32 public waters in the Delta region — 7 lakes/reservoirs and 25 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.
Lonoke and Pulaski Counties, Arkansas — Lake Pickthorne is a 330-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.
Pickthorne Lake (329 acres) sits in Lonoke 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.
Mound Lake (46 acres) sits in Lonoke 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 Lonoke County, Arkansas, Magness Creek Lake 1 is a 22-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.
In Lonoke County, Arkansas, Magness Creek Lake (West) is a 21-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 Lonoke County, Arkansas, Magness Creek Lake (East) is a 17-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 Lonoke County, Arkansas, Cabot Community Pond is a 5-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.
Bayou Meto runs 275 km through Arkansas, Lonoke, Pulaski and 3 more counties in 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.
Lonoke and Prairie Counties, Arkansas — Wattensaw Bayou is a 66 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.
Jefferson, Arkansas and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas — Wabbaseka Bayou is a 65 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.
Lonoke, Prairie and Pulaski Counties, Arkansas — Bayou Two Prairie is a 53 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.
Lonoke County, Arkansas — Bakers Bayou is a 58 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.
Cypress Bayou runs 44 km through White, Lonoke, Faulkner 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.
Crooked Creek (30 km) flows through Lonoke, Arkansas and Jefferson Counties, 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.
Lonoke, Prairie and Arkansas Counties, Arkansas — Big Ditch is a 26 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.
Fourmile Creek runs 20 km through Lonoke, Pulaski, Faulkner 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.
Pigeon Roost Creek (18 km) flows through Lonoke and White 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.
Prairie and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas — Faras Run 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.
Lonoke and Jefferson Counties, Arkansas — Indian Bayou is a 20 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.
Lonoke and Faulkner Counties, Arkansas — Magness Creek is a 4 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.
Prairie and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas — Buck 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.
In Lonoke and Prairie Counties, Arkansas, Collins Creek is a 10 km river or creek. 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.
Lonoke County, Arkansas — Rickey Branch 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.
Skinners Branch runs 11 km through Lonoke 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.
Shumaker Branch runs 11 km through Lonoke 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.
Jacks Bayou runs 9 km through Pulaski and Lonoke 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.
In Lonoke and Pulaski Counties, Arkansas, North Bayou is a 10 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.
Lonoke County, Arkansas — Duck 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.
White Oak Branch (6 km) flows through Pulaski and Lonoke 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.
In Lonoke County, Arkansas, White Oak Branch is a 9 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.
Prairie and Lonoke Counties, Arkansas — Browns Branch is a 4 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 Lonoke and Jefferson Counties, Arkansas, Mile Branch is a 8 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.
Across its mapped waters, Lonoke County holds 23 species on PiscaMaps, including Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Bluegill, 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.