and fishing gear (especially waders).
Didymo has the potential to impact Arkansas
trout fisheries in several ways. First, it is
aesthetically displeasing and can foul fishing
lines and hooks. Didymo can also reduce or
change the available habitat for aquatic insects
and fish upon which trout rely for forage.
Currently there is no method for removing
didymo once it has been introduced into
a particular water. Preventing the spread
of didymo to unaffected waters is the most
effective means of control. Here are some
measures that anglers can take to help prevent
the spread of didymo to other waters.
1. Remove all clumps of algae and sediment
from gear prior to leaving an affected
water body.
2. Clean all gear that came into contact
with the water with one of the following
solutions (2 percent bleach, 5 percent
salt solution, or dishwashing detergent).
All surfaces must be in contact with the
cleaning solution for at least a full minute.
3. If you cannot wash your gear, the next best
thing is to let it dry for at least 48 hours
before entering another water body (if
possible wash and dry for 48 hours).
Internet Resources
http://www.epa.gov/region8/water/
didymosphenia/
http://www.protectyourwaters.net
Didymo can foul up fishing equipment and disrupt habitat for native species.
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How to Make a Hook Barbless
To make a hook barbless, grip the
shank and pinch the barb with a pair
of smooth-jawed, needlenose pliers.
Crimped completely, the hook is
smooth and will not snag when
passed through cloth.
Catch-and-release Pointers
• Use bronze hooks whenever possible. If the fish swallows the hook, cut the
leader instead of trying to remove it. Bronze dissolves more rapidly than steel
or shiny gold hooks.
• If possible, avoid touching the fish with your hands. Skin contains salts and
oils that may destroy the fish’s protective slime coat. If you must hold the
fish, wet your hands before attempting to land it.
• Use nets made of soft materials such as cotton or soft nylon and wet the
netting before landing your fish.
• Keep the fish out of the water only long enough to remove the hook and take
a photo.
• Fish can run out of energy while being caught. When releasing the fish, hold
it in the water and move it gently back and forth to stimulate its gills. Allow
the fish to swim away on its own.
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Foundation
Board Members
John O. Lytle, M.D., Chairman, Pine Bluff
Steve G. Smith, President, Little Rock
Randy Wilbourn, Vice-Chairman, Little Rock
Kramer Darragh, Secretary, Little Rock
Randy Milligan, Treasurer, Conway
John Bale, Jr., Little Rock
John Bell, Searcy
Mark Blackwood, Fayetteville
Rogers Cockrill, Little Rock
Jackson Currie, Wilmot
Tommy Deweese, Fayetteville
Bob East, Little Rock
Greg Feltus, Little Rock
Robert Feltus, Little Rock
Karroll Fowlkes, Salem
Mike Freeze, England
Gary Dan Futrell, Nashville
Miles Goggans, Little Rock
David R. Griffin, Wabash
Tom Hasty , Almyra
Scott Henderson, Greers Ferry
Rich Hillman, Carlisle
Ray Hobbs, Rogers
Edward L. Holt, Crossett
Randy Hopper, Flippin
Tom Jones, Little Rock
Judy Loving, Yellville
Tim Mariani, Little Rock
Bobby Martin, Rogers
Jim McCall, Little Rock
Marion McCollum, Stuttgart
Andy Miller, Little Rock
Lance Miller, Little Rock
Dr. Jim Moore, Pine Bluff
To acquire and provide financial support for properties and
Ford Overton, Little Rock
facilities for conservation education programs, wildlife habitat, and
Carrol Penick, Little Rock
land for game and fish management programs through gifts, donations,
Rob Richardson, DDS, Little Rock
bequests and grants;
John Selig, Little Rock
Witt Stephens, Jr., Little Rock
To develop, promote and participate in conservation education
Frank Taylor, Yellville
programs for educators, students and all other Arkansans;
Sonny Varnell, St. Paul
Olin Wage, Little Rock
To help assure the future of highChuck Wallace, Star City
quality hunting, fishing and outdoor
Doug Wasson, Little Rock
recreation opportunities in Arkansas;
Rick Watkins, Little Rock
Tri Watkins, Lepanto
To support the mission of the
John Ed Welch, Batesville
Haynes
26 Whitney, Little Rock
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Steve N. Wilson, Norfork
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Fish Foundation
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Steve Smith, President
(501)223-6396
sgsmith@agfc.state.ar.us
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Delbert Allen, Jr.
