Regulations for Family and Community Fishing Locations
Regulations in this section are those that differ from statewide regulations.
Amon’s (Baxter County - Mountain Home Community Lake)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only
Armory Pond SAU Campus - Magnolia (Columbia County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Lake open to electric trolling motors only. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing.
Atalanta (Benton County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Handicapped accessible fishing jetty is available. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Benton City Lake (Saline County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Bob Courtway (Faulkner County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Cabot Community Fishing Pond (Lonoke County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish
daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only. Trout daily limit is five.
Carol Ann Cross Pond (Sebastian County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Handicapped accessible fishing pier is available. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Cherry Wood Lake (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Clear Lake (Clark County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Craighead Forest Park Youth Fishing Pond (Craighead County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a handheld rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Trout daily limit is five. Lake open to electric trolling motors only. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Dardanelle City Park Ponds (Yell County)
Only hand-held rod or pole allowed. Largemouth bass catch-and-release only. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
England Community Pond (Lonoke County)
See Mike Freeze Community Fishing Pond
Family Park (Garland County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five.
Fort Chaffee (Sebastion County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Glenwood Pond (Pike County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Lake Village Community Fishing Pond (Chicot County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under age 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Lake open to electric motors only. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing.
Little Rock Air Force Base (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Little Rock City Park Ponds (Pulaski County - Boyle Park, Hindman Park, Kiwanis Park, Otter Creek Park, MacArthur and War Memorial Park) Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Pond (Jefferson County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Mattocks Park Lake - El Dorado (Union County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Lake open to electric trolling motors only. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing.
Mike Freeze England Community Fishing Pond (Lonoke County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Mike and Janet Huckabee Youth Pond (Hempstead County)
Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Other species are restricted to one-half the statewide daily limit. Use of common carp as bait is prohibited. Family and Community Fishing rules apply only to that portion of the lake restricted to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Trout daily limit is five. Lake open to electric trolling motors only.
Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing.
North Little Rock City Park Lakes (Pulaski County – Burn’s Park)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Pine Bluff Regional Park Youth Fishing Pond (Jefferson County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Lake open to electric trolling motors only. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing.
Pinnacle Mountain State Park (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Catfish daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Pleasantview Park (Pope County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Salem City Lake (Fulton County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Searcy City Lake (White County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Sherwood Municipal City Pond (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Springdale Community Fishing Pond (Murphy Park, Washington County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
T. J. House Reservoir (Crawford County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only. Smallmouth or largemouth bass must be at least 15 inches long to keep. Spotted bass must be at least 12 inches long to keep. Smallmouth bass daily limit is six. Crappie, black and white, combined daily limit is 15. Crappie shorter than 10 inches must be released immediately to the water. Walleye caught in Table Rock Lake and its tributaries must be at least 18 inches long to keep with a daily limit of four. Legal to take game fish (except largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass) with spear guns during season – click here to learn more about spear fishing regulations. The White River Border Lakes license entitles the holder to fish in the Missouri portion of Table Rock Lake without buying a Missouri nonresident license – see Page 18. These regulations apply to the waters from Beaver Lake Dam to Table Rock Dam. Check Page 75 if fishing the White River below Beaver Lake Dam to Highway 62 for additional regulations.
Valencia (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only. Trout daily limit is five.
War Memorial Park Pond (Pulaski County)
Fishing open only to persons under 16 or over 65 using a hand-held rod or pole. Properly licensed persons between 16 and 64 may fish if accompanied by a person under 16 who is actively fishing. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Fishing open to holders of a disabled fishing (either a three-year or combination) disability license. One properly licensed person may assist and fish with the disabled fishing license holder who must be actively fishing. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Wells (Ft. Chaffee – Sebastian County)Only hand-held rod or pole allowed. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
West Memphis City Park (Crittenden County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Handicapped accessible fishing pier is available. Catfish daily limit is three. Trout daily limit is five. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Willow Beach Park Pond (Pulaski County)
Open to fishing with rod or pole only. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.
Yell County Wildlife Federation Pond (Yell County)
Only hand-held rod or pole allowed. Largemouth bass must be released immediately to the water. Catfish daily limit is three. Bream daily limit is 25. Hybrid striped bass daily limit is three. Waters open to electric trolling motors only.