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Little Missouri River

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Little Missouri River, above Lake Greeson (includes Albert Pike Recreational Area), as the state words them

Clark County · Lake · AR

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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
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Black Bass
10 combined-Statewide
Smallmouth bass
2min. 12 inchesThis water
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)
1min. Under 36 inchesStatewide
Paddlefish
2-Statewide
Rock Bass
10-Statewide
Sauger
6-Statewide
Saugeye
6-Statewide
Shovelnose Sturgeon
No limitmin. 21 inches or longerStatewide
Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass
6 combined-Statewide
White Bass
25-Statewide
Trout
A trout permit is required to keep trout (Page 18).
5-This water
Walleye
6-Statewide
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

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.

Whole water
  • Trout
    Daily limit 5
    A trout permit is required to keep trout (Page 18).
  • Smallmouth bass
    Daily limit 2Size 12 inches
  • trout
    Gear Only artificial lures or flies with a single, barbless hooking point per pole may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). Chumming is not allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed.Bait Natural or scented baits are not allowed.
    All trout must be released immediately.

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. 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 rule applies

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 Little Missouri River'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.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - Little Missouri River
This water
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near Little Missouri River

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