Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
Proposed 2010-2011 Late Waterfowl Codes
Approval
Presented by David Goad
Late-season migratory game bird season regulations must be
approved by states and reported to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service by
September 1, 2010. Proposals were presented to the Commission at the July
meeting and final proposals for adoption will be presented for approval at this
meeting.
David Goad, Chief
Wildlife Management Division
Proposed 2010-2011 Late Waterfowl Codes
Approval
12.15
DUCK, COOT
AND MERGANSER SEASON RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful to take or
attempt to take ducks or coots other than Nov. 20-28.
Dgc^40-23^009 Dec. 7, 2010-Jan. 17, 2011and
Jan. 22-Jan. 30. 2011.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Ducks, coots and mergansers may be taken
during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
in compliance with
Commissionr
Code
12.27 .
PENALTY: $200.00 to
$1,000.00.
12.17
DUCK DAILY BAG AND POSSESSION RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful
to take or attempt to take more ducks in any one day than as specified below or
to possess more than two (2) daily bag limits:Bag Limits:
Daily limit of six {6) ducks which may include no more than four
mallards (no more than two {2) of which may be females), one
two pintails, one (1) mottled ducks, two {2) scaup, three {3) wood
ducks, two {2) redheads, one ft) black duck and one (1)
canvasback.
Daily limit of five {5) mergansers, which may include no more
than two {2) hooded mergansers.
EXCEPTION:
Bayou Meto WMA Bag Limits:
Daily limit of four {4) ducks which may include no more than
three (3) mallards (no more than two {2) of which may be females), one
(1) two pintails, one (1) mottled ducks, two {2) scaup,
three {3) wood ducks, two {2) redheads one (1) black duck and one ft)
canvasback.
Daily limit of four (4) mergansers, which may include no more
than two {2) hooded mergansers.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
12.18
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE SEASON
RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take
White-fronted geese other than from 4-4009 Nov. 20. 2010-Jan. 30.
2011statewide.
PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
12.20
SNOW, BLUE, ROSS' GOOSE SEASON
RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take Snow, Blue
and Ross' geese other than from
Nov. 6. 2010-Jan. 30. 2011 4009.
statewide.
EXCEPTION:
(1) In compliance with
Commission
PENALTY: $200.00 to
$1,000.00.
12.22
CANADA GOOSE SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawfiil to take or attempt to take Canada geese other than
from the zones and dates hsted below:
Early Canada Goose Statewide Season:
September 1-15, 2010. Northwest Canada
Goose Zone Season: September 25-October 4,
2010. Late Canada Goose Statewide Season:
PeC^4C-Nov. 20-Jan. 30. 2010.
Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
statewide.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Holla Bend National Wildhfe Refuge is
closed. PENALTY: $200.00 to $1,000.00.
12.25
FALCONRY SEASON RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take migratory birds with
raptors other than during the regular migratory bird seasons except as follows
for Ducks, Coots and Mergansers: -February 1-15,
statewide.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
12.27
SPECIAL YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNT
RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawfiil for anyone other than youths, 15
years of age or younger, to hunt ducks, in season geese, mergansers and coots
during the special youth waterfowl hunt on Feb. 5-6,
2011, statewide. Youths who have completed a hunter
education course must be accompanied by an adult mentor who is 18 years of age
or older. Youths who have not completed a hunter education course must be under
the direct supervision of an adult mentor who is 21 years of age or older.
Mentors may not hunt ducks, geese, mergansers or coots but may, if properly
licensed, hunt other game in season. Shooting hours and bag limits are the same
as the regular waterfowl season.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
12.29
SNOW, BLUE AND ROSS' GOOSE
CONSERVATION ORDER RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawfiil to take or attempt to take Snow, Blue and
Ross' geese Jan. 31-Feb. 4 and Feb.
7-April 25,
2011, statewide without the following:
(A) A free Snow Goose Registration Permit
number.
(B) A valid hunting license
from any state or province. PENALTY: $100.00 to
$1,000.00.
25.01
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL HUNTING ACCESS TIMERESTRICTIONS ON WMAS.
