35 public waters in the Arkansas River Valley region — 9 lakes/reservoirs and 26 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.
Nearly 10,000 acres of Arkansas River Valley fishing in Crawford, Franklin and Sebastian counties. Ozark Lake's warm-water fishery centers on largemouth and spotted bass, with white bass and hybrid striped bass adding variety for anglers working deeper structure. Black and white crappie, bluegill and channel catfish round out a diverse panfish and catfish opportunity.
Fort Smith Lake (1,369 acres) sits in Crawford County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An AGFC-owned community or family fishing lake — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, with Rainbow Trout stocked into a number of them through the winter (the Family and Community Fishing Program). Managed for bank and pier access; usually electric-motor or trolling-motor only.
Lake Fort Smith spans 1,298 acres in Crawford County and serves as a reliable warm-water fishery for largemouth and spotted bass, with white bass and catfish as secondary targets. Crappie and bluegill fishing peaks in spring and early summer, while redear sunfish add another panfish option for year-round visitors.
Lee Creek Lake (583 acres) sits in Crawford County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An AGFC-owned community or family fishing lake — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, with Rainbow Trout stocked into a number of them through the winter (the Family and Community Fishing Program). Managed for bank and pier access; usually electric-motor or trolling-motor only.
T J House Reservoir (126 acres) sits in Crawford 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.
Alma City Lake (117 acres) sits in Crawford County, Arkansas, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An AGFC-owned community or family fishing lake — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, with Rainbow Trout stocked into a number of them through the winter (the Family and Community Fishing Program). Managed for bank and pier access; usually electric-motor or trolling-motor only.
In Crawford County, Arkansas, Lake Alma is a 117-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.
In Crawford County, Arkansas, Dyer Lake is a 86-acre lake, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake). An AGFC-owned community or family fishing lake — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, with Rainbow Trout stocked into a number of them through the winter (the Family and Community Fishing Program). Managed for bank and pier access; usually electric-motor or trolling-motor only.
Crawford County, Arkansas — Lou Emma Lake is a 7-acre lake, managed by Arkansas Game & Fish Commission (public fishing lake): An AGFC-owned community or family fishing lake — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish, Crappie and Channel Catfish, with Rainbow Trout stocked into a number of them through the winter (the Family and Community Fishing Program). Managed for bank and pier access; usually electric-motor or trolling-motor only.
The Arkansas River — the McClellan-Kerr Navigation System pools from Fort Smith to the Mississippi. A genuinely good largemouth and Spotted Bass fishery (Bassmaster Classic water at Pine Bluff and Little Rock), plus White Bass, hybrid and pure Striped Bass, Sauger, Crappie, and trophy blue and Flathead Catfish. Backwaters and dike fields are the fishing.
Mulberry River (74 km) flows through Franklin, Johnson, Crawford and 1 more county in Arkansas. An Ozark smallmouth river (Crooked Creek, the upper War Eagle, the Kings, the Mulberry, Big Piney Creek, the Illinois, Lee Creek) — clear, gravel-bottomed, bluff-lined water full of Smallmouth Bass ('brown bass'), spotted and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass ('Goggle-Eye'), and Longear Sunfish. Crooked Creek and the Kings are the state's premier smallmouth floats.
In Crawford and Washington Counties, Arkansas, Lee Creek is a 49 km river or creek. An Ozark smallmouth river (Crooked Creek, the upper War Eagle, the Kings, the Mulberry, Big Piney Creek, the Illinois, Lee Creek) — clear, gravel-bottomed, bluff-lined water full of Smallmouth Bass ('brown bass'), spotted and Largemouth Bass, Rock Bass ('Goggle-Eye'), and Longear Sunfish. Crooked Creek and the Kings are the state's premier smallmouth floats.
Crawford, Washington and Madison Counties, Arkansas — Frog Bayou is a 54 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 Crawford County, Arkansas, Little Mulberry Creek is a 20 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.
Little Frog Bayou runs 16 km through Crawford 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 Crawford and Washington Counties, Arkansas, Clear Creek is a 16 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.
Mays Branch runs 16 km through Crawford and Sebastian 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.
Crawford County, Arkansas — Flat Rock Creek is a 16 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.
Blackburn Creek runs 14 km through Washington and Crawford 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.
Crawford County, Arkansas — West Cedar Creek is a 16 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.
Crawford and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas — Garrison Creek is a 6 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.
Franklin and Crawford Counties, Arkansas — Maxey Creek 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.
Crawford County, Arkansas — East Cedar Creek is a 15 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.
Sebastian and Crawford Counties, Arkansas — Massard Creek is a 12 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 Crawford County, Arkansas, Sherman Creek is a 13 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.
Crawford and Washington Counties, Arkansas — Mountain Fork is a 13 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.
Warloop Creek runs 10 km through Crawford 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.
Madison, Franklin and Crawford Counties, Arkansas — Delaney Creek is a 11 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.
Elmo Creek (10 km) flows through Crawford 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.
Washington and Crawford Counties, Arkansas — Jones Fork 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.
Webber Creek (10 km) flows through Crawford 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.
McCaslin Branch runs 10 km through Crawford 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.
Vine Prairie Creek runs 8 km through Crawford 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.
Crawford County, Arkansas — Crooked 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.
Jack Creek (8 km) flows through Crawford County, Arkansas. An Arkansas Trout tailwater — the cold, dam-controlled White River below Bull Shoals, the North Fork below Norfork, the Little Red below Greers Ferry, and the Little Missouri below Narrows Dam. Trophy Brown Trout (the 40 lb 4 oz world record came from the Little Red), stocked and holdover rainbows, cutthroat and Brook Trout, plus Walleye. Sudden generation-driven flows.
Across its mapped waters, Crawford County holds 32 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Bluegill, Flathead Catfish, Spotted Bass, White Bass, Smallmouth Bass and Longear Sunfish.
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.