Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
June 3, 2020
Allen Haney caught this longnose gar on rod and reel just south of the Toad Suck launch on the Arkansas River. Robert Mauldin and Scotty Lewis provided moral support during the catch, Allen said. The gar weighed about 16 pounds and was 50 inches long. It was caught on cut shad and was released just after photos were taken. Photo provided by Allen Haney.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 27, 2020
Ian Seng of Little Rock caught his first rainbow trout, with Austin Kennedy guiding him in the Beaver Lake tailwater in Northwest Arkansas. Photo provided by Austin Kennedy.
AGFC to try tiger trout hybrid in Bull Shoals tailwater
May 27, 2020
MAMMOTH SPRING – Tiger trout, a hybrid of brown trout and brook trout often stocked in waters in the western and northwestern United States, will be stocked for the first time in Arkansas within the next couple of weeks, according to Christy Graham, trout program coordinator for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
AGFC tackles Lake Conway’s alligatorweed with a triple dose
May 20, 2020
MAYFLOWER – Left unattended, the nonnative, invasive vegetation known as alligatorweed is a lake and fishing disaster waiting to happen. At least that’s how Matt Horton, an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Fisheries biologist describes it when he discusses the herbicide application process underway at Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 20, 2020
Little Garrett Lemons is proud of his bream he caught off of a redworm while fishing at Lake Greeson recently. Memorial Day weekend would be a great time to introduce a child to fishing for bream, likely hooking the youngster for life. Photo provided by Lisa Spencer.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 13, 2020
Jack Robinett found that high water can be productive with this male brown trout. He caught this big one on the White River May 6.
Walleye catch completes Master Angler sweep for Flippin fisherman
May 13, 2020
FLIPPIN – A walleye that could top 9 pounds was all that was keeping Roger Pyzocha from claiming catches in all eight of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Master Angler Program categories, but it was proving elusive these past couple of years. Finally, after a few near misses on the weight scale with 8-pounders, Pyzocha recently landed a 9.2-pound walleye on Bull Shoals Lake to reach a goal he’d set out to achieve seven years ago.