Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
March 23, 2023
One of fishing guide Del Colvin's customers on Bull Shoals Lake hauled in this nice black bass this past week. Photo provided by Del Colvin.
De Queen Lake WMA a getaway for bowhunters, anglers
March 22, 2023
DE QUEEN – De Queen Lake WMA is a great example of partners working together to provide public access and hunting opportunities in southwest Arkansas. The Army Corps of Engineers and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission joined together in 2009 to form the WMA partnership.
AGFC hears proposal to change 2023-24 waterfowl season dates
March 17, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission today heard the first reading of a proposal to shift the first segment of the 2023-24 duck season from the current season structure to one that opens the weekend before Thanksgiving.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
March 16, 2023
Randy Plyler, a fishing guide out of Arkadelphia and a regular contributor to the AGFC's Weekly Fishing Report, recently hauled in this 15.8-pound drum while fishing on Lake Ouachita, "the biggest drum I've ever caught. Had me excited for a minute," he said. The qualification for drum in the AGFC's Master Angler Program starts at 12 pounds, which puts Plyler in that category. The state record for drum is 45 pounds, 7 ounces caught in Lake Wilson in 2004.
AGFC angler survey collecting data to better serve Arkansans
March 15, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is wrapping up an online survey to learn more about licensed anglers in The Natural State, and time is running out to offer your insight into the future of Arkansas’s fisheries management.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
March 9, 2023
An angler from Bentonville named Dylan (no last name provided) hit the Beaver Lake tailwater with guide Austin Kennedy and landed this nice walleye recently. Photo provided by Austin Kennedy.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
March 2, 2023
Tad Toler, who with his wife fished the White River at Cotter with guide Eric Beecher, landed this nice brown trout this week. Wife Brittany also had a great trip too with a nice catch. Photo provided by Cotter Trout Dock.