(A)
Hunt feral hogs on WMAs.
(B) Hunt
feral hogs on WMAs by the use of dogs or trapping.
(C) Possess or release live hogs on WMAs.
EXCEPTIONS:(1) Feral hogs may
only be taken by hunters who are hunting bear, deer or elk during a firearm
season for these big game species with weapons legal for bear, deer or elk
firearms season on the following WMAs: Bearcat Hollow, Beaver Lake, Big Timber,
Blue Mountain, Buffalo National River, Camp Robinson, Caney Creek, Casey Jones,
Cherokee, Dardanelle, DeGray Lake, DeQueen Lake, Ft. Chaffee, Greers Ferry
Lake, Gum Flats, Howard County, J. Perry Mikles Blue Mountain SUA, Jim Kress,
Jones Point, Lafayette County, Lake Greeson, Lee Creek, Moro Big Pine Natural
Area, Mt. Magazine, Muddy Creek, Nimrod Lloyd Millwood, Norfork Lake, Ozark
National Forest WMA, Ozark Lake, Piney Creeks, Poison Springs, Provo, St.
Francis National Forest, Sylamore, U of A Pine Tree Experimental Station WD A,
Wedington, White Rock and Winona WMAs. Hunters must comply with all hunting
license and permit requirements.
PENALTY: Class 3
Class 4-Violation of C above
N1.01
GAME FISH DAILY
LIMITS
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Alligator Gar
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1
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Black Basses (including not
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more than four Smallmouth)
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10
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Bream (over 4 inches length)
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50
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Catfish (exc. Bullhead)
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10
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Crappie
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30
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Rock Bass
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10
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Muskellunge
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6
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Paddlefish
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2
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Pickerel
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6
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Sauger
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6
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Saugeye
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6
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Shovelnose Sturgeon
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No Limit
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Striped Bass or Hybrid (Combination)
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6
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Trout (including not more than:
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2 brown trout, 2 cutthroat
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trout, 2 brook trout)
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5
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Walleye
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6
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White Bass
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25
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EXCEPTIONS:
(1) The
following bodies of water are restricted to half the daily limit for all
sportfish: Dr. Lester Sitzes III Bois d'Arc Lake, Horseshoe Bend Pool of the
Strawberry River in Izard County. All black bass and crappie on Lower White Oak
Lake must be released immediately.
(2) 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). Greers Ferry Lake - smallmouth bass minimum length limit
of 12 inches, daily limit six.
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 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.
(B)
Largemouth bass:
Lake Terre Noire and Lake Sylvia, and Lower White Oak Lake -daily
limit five.
Lake Millwood - daily limit six. Mallard Lake - daily limit
one.
Marion McCollum Lake, Lake Sylvia - Largemouth bass caught must
be immediately returned to the water.
(C)
Black Bass (all species
combined):
Beaver, Bull Shoals, DeGray. DeQueen,
Norfork, Table Rock lakes, Lake Jack Nolen, Ouachita, Ashbaugh - daily limit
six. Lake Lou Emma - daily limit five. Lake Atkins - daily limit four.
War Eagle Creek - daily limit two.
(3)
BREAM:
No limit on bream 4 inches or shorter.
(4)
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. No limit on channel catfish on Marion McCollum Lake
Greenlee -Monroe County, and on 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).
(B) Catfish daily limit five on:
DeWitt City Park Lake (Arkansas County); Lake Atalanta_(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); Lower
White Oak Lake (Ouachita County);_Lake Sylvia (Perry County); Shady Lake (Polk
County); Twin Lakes A and B, Camp Ferncliff (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.
(5)
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 - 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).
(C) Crappie daily limit - 20 in Lake Chicot
and Lake Monticello.
(6)
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 N 1.02 and Code
Chapter 28.00.
(7)
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.
(8)
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).
(9)
TROUT (BROOK, BROWN, CUTTHROAT,
RAINBOW):(A)
Brown
trout:
White River from Bull Shoals Dam to Highway 58 Bridge (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 - daily limit of five (only one of trout daily
limit may be longer than 16 inches). White River from Beaver Dam to boundary
signs at Houseman Access (Beaver Tailwater) -protected slot limit of 13-16
inches, daily limit of five (only one of trout daily limit may be longer than
16 inches). Little Missouri River (Narrows Tailwater) - from Narrows Dam to
Arkansas Highway 27 Bridge - all brown trout must be released
immediately.
