Arkansas Fishing News

POCAHONTAS - The Reyno Levee within Dave Donaldson Black River Wildlife Management Area has reopened for public access. The levee will remain open through Oct. 31 - as long as weather related conditions allow vehicular travel without causing damage to the levee top surface.

PERRYVILLE - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will begin a drawdown of Harris Brake Lake on Aug. 1. To keep adjacent landowners informed, the AGFC will be holding a public meeting to discuss management actions and answer questions concerning the drawdown. The meeting will be held July 9 at 6 p.m. in the Perryville High School cafeteria.

LITTLE ROCK - A portion of Act 693, known as “Rachel’s Law,” will take effect July 10, raising the minimum age to 16 years for individuals to legally operate a personal watercraft alone. Previously, the minimum age had been 14 years to operate a personal watercraft, which includes Jet Skis, Sea-Doos and WaveRunners.

GREERS FERRY, Arkansas-Staying with a topwater pattern for three days of competition made a champion out of Kansas angler Richard Risewick at Greers Ferry Lake in the BASS Federation Nation Central Divisional presented by Yamaha Outboards and Skeeter Boats.

MOUNT OLIVE - Renovations on a White River access point in Mount Olive, a small community in Izard County, were completed Monday as part of a river-wide effort to repair access ramps and parking lots.

LITTLE ROCK, Arkanas - Two big bass taken on back-to-back casts into Lake Maumelle grass sealed the deal Saturday for Paula Alexander in the Academy Sports + Outdoors Women's Bassmaster Tour event on Lake Maumelle.

LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS - They attacked Lake Maumelle in different ways, but the result was the same for Secret York of Benton, Ky., and Melinda Mize of Ben Lomond, Ark.: Day One weights of 10 pounds, 9 ounces, and the lead in third event of the 2009 Academy Sports + Outdoors Women's Bassmaster Tour season.

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas -- The Arkie Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Lake Dardanelle in Russellville, Arkansas, June 13 for the fourth of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas boating accidents and fatalities are up from this same time last year. Currently, there have been 21 reported accidents with six fatalities. At this same time last year Arkansas had 12 accidents with four fatalities.

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