Bull Shoals
The rule for this water, with the receipt.
Special regulations for Bull Shoals, as the state words them
Marion County · River · AR
Today's rule hereParsed
- Season
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Gear
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Bait
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
- Poles
- Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
| Species | Daily limit | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
Black Bass | 10 combined | - | Statewide |
Smallmouth Bass Varies by water: 12 inches (Ozark Zone) | 4 | min. 10 inches | Statewide |
Bream Varies by water: limit No limit on bream shorter than 4 inches (Statewide) | 50 combined | - | Statewide |
Catfish Varies by water: limit half the daily statewide limit or half the limit of the waters being fished (pages 57-81), whichever is smaller (Bowfishing statewide) | 10 combined | - | Statewide |
Bullhead catfish | No limit | - | Statewide |
Crappie | 30 combined | - | Statewide |
Alligator Gar Varies by water: Over 36 inches (trophy alligator gar), limit 1 for current calendar year (Statewide); over 36 inches, limit one alligator gar over 36 inches per calendar year (Alligator Gar Trophy Tag) | 1 | min. Under 36 inches | Statewide |
Paddlefish | 2 | - | Statewide |
Rock Bass | 10 | - | Statewide |
Sauger | 6 | - | Statewide |
Saugeye | 6 | - | Statewide |
Shovelnose Sturgeon | No limit | min. 21 inches or longer | Statewide |
Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass | 6 combined | - | Statewide |
White Bass | 25 | - | Statewide |
Trout | 5 | - | Statewide |
Walleye | 4 | min. at least 18 inches long to keep | This water |
aquatic turtles | 6, common snapping turtles and spiny softshell turtles combined | - | Statewide |
Bullfrogs | 18 per day (from noon to noon); possession limit 36 | - | Statewide |
game fish; catfish; paddlefish | Half the game fish daily limit may be taken by snagging, or the lesser whole number nearest one-half the limit; a full limit of catfish and paddlefish may be taken | - | Statewide |
Suckers | 20, possession limit 40 | - | Statewide |
Spotted bass | See size rule | min. at least 12 inches long to keep | This water |
The official text, verbatimOfficial text
Straight from AR's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.
- Crappie, black and whiteDaily limit combined daily limit is 15
- Largemouth and smallmouth bassSize 15 inches or longer to keep
- Spotted bassSize at least 12 inches long to keep
- Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bassDaily limit combined daily limit is 6 (up to 6 may be smallmouth bass)
- WalleyeDaily limit 4Size at least 18 inches long to keep
- All fishduring season (dates as written)Gear spear guns
- All fishThe White River Border Lakes License entitles the holder to fish in the Missouri portion of Bull Shoals Lake without buying a Missouri nonresident license. Handicapped-accessible fishing pier is available at the Bull Shoals Recreation Area.
How this answer was assembled
- StatewideStatewide river rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
- This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
- Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.
Where this stretch begins and ends
This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.
What are you fishing for here?Advice
Pick from the species named in Bull Shoals's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.
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Local services near Bull Shoals
Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.
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