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RADR 036433 AGFC FISHING REGULATION GUIDEBOOK FP_rr.indd 1 11/16/18 10:00 AM Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Main Office Contact Information 2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, AR 72205 501-223-6300 • 800-364-4263 • www.agfc.com

Important Numbers Regional Office Contact Information Stop Poaching Hotline Northeast Office 600-B E. Lawson • Jonesboro, AR 72404 Toll Free: 800-482-9262 Toll Free: 877-972-5438 #TIP (#847) for AT&T users (charges apply) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week East Central Office 1201 N. Highway 49 • Brinkley, AR 72021 Toll Free: 877-734-4581 Text a Tip (TIP411) Text AGFC and your tip to TIP411 (847411) Southeast Office 771 Jordan Drive • Monticello, AR 71655 Texts are completely anonymous Toll Free: 877-367-3559

South Central Office Family and Community 500 Ben Lane • Camden, AR 71701 Fishing Program Hotline Toll Free: 877-836-4612 Toll Free: 866-540-3474 Southwest Office 7004 Highway 67 East • Perrytown, AR 71801 Boating Education Classes Toll Free: 877-777-5580 Toll Free: 877-493-6424 (office hours only) Hot Springs Office 350 Fish Hatchery Road • Hot Springs, AR 71913 Wildlife Hotline Toll Free: 877-525-8606 Toll Free: 800-440-1477 Fort Smith Office 8401 Massard Road • Fort Smith, AR 72916 Buy a License Toll Free: 877-478-1043 Toll Free: 800-364-4263 (office hours only) Northwest Office www.agfc.com 24 hours a day, 455 Dam Site Road • Eureka Springs, AR 72631 7 days a week Toll Free: 866-253-2506

North Central Office 1125 Highway 56 • Calico Rock, AR 72519 Toll Free: 877-297-4331

West Central Office 1266 Lock and Dam Road • Russellville, AR 72802 Toll Free: 877-967-7577

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Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 1 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Commissioners Administration Categories match section colors AGFC Contact Information ...... 1-2 Ford Overton Pat Fitts Chris Colclasure District Map...... 5 Chairman, Little Rock Director Deputy Director Caroline Cone Chris Racey Licensing and Permits...... 6-7 Ken Reeves Chief of Staff and Deputy Director Buying a License or Trout Permit...... 6 Vice Chairman, Harrison Deputy Director Fishing Licenses...... 7 Trout Permits...... 7 Andrew Parker Regulations...... 8-11 Little Rock Communications Human Resources Trout Regulations...... 8 Keith Stephens, Chief Karen Henson, Interim Chief 2019 Trout Fishing Boating Laws...... 9 Guidebook Staff Mandatory Boating Education...... 10 Joe Morgan Education Information Technology Private Property...... 10 Little Rock Tabbi Kinion, Chief Dustin Holden, Personal Flotation Devices...... 11 c=85 m=19Kristen y=0 k=0 Hodgec=57 m=80s: Designer y=100 k=45 c=20 m=0 y=40 k=6 Enforcement Chief Technology Officer Of Interest...... 12-18 Bobby Martin Col. Greg Rae, Chief Legal Cody Wyatt: Editor Arkansas Trout...... 12 Rogers c=15 m=29 y=33 k=0 c=100 m=0 y=91 k=42 c=30 m=0 y=5 k=0 Jim Goodhart, Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2019...... 14 Environmental Coordination Jim Harris: Editor Chief Counsel Baitfishing Techniques...... 16 Stan Jones Jennifer Sheehan, Chief How to Make a Hook Barbless...... 17 Walnut Ridge Fiscal Operations Guidebook Task Force: Catch-and-Release Pointers...... 17 Kevin Mullen, Chief Public vs. Private Water...... 17 Jami Fisher, Chief Enforcement: Col. Greg Rae, Maj. Brad Young, JD Neeley Financial Officer Research, Evaluation and Zach Snow Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters...... 18 Camden Compliance Cuttroat Record Broken...... 19 Fisheries Fiscal: Susan Porter Ben Batten, Chief Cory Gray, Chief Trout Fishing Areas ...... 26-40 Dr. Steven J. Beaupre Legal: Jim Goodhart Beaver Tailwater...... 26 GIS Wildlife (ex-officio) Blanchard Springs...... 26 Tracy Moy, Chief Brad Carner, Chief University of Arkansas Fisheries: Ben Batten Spring River...... 28 Big Spring...... 29 Communications: Keith Stephens, Randy Zellers, Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater...... 29 Arkansans with Disabilities Jeanne Zaffarano Dry Run Creek...... 33 The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is committed to providing equal access to programs and Operations: Kevin Mullen Norfork Lake Tailwater...... 33 facilities. If you would like to suggest how we can better provide more reasonable accommodations Collins Creek...... 35 for disabled persons at any AGFC-owned property or facility, please write to: Cover photo by: Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater...... 35 Compliance Officer – Human Resources Lake Greeson (Narrows) Tailwater...... 38 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Ouachita River Tailwaters...... 40 2 Natural Resources Drive • Little Rock, AR 72205. Certain areas have restricted tackle and Disclaimer special regulations. Please check your The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission receives federal financial destination closely on pages 26-40. This publication is an interpretive summary of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s fishing regulations and assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Under Title VI of the 1964 contains those rules which affect most anglers. It is not a legal document. Copies of the official Arkansas Game Civil Rights Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the and Fish Commission Code of Regulations are available at www.agfc.com, by calling 501-223-6351 or writing to Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department the Communications Division of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national Rock, AR 72205. The regulations in this publication are those passed by the Commission as of December 2018. The origin, age, sex or disability. If you believe that you have been discriminated Commission reserves the right to close seasons, and all regulations, dates and limits in this guidebook are subject against in any program, activity or facility, or if you need more information, to change. If any variation occurs at a Commission meeting after this guidebook goes to press, it will be widely please write to: Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Attn: Compliance Officer, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205 or The Civil Rights publicized. Always check www.agfc.com or call our hotline for the up-to-date information. Coordinator for Public Access, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, 4401 N. Fairfax Any and all advertisements in this publication are strictly paid advertisements and are in no way to be construed as Drive, Mail Stop: WSFR-4020 Arlington, VA 22203. This guidebook is also available an official endorsement by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission of the products and/or services advertised. online at www.agfc.com 2 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 3 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