Vernon Austin
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Larry Reddmann
Robert C. Rhodes
Dr. Porter Rodgers
Jim Rogers
Nick Rose
Harry L. Ryburn, D.D.S
Scott Schoen, DDS
Mack Shotts, M.D.
Elvin Shuffield, Jr.
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Tri Watkins
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Jeff Williams
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Barry Wood
Donald E. Wray
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All Electric Supply, Inc.
Anthony Timberlands
Arkansas Eastman Division
Arkansas Poultry Federation
BancorpSouth
Bank of Mountain View
Boswell Law Firm
CAM Realty, LLC
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Cooper Communities
Crow Burlingame Company
Curtner Lumber Company
Decatur State Bank
Econo-Mart Pharmacy
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Financial Centre Corporation
First Community Bank
First National Bank of Hope
The 1st National Bank of Stuttgart
Futrell Marine and Aircraft
Heritage Bank
Hyneman & Associates
Great Lakes Chemical Company
Greene County Wildlife Club
Iron Mountain Lodge and Marina
Jonesboro Roofing
Koontz Electric
Koppers Industries, Inc.
Mountain Harbor Resort
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Outdoor Cap Company
Pine Bluff National Bank
Pulaski Bank
RGB Mechanical Contractors
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Riggs Benevolent Fund
Self Creek Lodge and Marina
Simmons First
Smith and Company
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(870)672-7305 or j_jones@agfc.state.ar.us
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2007 Arkansas
Trout Fishing Areas • Beaver Tailwater
Beaver Tailwater
License requirements: A fishing license (Page 10) is required. In addition, a trout permit is
required to retain trout from any state waters or to fish in Beaver Lake Tailwater from Beaver
Dam to boundary signs at Houseman Access. Licenses or permits are not required for children
under 16.
Regulations
WHITE RIVER (map on facing page)
• Beaver Tailwater: White River from 100 yards below Beaver Dam to boundary signs at
Houseman Access. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole and must attend it at
all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish, other than as specified for the paddlefish
snagging season. No fishing, boating or wading within 100 yards below Beaver Dam.
• Beaver Tailwater Slot Limit: From Beaver Dam to boundary signs at Houseman Access. Daily
limit of five trout, of which only one may exceed 16 inches long. Trout 13 to 16 inches must be
released immediately and may not be in possession in this area. Bait fishing allowed only with a
single, barbless hooking point.
• Special Regulation Area: Artificial lures only area/no bait zone (All species). Approximately
0.5 miles below Beaver Dam to approximately 100 yards upstream of Parker Bend Access as
indicated by signs. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point allowed. Natural
or scented baits are not allowed. Chumming is not allowed.
• Paddlefish Snagging Season: From Beaver Lake Dam, (from the Corps of Engineers “No
Fishing Beyond This Point” sign downstream) to the first Corps boat ramp on the left
descending bank. From April 15-June 15, snagging game fish is legal. Snagging must stop once
two trout have been taken. Snagged fish may not be released.
Spavinaw Creek (Benton County)
From its source to Highway 59 bridge. Catch-and-release area. A trout permit is required. Trout
must be released immediately. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point shall be
used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Anglers may use no
more than one fishing rod or pole, and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used
to catch fish.
A section of the Beaver Tailwater.
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Beaver Lake Tailwater
White River
CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS:
Beaver Lake Tailwater
(417) 336-5083 (COE)
(866) 494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration)
Busch
Busch
Beaver
Dam
Blue
Spring
7 miles
501
Houseman
Access
62
187
4.5 miles
62
62
3.2 miles
Bertrand Access
187
Camping
Area E
506
AGFC Regional Office
DAM SITE PARK
Camping
Area D
Crane
Roost
Bluff
Wallace Bluff
2 miles
Parker Bend Access
Camping
Area C
Beaver Dam
Overlook
Beaver Lake
Boat Access
Walk-in Access
Handicap Access
Shoals
Artificial Lures Only Area
Roads
187
State Highway
US Highway
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Trout Fishing Areas • Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater
Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater
White River
required to retain trout from any state waters or to fish in the White River from Bull Shoals Dam
to the Highway 58 bridge at Guion (shown on Page 37). Licenses or permits are not required for
children under 16. There is a daily limit of five tout. Only two Brook trout, 14 inches or longer
may be taken. Only two Brown trout, 16 inches or longer may be taken. Only two Cutthroat
trout, 16 inches or longer may be taken.
