Bighead Carp Claims Unrestricted State Record
August 6, 2008
STUTTGART - A 70-pound fish on the end of bowfishing line conjures tales of the Amazon or maybe Africa.
Greg Mitchell’s tale comes from Arkansas County.
Mitchell, of Roe, got a draw on a 70-pound, 8-ounce bighead carp July 31 and managed to land it near Wilson Bridge on Wilson Road. His fish – 51 inches from nose to tail – is the state-record bighead carp taken with unrestricted tackle.
Wilson weighed the fish at the Stuttgart Post Office and it was verified by Lee Holt, an Arkansas Game and Fish Commission fisheries biologist.
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Over 89,000 Pounds of Fish Stocked in State’s Waters
July 16, 2008
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Game and Fish Commission crews stocked over 2 million fish in Arkansas lakes and rivers during June, according to Mike Armstrong, chief of fisheries. The total stocking of fish weighed in excess of 89,000 pounds.
June stockings:
Aldersgate Methodist Camp, Pulaski County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Amon’s Lake, Baxter County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Arkansas Post National Memorial Lake, Arkansas County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Arkansas River (Pool 5), Jefferson County, 50,400 fingerling largemouth bass
Arkansas River (Pool 7), Pulaski County, 111,940 fingerling largemouth bass
Arkansas River (Pool 9), Conway County, 21,395 fingerling striped bass
Arkansas River (Pool 13), Crawford and Sebastian Counties, 100,100 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Bailey, Conway County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Balboa, Saline County, 9,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Bell Lake, White County, 2,288 fingerling largemouth bass
Benton City Lake, Saline County, 1,300 catchable channel catfish
Benton Service Center, Saline County, 750 catchable channel catfish
Lake Bentonville, Benton County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Lake Berryville, Carroll County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Booneville City Lake, Logan County, 20,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Boyle Park Pond, Pulaski County, 1,100 catchable channel catfish
Burcham Pond, Conway County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Burdette City Park Lake, Mississippi County, 302 catchable channel catfish
Burns Park Golf Lake, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Burnt Cane Lake, St. Francis County, 12,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Busby Park Lake, Lonoke County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Caddo District Ponds, Montgomery County, 1,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Camp JT Robinson Golf Course Pond, Pulaski County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Camp Robinson Firing Range Pond, Faulkner County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Carol Ann Cross Park, Sebastian County, 800 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Catherine, Garland County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Lake Catherine, Garland County, 40,300 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Charles, Lawrence County, 304 catchable channel catfish
Charleston City Lake, Franklin County, 165 yearling grass carp
Charlton Pond, Garland County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Cherrywood Lake, Pulaski County, 5,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Chicot, Chicot County, 50,040 fingerling Florida bass
Church Alive Pond, Faulkner County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Lake Columbia, Columbia County, 94,135 fingerling Florida bass
Lake Cortez, Garland County, 5,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Cove Lake, Logan County, 450 catchable channel catfish
Cox Creek Lake, Grant County, 27,950 fingerling largemouth bass
Craighead Forest Kids Pond, Craighead County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Crowley’s Ridge Youth Camp Pond, Greene County, 151 catchable channel catfish
Deer Pond, Newton County, 400 catchable channel catfish
DeGray Lake, Clark County, 93,890 fingerling Florida bass
DeGray Resort Golf Pond #7, Hot Spring County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Des Arc, Prairie County, 18,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Dierks Lake, Sevier County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Dupree Park Lake, Pulaski County, 750 catchable channel catfish
Eleven Point River, Randolph County, 16,785 fingerling smallmouth bass
Elkins Community Pond, Washington County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Lake Elmdale, Washington County, 10,650 fingerling largemouth bass
Entergy Park Lake, Garland County, 25 yearling grass carp
Entergy Park Lake, Garland County, 700 catchable channel catfish
Lake Erling, Lafayette County, 47,280 fingerling Florida bass