Hatcheries, Facilities and Districts Clay Benton Carroll Fulton Marion Ba ter Boone Randolph Jon Stein Greene Vacant, Asst. Jeremy Risley Sharp Brett Timmons Paul Port, Asst., Cody Wyatt, Bio. Clay Benton Carroll Rogers Fulton Vacant, Asst. Marion Ba ter Mountain Home Izard 877-631-6005Boone Randolph Lawrence Jonesboro Jon Stein Newton 877-425-7577 Greene Mississippi Washington MadisoJeremyn Risley Searcy 877-972-5438 ShStonearp Independence Kevin Hopkins, Asst. Paul Port, Asst., Cody Wyatt, Biologist Brett Timmons Craighead Rogers Franklin Johnson Cleburne Allison Asher, Asst. Crawford Mountain Home anIz arBurend Tom Bly Jackson Poinsett 877-631-6005 Newton Frank Leone Lawrence Jonesboro 877-425-7577Pope Matthew Schroeder, Asst. Mississippi Washington Madison Vacant,Searcy Asst. 877-972-5438 Stone MattIndependenc Horton,e Bio. Russellville WoCrodairugheadff Cross Conway Mayflower White Crittenden Sebastian 877-967-7577 Franklin Johnson Cleburne 877-470-3309 Crawford Logan an Buren Jackson Poinsett St. Francis Yell Tom Bly Faulkner Justin Homan Frank Leone Perry Prairie Pope Matthew Schroeder, Asst. Lonoke Micah Tindall, Asst. Scott Nick Feltz, Asst. Matt Horton, Biologistuaski Brinkley Lee Woodruff Cross Chelsea Tucker, AR River Biologist MontCogonwmeayry GarlandMayflowerSaline White 877-734-4581Crittenden Sebastian Russellville Monroe Ben Batten Logan 877-470-3309Stuart Wooldridge Kris Nault, Asst. St. Francis Phillips 877-967-7577Polk Brett Hobbs, Asst. Yell Faulkner Justin Homan Little Rock Hot Spring Perry Hot Springs Prairie Arkansas 800-364-4263 Howard Pike Lonoke MicahJefferson Tindall, Asst. Scott 877-525-8606 uaski Grant Sevier Brinkley Lee Eric Brinkman Clark Montgomery GarlandLes Claybrook,Salin Asst.e Dallas Cleveland 877-734-4581Lincoln Monroe Perrytown Diana Andrews Desha − Hatchery 877-777-5580Brett Hobbs Casey Cox, Asst. Little River Hempstead Ouachita Phillips Polk Sean Lusk,Neva daAsst. Calhoun Monticello Hot Spring Hot Springs 877-367-3559Arkansas Howard Pike 877-525-8606 JasonJe Olivefferson OPENBradley Drew Family and Community Sevier AndrewGrant Yung, Asst. Fishing Program Miller CamdenMike Sundberg, Asst. Chicot Eric Brinkman Clark Ashley Maurice Jackson Dallas 877-836-4612Cleveland Monticello Dylan Hann, Asst. Lafayette Columbia 877-367-3559Union Clint Coleman, Asst. Perrytown Lincoln 800-364-4263 877-777-5580 Desha Ouachita Little River Hempstead Nevada Calhoun Drew Trout Management Program Christy Graham Andrew Yung Bradley Kris Nault, Asst. Aaron Kern, Asst. 877-425-7577 Miller Camden Chicot Ashley 877-836-4612 Trout Habitat Program Lafayette Columbia Union Tim Burnley Eli Powers, Asst. Want to know 877-425-7577

where the fish Hatchery Contacts Andrew Hulsey Fish Hatchery, Jim Hinkle Spring River Fish Hatchery, Hot Springs Mammoth Spring are biting? Jeff Newman, Manager Melissa Jones, Manager 877-525-8606 877-625-7521 Sign up for the AGFC’s free weekly fishing report. The weekly fishing C.B. Craig Fish Hatchery, Centerton Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery, Lonoke report covers most waters in the state. Information is supplied by Joe Adams, Manager Jason Miller, Manager guides, marina workers and bait shop owners who make their living 877-795-2470 877-676-6963 on the water. Jim Collins Net Pen Facility, Mount Ida Wm. H. Donham Fish Hatchery, Corning Alex Gilbert, Manager Mark Harness, Manager To subscribe, go to arkansaswildlife.com. 501-617-0259 877-857-3876

4 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 5 Licensing and Permits | Buying a License or Trout Permit Licensing and Permits | Fishing Licenses, Trout Permits Buying a License or Trout Permit Prices for Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Licenses Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Fishing License − $10.50 How do I buy the licenses I need? of Arkansas residency are required. These licenses Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Combination License (includes hunting) − $35.50 are available from the AGFC Little Rock office and Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Trout Stamp − $5.00 Licenses are available over the counter at AGFC regional offices (Page 1). regional offices and nature centers, sporting goods Prices for Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Licenses stores, hunting and fishing supplies stores, some 65-Plus Lifetime Trout Permit Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Fishing License − $1.50 discount chains and boat docks. You also may buy a Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Combination License − $3.00 license by phone or online. To fish for trout in certain waters or to keep trout, Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime Trout Stamp − $5.00 a state lifetime trout permit (purchased once at 65 • Phone – Call 501-223-6349 or older) is available to holders of 65-Plus Lifetime or 800-364-GAME (4263) Licenses ($5.00). between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Mon.-Fri. Fishing Licenses Disability licenses Online • – Visit www.agfc.com, click “Buy To fish in Arkansas, anglers must have one of the licenses listed below. Anglers under 16 do not need a Licenses,” 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Resident disabled anglers may purchase a 3-year disability fishing license ($10.50) or a 3-year fishing license. Annual fishing licenses are valid one year from purchase date. combination license ($35.50), which includes Telephone and online purchases must hunting and fishing privileges. In addition to Annual Fishing License, resident (FSH) $10.50 be made by credit card. Your fishing proof of 60 days’ Arkansas residency, proof of 3-Day Trip Fishing License, resident (RT3) $6.50 privileges become effective immediately. 100 percent disability from the Social Security A valid printed license or acceptable Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs or 65-Plus Lifetime License, resident (See also Trout Permits, below) $10.50 electronic format license must be in the Railroad Retirement Board is required to apply Fishing only (PLF) $35.50 your possession. for this license. This license expires 3 years from Hunting and fishing (PLC) the date of purchase. A resident trout permit must Lifetime and commercial licenses are not available by 3-Year Disability License, resident be purchased annually to keep trout or to fish in Fishing only (RDF) $10.50 phone or online. certain waters (Page 7). These licenses are available Hunting and fishing (RDC) $35.50 Guide License from the AGFC Little Rock office. Lifetime Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman’s Permit for residents of any age (LSP). $1,000.00 Any person providing guide services for pay Mobility Impaired Access Permit (Holders of this license do not need to purchase annual trout permits.) must purchase a resident ($25.00) or nonresident Licensed sportsmen who are permanently Annual Fishing License, nonresident (NRF) $50.00 ($150.00) guide license in addition to a valid mobility impaired may be eligible for special fishing license. access privileges in certain areas on WMAs from 3-Day Trip Fishing License, nonresident (NT3) $16.00 65-Plus Lifetime Fishing License the boardwalk and piers at Dry Run Creek, and 7-Day Trip Fishing License, nonresident (NT7) $25.00 from the piers on Collins Creek downstream of Licenses and permits are nontransferable and nonrefundable. Residents 65 and older may purchase a Lifetime the wooden vehicle bridge in JFK Park. These Fishing License for $10.50 or a Lifetime Combination privileges allow persons with certain medical Sportsman’s License (hunting and fishing) for conditions to receive a Mobility Impaired Access $35.50 anytime during the calendar year of their Permit. There is no charge for the initial permit. Trout Permits 65th birthday. Each license is valid as long as the Applications are available online at www.agfc.com or by calling 800-364-4263 during business hours. holder resides in Arkansas. Proof of age and 60 days In addition to a fishing license, anglers 16 and older must have a trout permit to keep trout from any Arkansas waters or to fish in the waters listed below. Anglers under 16 or holders of the $1,000 Lifetime Military Lifetime Licenses Resident Hunting and Fishing Sportsman’s Permit do not need a trout permit.

Resident Military Retiree Lifetime Licenses percent permanent and total service connected • White River, from Beaver Dam to Houseman Access • Little Missouri River, from 100 yards below Lake are available at any AGFC regional office. military disability or permanently disabled and • White River, from Bull Shoals Dam to Highway 58 Greeson (Narrows Dam) to Muddy Fork Road Sportsmen must be at least 60 and show proof received the Purple Heart as a result of service- bridge at Guion (low-water bridge) of 60 days’ Arkansas residency and retirement connected military disability. • Little Red River, from Greers Ferry Dam to Highway from a branch of the U.S. Armed Services. Trout Permit, resident 16 and older (TPR) $5.00 Trout and state waterfowl stamp permits, 305 bridge Resident Disabled Military Veteran Lifetime federal waterfowl stamps, resident trapping • North Fork of White River, entire stream below Trout Permit, nonresident 16 and older (TPN) $12.00 Licenses are available at the Little Rock office permits and HIP registration also must be Norfork Dam 65-Plus Lifetime Trout Permit, for holders of $5.00 only. There is no age requirement for this obtained to hunt, trap or fish for certain game 65-plus fishing or combination licenses (PLT) license, but sportsmen must show proof of species. These permits are available at all • Spavinaw Creek (Benton County) east of Highway 59 60 days’ Arkansas residency and proof of 100 AGFC regional offices.

