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A new loop in the trail system around Lake Maumelle in central Arkansas will take visitors on a tour of scenic views among the open forests of the Ouachita foothills and offer a leisurely fishing opportunity. The...

The application period to catch and keep a trophy-size Arkansas alligator gar opened Nov. 1 and closes Dec. 31. Only 200 tags will be awarded for 2022 and they are required to harvest an alligator gar..

Renovation is underway for the only state-owned fish hatchery devoted to producing trout. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commissioners has partnered with trout fishermen to begin major work on the Jim...

Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists have partnered with multiple agencies in attempts to slow the spread of giant salvinia in Lake Columbia and nearby waterways. The highly invasive, aquatic...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission does dozens of projects to boost fishing opportunities at lakes throughout the state, but a recent project at Mike Knoedl Tri-County Lake adds food and habitat...

In an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission drawing, 33 hunters drew permits to pursue alligators on public land during the 2021 season, but many opportunities remain for those who didn’t draw for...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has approved a budget increase of $5.73 million to cover the costs of several pressing projects. The largest on the list is the renovation of Jim...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is offering up to $1,000 to youth fishing clubs for completing habitat projects in their home waters to help improve fishing opportunities. Created...

Each year, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists sink hundreds of fish attractors made from natural brush or environmentally friendly, inert materials in water bodies ranging from community ponds...

Josh Rogers never had a doubt he had caught a largemouth bass during a late May evening at Beaver Lake. But when he saw its golden coloring he wondered what might be up with the fish. “I had...