"We want to remove any barrier we can to get people on the water,” said one official with Arkansas Game and Fish.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas State Parks are opening up for free fishing for a June weekend. Officials said the Free Fishing ...

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Anglers are also striper fishing on the south end of the lake at Point 12. Lisa Mullins at Beaver Dam Store said fly fishing for trout is best in the morning when no power is being generated at ...

It's an exciting time for anglers in Arkansas as Free Fishing Weekend is returning to the Natural State. Here's what to know.

Arkansas residents and non-residents can fish without a fishing license or trout permit during the 2025 Free Fishing Weekend ...

Flip Putthoff is a staff photographer and outdoors reporter. He's covered outdoor recreation for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and its predecessor newspapers for 45 years. Flip invented ...

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Gray has been fly fishing Arkansas' waters since she was 5 years old. Megan Gray When Megan Gray isn’t running the court as a point guard for the Hendrix College women’s basketball team or studying to ...

was trolling minnows in 30 feet of water at northwest Arkansas’ Beaver Lake on June 15 when he found himself in the middle of an unexpected battle. “I’ve been fishing for stripers up here ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Friday, June 9, starts free fishing weekend in Arkansas. It is a chance for anyone to get out and be an angler without needing to get a fishing license. Annual hatchery ...