6 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 7 Regulations | Trout Regulations Regulations | Boating Laws Trout Regulations Boating Laws

• Trout may not be driven, harassed or pursued • Chumming is not allowed in trout waters designated General Requirements 1. Satisfy the boating education requirement with noise, objects, boats or by wading to with special regulations such as catch-and-release (Page 10) and Registering and insuring: Boats propelled by sail or concentrate them. areas, artificial-lures-only areas and areas where 2. Be under the direct visible and audible supervision natural or scented baits are prohibited. Chumming motor must be registered when operated on public • A guide may not give away his or her fish if it causes waters. of a parent, guardian or person at least 18 years of the recipient to exceed his or her daily limit. is defined as dislodging or depositing any substance age. not attached to a hook that may attract fish. A Arkansas boat owners may register a boat at the office • Fish that are filleted or have head or tail removed common example of chumming is tossing canned of the county revenue agent in the county where A person 12 years of age or older must satisfy the may not be in possession while fishing from the corn into the water to stimulate feeding. Dislodging the boat is principally used or in their home county. boating education requirement if born after 1985. shore, boat or transporting fish by boat on catch- material from the streambed to attract trout by All personal watercraft and motorboats powered by and-release areas and length/slot limit waters. To operate a personal watercraft: working or shuffling one’s feet, known as the “San engines of more than 50 horsepower must show proof • Culling trout is prohibited. Once an angler has kept Juan Shuffle,” is considered chumming. Dragging of $50,000 liability insurance when registering and it A person under 12 years of age must have a person at a trout on a stringer, in a livewell or in a fish basket, chains or anchors is not considered chumming. must be carried on board at all times. least 21 years of age on board who must: that trout may not be released. 1. Satisfy the boating education requirement • In areas with catch-and-release or special regulations, Out-of-state boats with valid registrations may be (Page 10) if born after 1985, and • Trout and their parts (dead or alive) may not be used natural and scented baits are not allowed. These operated for up to 90 days without registering in as bait. include baits such as marshmallows, corn, salmon Arkansas. 2. Be in a position to take immediate control of the • Imported trout and trout eggs must have disease-free eggs and moldable substances (PowerBait, Power Eggs PWC. certification. or Zeke’s Gold). Operating a boat in excess of 5 mph in a posted no- wake zone, within 100 feet of a recreation area, dock, A person 12-15 years of age must have a person at • Trout importation and stocking regulations have pier, raft, float, anchored boat, dam intake or other least 18 years of age on board who must: been significantly revised to regulate stocking obstruction is illegal. of trout in Arkansas waters (Reference Code of 1. Satisfy the boating education requirement Regulations 26.12 and 27.07, and Addendum V1.01 Lights (Page 10) if born after 1985, and and V1.02. Available at www.agfc.com). 2. Be in a position to take immediate control of the Boats must be equipped with the described lights to PWC. be operated during darkness. You must be at least 16 years of age to operate a 1. On state-controlled waters, lights on boats, personal watercraft without adult supervision, and including those on nonpowered boats, must be How to Measure a Fish if born after 1985 you must have passed boating sufficient to make the boat’s presence and location education (Page 10) and carry proof of passing while known to any other vessel within a reasonable operating a PWC. A person under 16 years of age Measure fish from the front end of the lower jaw to the tip of the tail. Lay the fish flat distance. may not operate any personal watercraft that is not on its side on top of the ruler, mouth closed and tail lobes pressed together. 2. On federally controlled waters, nonpowered boats rated to carry at least two people. must have a readily accessible light source to be used in sufficient time to prevent a collision. Scuba Motorboats operating on federally controlled A diver’s flag means that scuba divers are in the waters must have a combination red-and-green water nearby. Slow down and use caution. Boats are light on the bow and a white light aft. required to operate at idle speed within 100 feet of a Fire Extinguishers diver’s flag. Fire extinguishers are required of inboard boats, open Boat Capacity boats with built-in fuel tanks and boats with bilges Loading a vessel beyond its stated safe carrying where flammable gases may accumulate. capacity is illegal. Age Requirements U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Length x girth x girth To operate a motorboat powered by an engine No vessel may enter within 100 yards downstream of 10 horsepower or more: = weight of an Army Corps of Engineers dam. Operating a 800 A person under 12 years of age must: vessel in a manner contrary to signs, markers or buoys The formula for estimating the weight of a live trout 8 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 9 Regulations | Boating Laws Regulations | Boating Laws placed by the Corps controlling speed, skiing or he can without causing serious danger to his own operation of vessels is prohibited. boat, crew and passengers; Personal Flotation Devices Kill Switch 2. Give his or her name, address and identification of his or her boat in writing to any person injured Boats under 16 feet long, canoes and kayaks must For motorboats equipped by the manufacturer with a and to the owner of any property damaged in have one United States Coast Guard-approved lanyard-type engine cutoff switch, the boat operator is the incident; wearable PFD for each person used according to its required to attach the lanyard to his person, clothing approved conditions on board. or personal flotation device while the engine is in use. 3. Notify the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Boats 16 feet or longer must have one USCG- However, this requirement does not apply to anyone or the local sheriff’s office so an officer can approved wearable PFD for each person used operating flat-bottomed boats on the tailwater of a investigate the accident. To report a boating according to its approved conditions and one trout fishery. accident, call 800-482-9262 (toll free). Accidents involving death, injury or property damage of USCG-approved throwable PFD on board. Accidents $500 or more must be reported. Children under 13 must wear a well-fitting The operator of a boat involved in an accident is Drinking and Boating PFD at all times while aboard a boat. The required to immediately: only exceptions are when they are within A boat operator with a blood alcohol content of .08 the enclosed area of a houseboat, cruiser or 1. Render assistance to other persons affected by the percent or greater is considered intoxicated and is within the railings of a party barge while the incident to save them or minimize danger so far as subject to arrest. boat is not underway. Personal watercraft (Jet-Skis, Seadoos, etc.) occupants are required to wear PFDs. Mandatory Boating Education Certificate Number Certification Date 1119630 8/31/15 Birth Date 08/22/89 Water skiers must wear a USCG-approved JOHN BOATER wearable PFD used according to its approved Anyone born after 1985 and of legal age to operate • The internet course conditions. Water skiing is not allowed from a motorboat must have successfully completed an is available online one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour approved Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 24 hours a day, 7 before sunrise. Boats towing water skiers Boating Education Course and carry proof of days a week. Students study the material online and must have, in addition to the driver, an observer completion while operating any motorboat on must take and pass the online examination. There at least 12 years old or a wide-angle convex marine Arkansas waters. will be a minimum fee to take the online course. mirror to observe the person being towed. Mirrors A motorboat is defined as any vessel operated upon After successful completion of one of these options, the do not apply when towing persons on personal water propelled by sail or machinery, whether or not student will be mailed a Boating Education Card. watercraft. the machinery is the principal source of propulsion. Class schedules: Information about boating education The Boating Education Course is designed to teach classroom, online or home study courses can be the fundamentals of safe and responsible boating obtained by contacting the Arkansas Game and Fish and is written on a sixth-grade reading level. The Commission at 501-223-6377 (Little Rock) or Commission offers the following options for taking the 877-493-6424 (toll free). Information and class Boating Education Course: schedules are available online at www.agfc.com. • The classroom course is a minimum six hours of instruction including the examination. This option is free. 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Find out who owns the land or water and get verbal or written permission from the landowner or leaseholder MAXMAX FARRELL FARRELL before hunting, fishing, trapping or releasing hunting dogs on private property. LandLand Agent Agent If the property is not posted, verbal permission is required. If posted, each person must carry written permission. 479.718.6457479.718.6457 Written permission is not required if the person fishing is a relative of the landowner or lessee and permission can be verified. MidwestLandGroup.comMidwestLandGroup.com 10 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 11 Of Interest | Arkansas Trout Of Interest | Arkansas Trout