Regulations
WHITE RIVER (map on pages 34-35)
• Bull Shoals Tailwater: From 100 yards below Bulls Shoals Dam to the Highway 58 bridge at
Guion. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times.
No other devices may be used to catch fish. No fishing, boating or wading within 100 yards
below Bull Shoals Dam.
Bull Shoals Catch-and-Release Areas
In the following areas, trout must be released immediately. Only artificial lures with a single,
barbless hooking point or a single barbless treble hook may be used (natural or scented baits are
not allowed). Chumming is not allowed.
• Bull Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: From 100 yards below Bull Shoals Dam to the upstream
boundary of Bull Shoals White River State Park. Catch-and-release Feb. 1-Oct. 31. Closed to
fishing Nov. 1-Jan. 31 downstream to the wing dike at the Bull Shoals White River State Park
Trout Dock.
• Bull Shoals Seasonal Brown Trout Catch-and-Release Area: From the wing dike at the Bull
Shoals White River State Park trout dock to the downstream boundary of the park. Catch-andrelease area for brown trout from Nov. 1-Jan. 31. Brown trout must be released immediately.
No fishing from 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise.
barbless hooking point shall be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not
allowed.
• Rim Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: (near Cotter) From the mouth of Jenkins Creek to the
first electric power line downstream.
Big Spring (In Cotter, at the AGFC access to the White River)
From its source to the confluence with the White River, unless otherwise specified. Only
anglers under age 16, accompanied by an adult, and anglers with a valid disability license and
continued on next page
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• No fishing in the “swimming hole” at the upstream end of Big Spring.
• No motorized boats are allowed in Big Spring.
• Fishing derbies must be permitted in writing by the AGFC District 2 fisheries biologist, and
can include fishing with natural or scented baits and harvest of trout.
• Adult disabled anglers must carry proof that they are permanently and totally disabled and
possess a valid AGFC sport fishing, lifetime fishing or combination hunting and fishing license
plus a valid trout permit.
trout permit may fish Big Spring. Catch-and-release area. Trout must be released immediately.
Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed).
Chumming is not allowed. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole, and must
attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish. Fishing is allowed from sunrise
to sunset.
Rogers, Arkansas
4323 Pleasant Crossing Blvd. • (479) 986-0300
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If you see poachers, call (800) 482-9262 or TIP ( 847) for Alltel
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are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We will need the description
and number of people fishing and a description of any vehicles they
are using.
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Bull Shoals
Lake
Bull Shoals
Bull Shoals
Dam
Forrest and Nina
Wood State Park
Access
Lakeview
178
Jim Griffin Access
Bull Shoals – White River
State Park
Dew
Eddy
Shoal
Cane
Island
Fairview
Partee
Shoal
The Narrows
Tucker Shoal
Bruce Creek Shoal
Monkey
Run 178
9
Three Chutes
Blue Hole
White Hole Access
7 miles
White Hole
Wildcat
Shoals
Access
Denton Ferry
Demonstration Area
Whiteville
(bank stabilization)
7
178
12 miles
Wildcat Shoals
126
Rainbow
Hole
62
412
Johnson Bar
Bayless Island
62
62
62
412
Flippin
Cotter
Access
Cotter
18
miles
Cotter
Walkbridge,
Big Spring
Trout Fishery
Gassville
3
345
Rim Shoals
Access
62B
3
Armstrong
Hole
Roundhouse
Shoal
Redbud Shoal
Rim Shoals
101
Rim Shoals
Walk-in
Access
24.5
miles
Fletcher Eddy
Rea Valley
Boat Access
Walk-in Access
Handicap Access
101
Fletcher
Mountain
Shoestring Shoal
Ranchette
Access
28.5 miles
Crane
Island
Rough
Hole
Handicap Boater Transfer Lift
Buffalo
City
Picnic Area
Shoals
Catch and Release
Buffalo
Shoals
32 miles
Stair Bluff
Roads
State Highway
US Highway
34
126
White River
(870) 431-5311 (COE)
Bull
Shoals
Norfork
TO MOUNTAIN HOME
126
Shady Grove
57
201
Buford
Whites
Bluff
Shipps
Ferry
Access
59
Matney
Mountain
Shoal
Cartney
Walk-in
Access
Nellie’s Apron
Oliver Smith
Picnic Area
Smith Island
Buffalo
River
5
44
miles
341
Cartney
Access
Matney
Knob
TO LAKE NORFORK
Norfork
38 miles
Barren Creek
Shoal
36 miles
Arkana
Norfork
Access
Bluff Hole
177
341
Dead Man
Hole
Steamboat
Shoal
Pumpkin
Patch
68
Mathis 5
Island
49 miles
Red’s Landing
Map continues
on Pageon
37PAGE 35
Map continues
35
Map 2
Regulations
wHiTe river (on facing page)
barbless hooking point may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not
allowed.
