Catch a rainbow at Russellville trout fishing clinic and derby
Nov. 21, 2018
RUSSELLVILLE - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is teaming up with CADDIS Fly Fishing Club and the Russellville Recreation and Parks Department to host a special trout-fishing derby Saturday, Dec. 1 at Pleasant View Park Pond.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission stocking ponds with rainbow trout throughout winter
Nov. 15, 2018
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Family and Community Fishing Program is kicking off winter in style by releasing hundreds of rainbow trout in program ponds throughout the state.
Fall fishing featured on "Arkansas Wildlife" television show
Nov. 7, 2018
LITTLE ROCK - Even with the modern gun deer opener cranking up this Saturday, some outdoors enthusiasts are still hitting the water in search of some peaceful fishing. Catch the latest episode of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s television show for a full-on fishing extravaganza as host Trey Reid and the Arkansas Wildlife crew take on all three faces of the Little Missouri River in southwest Arkansas.
Cool weather equals hot fishing on Arkansas’s famous trout tailwaters
Oct. 24, 2018
HEBER SPRINGS - As the need for air-conditioning and sandals gives way to the need for a Thermos of coffee and layered clothes, many anglers abandon the water and place their tackle in hibernation mode. But for some die-hard anglers, the best time of year to chase trout is just getting started.
Cutthroat catch breaks 32-year state record
Oct. 5, 2018
MOUNTAIN HOME – An Arkansas fishing mark that had held for nearly 33 years finally fell last weekend when a Kansas angler making an annual trek with friends to the White River pulled in a cutthroat trout weighing 10 pounds, 2 ounces. The catch was certified by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s chief of fisheries today.
AGFC fishing events hook more than 45,000 anglers in 2018
Oct. 3, 2018
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission helped provide fishing opportunities for more than 45,000 people this year through catfish and trout stockings and events focused on community ponds and fishing derbies in 2018.
Zebra Mussels found in Bull Shoals Tailwater
Sept. 5, 2018
MOUNTAIN HOME - Biologists with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in the portion of the White River just downstream of Bull Shoals Dam last week.