Brown Trout Arkansas Trout Fish illustrations by Joe Tomelleri Sides usually have orange or red spots with halos Daily Limit − The total limit of a certain fish species that may be taken in 1 day. Golden brown to silver Possession Limit − The total limit of a certain fish species that is in your possession at any time, whether on your person or stored in another location. Fish and wild game (other than migratory Tail slightly game birds) that have been processed and stored at a residence do not count toward a person’s forked, faint possession limit. A residence is defined as a house or house trailer that is permanently in place or no spots and is owned, leased or rented by an individual; it does not include mobile travel trailers, tents, vehicles or temporary rental units (motels, lodges, cabins, resorts, etc.). Abdomen usually yellow Statewide total daily limit...... 5 trout* (No more than 2 brown trout, 2 cutthroat trout and 2 brook trout) Young brown trout 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 Possession limit: Twice the daily limit in the early winter on the White River protect the most active spawning areas. Most brown trout weigh 2-4 pounds when caught, although 5- to 10-pound fish are not uncommon. The state record, and former world *Some waters have different or special regulations; always check your destination. record, is 40 pounds, 4 ounces. Imported trout (salmonid) and trout eggs must have a disease-free certification. Rainbow Trout Brook Trout Pink streak Tail Light Crimson spots with blue halos and yellow spots wormlike spotted, markings on forked dark green upper body White and black edge Black spots over entire body on front of Fin often white-tipped lower fins 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 Brook trout like cold, clear waters and are found just below dams. They frequent undercut banks and large fish, crayfish and snails. Although rare in Arkansas, spawning sometimes occurs in swift, gravelly riffles. Most rocks and logs. Young fish feed mostly on plankton and insects. Adults feed on insects and small fish. rainbows weigh about 1 pound when caught, although 3- to 5- pounders are not uncommon. The state record Brook trout have been known to reproduce in Collins Creek. The average brook trout is between a half- is 19 pounds, 1 ounce. pound and a pound in size. The state record is 5 pounds.

Cutthroat Trout

Black spotting heavier toward rear of fish Want your outdoor news in 280 characters? Tail Red-orange spotted, Follow us on Twitter. slash marks forked on the @argameandfish underside of the jaw 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. They are not known to reproduce in Arkansas. The state record is 10 pounds, 2 ounces.

12 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 13 Of Interest | Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2019 Of Interest | Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2019

*This schedule is tentative and subject to change. Scheduled Trout Stockings for 2019* ** These bodies of water are cooperatively stocked by the AGFC and the USFWS. JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER 2019 TOTALS Beaver Dam Tailwater (White River)** Rainbow Trout 4000 4000 11340 11030 11200 9600 10235 10275 10235 9680 2235 2400 96230 Brown Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6000 0 6000 Blanchard Springs (Mirror Lake)** Rainbow Trout 600 600 600 1470 1470 1470 1800 1800 1460 865 600 600 13335 Lake Catherine (Carpenter Dam Tailwater)** Rainbow Trout 9300 12000 9700 4320 0 0 0 0 0 0 1420 2895 39635 Lake Hamilton (Blakely Dam Tailwater)** Rainbow Trout 9000 9125 9000 3375 0 0 0 0 0 0 1425 3140 35065 Greers Ferry Tailwater (Little Red River)** Rainbow Trout 6170 6165 16240 16240 16240 21955 20075 21015 16010 16950 16950 6170 180180 Narrows Dam Tailwater** Rainbow Trout 14500 13180 15000 1980 1000 1000 0 0 0 1520 5520 5480 59180 Brown Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1400 0 1400 Norfork Dam Tailwater** Rainbow Trout 2100 2100 4200 5975 8280 8000 10145 9480 9430 8070 3430 2100 73310 Brook Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 5400 0 0 0 0 0 5400 Brown Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1000 0 1000 Cutthroat Trout 0 0 0 5000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 Ouachita River (Remmel Dam Tailwater)** Rainbow Trout 3200 1800 2000 1500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2620 11120 Spring River** Rainbow Trout 3510 3390 10100 11680 12820 12670 12650 12970 11900 7140 3570 3130 105530 Brown Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4000 0 4000 Upper Little Missouri River (Albert Pike Recreational Area)** Rainbow Trout 1090 1090 1900 1900 0 0 0 0 0 0 530 1090 7600 Bull Shoals Tailwater (White River)** Rainbow Trout 22760 22760 62800 62800 82800 109250 109250 89250 58200 58200 58200 22760 75930 Brook Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 11600 0 0 0 0 0 11600 Brown Trout 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33000 0 33000 Cutthroat Trout 0 0 0 35000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35000 Seasonal and Family and Community Sites Van Buren City Park 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Conway Station Park Pond (Conway) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Paradise Park (Jacksonvillle) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Searcy City Lake (Searcy) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 0 1140 Carol Ann Cross Lake (Fort Smith) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 MacArthur Park Pond (Little Rock) 760 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1900 Rock Creek (Little Rock) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Boyle Park Pond (Little Rock) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Western Hills (Little Rock) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 Cabot Community Pond 750 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 750 750 3000 Lake Valencia (Maumelle) 750 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 750 750 3000 Sherwood Community Pond 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Cherrywood Lake (Sherwood) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Pleasant View Park Pond (Russellville) 450 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900 1800 Martin Luther King Park Pond (Pine Bluff) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 White Hall Community Pond 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 Entergy Park (Hot Springs) 600 600 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450 2100 Family Park Pond (Hot Springs) 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1760 Lake Benjamin (Glenwood) 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 1380 Lake Dieffenbacher (Texarkana) 500 500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 1380 Wells Lake (Fort Smith) 900 900 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 900 900 3600 Murphy Park Pond (Springdale) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Lake Springdale (Springdale) 750 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 750 750 3000 Lake Bentonville (Bentonville) 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Tilden Rodgers Park Pond (West Memphis) 750 750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 750 2250 Craighead Forest Park Pond (Jonesboro) 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 150 300 Arkansas State UniversityCampus Pond 380 380 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 380 1520 Mike and Janet Huckabee Pond (Hope) 250 250 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 380 880 Amon’s Lake (Mountain Home) 450 450 450 450 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450 2700 Lake Atalanta (Rogers) 1150 1150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1150 1150 4600 Salem City Lake (Salem) 225 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 450 Rich Mountain CC Pond ( Mena) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 450 450 Stinger Lake (Mountain View) 150 150 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 Grand Total 1539105 14 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 15 Of Interest | Baitfishing Techniques Of Interest | Safe Handling Tips | Public vs. Private Water Baitfishing Techniques Safe Handling Tips

How to Make a Catch-and-Release Pointers Hook Barbless • Use bronze hooks whenever possible. If the fish swallows the hook, cut the Slip Sinker Rig leader instead of trying to remove it. Bronze dissolves more rapidly than steel or shiny gold hooks. Using To make a hook barbless, grip the circle hooks may also shank and pinch the barb with a pair reduce the risk of the fish of smooth-jawed, needlenose pliers. swallowing the hook. • If possible, avoid touching the fish with your hands. Especially avoid handling the fish with dry hands or a dry towel. 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 Slide a slip sinker on the line, attach a barrel swivel, tie on 2 to 3 feet of to land it. 2-pound-test leader and finish off with a bait hook. The marshmallow provides flotation for the hook. Crimped completely, the hook is • Use nets made of soft materials such as cotton, soft nylon or smooth and will not snag when rubber and wet the netting before landing your fish. passed through cloth. • 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 Three-Way Rig the fish, hold it in the water to stimulate its gills. Allow the fish to swim away on its own.