• Monkey Island Catch-and-Release Area: From the upstream end of Monkey Island to the
mouth of Moccasin Creek.
• Sylamore Catch-and-Release Area: Between the upstream and downstream boundary signs as
posted by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission near the Mt. Olive Access and near Jack’s
Resort.
MirrOr LAke (Blanchard Springs – Stone County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Anglers may use no more than two fishing rods and must
attend them at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish. Handicapped accessible
fishing pier available.
Bull Shoals-White River State Park
Bull Shoals-White River State Park features 107 campsites – 13
Premium, 70 Preferred, 20 Tent sites with no hookups, two “RentA-Camp” and two “Rent-An-RV” sites. There are also picnic areas,
standard pavilions, playgrounds and trails. A trout dock offers
boat, motor and canoe rentals; supplies; equipment and gifts. Trout
fishing, fly-fishing and trout cooking demonstrations are offered at
the State Park Trout Dock from April 1 through October 31 by the
park interpreter.
129 Bull Shoals Park, Lakeview, AR 72642 • 1-870-431-5521
bullshoalswhiteriver@arkansas.com
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Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater – Map 2
Norfork
White River – Mirror Lake
Guion
(870) 431-5311 (COE)
White River
Norfork Access
North Fork River
Norfork
Norfork Access
Bluff Hole
Pumpkin Patch
Red’s Landing
Mathis Island
177
5
177
Handicap Access
Pineville
AGFC
Steamboat 49 miles
Regional
Monkey
Shoal
Office 56
Island
Dead Man
Tan
Hole
Trough
Chastain Eddy Moccasin Shoal Calico Rock
59 miles
Boat Access
Primitive Boat Access
Berry Eddy
56
Picnic Area
Calico City Park
Shoals
Catch and Release
Slick Rock Hole
62
miles
Chesmond Ferry
Access
City Rock Bluff
223
Racetrack
Island
5 White
Racetrack
House
Shoal
Eddy
Roads
Creswell
Island
State Highway
US Highway
Twin
Springs
Piney Chute
Boswell
Optimus
Boswell Shoals
Optimus Access
Bone Island
Picnic Area
Gunner Pool
Lander’s
Island
Mirror Lake
14
Fifty-Six
Blanchard
Caverns
Mount Olive
Access
Harris
Bottom
Sylamore
Access
Greasy
Bottom
79
miles
Allison
Buck
Island
Round
Bottom
Access
58
Handford
Bluff
Guion
Jones
Bottom
92
miles
Rocky
Island Guion Access
(end of trout
waters)
58
9
He
Mountain
View
66
9
9
Sylamore
Sylamore
Access
14
87
Mount Olive
74
miles
oad
el R
rp
14
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Trout Fishing Areas • Norfork Lake Tailwater
Norfork Lake Tailwater
North Fork River
required to retain trout from any state waters or to fish in the North Fork River below the dam.
Licenses or permits are not required for children under 16. There is a daily limit of five trout.
