19 public waters in the Delta region — 6 lakes/reservoirs and 13 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.
Craighead County, Arkansas — Craighead Forest Lake is a 68-acre lake, 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.
Craighead County, Arkansas — Lake Bono is a 65-acre lake, 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.
Bono Lake, a 64-acre lake in Craighead 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 Craighead County, Arkansas, Big Creek Site 13 Reservoir is a 42-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.
Big Creek Site 19 Reservoir, a 34-acre lake in Craighead 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.
Big Creek Site 14 Reservoir (16 acres) sits in Craighead 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 Cross, St. Francis, Lee and 3 more counties in Arkansas, Saint Francis River is a 253 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.
Woodruff, Jackson, Greene and 3 more counties in Arkansas — Cache River is a 332 km stream: An eastern-Arkansas Delta river or bayou (Cache, L'Anguille, Bayou DeView, Bayou Bartholomew, Bayou Meto, the lower St. Francis) — Largemouth Bass, Crappie in the brakes and oxbows, Bream, Bowfin, Gar, and channel, blue and Flathead Catfish. Bayou Bartholomew is the longest bayou in the world and one of the most fish-diverse streams in North America.
Right Hand Chute Little River (38 km) flows through Mississippi, Poinsett and Craighead 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.
Long Creek runs 16 km through Poinsett and Craighead 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.
West Cache River Slough runs 15 km through Lawrence, Craighead and Greene Counties, Arkansas: An eastern-Arkansas Delta river or bayou (Cache, L'Anguille, Bayou DeView, Bayou Bartholomew, Bayou Meto, the lower St. Francis) — Largemouth Bass, Crappie in the brakes and oxbows, Bream, Bowfin, Gar, and channel, blue and Flathead Catfish. Bayou Bartholomew is the longest bayou in the world and one of the most fish-diverse streams in North America.
Craighead County, Arkansas — Purcell Slough is a 14 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 Craighead and Greene Counties, Arkansas, Mud Creek is a 11 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.
Craighead and Dunklin Counties, Arkansas — Kinnemore Slough is a 9 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 Lawrence and Craighead Counties, Arkansas, Podo Creek is a 12 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.
Thompson Creek (10 km) flows through Craighead and Greene 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.
Big Bay Ditch runs 11 km through Craighead 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.
Mud Slough Ditch runs 6 km through Craighead 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.
Birch Creek runs 8 km through Craighead and Greene 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, Craighead County holds 16 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, White Bass, Bowfin, 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.