AGFC Commissioner Meeting Notice
Oct. 25, 2023
You are hereby notified that Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet on the following date and times to consider any business that may be brought before the Commission. Unless otherwise stated, meetings will be held at the AGFC offices, 2 Natural Resources Dr. in Little Rock. Click here to view the Thursday commission meeting online.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Oct. 19, 2023
You don't often hear about largemouth bass being caught in the cool Spring River of northeastern Arkansas, where the targets are usually trout and smallmouth bass, but Chuck Lajuanesse landed a largemouth fishing with guide Mark Crawford. Crawford reports that the Spring is very low and there are pools where black bass are congregating and feasting with the arrival of fall.
Memorable catch rivals record-book brookie
Oct. 18, 2023
HEBER SPRINGS — The biggest brook trout swimming in Arkansas might have been caught last Saturday, and anglers still have a chance to catch it again thanks to a conservation-minded college student who is already earning her stripes as a veteran angler. Megan Gray managed to land a beautiful brook trout approaching the 5-pound state-record mark from the Little Red River in Central Arkansas.
Double-check your Arkansas hunting and fishing license online before hunting
Oct. 18, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The last few cold nights have leaves changing and deer hunters double-checking their equipment in anticipation. Make sure a valid hunting license is on that “to do” list as you get ready for the muzzleloader season opener this Saturday.
AGFC recruiting new class of game wardens
Oct. 18, 2023
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for its next class of game warden cadets. Applications will be accepted until Oct. 30.
Drier conditions make for fantastic fishing in mountain tributaries
Oct. 18, 2023
MT. IDA — I knew this would be a fishing excursion like no other I’d experienced when my guide, Shane Goodner of Catch’em All Guide Service in Hot Springs, told me I’d need snake boots.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Oct. 12, 2023
This couple found the largemouth bass biting very well this past weekend at Lake Charles in northeast Arkansas. Most other species there were fair, but the black bass have turned on in the water as it drops below 70 degrees in Lake Charles State Park.