Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
B1.08
DUCK, COOT AND MERGANSER SEASON
AND LIMITS
Nov. 19-27. Dec. 8-23 and Dec. 26.2011-Jan.
29.2012. EXCEPTION:
Ducks, coots and mergansers may be taken during the Special Youth
Waterfowl Hunt
(Code 11.04).
LIMIT
COOT: Daily limit 15, possession limit 30.
DUCKS: Daily limit six. No more than four mallards
(no more than two of which may be females), two pintails, one mottled duck, two
scaup, three wood ducks, two redheads, one black duck and one
canvasback.
Possession limit no more than two daily limits.
MERGANSERS: Daily limit of five (no more than two of
which may be hooded mergansers).
Possession limit no more than two daily limits.
EXCEPTION:
Bayou Meto WMA daily duck limit: Daily limit of four ducks which
may include no more than three mallards (no more than two of which may be
females), two pintails, one mottled duck, two scaup, three wood ducks, two
redheads, one black duck and one canvasback.
Bayou Meto WMA Mergansers limits: Daily limit of four (no more
than two of which may be hooded mergansers).
B1.09
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE SEASON AND
LIMITS
Nov. 19.2011-Jan. 29.2012
statewide. LIMIT: Daily limit two, possession limit
four.
B1.10
SNOW, BLUE
AND ROSS' GOOSE SEASON AND LIMITS
Nov. 5,2011-Jan. 29.2012
statewide.
In compliance with the Addendum B1.14.
LIMIT: Daily limit 20, no possession limit.
B1.11
CANADA GOOSE SEASON AND
LIMITS
Early Canada Goose Statewide Season: Sept.
1-15,2011.
Northwest Canada Goose Zone Season: Sept.
24-Oct. 3,2011.
Late Canada Goose Statewide Season: Nov.
19.2011-Jan. 29,2012.
Shooting hours are from one-half hour before sunrise to sunset
statewide.
EXCEPTION:
Holla Bend NWR is closed.
LIMIT: Daily limit two. Possession limit
four.
EXCEPTION:
The daily limit is five Canada geese from Sept.
1-15.2011. possession limit 10.
B1.12
FALCONRY SEASON AND LIMITS
Feb. 1-15,2012
statewide.
LIMIT: No more than three migratory birds in any one day,
possession limit six.
B1.13
SPECIAL YOUTH WATERFOWL HUNTING SEASON AND LIMITS
Feb. 4-5,2012
statewide.
LIMIT: Same as statewide.
B1.14
SNOW, BLUE AND ROSS' GOOSE
CONSERVATION ORDER SEASON
AND LIMITS
Jan. 30-Feb. 3 and Feb. 6-April
25,2012
statewide. LIMIT: No limit.
C1.12
WATERFOWL
SEASON RESTRICTIONS ON WMAS
(1)
Bayou Meto: No trespassing (except in designated campsites, parking
areas, and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. during duck
season.
(2)
Big Lake:
Mallard Lake is closed to hunting. Fishing and non-hunting activities
are allowed.
(3)
Brewer Lake
Cypress Creek, Camp Robinson WDA and Cedar Creek: Closed to
waterfowl hunting.
(4)
Cane
Creek Lake (Lincoln County): Waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
(5)
Cole Pile Lake - Closed to
hunting. Fishing and non-hunting activities are allowed.
(6)
Craig D. Campbell Lake
Conway Reservoir: Closed to waterfowl hunting, except on
the Caney Creek. Dixs Creek Bays,
Palarm Creek. and Pierce Creek waterfowl
hunting ends at noon.
(7)
Cut-Off Creek: No trespassing (except in designated campsites,
parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. during duck season.
Travel by boat is prohibited on Latin Drain, Firehunt Slough and Third Slough
except during high water periods when boating access is possible to the Deep
Slough Dam. In this case, boats may be used area-wide, however, boat motors may
only be used on Cut-Off Creek and Deep Slough.
(8)
Dardanelles Waterfowl
hunting is not allowed on that part of Big Spadra and Little Spadra creeks
lying north of the Missouri Pacific Railroad, east of Crawford Street, south of
1-40, and west of Arkansas Highway 103. Dogs, hunting or trapping devices are
prohibited on Johnson County WRA.
(9)
Dave Donaldson Black River:
Lake Ashbaugh and Hubble Lake are closed to hunting, although Hubble
Lake is open for early teal season. Fishing and non-hunting activities are
allowed.