Public vs. Private Water

Whether a lake, river or stream is public or private generally depends on whether it is legally “navigable.” Navigability is usually decided by a court (some waters have been declared navigable by the General Assembly). All property below the ordinary high water mark of navigable water is public. Adjacent landowners only own the property above that mark. The OHWM is found by “ascertaining where the presence and action of water are so This rig, often used for drift fishing on the White River, can be baited with many common and usual and so long continued in all ordinary years, as to mark upon the soil of the bed a character kinds of trout bait including nightcrawlers, redworms or a glow worm/salmon egg combination. Use 4- or 6-pound line, clear or light green, to be less visible distinct from that of the banks, in respect to vegetation, as well as in respect to the nature of the soil itself.” For to fish. example, gravel bars generally result from the presence and action of water and, thus, lie below the OHWM. If water is navigable, members of the public have the right to use the water for recreation, like floating, fishing and canoeing at For more information on trout fishing techniques, visit us on the web at www.agfc.com any point below the OHWM. By contrast, a landowner adjacent to non-navigable water generally owns to the center of its bed, or as otherwise stated in the owner’s deed. If water is not navigable, the public generally has no right to use the water — with some Arkansas Wildlife Weekly exceptions, such as where the public has permission or prescriptive rights have been acquired through long use. Get up-to-date season dates, regulations, classes and news of the outdoors delivered free to your computer by email every Wednesday afternoon. To subscribe, go to arkansaswildlife.com

16 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 17 Of Interest | Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters Of Interest |Cutthroat Record Broken Didymo in Arkansas Tailwaters Cutthroat catch

Didymo is an invasive, breaks 32-year state record freshwater alga found in many Arkansas An Arkansas fishing mark that had held for nearly 33 years tailwaters. It thrives in finally fell in September 2018 when a Kansas angler making cool, clear, nutrient-poor an annual trek with friends to the White River pulled in a water, and forms thick, cutthroat trout weighing 10 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch was brown mats that can certified in October 2018 by the Arkansas Game and Fish smother a streambed. Didymo can foul fishing equipment and Commission’s chief of fisheries. The previous record from the White River was 9 pounds, 9 ounces, set Oct. 6, 1985. Didymo clings to disrupt habitat for native species. rocks, plants and other The trout was caught during a minimum flow period on the materials in the water by Currently there is no method for removing didymo river, about 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. The angler stalks, which form the thick mat. Established mats form once it has been introduced. Preventing its spread to docked immediately to weigh the fish and, knowing it was flowing streamers that turn white at the ends and look unaffected waters is the most effective means of control. likely a record-breaker, headed to Mountain Home for official similar to tissue paper. Here are some measures anglers can take to help prevent weigh-in with Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries Native to northern Europe, Canada and other regions the spread of didymo to other waters: biologists. Biologists say the cutthroat was confirmed to be one in the Northern Hemisphere, didymo appears to be raised by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Norfork National Fish Hatchery and stocked in either 2008 or 2011 –there 1. Remove all clumps of algae and sediment from gear was no way to confirm which of those years exactly. The fish was missing an adipose fin, which is a sign stocked fish. At gradually expanding its geographic range. It is in the before leaving an affected water body. following Arkansas trout waters: Beaver Tailwater on some point, state records for all four species of trout (rainbow, brown, cutthroat and brook) have come from the Norfork the White River, Bull Shoals Tailwater on the White 2. Clean all gear that came into contact with the water Tailwater. The AGFC’s current cutthroat trout minimum length limit on the Norfork Tailwater of 24 inches (one fish per River, Norfork Tailwater on the North Fork of the with one of the following solutions: 2 percent bleach, day) took effect Jan. 1, 2018, and should help protect and grow larger fish. White River, and Greers Ferry Tailwater on the Little 5 percent salt solution, or dishwashing detergent. Red River. The primary means of spreading didymo is All surfaces must be in contact with the cleaning https://www.google.com/ur https:// www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct= j&q=&esrc=s&source=images& thought to be recreational equipment such as boats, life solution for at least a full minute. cd=&docid=2moNEBGbOmn9i M&tbnid=OHmBUx64MVWX xM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=htt p%3A%2F%2Fwww.worldfish- jackets and fishing gear (especially waders). ingnetwork.com%2Ftips%2Fpos 3. If you cannot wash your gear, the next best thing Didymo can impact Arkansas trout fisheries in several is to let it dry for at least 48 hours before entering

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• Paddlefish Snagging Season: From April 15 to June 15, snagging game fish is legal from 100 yards 62 below Beaver Dam to the first boat ramp downstream. Snagging must be discontinued once two trout have been taken. Snagged fish may not be released. 3.2 miles Bertrand Access

