Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
June 8, 2023
A couple of young anglers named Andrew and Kip display their personal best crappie caught recently on DeGray Lake with guide John Duncan.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
June 1, 2023
Richard Reeves and his son, Daniel, from Walls,Mississippi, landed some Greers Ferry Lake walleye while fishing with guide Tommy Cauley recently. Tommy says that if you can find them, walleye will eat on nightcrawlers and crankbaits in 10-25 feet of water at Greers Ferry Lake.
Arkansas trout angler survey in progress
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is asking trout anglers in The Natural State to keep an eye on their inbox in the next few weeks in case they are selected to participate in the AGFC Trout Program’s statewide angler survey. The survey is being conducted by HDNR Consulting to help the AGFC learn more about how they can help meet trout anglers’ expectations in Arkansas.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 25, 2023
Vaughn Greenway and Daniel Romine teamed to catch five largemouth bass totalling 15.11 pounds, including a 5.48-pound Big Bass, in the Tuesday Night Black Bass fishing tournament out of WestRock Landing at Lake Maumelle this week. The tournament was expected to be postponed a week because of Central Arkansas Water's closure to boat access this week, but CAW reopened the lake earlier than expected after treatment of hydrilla on Monday.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 11, 2023
Roger Fisher lived up to his surname, landing his personnel best largemouth bass on a creek off Norfork Lake last weekend while kayak fishing. The fish was 19.5 inches long and 5 pounds, caught in about 2 feet of water on a white Rooster Tail. Roger and his nephew, Andy Bell, found largemouths feeing on bait balls in the creek and landed a bunch; Roger also caught two at one time on a square bill.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
May 4, 2023
Mike and Sam Sumrow of Joliet, Illinois, landed this nice 15.5-inch crappie on Tuesday as part of their haul fishing Norfork Lake in north Arkansas. Lou Gabric of Hummingbird Hideaway Resort and a regular contributor to the Fishing Report, related that Sam started fishing Norfork Lake as a youngster with her parents. Now she visits twice a year with her husband, Mike. On Wednesday, Sam was able to land her first striped bass as an adult. “They are both really excited and are having a blast,” Lou said.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
April 27, 2023
This young angler is 10-year-old Corbin (no last name provided) from Texas, who lassoed this impressive 21-inch rainbow out of the Beaver Dam Tailwater in northwest Arkansas while fishing with guide Austin Kennedy. Corbin was fishing with chartreuse Fire Eggs. That's a memory he'll never forget.