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Fishing Zones

Check your destination on pages 56-77 for area-specific regulations. 

Page numbers refer to the pages in the 2010 Arkansas Fishing Guidebook.  

Smallmouth Bass Map

 

Smallmouth bass must be at least 12 inches long to keep in the Ozark zone. They must be at least 10 inches long to keep in the rest of the state. The statewide daily limit is four.

Many streams have different regulations regarding smallmouth. Refer to the “Regulations for Flowing Waters” section, Pages 70-77.

Crappie Map

 

Above are the daily limits for crappie, black and white combined. Between the main levees of the Mississippi River and on Horseshoe Lake (Crittenden County), the daily crappie limit is 50.