Fairview High School Pond, Ouachita County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Family Park Lake, Garland County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Field Trail Pond, Prairie County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Forest Service Headquarters Lake, Lee County, 450 catchable channel catfish
Forrest City Medical Center, St. Francis County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Franklin County Fairgrounds Pond, Franklin County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Lake Frierson, Greene County, 17,563 fingerling largemouth bass
Galla Creek Reservoir, Pope County, 10,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Glaise Creek, White County, 5,720 fingerling largemouth bass
John Benjamin Glenwood Community Fishing Lake, Pike County, 2,800 fingerling bluegill bream
John Benjamin Glenwood Community Fishing Lake, Pike County, 1,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Marion McCollum Lake Greenlee, Monroe County, 88 adult Florida bass
Greers Ferry Lake, Cleburne County, 63,000 fingerling hybrid striped bass
Lake Greeson, Pike County, 18,000 fingerling walleye
Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 61,100 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Hamilton, Garand County, 22,565 fingerling hybrid striped bass
Lake Hamilton, Garand County, 7,670 fingerling striped bass
Lake Hamilton, Garland County, 20,520 fingerling walleye
Harrison City Lake, Boone County, 550 catchable channel catfish
Healing Place Ministries Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Heifer Project International, Pulaski County, 400 fingerling largemouth bass
Hindman Park A, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Hindsville, Madison County, 4,320 fingerling largemouth bass
Horseshoe Lake, Crittenden County, 50,040 fingerling largemouth bass
Horseshoe Lake, Crittenden County, 26,485 fingering hybrid striped bass
Hurricane Lake, Saline County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Hurricane Lake (Big), White County, 8,580 catchable largemouth bass
Irons Fork Lake, Polk County, 11,700 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Isabella, Saline County, 5,000 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Jack Nolen, Sebastian County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Jansen Park Lake, Polk County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Jessieville Work Center Pond, Garland County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Kiwanis Park, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Kiwanis Park, Pulaski County, 500 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Village Community Lake, Chicot County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Little Buffalo River, Newton County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Little Missouri River, Montgomery County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Little Missouri River, Nevada and Pike Counties, 8,250 fingerling walleye
Little Red River, Van Buren County, 350 catchable channel catfish
Little Red River, White County, 20,930 fingerling smallmouth bass
Little Rock AFB Lake, Pulaski County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Locust Ridge Pond, Union County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Logoly State Park Pond, Columbia County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Lowell City Pond, Benton County, 400 catchable channel catfish
MacArthur Park Lake, Pulaski County, 800 catchable channel catfish
MacArthur Park Lake, Pulaski County, 500 Yearling Largemouth Bass
Mallard Lake, Mississippi County, 31,683 fingerling largemouth bass
Martin Luther King Park, Jefferson County, 800 catchable channel catfish
McKinley Park Lake, Saline County, 200 catchable channel catfish
McKnight Pond, Montgomery County, 750 fingerling largemouth bass
Mercer Bayou, Miller County, 28,065 fingerling Florida bass
Merritt Park Lake, Yell County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Michael’s Pond, Logan County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Mike and Janet Huckabee Lake, Hempstead County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Mike and Janet Huckabee Kids Pond, Hempstead County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Miller Pond, Woodruff County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Millwood, Little River County, 45,290 fingerling Florida bass
Mirror Lake, Stone County, 1,600 catchable rainbow trout
Lake Monticello, Drew County, 100,110 fingerling Florida bass
Murphy Park Lake, Washington County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Narrows Dam Tailwater, Pike County, 1,050 catchable rainbow trout
Norfork Lake, Baxter County, 48,000 fingerling hybrid striped bass
Lake Norrell, Saline County, 7,000 fingerling largemouth bass
North Fork Lake, Montgomery Lake, 16,700 fingerling largemouth bass