(10)
DeGray Lake:
Loaded firearms are prohibited on Lower DeGray Lake WRA except by
permitted participants of special hunts.
(11)
Dr. Lester Sitzes HI Bois d'Arc:
Boats are not allowed on the Green Tree Waterfowl area 14 days before
waterfowl season opens, but are allowed during the regular duck
season.
(12)
Earl Buss Bayou
DeView: Lake Houge is closed to hunting. Fishing and non-hunting
activities are allowed.
(13)
Frog Bayou: Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated areas until
4 a.m. and must exit inundated areas by 1 p.m.
(14)
Harris Brake: Open to
waterfowl hunting only Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. All-day hunting
is allowed the last two days of the last duck season. During duck season, other
hunters must abide by same hours and days as duck hunters, except for those
trapping and hunting furbearers at night. Only shotguns and archery equipment
are allowed for hunting. Harris Brake Lake is open to Canada goose hunting
every Sept. 1-15.
(15)
Henry
Gray Hurricane Lake; Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated area
until 4 a.m. and must exit inundated areas by 1 p.m.
(16)
Lake Overeup: Waterfowl
hunting ends at noon.
(17)
Little Bayou: Closed to all trespassing (except in designated
campsites, parking areas and boat launch ramps) from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. during
duck season
(18)
Maumelle
River: Closed to waterfowl hunting. All boating activities and
trespassing is prohibited in the Restricted Area Zone 1 on the east end of Lake
Maumelle as marked by buoy lines. No hunting, camping or other trespassing is
allowed on any island on Lake Maumelle.
(19)
Petit Jean River: Waterfowl
impoundments are closed to trespass from one hour after sunset until 4 a.m.
during duck season.
(20)
Rex
Hancock Black Swamp: Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated area
until 4 a.m. and must exit inundated areas by 1 p.m.
(21)
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie:
Waterfowl hunting closed on all lakes and ponds.
(22)
Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek
Bottoms: Waterfowl hunters may not access inundated area until 4 a.m.
and must exit inundated areas by 1 p.m.
(23)
St. Francs Forest:
Waterfowl hunting ends at noon.
(24)
St. Francis Sunken Lands:
The Snowden Field Waterfowl Rest Area levee is open to foot traffic
around the north end of the unit to allow access to public lands.
(25)
Shirey Bay Rainey Brake:
Closed to all trespassing, except in designated campsites, parking
areas, and boat launch ramps, from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. during duck
season.
(26)
Tommy L. Sproles
Lake Pickthorne: Closed to waterfowl hunting.
(27)
U of A Pine Tree Experimental
Station WD A: North of Highway 306 closed to waterfowl hunting.
24.09
NON-RESIDENT
WATERFOWL HUNTING PERMIT REQUIREMENTS ON CERTAIN WMAs
It is unlawful for non-resident hunters to take or attempt to
take waterfowl without first obtaining a non-resident WMA Waterfowl Hunting
Permit on the following WMAs: Bayou Meto, Bell Slough Camp Robinson WMA, Beryl
Anthony Lower Ouachita, Big Lake, Dr. Lester Sitzes Til Bois d'Arc, Cut-Off
Creek, Sheffield Nelson Dagmar, Dave Donaldson Black River, Earl Buss Bayou
DeView, Ed Gordon Point Remove, Frog Bayou, Galla Creek, Harris Brake, Henry
Gray Hurricane Lake, Holland Bottoms, Nimrod Lloyd Millwood, Petit Jean River,
Rex Hancock Black Swamp, Seven Devils, Shirey Bay Rainey Brake, St, Francis
Sunken Lands, Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms, Sulphur River, Trusten
Holder, Canev Creek, Dix Creek Bays,
Palarm Creek. Pierce Creek and on Craig
D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir (Camp Robinson WDA).
This permit is in addition to hunting and/or guide license
requirements as stated in Chapter 03.00. This permit
must be in the person's possession while taking or attempting to take waterfowl
on these WMAs.
PENALTY: Class 2
24.10
STEVE N. WILSON RAFT CREEK
BOTTOMS WMA WATERFOWL HUNTING REQUIREMENTS
It is unlawful from the first day of the first
segment of regular duck season to the last day of the last duck segment of
regular duck season, to enter a flooded area without
possessing a signed Steve N. Wilson Raft Creek Bottoms Waterfowl Hunting
Permit,
EXCEPTION:
No permit is required during the Special Youth
Waterfowl Hunt in compliance with Addendum B1.13.
PENALTY: Class 1
2012 Proposed Fishing Regulations
(Red language to be added. e are to be deleted.)
