If you’re after flathead catfish, you’re going to need something a little more lively than a chunk of meat. Flatheads will occasionally eat a prepared bait or cut piece of fish, but they primarily focus on live prey. Bait shops often offer green sunfish, …
August is National Shooting Sports Month, and there’s no better time to get out and get on target before hunting seasons kick off with the annual September dove hunting opener. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has a host of special offers at its Dr. …
Ben Sisk, who recently retired after a 30-year career as a captain in the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Enforcement Division, was one of many game wardens honored at the AGFC’s annual Enforcement Awards banquet July 16 at North Little Rock’s Wyndham …
Heath Hampton has only been back in the state as an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission game warden for two years, but his exemplary record in that brief time earned the Arkansas native the 2026 Sgt. Monty Carmikle Game Warden of the Year honor at the agency …
“The AGFC has decided to develop a new management plan that focuses on all black bass species, including smallmouth, Neosho, largemouth and spotted bass populations in Arkansas’s wadeable and floatable streams,” Naas said. “This plan will exclude major …
LITTLE ROCK — Nearly 500 permits to participate in special deer hunts at Arkansas wildlife management areas will be available for purchase beginning 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 22. These permits cover modern gun, alternative firearms, youth and mobility- …
People can apply for a single day of the week about a week before (Thursday afternoon-Sunday night) the week they are applying to be drawn to hunt. Application periods run Thursday-Sunday for the next Saturday-Sunday hunt days. For example, hunters would …
LITTLE ROCK — Motorists and wildlife lovers are beginning to see more deer in the open, browsing at the edges of open fields and forests, prompting many questions about bare spots seen in their fur coat and ticks seen on their ears. Some wildlife watchers …
To help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s staff better manage the state’s streams, regulations for Arkansas’s native smallmouth bass were approved by the Commission in April, and made effective July 1, 2026, that simplify the state’s smallmouth bass …
Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir (under renovation) and Nursery Pond (updated 7-9-2026) AGFC staff in Mayflower note that while Lake Conway is still drawn down for renovation, the Lake Conway Nursery Pond provides a nice fishing opportunity for area …
New directional signs will help guide anglers with power boats, helping keep paddlecraft launching at its designated section and preventing people from parking on that area. “We designed the paddlecraft launch to keep things moving at the boat ramp while …
Kueter is a lifelong resident of Greene County and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management from Arkansas State University. He owns and operates Kueter’s Fish Company, Inc., a third-generation catfish and baitfish farm in Paragould. An …
Each permit authorizes the harvest of one alligator, which must be at least 4 feet long. Alligator hunting is allowed 30 minutes after sunset until 30 minutes before sunrise during the approved alligator hunting season dates: Sept. 18-21 and Sept. 25-28. …
#### If you need assistance to participate in this public meeting due to a disability as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact AGFC’s ADA Coordinator in Human Resources at 501-382-3813 before the scheduled meeting to request an …
Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir (under renovation) and Nursery Pond (updated 7-2-2026) AGFC staff in Mayflower note that while Lake Conway is still drawn down for renovation, the Lake Conway Nursery Pond provides a nice fishing opportunity for area …
Get your hands on the new 2026-27 Arkansas Fishing Guidebook by downloading a copy right to your phone. Anglers and boaters in Arkansas should be familiar with the Arkansas Fishing Guidebook, which is produced by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and …
“We based the number of lunkerlings stocked on the number of Legacy Lunkers the lake yielded, which boiled down to about 15,000 fingerlings per lunker donated at that lake,” Lancett said. “The exception is Lake Austell. To ensure our stocking program is as …
The coming Independence Day holiday weekend is shaping up to be one of the biggest boating celebrations of the decade. This year, tens of thousands of anglers, waterskiers, kayakers and pleasure boaters will converge on Arkansas water to celebrate the …
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