LivewellFish consumption advisories
Arkansas
Arkansas publishes advisories for 26 waters, covering 157 species-and-size recommendations.
Contaminants of concern: Dioxins, Mercury, PCBs
Waters with advisories in Arkansas
26 waters on file. A water not listed here has no advisory in the state's data — which usually means it has never been sampled, not that it's been cleared.
Lakes 15
- Bull Shoals Lake Baxter, Marion, Boone
- Cove Creek Lake Perry
- Dry Fork Lake Perry
- Dupree Lake Pulaski
- Grays Lake Cleveland
- Lake Columbia Columbia
- Lake Fort Smith Crawford
- Lake Ouachita Garland, Montgomery
- Lake Saracen Jefferson
- Lake Sylvia Perry
- Lake Winona Saline
- Nimrod Lake Yell, Perry
- Norfork Lake Baxter, Fulton
- Ouachita River from Camden to the north border of the Felsenthal Wildlife Refuge to include all associated ox-bow lakes, backwater and overflow lakes and barrow ditches Union, Ouachita, Calhoun
- Spring Lake Yell
Rivers 11
- Bayou Bartholomew from the Drew/Ashley County Line to the Arkansas/Louisiana State Line Drew, Ashley
- Bayou Meto, upstream from Highway 13 Pulaski, Lonoke
- Big Creek Tributary, from Magnolia to Big Creek Columbia
- Champagnolle Creek to include Little Champagnolle from Highway 4 to where it joins with the Ouachita River Calhoun
- Cutoff Creek from where the creek crosses Highway 35 in Drew County to where it joins with Bayou Bartholomew Drew
- Dorcheat Bayou Columbia
- Felsenthal Wildlife Refuge including the Saline River up to Stillions Bridge Union, Bradley, Ashley
- Fouche La Fave River from Nimrod Dam to where it joins with the South Fouche Perry
- Johnson Hole which is located on the South Fork of the Little Red River Van Buren
- Moro Bay Creek from Highway 160 to where it joins with the Ouachita River Bradley
- Saline River from Highway 79 in Cleveland County to Stillions Bridge in Bradley and Ashley Counties Cleveland, Bradley, Ashley
Arkansas statewide fishing limits
Statewide defaults — specific waters and zones may differ. Verify the current rules before keeping a fish.
| Species | Size | Daily limit | Open season | Keep season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | — | 6 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Black Crappie | 10" min | 30 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Walleye | 18" min | 4 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Channel Catfish | — | 10 | Year-round | Same as open |
| Striped Bass | — | 3 | Year-round | Same as open |
Official rules: Arkansas — Arkansas Game & Fish