All regulations go into effect January 1,2012
26.25
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY FISHING
PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS
(A)
FAMILY
FISHING PROGRAM RESTRICTIONS
The restrictions in this subsection shall apply to the following
waters:
Chicot County -- Lake Village Community Fishing Pond
Columbia County - Armory Pond
Craighead County - Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing
Pond
Faulkner County ~ k
Dr.
James E. Moore Jr. Camp
Robinson Firing Range
Fulton County ~ Salem City Lake
Hempstead County - Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Fishing
Pond
Jefferson County - Pine Bluff Regional Park Youth Fishing
Pond
Pulaski County ~ Landers Lake, War Memorial Park Pond
Union County - Mattox Park Lake
HJESTMIC1 IONS;
(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 a disabled fishing license (either a three-year or combination disability
license). 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.
(9) All other
sportfishing daily limit: same as statewide.
(B)
COMMUNITY FISHING PROGRAM
RESTRICTIONS
The restrictions in this subsection shall apply to the following
waters:
Baxter County - Amon's Lake
Benton County - Lake Springdale
Clark County - Clear Lake
Crittenden County - Tilden Rodgers Park Pond
Garland County - Family Park Pond, Entergy Park Pond
Jefferson County - Martin Luther King Jr. Park Pond in Pine
Bluff
Lonoke County - Cabot Community Pond, Mike Freeze England
Community Pond
Miller County - Lake Dieffenbacher
Pike County - John Benjamin Glenwood Community Pond
Pope County - Pleasant View Park Pond
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, Cherrywood Lake, Lake Valencia, Little Rock Air
Force
Base Pond, North Little Rock City Park waters, Pinnacle Mountain
State
Park Pond, Sherwood
Municipal City Pond, Willow Beach Park Pond
White County - Searcy City Lake
Saline County - Sunset Lake
Sebastian County - Carol Ann Cross Pond
Sebastian County - Wells Lake, Fort Chaffee
Yell County ~ Dardanelle City Park Ponds, Yell County
Wildlife
Federation Pond
Washington County - Murphy Park Pond
RESTRICTIONS:
(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: Class 1
30.22HARVEST RESTRICTION OF STURGEON
IN THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
It is unlawful to commercially take, attempt to take, or possess
ger th4 iaeltes
ssssany sturgeon from the Mississippi River,
including the Arkansas River to Dam 2, St. Francis River to the Huxtable
Pumping Station and the White River to Montgomery Point Lock and Dam. PENALTY:
Class 1
30.25
COMMERCIAL FISHING RESTRICTIONS IN CERTAIN WATERS
(A)
Corning Lake or Long Lake in Clay
County: trotlines, throw line, limblines or snag lines are
prohibited.
(B)
Lake
Dardanelle: Commercial tackle of any type prohibited from noon, March
1-noon, Nov. 30 in the waters of Dardanelle Lake north of the Missouri Pacific
Railroad in Pope, Johnson and Franklin counties, Dardanelle Bay in Yell County,
and south of signs posted on Shoal Bay, Cane Creek Bay, Six Mile Creek at
O-Kane Island Access, and south of Arkansas Highway 22 in Delaware Bay in Logan
County.
(C)
Lake Dardanelle:
Gill and trammel nets must be anchored so they are not within 3 feet of
the water surface except noon, Dec. 1-noon, April 1.
(D)
Steel Bend - Old River Lake
(Pulaski County): From noon, Oct. 1-noon, March 1, only legal size gill
and trammel nets may be used. Participants must register with the district
fisheries biologist and provide monthly landing records.
(E)
Big Lake National Wildlife Refuge:
March 1-Oct. 31 with 3 inch or larger square bar mesh gill and trammel
nets.
(F)
Lake Millwood
with legal gill and trammel nets noon, Sept. 30^ noon, May 1, and slat
traps other than noon, Sept. 30-noon, June 1. Lake Millwood is open year-round
to other legal commercial fishing.
(G)
Nimrod Lake and Blue Mountain Lake:
Other than noon, Oct. 1 -noon, March 1. All common carp caught must be
removed from these lakes. Commercial fishermen must register prior to fishing
with the local district fisheries biologist and must submit monthly catch
records to the local district fisheries biologist by the
15th of the following month. Only legal-sized gill
and trammel nets or larger.
(H)
Entergy Nuclear Power Plant: No commercial fishing in the
discharge bay Nov. 1-March 1.