Only two Brook trout, 14 inches or longer may be taken. Only two Brown trout, 16 inches or
longer may be taken. Only two Cutthroat trout, 16 inches or longer may be taken.
Regulations
NORTH FORK RIVER (map on facing page)
• Norfork Tailwater: From 100 yards below Norfork Dam to White River. Anglers may use no
more than one fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be
used to catch fish. Chains or other objects capable of destroying aquatic vegetation may not be
dragged. No fishing, boating or wading within 100 yards below Norfork Dam.
• Norfork Catch-and-Release Area: From Otter Creek to 100 yards above Bill Ackerman/River
Ridge Walk-in Access. Trout must be released immediately. Only artificial lures with a single,
barbless hooking point may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is
not allowed.
• Bill Ackerman/River Ridge Walk-in Access: Handicapped accessible fishing pier available.
Dry Run Creek (Outflow from Norfork National Fish Hatchery)
Only youths under 16 and mobility impaired anglers may fish Dry Run Creek (Norfork National
Fish Hatchery outflow) from sunrise to sunset. Mobility impaired anglers are restricted to the pier
when fishing Dry Run Creek. Catch-and-release area. Trout must be released immediately. Only
artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point may be used (natural or scented baits are not
allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole, and
must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish.
Angler’s Code of Ethics
1. Support conservation efforts.
2. Take what you plan to eat and release
the rest.
3. Don’t pollute; properly dispose of
trash and practice recycling.
4. Practice safe angling and boating.
5. Obey fishing and boating regulations.
6. Respect other anglers’ rights.
7. Respect property owners’ rights.
8. Share fishing knowledge and skills.
9. Only release live bait into its original
waters.
10. Promote ethical sportfishing.
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Norfork Lake Tailwater
North Fork River
Lake Norfork Tailwater
(870) 431-5311 (COE)
Norfork National
Fish Hatchery
Norfork
Lake
Lake Norfork
Norfork
177
Quarry
Park
177
5
Norfork Dam
Salesville
Long Hole
5
2 miles
Bill Ackerman/
River Ridge
Walk-in Access
Overlook
Ace In
The Hole
201
3.5 miles
Admiral Hole
River Ridge Road
4.8
miles
Mill Dam Eddy
Trout Hatchery
Boat Access
Norfork
Walk-in Access
Norfork
Access
Handicap Access
5
White River
Shoals
Catch and Release
Roads
State Highway
US Highway
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The Artist: Larry Chandler worked closely with original search team member Bobby
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will share the reponsibility of putting the funds gathered from the sale of this stamp and
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Little Red River
required to retain trout from any state waters or to fish in the Little Red River, from Greers Ferry
Dam to the Highway 305 bridge. Licenses or permits are not required for children under 16.
Regulations
Little Red River (map on pages 42-43)
• Greers Ferry Tailwater: From 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam to the Highway 305 bridge.
Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other
devices may be used to catch fish. Only a single hooking point per pole may be used for bait fishing.
• Greers Ferry Tailwater Slot limit: From 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam to the Hwy 305
Bridge. Daily limit of five trout. Trout from 16 to 24 inches must be released immediately and
may not be in possession in this area. Only one trout exceeding 24 inches may be kept.
• Greers Ferry Tailwater Special Regulation Areas: In the following areas, only artificial lures
with barbless hooks may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not
allowed. The same slot limit harvest restrictions for Greers Ferry Tailwater apply in these areas
unless otherwise noted.
• JFK Special Regulation Area: 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam downstream to the
last hatchery outlet pipe in John F. Kennedy Park.
• Mossy Shoals Special Regulation Area: Upstream end of Dunham Shoals to
downstream end of Mossy Shoals.
• Cow Shoals Seasonal Catch-and-Release Area: Oct. 1-Dec. 31. Head of Cow Shoals to mouth
of Canoe Creek. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used.
Natural or scented baits are prohibited. All trout must be released immediately. Closed to night
fishing (one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise).
Collins Creek
Only youths under 16 may fish on Collins Creek from its source to the wooden vehicle bridge
in JFK Park. From the bridge to the Little Red River, fishing is restricted to youths under 16 or
anglers over 16 accompanied by an actively fishing youth under age 16. Anglers 16 or older must
have a valid fishing license and trout permit. Catch-and-release area. Trout must be released
immediately. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point may be used (natural or
scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Anglers may use no more than one
fishing rod or pole, and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish.
Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset.
Saturdays at 9 a.m. on
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Greers Ferry Lake
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Oct 1 - Dec 31
Greers Ferry Dam
25
Trout Hatchery
JFK Park
Collins Creek
25
210
Beech Island
Cow Shoals
Access
HEBER
SPRINGS
5.5 miles
Underwood
Eddy
Jon’s Pocket
110
Barnett
Access
10 miles
Ritchey
Shoal
Winkley
Red
Shoals
Banks
Charlie’s
Island
Baker’s Round
Ford Hole
337
Scroncher Shoals
25
Moss Dam
Shoal
110
Egypt Slough
Libby Shoal
17 miles
Zeb Shoal
Libby Bluff
Greers
Ferry Dam
JFK
Par
k
Lobo Access
Neal Eddy
Libby Shoal Access
337
16
Gate
To Campground
West Pangburn
Parking and
Trailhead
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Fish
Hatchery
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Upper Section
Lower
Section
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Dunham
Shoals
25
Blu
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Gate
House
John F. Kennedy
Memorial & Overlook
110
Project Boundary
Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater
Little Red River
Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater (501) 362-5150
Heber Springs
Pangburn
Trout Hatchery
Boat Access
Walk-in Access
Handicap Access
Picnic Area
Shoals
Seasonal Catch and Release
Artificial Lures Only Area
Roads
State Highway
US Highway
Hiram
Mossy Shoal
Rainbow
Island
29
miles
110
Ramsey
Access
Horseshoe
Bend
24
miles
16
Dripping
Springs Access
Pangburn Shoal
Pangburn Bridge
124
to Hwy 305
Bridge
Pangburn
SEARCY
43
43
2007 Arkansas Trout Fishing Guide
1 mile
Lassiter
Walk-in
Access
Trout Fishing Areas • Spring River
Spring River
License requirements: A fishing license (Page 10) is required of anglers.
342 In addition, a trout
permit is required of anglers to retain trout from3.5any
state waters. Licenses or permits are not
miles
required for children under 16. There is a daily limit of five trout. Only two Brown trout, 16
#3 may be taken.
inches or longer may be taken. Only two Cutthroat trout, 16 inches Dam
or longer
Jim Hinkle/
Spring River
State Fish
Hatchery
Mammoth
Spring
Regulations
SpringSALEM
River (map below)
9
2 miles
• Cold Springs Access:
Handicapped accessible
fishing pier available.
289
6 miles
Spring River
SALEM
SALEM
3.5 miles
Mammoth Spring
Jim Hinkle/
Dam
#1 #3
Dam
Mammoth
Spring
1 mile
Spring
9 River
Mammoth Lassiter
Walk-in
State Fish
Hardy
Spring
Access
Hatchery
Cold Springs
Lassiter
Walk-in
Access
2 miles
1 mile
289
63
Mammoth Spring
Jim Hinkle/
Spring River
State Fish
Hatchery
Spring River
Dam #1
Cold Springs
6 miles
342
342
63
Dam #3
Bayou
6 miles
63
Bayou
Mammoth
Hardy
Spring
1 mile
Mammoth
Hardy
Spring
2 miles
2 miles
Dam #3
Jim Hinkle/
6 miles
Spring River
State Fish
Hatchery
3.5 miles
Dam #3
Mammoth
Hardy
Spring
63
Cold Springs
Bayou
289
Spring River
Dam #1Cold Springs
3.5 miles
342
Spring River
342
9
1 mile
9
Spring River
Dam #1
Spring River From 100 yards below Dam
No.1 at Mammoth Spring State
Park to the mouth of
Mammoth
63
1 miletwo fishing rods and must attend them
Hardy
Lassiter may use no more than
Myatt Creek. Anglers
at all times.
Spring
Bayou
Walk-in
Cold
Springs
No other devices
may be used to catch fish.