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Boat Access Beaver Dam @arkansasgameandfish Walk-in Access Overlook Handicap Access Beaver Lake Shoals Special Regulations Area Roads 187 Walking Trail State Highway 26 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 US Highway 27 Spring River SALEM Mammoth Spring 9 Dam #1 Mammoth Lassiter 1 mile Spring Hardy Walk-in Cold Springs Access 2 miles 289 342 Trout Fishing Areas | Spring River Trout Fishing Areas | Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater 3.5 miles Dam #3 Spring River Jim Hinkle/ Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater (White River) (Maps on Pages 30-32) Spring River From 100 yards below Dam No. 1 at Mammoth Spring State Park to the mouth of Myatt Creek: A trout From 100 yards below Bull Shoals Dam to the Highway 58 bridge at Guion: No fishing within 100 yards of State Fish Spring River Bull Shoals Dam. A trout permit (Page 7) is required to fish in this area. Anglers may use no more than one permit isSALEM required to keep trout. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole at a time and must MammothHatchery Spring attend it at all times. No other9 devices may be used to catch fish, except bait tackle to catch baitfish. Daily limit fishing rod or pole at a time and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish, except of 5 trout. Limit may include no more thanDam 2 #1brown trout (16 inches or longer) and 2 cutthroat trout (16 inches bait tackle to catch baitfish. Multiple point hooks with barbs are allowed, unless fishing inside the Catch-and- Mammoth 63 Release Areas (see below). Bait fishing only allowed with a single hooking point. Daily limit of 5 trout; only or longer). RainbowLassiter trout have no length limit1 mile or daily limitBayou restrictions beyondSpring the 5-troutHardy total daily limit. A handicapped-accessibleWalk-in fishing pier is availableCold at theSprings Cold Springs Access. 1 trout over 14 inches long may be kept. Limit may include either 5 rainbow trout less than 14 inches or 4 Access rainbow trout less than 14 inches and one of the following: 1 rainbow trout (14 inches or longer), 1 brook trout 2 miles (14 inches or longer), 1 cutthroat trout (24 inches or longer), or 1 brown trout (24 inches or longer). 289 6 miles 342 BULL SHOALS CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS: In the following areas, trout must be released Spring River3.5 miles SALEM immediately. Only artificial lures or flies may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). All hooking Mammoth Spring Dam #3 9 Jim Hinkle/ points must be barbless. Chumming is not allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Spring River Spring River Dam #1 SALEM State Fish Mammoth Spring YEAR-ROUND CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS: Mammoth 9 1 mile HatcheryHardy Dam #1 Spring River Lassiter SALEMSpring Mammoth • Bull Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: From 100 yards below Bull Shoals Dam to the upstream boundary of Walk-in Cold Springs Lassiter Mammoth1 mile Spring Spring Hardy Access Walk-in 9 Cold Springs63 Bull Shoals White River State Park, as indicated by signs: Catch-and-release Feb. 1-Oct. 31. From Nov. 1 to Access Bayou Dam #1 2 miles 2 miles Jan. 31, the area is closed to fishing and extends downstream to the wing dike at the Bull Shoals/White River 289 Mammoth 289 Lassiter 1 mile Spring Hardy 6 miles 342 State Park trout dock; 342 Walk-in Cold Springs Access 3.5 miles • Rim Shoals Catch-and-Release Area (near Cotter): From sign immediately above mouth of Jenkins Creek to 3.5 miles Dam #3 Jim Hinkle/ 2 miles Spring River the first electric power line downstream, as indicated by signs. Dam #3 289 State Fish Jim Hinkle/ Hatchery SEASONAL CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS: Spring River 342 State Fish 63 Hatchery 3.5 milesBayou • Bull Shoals Seasonal Brown Trout Catch-and-Release Area: From the wing dike at the Bull Shoals White Dam #3 River State Park trout dock to the downstream boundary of the park: Seasonal catch-and-release area for Jim Hinkle/ 6 miles 63 Spring River SALEM Mammoth Spring Spring River brown trout Nov. 1-Jan. 31. Brown trout must be released immediately. No fishing from 30 minutes after Bayou 9 Dam #1 State Fish Mammoth sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise. Lassiter 1 mile Spring Hardy Hatchery Walk-in Cold Springs Access 6 miles 2 miles 289 63 End of trout Big Spring (in Cotter, at the AGFC access to the White River) 342 Bayou 3.5 miles waters Dam #3 Jim Hinkle/ (Shown on Map on Page 30) Spring River State Fish Hatchery 6 miles 63 From its source to the confluence with the White River, except as specified below: Trout must be released Bayou End of trout waters immediately. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point may be used (natural or scented baits 6 miles are not allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole at a time End of trout waters and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Fishing is only permitted from sunrise to sunset. Only youths under age 16, accompanied by an adult, and adult disabled anglers may fish Big Spring. Adult disabled anglers must carry proof that they are 100 percent permanently and totally disabled and possess a valid AGFC fishing license and trout permit. No End of trout Trout Hatchery 63 waters Trout HatcheryTrout Hatchery 63 63 fishing in the “swimming hole” at the upstream end of Big Spring, as indicated by signs. No motorized boats Boat Access Boat Access are allowed in Big Spring. End of trout Walk-inBoat Access AccessWalk-in Access Trout Hatchery waters 63 Handicap Access Cherokee Boat Access Handicap Access CherokeeVillage Walk-in AccessShoals Walk-in Access Village Handicap Access Cherokee Village Shoals Roads Shoals State Highway Roads RoadsHandicap Access CherokeeEnd of trout Hardy State Highway Hardy US Highway Villagewaters US Highway State Highway 175 175 Shoals Hardy Hardy Beach Access 62 Hardy Beach Access US Highway 62 Trout Hatchery Roads63 175 Boat Access Hardy Beach Access State Highway 62 Hardy Walk-in Access Learn more about nature in The Natural State. Visit an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Nature Center. Featuring exhibits, classes, Handicap Access Cherokee US TroutHighway Hatchery 63 Village trails and much more, it's easy to find something for you. Shoals Boat Access 175 Visit www.agfc.com.Walk-in Access Roads Hardy Beach Access State Highway Handicap Access Cherokee 28 Hardy Arkansas GameVillage and Fish Commission Trout Fishing62 Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 29 US Highway Shoals 175 Roads Hardy BeachState HighwayAccess Hardy 62 US Highway 175 Hardy Beach Access 62 See Inset on Next Page Bull Shoals Norfork Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Bull Shoals Bull Shoals White River and Big Spring Lake Bull Shoals CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: Dam Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Forrest and Nina Lakeview 870-431-5311 (COE) Wood State Park 178 PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: Access Jim Griffin Access 866-494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) Bull Shoals – White River Bruce Creek Shoal State Park Rivercliff Drive Dew Monkey 9 Run Eddy Cane Partee Three Chutes 178 Shoal Island Shoal White Hole Access The Narrows 7 miles Clubhouse Lane Fairview Bronie Yurkonis Bull Shoals (C&R) Wildcat 178 Walk-in Access Shoals Whiteville Access Tucker Shoal 7 178 12 miles 126 BULL SHOALS – Wildcat Shoals Rainbow Hole WHITE RIVER TO MOUNTAIN STATE PARK 62 HOME 412 Bayless Island Gassville Powerhouse Road 62 3 62 18 Cotter 345 miles Bull Shoals Seasonal (C&R) Cotter Rim Shoals TO MOUNTAIN HOME Access Flippin 62B Access 3 62 412 126 Roundhouse Rim Shoals Shady Grove Shoal Redbud Shoal 57 BIG SPRING Walk-in (See page 29) Rim Shoals (C&R) Access 201 101 24.5 Buford Arkana miles Whites Bluff 5 Shipps Ferry Matney 59 44 Access Mountain miles Shoal TO NORFORK LAKE Shoestring Shoal Fletcher 341 Rea Valley 101 Mountain Cartney Norfork Walk-in 38 miles Access Boat Access 126 28.5 miles Barren Creek Bluff Hole Walk-in Access Ranchette Shoal Matney Norfork Access 36 miles Knob Access Handicap Access Crane Cartney Island Access Handicap Boater Transfer Lift 177 68 Picnic Area Nellie’s Apron Buffalo 341 Mathis 5 Shoals City Oliver Smith Picnic Area Steamboat Island Catch and Release (C&R) Buffalo Shoal Shoals Smith Island 32 miles Seasonal Catch and Release (C&R) Buffalo City 49 miles Access Buffalo Roads Stair Bluff River Red’s Landing State Highway Access US Highway MapMap continues continues on onPAGE PAGE 32 30 30 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 31 Trout Fishing Areas | Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake Tailwaters

Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater – Cont... Norfork Lake (Norfork) Tailwater (North Fork of the White River) White River and Mirror Lake Norfork (Map on Page 34) Guion CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: From 100 yards below Norfork Dam to its confluence with the White River: No fishing within 100 yards Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater of Norfork Dam. A trout permit (Page 7) is required to fish in this area. Anglers may use no more than one 870-431-5311 (COE) fishing rod or pole at a time and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish, except PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: bait tackle to catch baitfish. Multiple point hooks with barbs are allowed, unless fishing inside the Catch-and- 866-494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) Release Area (see below). Bait fishing only allowed with a single hooking point. Daily limit of 5 trout; only 1 trout over 14 inches long may be kept. Limit may include either 5 rainbow trout less than 14 inches or 4 Norfork Access West rainbow trout less than 14 inches and one of the following: 1 rainbow trout (14 inches or longer), 1 brook trout (14 inches or longer), 1 cutthroat trout (24 inches or longer), or 1 brown trout (24 inches or longer). Chains or North Fork River other objects capable of destroying aquatic vegetation may not be dragged. Norfork Norfork Access East NORFORK CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREA: From downstream end of Long Hole to Bill Ackerman/River Ridge Walk-in Access, as indicated by signs: Trout must be released immediately. Only artificial lures or flies may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). All hooking points must be barbless. Chumming is not Red’s Landing Access 223 Boat Access allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Mathis Island 177 Primitive Boat Access 177 5 Dry Run Creek (Outflow from Norfork National Fish Hatchery) Handicap Access (Shown on Map on Page 34) AGFC Pineville Steamboat 49 miles Shoal Regional 56 Handicap Boater Transfer Lift From its source to the confluence with the Norfork Tailwater, as indicated by signs: Only youths under 16 and Office 56 Picnic Area mobility impaired anglers may fish Dry Run Creek. Trout must be released immediately. Only artificial lures with Shoals a single, barbless hooking point per pole may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not Sneed’s Creek Calico Rock allowed. Anglers may use no more than 1 fishing rod or pole at a time, and must attend it at all times. No other Access Roads 59 miles 62 devices may be used to catch fish. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Fishing is only permitted from sunrise miles State Highway Chesmond Ferry to sunset. Mobility impaired anglers may fish from only the piers and boardwalk. Mobility impaired card required for Access Creswell Island US Highway mobility impaired adult anglers. City Rock Bluff Racetrack Island 5