(I)
Cadron Creek and Point Remove Creek: Legal commercial tackle
during the commercial fishing season noon, Sept. 30-noon. May 1 on Cadron Creek
- from its mouth to Arkansas Highway 287 on its east fork in Faulkner County,
North Cadron Creek - from its mouth to Arkansas Highway 285 in Faulkner County;
Point Remove Creek - from its mouth up the east fork to Arkansas Highway 95 and
the Kissire Bridge on the west fork in Conway County.
(J)
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA:
Open to commercial fishing noon, Jan. 1 until the last day of
February.
(K)
First Old River
Lake (Miller County): Open noon, Nov. 1 until noon the last day of
February, with legal 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.
(L)
Grand Lake (Chicot County):
Commercial fishing with slat traps noon, Nov. 1 -noon, March
1.
(M)
Ouachita River between
the confluences of the Little Missouri River and the confluence of the Caddo
River: Daily possession limit is 10 catfish (combination of channel,
blue, flathead) while using commercial tackle. Nets must be run daily and catch
removed (Code 30.05).
(N)
Dr. Lester Sitzes HI Bois d'Arc
Lake (Hempstead County): Open noon,
Feb*
Jan.1 until noon
y-ef
February 28, with legal 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: Class 1
Addendum
CHAPTER N1. 00
GAME FISH RESTRICTIONS
AND LIMITS
N1.01 GAME FISH DAILY
LIMITS
|
Alligator Gar
|
1
|
|
Black Basses (including not more than four
Smallmouth)
|
10
|
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Bream (over 4 inches length)
|
50
|
|
Catfish (exc. Bullhead)
|
10
|
|
Crappie
|
20
|
|
Rock Bass
|
10
|
|
Muskellunge
|
6
|
|
Paddlefish
|
2
|
|
Pickerel
|
6
|
|
Sauger
|
6
|
|
Saugeye
|
6
|
|
Shovelnose Sturgeon
|
No Limit
|
|
Striped Bass or Hybrid (Combination)
|
6
|
|
Trout (including not more than: 2 brown trout, 2
cutthroat trout, 2 brook trout)
|
5
|
|
Walleye
|
6
|
|
White Bass
|
25
|
|
Yellow Bass
|
No Limit
|
|
Daily Aggregate Limit
|
75
|
Daily Limit for all sportfish on Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc
Lake, Horseshoe Bend Pool of the Strawberry River in Izard County and Lake 1 on
Rick Evans Grandview Prairie WMA ½ daily limit.
EXCEPTIONS;
(1) BLACK
BASS (LARGEMOUTH, SPOTTED, SMALLMOUTH):
(A)
Smallmouth bass:
Ozark Zone (Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll,
Clay. 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 four, except Bull Shoals, Beaver, Greers
Ferry,
Table Rock Lakes and Lake Norfork (see Ex. 1(B)
below).
Ozark Zone Blue Ribbon Streams - Crooked Creek from
Arkansas Highway 101 bridge downstream to the confluence with the White River;
between the U.S. Highway 62-412 and U.S. Highway 62 Spur bridges at Pyatt -
smallmouth bass minimum length limit 18 inches, daily limit of one. Buffalo
River from confluence with Clabber Creek downstream to the confluence with the
White River- smallmouth bass minimum length limit 18 inches, daily limit of
one. All other water of Crooked Creek and Buffalo River - smallmouth bass
minimum length limit of 14 inches, daily limit of two.
Ozark Zone Catch-and-Release Area - Crooked Creek,
along boundary of Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation property near Kelley's Slab
Access.
Ozark Zone Quality Streams - Kings River from
Trigger Gap to U.S. Highway 62 bridge smallmouth bass minimum length limit of
18 inches, daily limit of one.
All other water of the Kings, Illinois, Spring, South Fork of the
Spring and Eleven Point rivers and War Eagle Creek - smallmouth bass minimum
length limit of 14 inches, daily limit of two. Ouachita/Boston Zone
(all Arkansas counties not included in the Ozark Zone) - smallmouth bass
minimum length limit of 10 inches, daily limit of four.
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 and below Lake Greeson) - smallmouth bass
minimum length limit of 12 inches, daily limit of two. 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. Greers Ferry Lake - daily
limit six.
(B)
Largemouth bass:
Grandview Lake 2 - daily limit five.
Lake Millwood - daily limit
six.
Lower White Oak Lake and Lake Columbia- daily limit eight.
Mallard Lake and Little Missouri River - daily limit one.
s e^
Marion McCollum
Lake,
Lake Sylvia and Lake Hindsville - Largemouth bass caught must be
immediately returned to the water.
