Watch the March 2020 Commission Meeting Live
March 19, 2020
The March 19, 2020 meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission to discuss opening free fishing during spring break will begin at 11 a.m. at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GUJGHN2I4Y&feature=youtu.be
AGFC commissioner meeting announcement
March 19, 2020
You are hereby notified that Commissioners of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 19 to discuss adopting Free Fishing Week from March 20-29 to allow anglers to fish without a license.
AGFC cancels meeting, closes public facilities
March 18, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s open public forum and monthly meeting, scheduled for March 18-19 in Hope, have been canceled because of concerns caused by the spread of the coronavirus. All AGFC facilities have been closed to the public until March 30.
Arkansas Wildlife Weekly Fishing Report
March 18, 2020
Guide Mike Siefert says the white bass run has started in the Millwood Lake area, and one of his recent clients, Tim Narlow of Baton Rouge, displays the product of that run. Photo provided by Mike Siefert.
Hunters wanted to help AGFC turkey monitoring effort
March 18, 2020
LITTLE ROCK — Hunters can help the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission track hunting effort and success throughout turkey season this spring by signing up to be a part of the annual Spring Gobbler Hunting Survey. It’s free to participate and your responses will help shape future wild turkey management in Arkansas.
Lake Maumelle gets bonus bream stocking
March 18, 2020
LITTLE ROCK – Bass and crappie received a boost in Lake Maumelle, thanks to a donation from a Lonoke commercial fish hatchery to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. Early last Thursday morning (March 12), personnel from the AGFC’s Joe Hogan Fish Hatchery in Lonoke stocked 290,000 redear sunfish fingerlings into the lake.
Arkansas boating accidents decrease in 2019
March 18, 2020
HOT SPRINGS — According to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s recently published 2019 Boating Accident Year-end Report, Arkansas waters saw a substantial decrease in the number of boating accidents last year compared to the year before.