Access
Dam #1
assiter
Walk-in
Access
2 miles
289
End of trout
waters
6 miles
342
3.5 miles
Dam #3
Jim Hinkle/
Spring River
State Fish
Hatchery
63
Bayou
End of trout
waters
End of trout
waters
t Hatchery
Boat Access
63
63
Trout Hatchery
Boat
Access
Walk-in Access
Walk-in
Access
Cherokee
Handicap Access
Shoals
Cherokee
Village
Village
Shoals
Roads
175
62
StateShoals
HighwayUS Highway
US Highway
63
Roads
Trout Hatchery
44
End of trout
waters
Cherokee
Village
Handicap
Access
Hardy
State Highway
Roads
ds
e Highway
63
63
Boat Access
Handicap
AccessAccess
Walk-in
Cherokee
Village
Highway
herokee
llage
TroutTrout
Hatchery
Hatchery
End of trout
waters
t Access
als
End of trout
waters
6 miles
k-in Access
dicap Access
Sprin
2 miles
289
ammoth Spring
Bayou
Cold Springs
175
Hardy
Hardy
62
175
63
State
Highway
Boat Access
62
Walk-in Access
US
Highway
Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2008
Handicap Access
Shoals
Cherokee
Village
175
required to retain trout from lake tailwaters below Blakely Dam, Carpenter Dam or Remmel
Dam. Licenses or permits are not required for children under 16.
Statewide trout regulations apply to the Ouachita River Tailwaters.
Ouachita River Tailwaters
Lakes Ouachita, Hamilton and Catherine
Blakely Dam (501) 767-2401
Carpenter and Remmel Dam (501) 844-2125
128
To Hwy 270
Entrance Road
Lake Ouachita
Hot Springs
Lake Hamilton
Carpenter Dam
128
To Hwy 290
BLAKELY DAM
Stephens
Park
Blakely
Dam
CARPENTER DAM
Blakely Dam
Road
Lake Ouachita
Mountain
Pine
Avery
Recreation
Area
Lake
Hamilton
Lake Catherine
To Lake
Ouachita
State
Park
227
To
Hot Springs
and
Hwy 270
Lake Hamilton
REMMEL DAM
To Hot Springs
Remmel Dam
Road
Jones Mill
270
To
Malvern
Trout Fishing Areas • Ouachita River Tailwaters
Ouachita River Tailwaters
Ouachita River
Boat Ramp
Roads
Lake
Catherine
State Highway
US Highway
Remmel Dam
AGFC Guidebooks only cover the basics.
Be an informed angler! The official AGFC code of regulations is
available at http://www.agfc.com/rules-regulations
45
Trout Fishing Areas • Lake Greeson Tailwater
Lake Greeson Tailwater
Little Missouri River
License requirements: A fishing license (Page 10) is required of anglers. In addition, a trout permit
is required to retain trout from any state waters or to fish in the Little Missouri River from Narrows
Dam to the Highway 27 bridge. Licenses or permits are not required for children under 16.
Regulations
Little Missouri River (map on Page 47)
• Narrows Tailwater: From 100 yards below Lake Greeson (Narrows Dam) to Highway 27 bridge.
Daily limit is five trout. A trout permit is required. Anglers may use no more than two fishing
rods or poles and must attend them at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish.
• Narrows Tailwater Brown Trout Catch and Release Area: From Narrows Dam to Highway 27
bridge, any brown trout caught in Narrows Tailwater must be released immediately.
• Narrows Tailwater Special Regulation Areas: In the following areas, trout must be released
immediately. Only artificial lures with barbless hooks may be used (natural or scented baits are
not allowed). Chumming is not allowed.
• Narrows Catch-and-Release Area: 100 yards below Lake Greeson (Narrows Dam) to the
upstream end of Riverside Park.
• Narrows Summer Catch-and-Release Area: Upstream end of Riverside Park to the gas line
crossing above Riverridge pool. May 1-Oct. 15.
• Narrows Winter Catch-and-Release Area: 300 yards downstream of Hinds Bluff Access to
approximately 300 yards upstream of Old Factory Site (Weir No. 2). Oct. 16-April 30.
