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Check your destination in a current Arkansas Fishing Guidebook for area-specific regulations. Area-specific information also is listed at the following link:
Where to Fish
For species where there is no limit, the aggregate bag limit does not apply.
For bowfishing, gigging and bullfrogs, daily limits are measured from noon to noon during their respective seasons. See a current Arkansas Fishing Guidebook or click the link below for seasons and dates.
Technique-specific Regulations
Sport Fish Daily Limit
| Species |
Additional Information |
Daily Limit |
| Alligator Gar |
No alligator gar greater than 36 inches may be taken from noon, May 1-noon, July 1, statewide. A permit is required, which is available at regional offices. |
1 |
| Black Bass |
Largemouth, spotted, smallmouth combined. There are no statewide length limits for largemouth or spotted bass. |
10 |
| Smallmouth Bass |
Length limit in Ozark zone is 12 inches long; otherwise, length limit is 10 inches long. See Map of Ozark Zone. |
4 |
| Rock Bass |
Rock bass, Ozark bass and shadow bass, combined |
10 |
| Bream |
Bluegill, redear, longear, warmouth and other sunfishes combined. No daily limit on bream shorter than 4 inches. |
50 |
| Catfish |
Channel catfish, blue catfish and flathead catfish, combined. No daily limit on bullhead catfish. |
10 |
| Crappie |
Black crappie and white crappie, combined. |
See Map |
| Tiger Muskie |
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6 |
| Paddlefish |
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2 |
| Pickerel |
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6 |
| Sauger |
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6 |
| Saugeye |
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6 |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon |
Length limit is 21 inches or longer; harvest restricted between the main levees of the Mississippi River. |
No limit |
| Striped Bass |
Includes hybrid stripers |
6 |
| Trout |
Rainbow trout, brown trout, cutthroat trout and brook trout, combined. Trout length limit and daily limit regulations differ between trout fisheries. Please check the area you will be fishing here. If your destination is not listed, statewide regulations apply to that area. |
5 |
| Walleye |
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6 |
| White Bass |
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25 |
| Yellow Bass |
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No limit |
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| Limit |
Definition |
Amount |
| Daily Limit |
The total limit of a certain fish species that may be taken in one day. |
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| Aggregate Daily Bag Limit |
Maximum number of fish allowed to be taken from midnight to midnight. |
75 |
| Possession Limit |
The total limit of a certain fish species that is in your possession at any time, whether on your person or stored in another location.
For all fish or wildlife resources, excluding migratory game birds, takenf for personal consumption, the Arkansas possession limit shall not apply after teh fish or wildlife resource has been completely processed and resides within a residence of the processor.
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Double Daily Limit |
| Snagging Limit |
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Half Daily Limit |
| Spearfishing Limit |
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Half Daily Limit |
| Title | Type | Posted | | PDF | 05/10/2010 | | PDF | 01/01/2012 |
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