(C)
Black Bass (all species combined):
Beaver, Bull Shoals, DeQueen, Norfork, Table Rock lakes, Lakes
Jack Nolen, Ouachita, Ashbaugh - daily limit six.Lake Lou Emma - daily limit
five.
Lake Atkins - daily limit four.
(2) BREAM:
No limit on bream 4 inches or shorter.
(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 Little River (below Millwood Dam) Red and Sulphur
Rivers.
(B) Catfish daily limit
five 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 and 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, Kingfisher, Clubhouse Lakes in Petit Jean WMA (Yell County) and posted
USDA Forest Service ponds and lakes.
(C) In addition to daily limit, 10 channel
catfish under 16 inches may be taken on the Arkansas River.
(D) In addition to daily limit, 10 channel
catfish and 10 blue catfish 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
(Lincoln County) and Gurdon Lake (Clark County).
(B) Crappie daily limit - 30 east of a line
beginning at the Arkansas-Missouri State Line on U.S. Highway 63 and described
as follows: following U.S. Highway 63 south to Hardy, continuing on U.S.
Highway 62 west to Ash Flat, continuing on U.S. Highway 167 south to Little
Rock, continuing on U.S. Highway 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 (Crittenden County).
(D) Crappie daily limit - 20 in Lake Chicot
and Lake Monticello.
(5)
WALLEYE:(A) Beaver Lake and its
tributaries; Table Rock Lake and its tributaries to Beaver Dam; Bull Shoals
Lake, and Norfork Lake - minimum length limit of 18 inches, daily limit
four.
(B) Greers Ferry Lake and its
tributaries - protected slot limit of 20-28 inches, daily limit of six (only
one of which may be longer than 28 inches).
(C) In compliance with Addendum
N1.02 and Code Chapter
28.00.
(6)
WHITE BASS, STRIPED
BASS, HYBRID STRIPED BASS:(A) White
bass: Between the main levees of the Mississippi river, from the confluence of
the Mississippi and White rivers upstream to the Benzal Railroad Bridge, and
from the confluence of the Mississippi and Arkansas rivers upstream to the
Yancopin Railroad Bridge - daily limit of 50, possession limit of 100. Beaver
Lake and its tributaries; lakes Ashbaugh, Sequoyah and Monticello - no limit.
(B) Striped bass and hybrid
striped bass (combined): Beaver, Bull Shoals and Norfork lakes; lakes Greeson,
Maumelle, and Ouachita - daily limit three. Arkansas River and connecting lakes
- daily limit 10. Lake Monticello - no limit.
(7)
ALLIGATOR GAR:
Alligator gar longer than 36 inches may not be harvested from
noon, May 1-noon, July 1, statewide. Alligator Gar Permit is required to
harvest alligator gar (Code 26.28).
(8)
TROUT (BROOK, BROWN, CUTTHROAT,
RAINBOW):(A)
Brown
trout:
White River (Bull Shoals Tailwater) and North Fork White River
(Norfork Tailwater) - minimum length 24 inches, daily limit one. Spavinaw Creek
(Benton County) west of Arkansas Highway 59 and Spring River - minimum length
16 inches, daily limit two. Little Red River (Greers Ferry Tailwater) from
Greers Ferry Dam to Arkansas Highway 305 Bridge - protected slot limit of 16-24
inches, daily limit of five (only one of which may be longer than 24
inches).
White River (Beaver Tailwater) from Beaver Dam to boundary signs
at Houseman Access - protected slot limit of 13-16 inches, daily limit of five
(only one of which may be longer than 16 inches). Little Missouri River, from
Narrows Dam to Arkansas Highway 27 Bridge - all brown trout must be released
immediately.
(B)
Cutthroat trout:
White River (Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater), North Fork White River
(Norfork Tailwater), Spavinaw Creek (Benton County) west of
Arkansas Highway 59, Spring River- minimum length 16 inches,
daily limit of two. (C) Brook trout;
White River (Bull Shoals Lake Tailwater), North Fork White River
(Norfork Tailwater), Spavinaw Creek (Benton County) west of Arkansas Highway
59, Spring River-minimum length 14 inches, daily limit two.
All fish measurements must follow procedures listed in
Code 01.00-C Length Limit definition.
N1.02
LENGTH AND PROTECTED LENGTH LIMITS ON CERTAIN LAKES AND RIVERS
(A) BLACK BASS - It is unlawful to possess
black bass as follows:
(1) Largemouth bass
less than 12 inches on Lake Frierson.
