Best ways to celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day in Arkansas
Sept. 20, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a proclamation signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders last week, Sept. 23 has officially been named National Hunting and Fishing Day in Arkansas. With the fall weather finally arriving, it’s a perfect time to take someone new into the outdoors and pass on a passion for conservation. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has cooked up the following five ways anyone can enjoy the benefits of hunting and angling on this special day:
AGFC opens up fall fishing derbies with the ‘Big Catch’ at Lake Valencia Sept. 16
Sept. 13, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and Community First Alliance, Inc. will host Arkansas’s largest community fishing event from 8 a.m.-noon this Saturday at Lake Valencia in Maumelle.
Remember to register for a free fishing derby this weekend
June 7, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be hosting its free annual fishing derbies this Saturday, but you have to let them know you’re coming to participate.
Free Fishing Weekend slated for June 9-11
May 31, 2023
LITTLE ROCK — Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, anyone may fish in Arkansas without a fishing license or trout stamp from noon Friday, June 9, through midnight Sunday night, June 11.
Trout day returns to central Arkansas
Jan. 18, 2023
MAUMELLE — Come out and catch some rainbows with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission from 9 a.m until noon Jan. 28 at Lake Valencia in Maumelle at the annual Trout Day Celebration.
5 ways to introduce new hunters and anglers to the fold on National Hunting and Fishing Day
Sept. 21, 2022
LITTLE ROCK – Join the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission this National Hunting and Fishing Day, Sept. 24, and help spread the joy of the outdoors to a new group of enthusiasts.
Seniors’ fishing derby returns to Maumelle
Sept. 7, 2022
MAUMELLE — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program welcomes all anglers 50 years and older to Lake Valencia for the largest senior citizen community fishing event in Arkansas, 9 a.m. until noon, Sept. 9.