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RADR 13326 AGFC Trout Guide.indd (tc) 1 11/16/09 3:44:26 PM 32 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 33 Trout Fishing Areas | Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater Norfork Lake Tailwater North Fork of the White River and Dry Run Creek Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater (Little Red River) (Maps on Pages 36-37)

CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: From 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam to the Highway 305 Bridge: No fishing within 100 yards of Greers Lake Norfork Tailwater Ferry Dam. A trout permit (Page 7) is required to fish in this area. Anglers may use no more than one fishing 870-431-5311 (COE) Norfork National rod or pole at a time and must attend it at all times. Multiple point hooks with barbs are allowed, unless fishing Fish Hatchery PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: Norfork with bait or inside the Catch-and-Release Areas (see below). Bait fishing only allowed with a single hooking 866-494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) Lake point. No other devices may be used to catch fish, except bait tackle to catch baitfish. Daily limit of 5 trout; 177 only 1 trout over 16 inches may be kept. Lake Norfork Norfork GREERS FERRY TAILWATER CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS: In the following areas, all trout must be released immediately. Only artificial lures or flies may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). In Quarry JFK and Mossy Catch-and-Release Areas, multiple-point barbless hooks may be used. In Cow Shoals Catch- Park 177 and-Release Area, only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point per pole shall be used. Chumming is 5 not allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Norfork Dam Salesville • JFK Catch-and-Release Area: 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam downstream to approximately 0.5 miles downstream to the last Greers Ferry National Fish Hatchery effluent outfall in John F. Kennedy Park, as indicated by signs. • Cow Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: Head of Cow Shoals to mouth of Canoe Creek, as indicated Long Hole by signs. From Oct. 1-Dec. 31, this area is closed to fishing from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise. • Mossy Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: Upstream end of Dunham Shoals to downstream end of Mossy Shoals, as indicated by signs. 5 Collins Creek (Shown on Map on Page 36) From its source in JFK Park to its confluence with the Little Red River, as indicated by signs: Trout must 2 miles be released immediately. Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point per pole 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 at a time, and must attend it at all times. No other devices may be used to catch fish. Bill Ackerman/ River Ridge Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed. Fishing is only permitted from sunrise to sunset. Only youths Leonard B. Smith Ace In under 16 may fish from its source to the wooden vehicle bridge in JFK Park. From the wooden vehicle Norfork Overlook Walk-in Access The Hole bridge to the Little Red River, fishing is restricted to youths under 16, anglers over 16 accompanied by an 201 actively fishing youth under 16, and mobility impaired anglers. Mobility impaired anglers may fish from the piers. Mobility impaired card required for mobility impaired adult anglers. 3.5 miles Admiral Hole Mill Dam Eddy River Ridge Road