(2) Spotted bass less than 12 inches on
Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Table Rock lakes,
(3) All black bass less than 12 inches in
Horseshoe Bend Pool on the Strawberry River.
(4) Largemouth and spotted bass less than 13
inches on Lake Ouachita.
(5)
Largemouth bass 13-16 inches on lakes Austell (Cross County), Bamett (White
County), Brewer, DeGray, Wilhelmina (Polk County), Bear Creek, Bob Kidd; Lee
Creek; Sugar Loaf Lake, and Dierks Reservoir (Howard and Sevier
counties).
(6) Largemouth bass less
than 13 inches on 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.
(7) Largemouth bass less
than 13 inches on the Saline River from Stillion Bridge (Ashley and Bradley
counties) to its mouth, 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.
(8) Smallmouth bass less than 15 inches on
Beaver, Bull Shoals, Norfork and Table Rock lakes.
(9) Largemouth bass less than 15 inches on
Beaver Lake, Big Lake NWR, Blue Mountain, Bull Shoals, Georgia Pacific, Greers
Ferry, Kingfisher, Norfork, Shady and Table Rock lakes; Caddo Fishing Pond;
Upper and Lower Lake Chicot (including 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 Greenlee, Mercer Bayou (Sulphur River WMA); Moss Creek Pond,
and the Arkansas River.
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Black bass greater
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Lake Atkins, Daily limit four
(only one of which may be longer than 21 inches).
<43¥12) Largemouth bass 16-21 inches on Tommy
L. Sproles Lake
Pickthome. Daily limit two (only one of which may be longer than
21 inches). (44¥13) Largemouth bass 16-21 inches
in Lake 1 in Rick Evans
Grandview Prairie WMA. Daily limit two largemouth bass (only one
of which may be longer than 21 inches). fymi4)
Largemouth bass 16-18 inches on Lower White Oak Lake and
Lake Columbia. Daily limit eight (three of which may be longer
than 18 inches). <46M15)
Largemouth
bass daily limit 10 (only one of which may be longer than 18 inches) on Lake
SWEPCO. tf£)(16) Smallmouth bass less than 18
inches on the lower Little Missouri
River. fW(17) Largemouth bass less than
21 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit one.
(49¥1§) Largemouth bass 19-22 inches on Lake
Monticello. Daily limit eight, only one of which may be longer than 22 inches.
(B)
CRAPPIE:
It is unlawful to possess crappie as follows:
(1) Less than 10 inches in Beaver, Table
Rock, Bull Shoals and Norfork Reservoirs; Cane Creek Lake in Lincoln County;
Lake Chicot (including 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 on Blue Mountain and
Harris Brake lakes.
EXCEPTION:
(1) From December-February, the minimum
length limit is waived on Lake Monticello and the harvest is regulated by a
20-fish daily limit. The first 20 crappie caught, regardless of size, must be
kept. Culling is not permitted. From March-November, harvest is controlled by a
10-inch minimum length, daily limit of 20.
(C)
CATFISH (channel, blue and
flathead):
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It is
unlawful to possess flathead catfish less than 20 inches on the Ouachita River
from Sandy Beach Access (Ouachita County) to Remmel Dam.
(D)
STRIPED BASS: It is unlawful
to possess striped bass less than 20 inches on Lake Norfork and Beaver
Lake.
(E)
SHOVELNOSE
STURGEON: It is unlawful to possess shovelnose sturgeon less than 21
inches. Shovelnose sturgeon may not be taken from the Mississippi River.
EXCEPTION:
(1) Sportfish may be snagged (except in
catch-and-release areas) in compliance with Codes 26.05; 26.17 and within the
restrictive size limits in this addendum chapter.
N1.03
SPECIFIC TROUT WATER
REGULATIONS(A)
Beaver Tailwater
(White River from 100 yards below Beaver Dam to boundary signs at
Houseman Access).
(1) No fishing, boating or
wading within 100 yards of Beaver Dam.
(2) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish other than as specified for the paddlefish-snagging
season.
(3) Bait fishing allowed
only with a single, barbless hooking point (barbed shaft bait holder hooks
allowed).
(4) From April 15-June
15, snagging game fish is legal only from 100 yards below Beaver Dam from the
Corps of Engineers "No Fishing Beyond This Point" sign downstream to the first
Corps of Engineers boat ramp on the left descending bank to the first
boat-launching ramp. Snagging must cease after half the daily limit of any game
fish has been snagged. Snagged fish of any species shall not be
released.
