Trout Fishing Areas • Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater White River A fishing license (Page 5) and a trout permit are 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 19). Licenses or permits are not required for children under 16. Regulations There is a daily limit of five tout. Only two Brook trout, 14 inches or longer may be taken. Only one Brown trout, 24 inches or longer may be taken. Only two Cutthroat trout, 16 inches or longer may be taken. wHiTe RIVER (map on pages 16-17) • 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, as indicated by signs. 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-and-release 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. In the following areas, 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. • Rim Shoals Catch-and-Release Area: (near Cotter) From the sign immediately above the mouth of Jenkins Creek to the first electric power line downstream, as indicated by signs. 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 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. • 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. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2009 15 Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Bull Shoals Bull Shoals White River Lake Bull Shoals CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: Dam Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Forrest and Nina Lakeview (870) 431-5311 (COE) Wood State Park 178 (866) 494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) Access Jim Griffin Access Bull Shoals – White River Bruce Creek Shoal Bull State Park Shoals Norfork Dew Monkey 9 Run Eddy Cane Partee Three Chutes 178 Shoal Island Shoal Blue Hole White Hole Access The Narrows 7 miles Fairview White Hole Wildcat Denton Ferry Whiteville Tucker Shoal Shoals Demonstration Area Access (bank stabilization) 7 178 12 miles 126 Wildcat Shoals Rainbow Hole Johnson Bar 62 412 Bayless Island Gassville 62 3 62 18 Cotter 345 miles Cotter Rim Shoals TO MOUNTAIN HOME Access Flippin 62B Access 3 62 Armstrong Hole 412 126 Cotter Roundhouse Shady Grove Shoal Redbud Shoal Rim Shoals Walkbridge, Walk-in 57 Big Spring Rim Shoals Access 201 Trout Fishery 101 24.5 Buford Arkana miles Whites Bluff 5 Shipps Fletcher Eddy Ferry Matney 59 44 Access Mountain miles Shoal TO LAKE NORFORK Shoestring Shoal Fletcher 341 Rea Valley 101 Mountain Cartney Norfork Walk-in 38 miles Access 126 28.5 miles Barren Creek Bluff Hole Boat Access Ranchette Matney Norfork Rough Shoal Access 36 miles Knob Access Walk-in Access Crane Hole Cartney Island Access Handicap Access 177 68 Handicap Boater Transfer Lift Nellie’s Apron Buffalo 341 Mathis 5 Picnic Area City Oliver Smith Dead Man Picnic Area Hole Steamboat Island Shoals Buffalo Shoal Pumpkin Shoals Smith Island Patch Catch and Release 32 miles Buffalo 49 miles Roads Stair Bluff River Red’s Landing State Highway US Highway Map continues on PAGE 35 16 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2009 Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Bull Shoals Bull Shoals White River Lake Bull Shoals CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: Dam Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater Forrest and Nina Lakeview (870) 431-5311 (COE) Wood State Park 178 (866) 494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) Access Jim Griffin Access Bull Shoals – White River Bruce Creek Shoal Bull State Park Shoals Norfork Dew Monkey 9 Run Eddy Cane Partee Three Chutes 178 Shoal Island Shoal Blue Hole White Hole Access The Narrows 7 miles Fairview White Hole Wildcat Denton Ferry Whiteville Tucker Shoal Shoals Demonstration Area Access (bank stabilization) 7 178 12 miles 126 Wildcat Shoals Rainbow Hole Johnson Bar 62 412 Bayless Island Gassville 62 3 62 18 Cotter 345 miles Cotter Rim Shoals TO MOUNTAIN HOME Access Flippin 62B Access 3 62 Armstrong Hole 412 126 Cotter Roundhouse Shady Grove Shoal Redbud Shoal Rim Shoals Walkbridge, Walk-in 57 Big Spring Rim Shoals Access 201 Trout Fishery 101 24.5 Buford Arkana miles Whites Bluff 5 Shipps Fletcher Eddy Ferry Matney 59 44 Access Mountain miles Shoal TO LAKE NORFORK Shoestring Shoal Fletcher 341 Rea Valley 101 Mountain Cartney Norfork Walk-in 38 miles Access 126 28.5 miles Barren Creek Bluff Hole Boat Access Ranchette Matney Norfork Rough Shoal Access 36 miles Knob Access Walk-in Access Crane Hole Cartney Island Access Handicap Access 177 68 Handicap Boater Transfer Lift Nellie’s Apron Buffalo 341 Mathis 5 Picnic Area City Oliver Smith Dead Man Picnic Area Hole Steamboat Island Shoals Buffalo Shoal Pumpkin Shoals Smith Island Patch Catch and Release 32 miles Buffalo 49 miles Roads Stair Bluff River Red’s Landing State Highway US Highway Map continues on PAGE 35 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2009 17 Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater – Map 2 Norfork White River – Mirror Lake Guion CURRENT GENERATION CONDITIONS: Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater (870) 431-5311 (COE) (866) 494-1993 TOLL FREE (Southwestern Power Administration) White River Norfork Access North Fork River Norfork Norfork Access Bluff Hole Pumpkin Patch Red’s Landing 223 Mathis Island 177 Boat Access 177 5 Primitive Boat Access Berry Eddy Handicap Access AGFC Pineville Steamboat 49 miles Shoal Monkey Regional 56 Handicap Boater Transfer Lift Island Office 56 Dead Man Picnic Area Hole Tan Trough Calico City Park Shoals Chastain Eddy Moccasin Shoal Calico Rock Catch and Release 59 miles 62 Slick Rock Hole miles Chesmond Ferry Roads Access Creswell Island State Highway City Rock Bluff Racetrack Island Twin US Highway Racetrack 5 White Springs Shoal House Eddy Piney Chute Boswell Optimus Optimus Access Boswell Shoals Bone Island Picnic Area Gunner Pool Mount Olive 74 Lander’s miles Mount Olive 9 Island Access Mirror Lake Harris Bottom 9 Greasy Bottom 14 Fifty-Six 14 Sylamore Handford 58 Blanchard Sylamore Bluff Guion 87 Sylamore 79 Caverns Access miles Access Jones Round Bottom Allison Bottom Buck Access 92 Island miles 9 Rocky Island Guion Access (end of trout Mountain waters) 58 View d oa el R rp e H 66 14 Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Fishing Guidebook 2009 19.