It is unlawful for waterfowl hunters on WMAs to take or attempt
to take waterfowl after noon or remain within or on water-inundated areas or
natural/man-made water courses on WMAs after 1 p.m.
EXCEPTIONS:
(A) Migratory
waterfowl hunting permitted during the entire day (regular shooting hours) of
the last 3 days of the last duck season in compliance with
Commission Code 12.15 and during the Special Youth Waterfowl Hunt
in compliance with Commission Code 12.27.
(B) In compliance with Commission Codes 12.29
and 25.02.
(C) All day
hunting allowed on Beaver Lake, Dardanelle (except at the McKinnen Bottoms and
Hartman Waterfowl Units), DeGray Lake, Fort Chaffee and Ozark Lake
WMAs.
(D) Navigational boating
access unrestricted on natural rivers on WMAs.
(E) All migratory waterfowl hunting is closed
on Maumelle River WMA.
PENALTY: $100 to $1,000
25.04
MIGRATORY WATERFOWL HUNTING
ACCESS RESTRICTIONS ON WATERFOWL REST AREAS. All Commission owned or
controlled waterfowl rest areas are closed to access from Nov. 1-Feb. 15.
EXCEPTIONS:
(1) Red Slough WRA on Dr. Lester Sitzes III
Bois d'Arc WMA and Henry Moore WRA on Sulphur River WMA is open to archery deer
hunting from Oct. 1-Nov. 5.
(2) Pigeon Creek WRA on Cut-Off Creek WMA and
Steve Frick WRA on Ed Gordon Point Remove WMA closes to access the day after
the modern gun deer hunt and will reopen to access Feb. 1.
(3) Johnson County WRA on Dardanelle WMA
closes to access the day after the modern gun mobility impaired permit hunt and
will reopen to access Feb. 1.
(4)
Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc Lake WRA on Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc
WMA n is open for fishing and
non-hunting access.
(5) Winchester
WRA and the Brookings moist-soil units on Dave Donaldson Black River WMA are
open to deer muzzleloader permit holders only.
(6) The WRAs and the moist-soil units on
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake WMA are open to fall firearms turkey hunters and deer
muzzleloader permit holders only.
PENALTY: $100 to $1,000
25.07
WATERFOWL SHOT SHELL RESTRICTIONS
FOR CERTAIN WMAs. It shall be unlawful to possess more than 15 shot
shells per hunter or to possess shot shells containing shot larger than #2
while waterfowl hunting on Bayou Meto, Bell Slough, Camp Robinson, Cut-Off
Creek, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake and Seven Devils WMAs. EXCEPTIONS:
(1) In camping, parking or boat launching
areas.
(2) During the Special Youth
Waterfowl Hunt in compliance with
Commission Code 12.27.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
2011 Fishing Regulation Consideration List
03.17
LICENSES, PERMITS, STAMPS, TAGS, COSTS AND EXPIRATION DATES
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SPORT FISHING:
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CODE
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COST
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EXP. DATE^
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Alligator Gar Fishing
Permit.........................
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AGP
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FREE
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±MDec. 31
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**Good for 1 year of purchase date.
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19.01
WASTING EDIBLE PORTION OF WILDLIFE PROHIBITED. It shall be
unlawful to allow the edible portion of any game, fish, bird or frog normally
consumed as food to go to waste. In addition, it shall be unlawful to kill
wildlife and discard any portion which has a legal marketable or commercial
value. EXCEPTION:
(1) Crows,
bobcats, coyotes and skunks.
(2)
Squirrel tails, deer antlers, deer hides and feathers from non-migratory game
birds legally taken.
(3) Nuisance
wildlife taken in accordance with Commission Codes 18.09 and 18.09A.
(4) All rough fish .
PENALTY: $250.00 to $1,000.00.
31.01B
GAME FISH
POSSESSION LIMIT RESTRICTIONS. It shall be unlawful to possess more than
two (2) daily limits of game fish or the aggregate thereof.
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Daily Limit - Black Basses(including not more than four
Smallmouth).
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10
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Daily Limit- Rock Bass............................
