Little Red Management Plan

Do you like to fish for trout in the cold water of the Little Red River below Greers Ferry Dam?  Have you fished there and left unhappy with your experience?  Would fish more often in the Little Red River if the fishing were improved in some way?  If you would like to have a say in how trout fishing is managed in the tailwater below Greers Ferry Dam, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission needs your help. 

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Trout Management Program has developed a new process for creating management plans for trout fisheries around Arkansas, involving people and anglers interested in helping.  Trout fishery managers have begun using this process to develop a management plan for the 30-mile long Little Red River trout fishery. 

Public Input Results

The Little Red – Greer’s Ferry Tailwater trout management plan is the third of these tailored, site specific trout management plans being developed.  On December 1, 2005, a public workshop was held in Heber Springs, AR, for the purpose of getting input to help in crafting options for management of the Little Red – Greer’s Ferry Tailwater trout fishery.   This report summarizes the results of the December 1 workshop.  This report also includes additional emailed comments received after the workshop, plus the results of a survey of non-resident anglers.

Little Red River Public Input Results

Management Summary

Trout biologists have created a document that summarizes the most important scientific, biological data from the Little Red River for your information.  To access the summary, click on the hyperlink below.

A Review of Management and Research on Greer’s Ferry Tailwater