Oakland Park Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Old Davidsonville State Park Lake, Randolph County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Old Post Park Pond, Pope County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Old Town Lake, Phillips County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Ottenheimer Park Pond, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Otter Creek Park Pond, Pulaski County, 950 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Garland County, 500 catchable channel catfish
Lake Ouachita, Montgomery County, 101,244 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Ouachita, Garland County, 100,870 fingerling smallmouth bass
Lake Ouachita, Garland County, 25,000 fingerling walleye
Ouachita River, Union, Ouachita and Hot Spring Counties, 108,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Ouachita River, Calhoun County, 21,000 catchable largemouth bass
Ouachita River, Hot Spring and Dallas Counties, 14,820 fingerling walleye
Ozark City Lake, Franklin County, 15,360 Fingering Largemouth Bass
Pigeon Roost Pond, Montgomery County, 1,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Pine Bluff Arsenal, Jefferson County, 3,000 brood bluegill bream
Pine Bluff Arsenal, Jefferson County, 1,800 fingerling largemouth bass
Pine Bluff Regional Park Pond, Jefferson County, 250 catchable channel catfish
Pinnacle Mountain Pond, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Pleasant Hill Pond, Johnson County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Pleasant View Park Pond, Pope County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Plum Bayou, Lonoke County, 23,624 fingerling largemouth bass
Regional Park Pond, Jefferson County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Reynolds Park Lake, Greene County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Riceland Foods Headquarters Pond, Arkansas County, 700 catchable channel catfish
SAU Duck Pond, Columbia County, 3,000 fingerling bluegill bream
SAU Duck Pond, Columbia County, 1,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Saline River, Saline County, 11,400 fingerling walleye
Lake Saracin /Pine Bluff Lake, Jefferson County, 29,760 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Sequoyah, Washington County, 25,250 fingerling largemouth bass
Sherwood City Pond, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Shores Lake, Franklin County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Siloam Springs City Park, Benton County, 1,800 catchable channel catfish
Spring Lake, Yell County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Spring Lake, Yell County, 8,600 fingerling largemouth bass
Spring River, Fulton County, 17,720 catchable rainbow trout
Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 22,400 fingerling largemouth bass
Storm Creek Lake, Phillips County, 4,245 fingerling hybrid striped bass
T. J. House Reservoir, Crawford County, 3,840 fingerling largemouth bass
Tahkodah Camp, Independence County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Timber Ridge Ranch Lake, Saline County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Toms Lake, White County, 2,860 fingerling largemouth bass
Twin Lakes “A,” Pulaski County, 250 catchable channel catfish
US Fish and Wildlife Service Pond 4, Arkansas County, 400 catchable channel catfish
Veterans Park Pond II, Benton County, 600 catchable channel catfish
Walker Park Lake, Mississippi County, 70 yearling grass carp
Walnut Ridge City Park Lake, Lawrence County, 500 catchable channel catfish
War Memorial Park, Pulaski County, 200 catchable channel catfish
Ward Subdivision Lake, Lonoke County, 954 yearling channel catfish
Ward Subdivision Lake, Lonoke County, 3,000 fingerling bluegill bream
Ward Subdivision Lake, Lonoke County, 1,200 fingerling largemouth bass
Lake Wedington, Washington County, 300 catchable channel catfish
Wells Lake, Sebastian County, 1,400 catchable channel catfish
West Memphis City Park Lake, Crittenden County, 1,308 catchable channel catfish
Willow Beach Park Lake, Pulaski County, 1,300 catchable channel catfish
Whirl Lake, White County, 2,288 fingerling largemouth bass
White Oak Lake (Lower), Ouachita County, 750 catchable channel catfish
White River, Baxter, Izard, Marion and Stone Counties, 61,580 catchable rainbow trout
Willow Beach Lake, Pulaski County, 26,884 fingerling largemouth bass
Wilson Lake, Washington County, 3,500 fingerling largemouth bass
Withrow Springs Pond, Madison County, 350 catchable rainbow trout
Woodlands Edge Subdivision, Pulaski County, 400 fingerling largemouth bass
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Ask the Wyoming Game and Fish - 6/9/2008
June 9, 2008
Question. What are the regulations for bowfishing for carp and suckers?
Answer. Carp and suckers are nongame fish and as such, they can be taken with a bow and arrow or crossbow and there is no limit. It is illegal, however, to take game fish with archery equipment. A listing of game fish species can be found on page 7 of the fishing regulations pamphlet.
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