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10
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Daily Limit - Catfish(exc. Bullhead)..........
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10
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Daily Limit - Bream(over 4"in length).......
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50
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Daily Limit-
Crappie................................
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20
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Daily Limit- Muskellunge........................
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6
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Daily Limit-
Pickerel................................
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6
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Daily Limit-
Sauger..................................
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6
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Daily Limit-
Saugeye...............................
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6
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Daily Limit - Striped Bass or Hybrid
Combination.........................
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6
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Daily Limit-
Walleye................................
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6
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Daily Limit- White Bass...........................
(Yellow Bass - No Limit)
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25
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Daily Limit-
Paddlefish.............................
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2
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Daily Limit - Alligator
Gar..........................
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1
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Daily Limit - Shovelnose Sturgeon...
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No Limit
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Daily Aggregate Limit
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75
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Daily Limit for all sportfish on Bois d'Arc in Hempstead
County & Horseshoe Bend Pool, Strawberry
River in Izard County
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½ daily limit
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EXCEPTIONS:
(1)
LARGEMOUTH, SPOTTED,
SMALLMOUTH (BLACK BASS):
(A) Ozark Zone (Baxter, Benton, Boone,
Carroll, Cleburne, Fulton, Independence, Izard, Lawrence, Madison, Marion,
Newton, Randolph, Searcy, Sharp, Stone, Van Buren, and Washington counties) -
smallmouth bass minimum length limit of 12 inches with a daily limit of 4,
except Bull Shoals Lake, Beaver Lake, Lake Norfork, and Table Rock Lake (see
exception 1(B) below).
Ozark Zone Blue Ribbon Streams (Crooked Creek and Buffalo River)
- smallmouth bass minimum length limit of 14 inches with a daily limit of 2.
Smallmouth bass minimum length limit on Crooked Creek 18 inches with a daily
limit of 1: from 101 bridge downstream to the confluence with the White River;
between the Hwy 62-412 and Hwy 62 Spur bridges at Pyatt.
Smallmouth bass minimum length limit on Buffalo
River 18 inches with a daily limit of 1 from confluence with Clabber Creek
downstream to the confluence with the White River. Ozark
Zone Catch and Release Area - Crooked Creek, along boundary of Arkansas Game
and Fish Foundation property near Kelly's Slab Access.
Ozark Zone Quality Streams (Kings, Illinois, Spring, South
Fork/Spring and Eleven Point rivers and War Eagle Creek) -smallmouth bass
minimum length limit of 14 inches with a daily limit of 2, except on Kings
River from Trigger Gap to Hwy 62 bridge: minimum length limit of 18 inches and
daily limit of 1. Ouachita/Boston Zone (all Arkansas counties not included in
the Ozark Zone) - smallmouth bass minimum length limit of 10 inches with a
daily limit of 4.
Ouachita/Boston Zone Quality Streams (Mulberry, Caddo above
DeGray Lake, DeGray Lake, Cossatot River,
Ouachita River upstream from Lake Ouachita, Ouachita River downstream from
Remmel Dam, Saline River, including its four headwater forks in Saline, Perry
and Garland counties, South Fork/Ouachita, Little Missouri above Lake Greeson
and Lake Greeson) - smallmouth bass minimum length limit of 12 inches with a
daily limit of 2.
Ouachita/Boston Zone Catch-and-Release Area - all smallmouth bass
caught in Lake Ouachita including the Ouachita River upstream to the River
Bluff access and the South Fork of the Ouachita River upstream to Hovel Branch
must be immediately returned to the stream.
(B) Black Bass daily limit - six (6) on
Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals, DeQueen Lake, Lake Jack Nolen, Norfork Lake, Lake
Ouachita, Lake Ashbaugh in Greene County and Table Rock Lake, five (5) on Lake
Lou Emma - Crawford County, and four (4) on Lake Atkins; Largemouth bass daily
limit - five (5) on Grandview Lake #2, eight (8) in Lower White Oak Lake and
Lake Columbia, and one (1) on Mallard Lake and the Little Missouri
River.
