20 public waters in the Delta region — 9 lakes/reservoirs and 11 rivers. Every one is public water fishable on a Arkansas licence.
See every public fishing venue in Arkansas on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
Lake Chicot (5,000 ac) at Lake Village — the largest natural lake in Arkansas and the largest oxbow lake in North America, a former bend of the Mississippi. Largemouth Bass, a nationally-known Crappie fishery, bull Bluegill and shellcracker, Bowfin, Gar, and trophy blue and Flathead Catfish. Cypress-lined and 20 miles long.
This Arkansas-side record is part of the same Chicot/Washington County oxbow-lake cluster (Lake Ferguson, Lake Washington) on the AR/MS state line near Greenville, known specifically for good year-round crappie fishing alongside largemouth bass, catfish and bluegill.
This Arkansas-side record is the same Lake Ferguson oxbow as the entry in Mississippi's data -- the lake sits on the MS/AR state line directly across the river from Greenville, MS (Chicot County, AR centroid ~33.41,-91.07, essentially the same location as the Greenville-side record). A 10-mile oxbow cut off from the Mississippi River's main channel by a 1930s straightening project but still connected to the river year-round, well known for crappie, catfish and bluegill.
Grand Lake (1,321 acres) sits in Chicot County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An Arkansas oxbow lake — a cutoff bend of the Mississippi, Arkansas, White or Red river (Chicot, Old Town, Bear Creek, Grand, Horseshoe, the many nameless 'lakes' of the Delta). Rich, cypress-lined, tea-coloured water: Largemouth Bass, slab Crappie, big Bream, Bowfin, Gar, buffalo, and heavy Catfish.
In Chicot County, Arkansas, Lake Paradise is a 671-acre lake, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Lake Wallace (349 acres) sits in Drew and Chicot Counties, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An eastern-Arkansas Delta lake (Chicot, Conway, the reclaimed lakes and the Grand Prairie reservoirs) — Largemouth Bass, a huge Crappie fishery, bull Bluegill and shellcracker, Bowfin ('grinnel') and Gar, and trophy blue and Flathead Catfish. Lake Chicot is the largest natural lake in Arkansas, a Mississippi River oxbow.
Moon Chute, a 184-acre lake in Chicot County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake): Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
Snag Lake (65 acres) sits in Chicot County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
In Chicot County, Arkansas, Cornfield Chute is a 58-acre lake, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). Public lakes across the Southeast typically hold largemouth and other black bass species, bream (bluegill and redear/shellcracker sunfish), black and white crappie, and blue, channel and flathead catfish -- species commonly documented across the region's public waters by state wildlife agencies.
The Mississippi River along Arkansas's eastern border — a trophy blue- and flathead-Catfish river, with Alligator Gar, a strong Sauger run below the confluences, White Bass, largemouth in the oxbows and side channels, Crappie, Drum, buffalo and a commercial-scale Paddlefish population. Fished on an Arkansas, Mississippi or Tennessee licence in the border reaches.
Chicot County, Arkansas — Bayou Macon is a 46 km stream: A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Crooked Bayou (90 km) flows through Chicot, Desha and Drew Counties, Arkansas. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Boeuf River runs 135 km through Chicot County, Arkansas: A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
In Chicot County, Arkansas, Big Bayou is a 45 km river or creek. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Chicot County, Arkansas — Old River is a 33 km stream: A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
In Desha and Chicot Counties, Arkansas, Boggy Bayou is a 65 km river or creek. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Lafourche Bayou (6 km) flows through Chicot County, Arkansas. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Hill Bayou runs 10 km through Chicot County, Arkansas: A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Wards Bayou (12 km) flows through Chicot and Ashley Counties, Arkansas. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Fleschmans Bayou (12 km) flows through Ashley and Chicot Counties, Arkansas. A warmwater Arkansas river or large creek — largemouth, spotted and Smallmouth Bass, White Bass, Bream and Longear Sunfish, Bowfin and Gar, and channel and Flathead Catfish. Wade, paddle or fish from the bank at AGFC access sites and bridges.
Across its mapped waters, Chicot County holds 28 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Flathead Catfish, Bowfin, White Bass, Gar and Spotted Bass.
Ramps, put-ins and species for every water — plus the carp layer no other US app has.
Open the Arkansas map Join PiscaMapsOne Arkansas Game & Fish Commission fishing licence covers every public water in the state — the resident annual Fisheries Conservation licence is about $11, the non-resident annual about $50, with non-resident 3-day and 7-day trip licences sold. A ~$10 trout permit (resident and non-resident, no age exemption) is required to fish for or keep trout anywhere, including the White, North Fork and Little Red tailwaters. Arkansas residents 65 and older buy a low-cost lifetime licence; residents born before 1 January 1933 and disabled residents fish free. Buy at agfc.com.