Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Oct. 26, 2023
A photographer from Paragould managed to get this trout fishing shot from Norfork River the weekend before last using his phone. He says he'd forgotten his camera, so with no time available to run back and grab the camera, his phone had to fill in; otherwise the fish, and the gorgeous scene you see, would have been long gone. We appreciate the submission from Rodney White.
Biologists use hydroacoustic technology for large lake forage study
Oct. 25, 2023
AMITY — Technology used in the study of ocean marine life has found its way into The Natural State to help Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists make more informed decisions for keeping sport fish healthy.
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.
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.
AGFC Shooting Sports Division aims for more opportunities
Oct. 11, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Growing recreational shooting sports is the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s target in the coming years under Director Austin Booth, and much is underway to make that come to fruition.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
Oct. 5, 2023
Agustin Icka from Chile was visiting his godparents in Arkansas for the first time and had never caught trout, at least until this trip. Fishing out of Gaston's Resort on the White RIver with guide Paul Jones and Graeme Shaw, his godfather from Marmaduke, Agustin and the others had an "outrageous" fishing experience, according to Graeme, with multiple trophy fish hauled in, including this gorgeous brown trout. Photo provided by Graeme Shaw.