(C) Largemouth bass caught
must be immediately returned to the water in Marion McCollum Lake in Monroe
County, Lake Sylvia in Perry County, Dr. Lester Sitzes III, Bois d'Arc Lake and
Lake Hindsville in Madison County.
(2)
BREAM
(A) No limit on bream four (4) inches or less
in length.
(3)
CATFISH
(A) No limit
on catfish on Grand Lake - Chicot County, Lake Chicot (including that portion
of Connerly Bayou downstream from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch
Bayou from the inlet on Lake Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam) and between the main
levees of the Mississippi River, from the confluence of the Mississippi/White
Rivers upstream to the Benzal Railroad Bridge, and from the confluence of the
Mississippi/Arkansas Rivers upstream to the Yancopin Railroad Bridge. No limit
on blue and channel catfish from Red River, Sulphur River and Little River
below Millwood Dam.
(B) Catfish
daily limit five (5) on DeWitt City Park Lake - Arkansas County; Lake
Bentonville - Benton County; Hidden Lake -Carroll County; Big Timber Lake and
Gurdon Lake - Clark County; Hubble Lake - Clay County; Lake Bailey - Conway
County; Lake Cambadelle and Lake Lou Emma - Crawford County; Marion City Park
Lake - Crittenden County; Village Creek State Park Lakes - Cross and St.
Francis Counties; Lake Bennett - Faulkner County; Lake Clearfork - Garland
County; Crowley Ridge State Park Lake and Reynolds Park Lake - Greene County;
Newark City Lake - Independence County; Lake June - Lafayette
County; Ward City Park Lake - Lonoke County; Hindsville
Lake - Madison County; Blytheville City Park Lake - Mississippi County; Donald
Branch Fishing Pond - Monroe County; Lake Sylvia - Perry County; Shady Lake -
Polk County; Twin Lakes A & B, Camp Ferncliff, Paradise Lake - Pulaski
County; Old Davidsonville State Park Lake - Randolph County; Forrest City Park
Lake - St. Francis County; Truman Baker Lake - Scott County; Cave City's Lakes
- Sharp County; Gunner Pool and Hayden Bend Pond - Stone County; Devils Den
State Park - Washington County; Spring Lake - Yell County; Kingfisher,
Clubhouse Lakes in Petit Jean WMA, Yell County and posted U.S. Forest Service
ponds and lakes.
(C) In addition to
daily limit, ten (10) channel catfish under 16 inches may be taken on the
Arkansas River.
(D) In addition to
daily limit, ten channel catfish and ten blue catfish of any size may be taken
in Lake Erling and Millwood Lake.
(4)
CRAPPIE
(A) Crappie daily limit - 15 in Beaver, Table
Rock, Bull Shoals, Norfork reservoirs, Cane Creek Lake in Lincoln County and
Gurdon Lake in Clark County.
(B)
Crappie daily limit - 30 east of a line beginning at the Arkansas - Missouri
State Line on U.S. Hwy 63 and described as follows: following U.S. Hwy 63 south
to Hardy, continuing on U.S. Hwy 62 west to Ash Flat, continuing on U.S. Hwy
167 south to Little Rock, continuing on U.S. Hwy 67 south to Texarkana to
Arkansas - Texas state line.
(C)
Crappie daily limit - 50 between the main levees of the Mississippi River, from
the confluence of the Mississippi/ White Rivers upstream to the Benzal Railroad
Bridge, from the confluence of the Mississippi/Arkansas Rivers upstream to the
Yancopin Railroad Bridge and on
Horseshoe Lake in Crittenden County.
(D) Crappie daily limit - 20 in Lake Chicot
and Lake Monticello.
(5)
WALLEYE(A) Walleye
daily limit - 4 with an 18 inch minimum length limit in Beaver Lake, including
all its tributaries, Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake and Table Rock Lake,
including all its tributaries to the Beaver Dam on the White River; Greers
Ferry Lake including all its tributaries, daily limit - 6, only one of which
may be 28 inches or over, with a protected slot limit from 20 to 28
inches.
