16 public waters in the Delta region — 3 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.
In Lee County, Arkansas, Midway Lake is a 1,291-acre lake, 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 Lee County, Arkansas, Bear Creek Lake is a 598-acre lake, 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.
Lee County, Arkansas — Whitehall Bend is a 303-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.
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.
Cross, Lee, St. Francis and 1 more county in Arkansas — L'Anguille River is a 58 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.
Big Creek (112 km) flows through Phillips, Lee, St. Francis and 1 more county in 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.
Flat Fork Creek (22 km) flows through St. Francis, Lee and Monroe 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.
Larkin Creek (14 km) flows through Lee 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 Lee and St. Francis Counties, Arkansas, Frenchman Bayou 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.
Lee County, Arkansas — South Alligator Bayou 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.
Hawkins Creek (9 km) flows through St. Francis and Lee 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.
Phillips and Lee Counties, Arkansas — Storm Creek is a 5 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.
North Alligator Bayou (8 km) flows through Lee 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.
Otter Slough runs 8 km through Lee 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.
Lee County, Arkansas — Raft Bayou is a 8 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.
Across its mapped waters, Lee County holds 23 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, 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.