Arkansas Administrative Code
Agency 002 - Game and Fish Commission
Division 01 - Legal Division
Rule 002.01.22-008 - 26.25 Family And Community Fishing Program Restrictions

Universal Citation: AR Admin Rules 002.01.22-008

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024

A. FAMILY FISHING PROGRAM WATERS:

1. Chicot County - Lake Village Community Fishing Pond

2. Clay County - Mom's Lake

3. Columbia County - Armory Pond

4. Craighead County - Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing Pond

5. Drew County - Monticello High School Pond

6. Fulton County - Salem City Lake

7. Hempstead County - Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Fishing Pond

8. Lawrence County - Walnut Ridge City Lake

9. Union County - Mattocks Park Lake

B. FAMILY FISHING PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS: The following restrictions apply to the Family Fishing Program Waters above:

1. Fishing is open only to youths or persons 65 years of age or older. All other properly licensed persons may fish if accompanied by a youth who is actively fishing. Fishing is also open to holders of any Resident Disabled License or Resident Disabled Military Veteran License that permits fishing. One licensed person may assist and fish with an actively fishing disabled fishing license holder;

2. Only hand-held rod or pole allowed;

3. Largemouth bass: catch and release only;

4. Catfish daily limit: 3;

5. Bream daily limit: 25;

6. Trout daily limit: 5;

7. Hybrid striped bass: 3;

8. Lakes open to electric trolling motors only; and

9. All other sportfishing daily limit: same as statewide.

C. COMMUNITY FISHING PROGRAM WATERS:

1. Baxter County - Amon's Lake

2. Benton County - Lake Springdale, Lake Bentonville, Lake Keith

3. Clark County - Clear Lake

4. Craighead County - Arkansas State University Pond

5. Crawford County - Van Buren Municipal Park Pond

6. Cross County - Wynne Sports Complex Pond

7. Crittenden County - Tilden Rodgers Park Pond and Marion Sports Complex Pond

8. Faulkner County - Conway Station Park Pond and Dr. James E. Moore Jr. Camp Robinson Firing Range

9. Garland County - Family Park Pond and Entergy Park Pond

10. Greene County - Reynolds Park Pond

11. Jefferson County - Martin Luther King Jr. Park Pond in Pine Bluff, White Hall Community Pond, and Redfield City Park Pond

12. Lonoke County - Cabot Community Pond and Mike Freeze England Community Pond

13. Miller County - Lake Dieffenbacher

14. Pike County - John Benjamin Glenwood Community Pond

15. Pope County - Pleasant View Park Pond

16. Pulaski County - all lakes, ponds and streams managed by the City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department within the city limits of Little Rock, Community Center Pond, Cherrywood Lake, Lake Valencia, Little Rock Air Force Base Pond, North Little Rock City Park waters, Paradise Lake, Pinnacle Mountain State Park Pond, Sherwood Municipal City Pond, Willow Beach Park Pond

17. Saline County - Sunset Lake

18. Sebastian County - Carol Ann Cross Pond, Wells Lake, Fort Chaffee, and Torraine Lake

19. Washington County - Murphy Park Pond

20. White County - Bald Knob Community Pond and Searcy City Lake

21. Yell County - Dardanelle City Park Ponds and Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond

D. COMMUNITY FISHING PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS: The following restrictions apply to the Community Fishing Program Waters above:

1. Only hand held rod or pole allowed;

2. Largemouth bass: catch and release only;

3. Catfish daily limit: 3;

4. Bream daily limit: 25;

5. Trout daily limit: 5;

6. Hybrid striped bass: 3;

7. Lakes open to electric trolling motors only; and

8. All other sportfish daily limit: same as statewide.

PENALTY: Class 1

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