(6) In
compliance with Commission Code 31.02 (Game Fish Limits and Protective Slot
Limits on Certain Lakes and Rivers).
(7) In compliance with Commission Code
Section 35.00 (Spear Fishing).
(8) In compliance with Commission Code
Section 42.00 (Fish Farmer).
(9)
WHITE BASS, STRIPED BASS,
HYBRID STRIPED BASS(A) White
Bass daily limit of 50 and possession limit of 100 while fishing between the
main levees of the Mississippi River, from the confluence of the
Mississippi/White Rivers upstream to the Benzal Railroad Bridge, and from the
confluence of the Mississippi/Arkansas Rivers upstream to the Yancopin Railroad
Bridge.
(B) Striped Bass or Hybrid
Combination daily limit - 3 on Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Greeson,
Lake Maumelle, Norfork Lake and Lake Ouachita; 10 when taken from the Arkansas
River and connecting lakes.
(C) No
limit on White Bass on Lake Ashbaugh and Beaver Lake and all tributaries
including Lake Sequoyah.
(D)
No limit on white bass and hybrid striped bass on Lake Monticello
(Drew County).
(10) ALLIGATOR GAR
(A) No alligator gar greater than 36 inches
may be harvested from 12:00 noon May 1 to 12:00 noon July 1, statewide.
Alligator gar permit is required to harvest alligator gar (Refer to Code
32.19).
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
31.02GAME FISH
LENGTH LIMITS AND PROTECTIVE SLOT LIMITS ON CERTAIN LAKES AND RIVERS
(A)
BASS: It shall
be unlawful to possess black bass as follows:
(1) Less than 12 inches in length on
largemouth bass in Lake Frierson.
(2) Less than 12 inches in length on spotted
bass in Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake and Table Rock
Lake.
(3) Less than 15 inches in
length on smallmouth bass in Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Norfork Lake and
Table Rock Lake.
(4) Less than 15
inches in length on largemouth bass only in Beaver Lake, Big Lake National
Wildlife Refuge, Blue Mountain Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Caddo Fishing Pond,
Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including that portion of Connerly Bayou
downstream from Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the
inlet on Lake Chicot to Ditch Bayou Dam) in Chicot County, Georgia Pacific
Lake, Lake Greenlee, Kingfisher Lake, Greers Ferry Lake, Mercer Bayou (Sulphur
River WMA), Moss Creek Pond, Norfork Lake, Shady
Lake,Table Rock Lake, and Arkansas River.
(5) It shall be unlawful to possess
largemouth bass from
13" to 16" in length on Lake Barnett (White County), Lake Austell
(Cross County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd Lake, Lake Brewer, Lake DeGray,
Dierks Reservoir (Howard and Sevier counties), Lee Creek Lake, Sugar Loaf Lake
and Lake Wilhelmina (Polk County).
(6) Less than 16 inches in length on
largemouth bass only in Lake Millwood. Limit 3.
(7) It shall be unlawful to possess
largemouth bass from 16" to 21" in length or to possess more than one (1)
largemouth bass 21" or longer in Lake Atkins (Pope County) e iell. Limit
4.
(8) It shall be unlawful to
possess largemouth bass from 16" to 21" in length in Lake Pickthorne; limit 2,
only one of which may be 21" or longer.
(9) It shall be unlawful to possess
largemouth bass from16 inches to 21 inches in length in Lake #1 in Grandview
WMA. Limit 2 largemouth bass (1 over 21" and 1 under 16", or 2 under 16").
Limit on other game fish is one half the statewide daily limit.
(10) Less than 13 inches in length on
largemouth bass and spotted bass in Lake Ouachita.
(11) It shall be unlawful to possess
largemouth bass from 16" to 18" in length or to possess more than three
largemouth bass longer than 18" in Lower White Oak Lake and Lake
Columbia.
(12) Less than 21 inches
in length on largemouth bass in Mallard Lake. Daily limit one largemouth
bass.
(13) Less than 18 inches in
length on smallmouth bass in the lower Little Missouri River.
(14) It shall be unlawful to possess more
than (1) largemouth bass 18 inches or longer in Lake SWEPCO.