4.8 miles Trout Hatchery Boat Access Norfork Walk-in Access Norfork Handicap Access Access Handicap Boater Transfer Lift 5 Shoals White River Catch and Release (C&R) Roads State Highway US Highway 34 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 35 CorpsCorps SeeSee Inset Inset Below Below VisitorsVisitors GreersGreers Ferry Ferry Lake Lake Tailwater Tailwater Corps See Inset Below Corps SeeCenterCenter Inset Below GreersLittle RedLittle RiverFerry Red River Lake Tailwater Visitors Corps See Inset Below Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater VisitorsCenter GreersGreers Ferry Ferry Lake Lake LittleGreers Red River Ferry and Lake Collins TailwaterCreek Center Visitors LittleCURRENT RedCURRENT GENERATION River GENERATION and CONDITIONS: Collins CONDITIONS: Creek GreersCenter Ferry Lake Cow Shoals (C&R) GreersLittle FerryGreersRed Lake River Ferry Tailwater Lakeand TailwaterCollins(501) 362-5150 (501)Creek 362-5150 GreersCorps FerrySee Lake Inset Below 2525 Cow Shoals (C&R) CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: Greers Ferry Lake Oct 1 - Dec 31 CURRENTGreers GENERATION Ferry CONDITIONS: Lake Tailwater Visitors Oct 1 - Dec 31 GreersCURRENT Ferry GENERATION Lake Tailwater CONDITIONS: 501-362-5150 (COE) Center 25 GreersLittleGreers Ferry Red Ferry Lake LakeRiver Tailwater Tailwater 501-362-5150 501-362-5150 (COE) (COE) 25 25 Cow Shoals (C&R) PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: 25 Greers Ferry LakeGreers Ferry DamCow Shoals (C&R) PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: 25 Greers Ferry Dam Cow Shoals (C&R) 866-494-1993CURRENTPROJECTEDHeber GENERATION Springs GENERATION (Southwest CONDITIONS: CONDITIONS: Power Administration) 866-494-1993866-494-1993 (SouthwestHeber (Southwest Springs Power Power Administration) Administration) Greers Greers Ferry NationalDam Cow Shoals (C&R) Greers Ferry Lake Tailwater (501) 362-5150 25 Trout Greers Hatchery Ferry25 National Pangburn 25 JFK Greers Ferry DamGreers Ferry Dam Pangburn JFK 25 JFKTrout Park Hatchery Oct 1 - Dec 31 Trout Hatchery (SRA) GreersJFK Ferry Park National Trout Hatchery (SRA) GreersTrout HatcheryCollins Ferry National CreekGreers Ferry National Cow Shoals 5.5 miles Boat Access JFK Trout HatcheryCollinsTrout Creek HatcheryGreers Ferry Dam Cow Shoals 5.5 miles Trout Hatchery JFK 25JFK25JFK Park Access Trout HatcheryBoat Access (C&R) (C&R)JFK25 Park JFK Park 210 Access HeberHeber Springs Springs TroutWalk-in Hatchery Access (C&R) Collins Creek Beech Island 210 5.5 miles Heber Springs Collins Creek Collins Greers Creek Ferry National Cow ShoalsCow Shoals5.5 miles 5.5 miles Heber Springs Boat AccessWalk-in Access 25 Beech Island CowAccess Shoals Pangburn BoatHandicap Access Access JFK 25 Trout Hatchery Access PangburnPangburn 25 HEBER JFK Park 210 210 Access 110 Pangburn TroutWalk-in Hatchery AccessHandicap Access (SRA) Beech IslandBeech210 Island Jon’s Pocket Walk-inPicnic Area Access SPRINGSHEBER BeechCollins Island Creek 5.5 miles 110 SPRINGS Cow Shoals Jon’s Pocket HandicapBoatHandicap Access Access PicnicAccess Area HEBER HEBER25 110 Access 110 HandicapShoals Access 210 Ritchey 110 Walk-in Access HEBERSPRINGS SPRINGS Beech Island Jon’s PocketJon’s Pocket110 PicnicPicnic Area AreaShoals SPRINGS 110 ShoalRitcheyJon’s Pocket PicnicCatch Areaand Release (C&R) 10 miles Barnett Handicap Access 110 RitcheyShoal ShoalsShoals Catch and Release (C&R) HEBER110 10 miles AccessBarnett Ritchey 110 ShoalsRoads 110 Ritchey Shoal Jon’s Pocket Picnic Area SPRINGS Winkley Access Shoal Catch Catch and and ReleaseRoads Release (C&R) (C&R) 10 miles BarnettShoal 110 CatchState Highway and Release (C&R) 10 miles ShoalsBarnett Shoals 11010 miles WinkleyBarnettAccess Access RoadsRoads State Highway Access Ritchey110 RoadsUS Highway ShoalsWinkley Shoal StateCatch Highway and Release (C&R) Charlie’sWinkley10 miles Barnett 110 State HighwayUS Highway IslandWinkley Shoals 110 State Highway Shoals Access 110 USRoads Highway 25 ShoalsCharlie’sBaker’s US Highway IslandCharlie’s US Highway Charlie’s Ford Winkley 110 State Highway Charlie’s25 337IslandBaker’sScroncherShoals Shoals Island 25 FordBaker’s Hiram US Highway Island 337 25 Baker’sCharlie’s Ford ScroncherMoss Shoals Dam 25 Baker’sFord 337 ScroncherShoal Shoals 17 miles Hiram 337Ford Island Hiram 337 25 Scroncher Shoals Moss Dam Libby Shoal Mossy (SRA) Mossy Shoal ScroncherBaker’s Shoals Moss Dam Hiram 29 Ford Shoal 17 miles Hiram 337 Moss DamShoal Libby Shoal 17 miles miles ScroncherMossZeb Dam Shoal Shoals Libby Shoal Mossy (SRA) Mossy Shoal Shoal 17 miles Mossy (C&R) MossyHiram Shoal 29 Monaghan-Womack Shoal Libby Shoal 17 milesLobo Access 110 29 miles Zeb MossShoal DamLibbyLibby Shoal Bluff Mossy (C&R) RainbowMossy Shoal miles Access ZebShoal Shoal 17 miles Mossy (C&R) Mossy Shoal Ramsey29 Libby Shoal Access Dunham Island 29 miles Monaghan-Womack Zeb Shoal Libby Shoal LoboLobo Access Access Mossy (SRA) Mossy Shoal 110 Accessmiles Monaghan-Womack Greers LibbyLibby Bluff Bluff 337 Shoals 110 29 Access Access Ferry Dam Zeb Shoal RainbowRainbow Ramsey Monaghan-Womack John F. Kennedy LoboLibbyLibby Access Shoal Shoal Access Access Island 110 Ramseymiles Monaghan-Womack ZebMemorial Shoal & OverlookLibby Bluff Lobo16 Access DunhamDunhamRainbowIsland 110 Pangburn Shoal Access Access Access GreersGreers Libby Bluff 337 337ShoalsRainbowShoals Horseshoe Ramsey Monaghan-WomackAccess FerryFerry Dam Dam 25 Libby ShoalLobo Access Access Island 110 Ramsey JohnJohn F. Kennedy LibbyLibby Bluff Shoal Access DunhamIslandBend Pangburn Bridge Access Access Greers MemorialMemorial & Overlook 16 Dunham Rainbow 24 AccessRamsey Bluff Libby16 Shoal Access 337 Shoals PangburnPangburn Shoal Shoal 124 GreersFerry Dam Gate John F. Kennedy 337 ShoalsDunham HorseshoeIslandHorseshoe miles Access Ferry Dam House Gate 25 Greers JohnMemorial F. Kennedy & Overlook 25 16 337 Shoals Bend Bend PangburnPangburn Bridge Bridge Ferry Dam ToMemorial Campground & OverlookJohn F. Kennedy Horseshoe 16 24 Pangburn Shoal Bluff 16 West Pangburn Dripping Pangburn24 Shoal 305 Gate Bluff Horseshoe Pangburn 124 Gate Memorial25Gate & Overlook 16 Bend miles miles 124 House Parking and25 Gate Horseshoe Springs Access PangburnPangburn Bridge Shoal House To Campground Bend 16 24 Pangburn Bridge Gate Bluff ToTrailhead Campground 25 West PangburnBend 16Dripping 24 Pangburn Bridge 124 305 Bluff Drippingmiles Pangburn 305 Gate Gate West Pangburn miles 24 Pangburn 124 House BluffParking and Springs Access House GateTo CampgroundGateParking and 16 Springsmiles Access 124 HouseJFK Park Trailhead Gate West Pangburn Dripping SEARCY 305 To CampgroundTrailhead West Pangburn 16 Dripping Pangburn 305 ParkingToNational Campgroundand West Pangburn 16 SpringsDripping Access Pangburn 305 Parking andFish Springs Access Pangburn TrailheadJFK Park HatcheryParking and COLLINS Springs Access SEARCY TrailheadJFK Park TrailheadNational CREEK SEARCY NationalFish COLLINS JFK Park FishHatchery SEARCY JFK Park COLLINS SEARCY JFKNational Park Hatchery Collins CreekCREEK Trail SEARCY NationalFish National CREEK Fish Hatchery Fish COLLINS Hatchery COLLINSCollinsCOLLINS Creek Trail Hatchery CREEKUpper Section CREEKCollinsCREEK Creek Trail Collins CreekUpper Trail Section Lower Collins CreekCollins Trail Creek Trail Section Upper Section Lower Project Boundary Upper Section Section Upper SectionUpper Section Lower Project Boundary Lower Section Lower Lower Project Boundary Section Section Section Project BoundaryProject Boundary 36 Project BoundaryArkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2019 37 | Trout Fishing Areas Lake Greeson Tailwater Lake Greeson (Narrows) Tailwater Little Missouri River, Above Lake Greeson (Includes Albert Pike Little Missouri River Recreational Area) (Shown on Map on Page 39) PROJECTED GENERATION CONDITIONS: A trout permit is required to keep trout. Daily limit of 5 trout. 870-285-2151 (COE) https://www.swepco.com/info /recreation/ (SWEPCO) Lake Greeson (Narrows) Tailwater — Little Missouri River (Map on Page 39) From 100 yards below Narrows Dam to Muddy Fork Road: No fishing within 100 yards of Narrows Dam. A Lake trout permit (Page 7) is required to fish in this area. Anglers may use no more than one fishing rod or pole at Greeson a time and must attend it at all times. Multiple-point hooks with barbs are allowed, unless fishing inside the Catch-and-Release Areas (see below). No other devices may be used to catch fish, except bait tackle to catch Langley baitfish. Daily limit of 5 rainbow trout; all brown trout caught must be released immediately. Riverside Access Narrows Dam Murfreesboro NARROWS TAILWATER CATCH-AND-RELEASE AREAS: In the following areas, all trout must be 19 released immediately. Only artificial lures or flies with a single, barbless hooking point per pole may be used 1 mile River Ridge (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not Access allowed. Hinds Bluff Albert Pike • Narrows Year-Round Catch-and-Release Area: 100 yards below Lake Greeson (Narrows Dam) to the upstream 1.5 miles Access Recreation Area end of Riverside Park. • Narrows Summer Catch-and-Release Area: Upstream end of Riverside Park to the gas line crossing above River 2 miles Ridge pool. May 1-Oct. 15. • Narrows Winter Catch-and-Release Area: 300 yards downstream of Hinds Bluff Access to 300 yards upstream of 2.5 miles Old Factory Site (Weir 2). Oct. 16-April 30. 3 miles 19 369

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