(5) Special Regulation
Area:
Artificial Lures Only Area/No Bait Zone from approximately 0.5
mile below Beaver Dam to approximately 100 yards upstream of Parker Bend
Access, as indicated by signs.
(a)
Only artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used.
Natural or scented baits are prohibited.
(b) Chumming is prohibited.
(B)
Bull Shoals
Tailwater (White River from 100 yards below Bull Shoals Dam to Arkansas
Highway 58 Bridge at Guion).
(1) No fishing,
boating or wading within 100 yards of Bull Shoals Dam.
(2) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish.
(3) Special
Regulation Areas:
(a) Bull Shoals Dam
Catch-and-Release Area - Open to fishing from Feb. 1-Oct. 31 from 100 yards
below Bull Shoals Dam to the upstream boundary of Bull Shoals/White River State
Park, as indicated by signs.
(1) All trout
caught must be immediately released.
(2) Only artificial lures or flies shall be
used. All hooking points must be barbless. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(b) Bull
Shoals Dam Closed Area - the area 100 yards below Bull Shoals Dam to the wing
dike at the Bull Shoals/White River State Park Trout Dock. This area is closed
to fishing or wading Nov. 1-Jan. 31.
(c) Bull Shoals Dam Seasonal Brown Trout
Catch-and-Release Area, Nov. 1-Jan. 31. From the wing dike at Bull Shoals/White
River State Park Trout Dock to the downstream boundary of the Bull Shoals/White
River State Park.
(1) All brown trout must be
immediately released.
(2) Only
artificial lures or flies shall be used. All hooking points must be barbless.
Natural or scented baits are prohibited.
(3) Chumming is prohibited.
(4) No fishing 30 minutes after sunset-30
minutes before sunrise.
(d) Rim Shoals Catch-and-Release Area (near
Cotter). From sign immediately above mouth of Jenkins Creek to the first
electric power line downstream, as indicated by signs.
(1) All trout caught must be immediately
released.
(2) Only artificial lures
or flies shall be used. All hooking points must be barbless. Natural or scented
baits are prohibited.
(3) Chumming
is prohibited.
(e)
Monkey Island Catch-and-Release Area (between Reds Landing Access and Chesmond
Ferry Access), from the upstream end of Monkey Island to mouth of Moccasin
Creek, as indicated by signs.
(1) All trout
caught must be immediately released.
(2) Only artificial lures or flies shall be
used. All hooking points must be barbless. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(C)
Norfork Tailwater (North
Fork of the White River from 100 yards below Norfork Dam to the confluence of
the White River).
(1) No fishing, boating or
wading within 100 yards below Norfork Dam.
(2) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish.
(3) Chain
dragging is prohibited. It is unlawful to drag chains or other objects from
boats, capable of destroying aquatic vegetation.
(4) Special Regulation Areas:
(a) Norfork Catch-and-Release Area - from the
downstream end of Long Hole to the Bill Ackerman River Ridge Walk-in Access
(about 1-2 miles), as indicated by signs.
(1)
All trout caught must be immediately released.
(2) Only artificial lures or flies shall be
used. All hooking points must be barbless. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(D)
Greers Ferry Tailwater
(Little Red River from 100 yards below Greers Ferry Dam to the Arkansas
Highway 305 Bridge).
(1) No fishing, boating
or wading within 100 yards of Greers Ferry Dam.
(2) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish. Only a single hooking point per pole may be used for
bait-fishing.
(3) Special
Regulation Areas:
(a) JFK Special Regulations
Area (at John F, Kennedy Park below Greers Ferry Dam) - from 100 yards
downstream from Greers Ferry Dam to approximately 0.5 miles downstream to the
last Greer's Ferry National Fish Hatchery effluent outfall in John F. Kennedy
Park, as indicated by signs.
(1) Only
artificial lures with barbless hooks shall be used.
(2) Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(b) Cow
Shoals Seasonal Catch-and-Release Area, Oct. 1-Dec. 31. From the head of Cow
Shoals to the mouth of Canoe Creek, as indicated by signs.
(1) All trout caught must be immediately
released.
(2) Only artificial lures
with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits
are prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(4) Closed to night
fishing (half hour before sunset to half hour before sunrise).
(c) Mossy Shoals Special
Regulations Area - from the head of Dunham Shoals downstream to the end of
Mossy Shoals, as indicated by signs.
(1) Only
artificial lures with barbless hooks shall be used.