(15) Black bass greater than 16 inches in
Lake Winona.
(16) Less than 12
inches in length on black bass in Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry
River.
(17)
Less
than 13 inches in length on largemouth bass in the Ouachita River from Tate's
Bluff Bridge (Ouachita County) to Felsenthal Lock and Dam (Union and Ashley
Counties), including all waters accessible by boat from the main
channel
at normal water levels (65.0 ft. MSL at Felsenthal
Lock and Dam and 77.0 ft. MSL at Thatcher Lock and Dam). Persons fishing oxbow
lakes that are exempt from this regulation should access those waters directly
and not from the river channel during higher water levels.
(18)
Less than 13 inches
in length on largemouth bass in the Saline River form Stillion Bridge (Ashley
and Bradley Counties) to the mouth, including all waters accessible by boat
from the main channel
at normal water levels (65.0ft. MSL
at Felsenthal Lock and Dam). Persons fishing oxbow lakes that are exempt from
this regulation should access those waters directly and not from the river
channel during higher water levels.
(19) Largemouth bass 19-22 inches on Lake
Monticello. Daily limit eight.
(B)
CRAPPIE: It
shall be unlawful to possess crappie as follows:
(1) Less than 10 inches in length in Beaver,
Table Rock, Bull Shoals and Norfork Reservoirs, Cane Creek Lake in Lincoln
County, Lake Chicot (including that portion of Connerly Bayou downstream from
Connerly Dam to the bayou's mouth and Ditch Bayou from the inlet on Lake Chicot
to Ditch Bayou Dam), Lake Charles and Lake Monticello.
(2) Less than 9 inches in length in Blue
Mountain Lake and Harris Brake Lake.
EXCEPTION:
(1) During the months of December, January
and February, the minimum length limit is waived on Lake Monticello and the
harvest is regulated by a 20-fish daily bag limit. The first 20 crappie caught,
regardless of size, must be retained: culling is not permitted. From March
through November, harvest is controlled by a 10-inch minimum length, 20-fish
daily bag limit.
(C)
CATFISH (Channel, Blue and Flathead):
(1) It shall be unlawful to possess more than
one catfish (channel, blue or flathead) greater than 34 inches in length from
the Mississippi River along the common border with the state of Tennessee,
including oxbow lal<es between tine main levees of the Mississippi River.
(2) It shall be unlawful to
possess flathead catfish less than 20 inches in length on the Ouachita River
from Sandy Beach Access (Ouachita County) to Remmel Dam.
(D)
STRIPED BASS: It
shall be unlawful to possess striped bass less than 20 inches in length on Lake
Norfork and Beaver Lake.
(E)
SHOVELNOSE STURGEON:
It shall be unlawful to possess Shovelnose sturgeon less than 21 inches in
length. Shovelnose sturgeon may not be taken from the Mississippi
River.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Sportfish may be snagged (except in catch
and release areas) in accordance with Code 31.05, Hogging, Noodling and
Snagging Game Fish Prohibited, and within the restrictive size limits as
specified in Code 31.02.
NOTE: Measure all fish from the front end of the lower jaw to the
tip of the tail with fish laid flat on rule, on its side, mouth closed and tail
lobes pressed together.
PENALTY: $100.00 to
$1,000.00.
31.18
POSSESSION OF FILLETED FISH
PROHIBITED ON LENGTH/SLOT LIMIT WATERS.
It shall be unlawful to possess filleted fish or fish with head
or tail removed while fishing from shore, boat, or transporting fish by boat on
catch-and-release areas and length/slot limit waters as described in Code
31.01, Game Fish Daily and Possession Limit Restrictions and Code 31.02, Black
Bass Length Limits and Protective Slot Limits.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
31.19
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FISHING
PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS.
(A)
FAMILY FISHING PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS.
It shall be unlawful to fish in the following waters except as
specified herein:
Armory Pond (Columbia County),
Bob Courtway Pond (Faulkner County),
Dr. James E. Moore Jr.