(B)
Cutthroat trout:
White River (Bull Shoals 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. Little Red
River (Greers Ferry Tailwater) from Greers Ferry Dam to Arkansas Highway 305
Bridge - daily limit of five (only one of trout daily limit may be longer than
16 inches). White River (Beaver Tailwater) from Beaver Dam to boundary signs at
Houseman Access - protected slot limit of 13-16 inches (only one of trout daily
limit may be longer than 16 inches).
(C)
Brook trout:
White River (Bull Shoals 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. Little Red River
(Greers Ferry Tailwater) from Greers Ferry Dam to Arkansas Highway 305 Bridge -
daily limit of five (only one of trout daily limit may be longer than 16
inches). White River (Beaver Tailwater) from Beaver Dam to boundary signs at
Houseman Access - protected slot limit of 13-16 inches (only one of trout daily
limit may be longer than 16 inches). (D) Rainbow trout:
Lake Atalanta (Benton County) - daily limit five. Little Red
River (Greers Ferry Tailwater) from Greers Ferry Dam to Arkansas Highway 305
Bridge - daily limit of five (only one of trout daily limit may be longer than
16 inches). White River (Beaver Tailwater) from Beaver Dam to boundary signs at
Houseman Access - protected slot limit of 13-16 inches (only one of trout daily
limit may be longer than 16 inches).
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, 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), Barnett (White
County), Brewer, Wilhelmina (Polk County), Bear Creek Lake, Bob Kidd; Lee
Creek; Sugar Loaf Lake, and Dierks Reservoir (Howard and Sevier
counties).
(6) Largemouth bass less
than 13 inches on DeGray Lake and within the boundaries of Felsenthal
NWR.
EXCEPTION: No restriction in Woodland Trail Pond -
located at the Felsenthal NWR Headquarters on Hwy 82 (Ashley County); Locust
Ridge Pond - located at Locust Ridge on Hwy 82 (Union County); Eagle Lake Pond-
located north of Eagle Lake on Bradley Road 53 (Bradley County); and Shallow
Lake Field Pond located west of Shallow Lake (Union County). Person(s) keeping
largemouth bass less than 13 inches from these waters must exit the NWR
boundaries immediately upon leaving these ponds and may not enter NWR
campgrounds or fish other NWR waters with largemouth bass less than 13 inches
from these four ponds in their possession.
(7) Largemouth bass less than 14 inches on
the Arkansas River and its tributaries.
(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); and Moss Creek Pond.
(10) Black bass greater than 16 inches in
Lake Winona.
(11) Largemouth bass
16-21 inches on Lake Atkins. Daily limit four (only one of which may be longer
than 21 inches).
(12) Largemouth
bass 16-21 inches on Tommy L. Sproles Lake Pickthorne. Daily limit two (only
one of which may be longer than 21 inches).
(13) Largemouth bass daily limit ten (only
one of which may be longer than 20 inches) on Lake Columbia.
(14) Largemouth bass daily limit 10 (only one
of which may be longer than 18 inches) on Lake SWEPCO.
(15) Smallmouth bass less than 18 inches on
the lower Little Missouri River from Narrows Dam to its mouth. Daily limit
one.
(16) Largemouth bass less than
21 inches on Mallard Lake. Daily limit one.
(17) Largemouth bass 19-22 inches on Lake
Monticello. Daily limit eight, only one of which may be longer than 22
inches.
(18)
Largemouth
Bass less than 16 inches on Lower White Oak Lake. Daily limit
five.
(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, Lake Conway, Lake Monticello, Lake Overcup. and Harris
Brake Lake.
(2) Less than 9 inches
on Blue Mountain Lake.
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):
(1) 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, hooking point.
(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 or flies shall be used. All hooking points must be
barbless. 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 Catch-and-Release
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) 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) Cow
Shoals Catch-and-Release Area - 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 per pole_shall be used. Natural or scented baits are
prohibited.
(3) Chumming is
prohibited.
(4) Closed to night
fishing (No fishing one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before
sunrise)
(c) Mossy
Shoals Catch-and-Release Area - from the head of Dunham Shoals downstream to
the end of Mossy Shoals, 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)
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 per pole 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, fishing is limited
to youths under age 16, anglers with a fishing license and a trout permit who
are accompanying a youth under age 16 in the act of fishing, and mobility
impaired anglers.
(8) Mobility
impaired anglers shall fish from the mobility impaired access piers
only.
(9) Mobility impaired card is
required for mobility-impaired anglers in compliance with Addendum CI.
11.
(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) 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 per
pole 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 per
pole 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 per pole 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.