(2) Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(E)
Collins Creek (from its
source in John F. Kennedy Park below Greers Ferry Dam to the confluence of the
Little Red River).
(1) An angler shall use no
more than one Fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other
devices shall be used to catch fish.
(2) Catch-and-Release Stream. All trout
caught must be immediately released.
(3) Only artificial lures with a single,
barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(4) Chumming is
prohibited.
(5) Fishing is limited
to youths upstream of the wooden vehicle bridge in John F. Kennedy
Park.
(6) Fishing is allowed from
sunrise to sunset.
(7) Downstream
of the wooden vehicle road bridge in John F. Kennedy Park, anglers with a
fishing license and a trout permit may fish when accompanying a youth under age
16 in the act of fishing.
(F)
Dry Run Creek (from its
source on the east side of Norfork National Fish Hatchery below Norfork Dam to
the confluence with the North Fork of the White River).
(1) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish.
(2)
Catch-and-Release Stream. All trout caught must be immediately
released.
(3) Only artificial lures
with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits
are prohibited.
(4) Chumming is
prohibited.
(5) Fishing is limited
to youths and mobility impaired
anglers.
(6)
Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset.
(7)
s Mobility impaired
anglers shall fish from the mobility impaired access pier or boardwalk
only.
(8)
Mobility-impaired card is required for mobility-impaired anglers in compliance
with Addendum C1.11.
(G)
Blanchard Spring Mirror Lake
(in Ozark National Forest Blanchard Spring, from its source to the
confluence with North Sylamore Creek, including Mirror Lake).
(1) An angler shall use no more than two
fishing rods or poles and must attend them at all times. No other devices shall
be used to catch fish.
(H)
Spring River, from 100 yards below Dam No. 1 at
Mammoth Spring State Park to the mouth of Myatt Creek.
(1) An angler shall use no more than two
fishing rods or poles and must attend them at all times. No other devices shall
be used to catch fish.
(I)
Spavinaw Creek (Benton County),
from its source downstream to the Arkansas Highway 59 bridge.
(1) An angler shall use no more than one
fishing rod or pole and must attend it at all times. No other devices shall be
used to catch fish.
(2) Catch and
Release Stream. All trout caught must be immediately released.
(3) Only artificial lures with a single,
barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(4) Chumming is
prohibited.
(J)
Narrows Tailwater - Little Missouri River from 100 yards below
Narrows Dam (Lake Greeson) downstream to the low-water bridge (Arkansas Highway
27 Bridge).
(1) An angler shall use no more
than two fishing rods or poles and must attend them at all times. No other
devices shall be used to catch fish.
(2) Special Regulation Areas:
(a) Narrows Catch-and-Release Area - from 100
yards below Narrows Dam downstream to the upstream boundary of Riverside Park
Access.
(1) All trout caught must be
immediately released.
(2) Only
artificial lures with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural
or scented baits are prohibited.
(3) Chumming is prohibited.
(b) Narrows Summer
Catch-and-Release Area - May 1-Oct. 15. Downstream from the upstream boundary
of the Riverside Park Access to the gas line crossing above River Ridge Pool.
(1) All trout caught must be immediately
released.
(2) Only artificial lures
with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits
are not allowed.
(3) Chumming is
not allowed.
(c) Narrows
Winter Catch-and-Release Area - Oct. 16-April 30. From approximately 300 yards
downstream of Hinds Bluff Access to approximately 300 yards upstream of Old
Factory Site (Weir 2), as indicated by signs.
(1) All trout caught must be immediately
released.
(2) Only artificial lures
with a single, barbless hooking point shall be used. Natural or scented baits
are prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(K)
Big Spring (at Cotter) from
its source to the confluence with the White River.
(1) Fishing is limited to youths and disabled
anglers. Youths must be accompanied by an adult when fishing. Adult disabled
anglers must carry proof they are 100 percent permanently and totally disabled
(Code 01.00-C Disabled) and possess a sport fishing,
lifetime fishing, or combination hunting and fishing license, plus a trout
permit.
(2) An angler 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.
(3) All fish caught must be
released.
(4) Only artificial lures
with barbless hook(s) may be used. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(5) Chumming is
prohibited.
(6) Fishing is allowed
from sunrise to sunset.
(7) No
fishing in the swimming hole at the upstream end of Big Spring, as indicated by
signs.
(8) No motorized boats
allowed in Big Spring.
(9) Fishing
derbies must be requested, and permitted in writing by AGFC District 2
fisheries biologist, and can include fishing with natural or scented baits, and
harvest of trout.