Nestled on the banks of the White River,
Rainbow Drive Resort hosts world-class
fishing for rainbow, brown
and cutthroat trout. Enjoy
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in a picturesque setting. Perfect
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corporate trips and romantic
escapes, all with “above and
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Little Missouri River
(870) 285-2151 (COE)
Lake
Greeson
Langley
Riverside Access
Narrows Dam
Murfreesboro
19
River Ridge
Access
1 mile
Hinds Bluff
Access
1.5 miles
Albert Pike
Recreation Area
2 miles
2.5 miles
3 miles
369
19
4.5 miles
To Langley
To Lake Greeson
4 miles
3.5 miles
Mt. Moriah
Factory Site
Access
5 miles
5.5 miles
Low Water
Bridge
6 miles
Low
Water
Bridge
Access
Walk-in Access
Handicap Access
Shoals
Catch and Release
Summer Catch and Release
May 1 – October 15
Murfreesboro
Winter Catch and Release
October 16 – April 30
Roads
State Highway
US Highway
Highway 27
Bridge
(end of trout
waters)
47
Index
Index
A
O
Arkansas Game and Fish
Contact Info 1, 2
Ouachita River Tailwaters 45
B
Barbless hooks, how to make
25
Beaver Tailwater 30
Boat
Boating Law 13
Mandatory Boating
Education 14
Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater 33
Bull Shoals Tailwater
Management Plan 21
P
Permits 10
Buying 11
Personal Flotation Devices
(PFDs) 15
Private Property 15
R
Residences 15
Rim Shoals 22
S
Spring River 44
Stocking 8
C
Catch and release pointers 25
D
Didymo 24
F
Family and Community
Program 16
Destinations 17
Free Fishing Weekend 5
T
Trout
Brook 20
Brown 20
Cutthroat 19
Rainbow 19
Trout Regulations 12
G
Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater 41
Greeson Tailwater 46
L
Licenses 10
Buying 11
M
Minimum Flow 23
N
New this Year 6
Norfork Lake Tailwater 38
Norfork Tailwater
Management Plan 21
48
White and North Fork Rivers
Outfitters Association
Guided Trips • Lodging • Camping
Boat Rentals • Scenic Tours
We invite you to enjoy the best trout fishing in the
country by calling any one of our professional members.
Trophy Release
Program
Have A Safe Vacation!
Bull Shoals Lake Boat Dock
Bull Shoals, AR
bullshoalslakeboatdock.com
870-445-4424
Jenkin’s Fishing Service
Calico Rock, AR
jenkinsfishingandmotel.com
870-297-8181
Stetson’s Resort
Flippin, AR
stetsons-resort.com
870-453-8066
Bull Shoals State Park Dock
Lakeview, AR
arkansasstateparks.com/
bullshoalswhiteriver
870-431-5557
Newland’s Lodge
Lakeview, AR
newlands.com
870-431-5678
White Buffalo Resort
Mountain Home, AR
whitebuffaloresort.com
870-425-8555
Norfork Trout Dock Inc.
Norfork, AR
norfork.com/troutdock
877-240-8382
White Hole Resort
Flippin, AR
whiteholeresort.com
866-781-6056
Rainbow Drive Resort
Cotter, AR
rainbowdriveresort.com
870-430-5217
Wildcat Shoals Resort
Flippin, AR
wildcatshoals.com
870-453-2321
Rim Shoals Lodge
Mountain Home, AR
rimshoals.com
870-435-6144
Woodsman’s Sport Shop
Norfork, AR
e-mail: morrell@centurytel.net
870-499-7454
Charlie’s
Rainbow Trout Resort
Salesville, AR
rainbowtroutresort.com
870-499-7214
Cotter Trout Dock
Cotter, AR
cottertroutdock.com
800-447-7538
Gaston’s Resort
Lakeview, AR
gastons.com
870-431-5202
Gene’s Fishing Resort
Salesville, AR
norfork.com/genes
870-499-5381
His Place Resort
Cotter, AR
hisplaceresort.net
870-435-6535
Hurst Fishing Service
Cotter, AR
whiteriver.net/hurst
870-435-6414
Rose’s Trout Dock Inc.
Norfork, AR
rosestroutdock.com
888-425-1141
Roundhouse Shoals Dock
Cotter, AR
roundhouseshoals.com
888-717-8088
Sportsman’s Resort
Flippin, AR
sportsmans-resort.com
870-453-2424

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