Camp Robinson Firing
Range (Faulkner County), Lake Village
Community Fishing Pond (Chicot County),
Mattocks Park Lake (Union County), Pine Bluff
Regional Park Youth Fishing Pond (Jefferson
County), Landers Lake (Pulaski
County), Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Fishing Pond
(Hempstead County), Salem City Lake (Fulton County), War Memorial Park Pond
(Pulaski County)
and Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing
Pond (Craighead County):
(1)Fishing open only to persons under 16
years of age and 65 years of age and older. Properly licensed persons between
the ages of 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under age 16 who is
actively fishing. Fishing open only 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.
(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.
(9) All other
sportfishing daily limit: same as statewide.
(B)
COMMUNITY FISHING PROGRAM
RESTRICTIONS It shall be unlawful to fish in the following waters except
as specified herein: Clear Lake (Clark County), Searcy City Lake (White
County), Lake Dieffenbacher (Miller County), Carol Ann Cross Pond (Sebastian
County), Amon's Lake (Baxter County), Dardanelle City Park Ponds (Yell County),
Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond (Yell County), Wells Lake, Ft. Chaffee
(Sebastian County), all lakes, ponds and
streams
managed by the City of Little Rock Parks and Recreation Department
within the city limits of Little Rock,
Mike Freeze England
Community Pond (Lonoke County), Murphy Park Pond
(Washington County), Cabot Community Pond, Willow Beach Park Pond
(
Pulaski County), Benton City Lake
(Saline County), North Little Rock City Park waters (Pulaski County),
Cherrywood Lake (
Pulaski County),
Sherwood Municipal City Pond (
Pulaski
County), Martin Luther King Jr. Park Pond in Pine Bluff
(
Jefferson County),
Family Park Pond (Garland County), Little Rock Air Force Base
Pond (Pulaski County, Pinnacle Mountain State Park Pond (Pulaski County), Lake
Valencia (Pulaski County), Lake Springdale (Benton County), Pleasant View Park
Pond (Pope County), Tilden Rodgers Park Pond (Crittenden County),Entergy Park
Pond (Garland County) and Glenwood Community Pond (Pike
County).(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.
(8)
All other
sportfish daily limit: same as statewide.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
39.10
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE BREEDER/DEALER REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. It
shall be unlawful for alligator snapping turtle breeder/dealers to fail to mail
or deliver to the Commission by the 10th of each
month a legible, itemized ietransaction record of all alligator snapping
turtles purchased, sold, bartered, traded, or transferred during the prior
month in which transactions were made ieiie i. This ie transaction record shall
include the names, addresses and phone numbers of the person(s) to or from whom
alligator snapping turtles were sold, bartered, traded or transferred. i
ieTransaction records shall be recorded on a form provided by the Commission.
PENALTY: $100.00 to $1,000.00.
Second offense shall result in permanent revocation of Alligator
Snapping Turtle Breeder/Dealer Permit.
41.33
CUTTING OR MUTILATION OF
PADDLEFISH AND STURGEON PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful to possess a
cut or mutilated paddlefish or sturgeon while on the water unless the eggs have
been removed (multilation includes tearing or disfiguring of paddlefish in any
way near the vent area). A 12-gauge needle may be used to determine the
presence of eggs. Eggs may not be removed from harvested fish while on the
water unless a minimum 2-inch portion of e one ovary remains attached in each
fish. Eggs must be kept in separate containers, one fish only per container.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Fish may be blocked out but the carcass
must be at least the legal minimum length limit for the water body where the
fish was taken. PENALTY: $1,000.00 to $2,500.00 and fishing
privileges may be suspended in accordance with Code 11.05, Revocation of
Privileges.
41.40
DR. LESTER SITZES III BOIS d'ARC LAKE (HEMPSTEAD COUNTY).
Open noon, Feb. 1 until noon the last day of February with 3
1/2 inch gill and trammel nets. Commercial
fishermen must obtain, and have in their possession while fishing, a commercial
permit from the district biologist at the Hope Regional Office and report their
catch to the Hope Regional Office by March 15. PENALTY: $100.00 to
$1,000.00.
