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Strawberry River, Horseshoe Bend Pool

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Strawberry River, Horseshoe Bend Pool, as the state words them

Izard County · River · AR

Has its own special rules
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Today's rule hereParsed

Season
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Gear
Open to fishing with rod or pole only.This water
Bait
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Poles
No more than 2 fishing rods and must attend them at all times.This water
SpeciesDaily limitSize
Black Bass
10 combined-Statewide
smallmouth bass
See size rulemin. 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
5-Statewide
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
Game fish
half the statewide limit (Page 8)-This water
Largemouth bass
See size rulemin. 12 inchesThis water
spotted bass
See size rulemin. 12 inchesThis 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.

Whole water
  • Game fish
    Daily limit half the statewide limit (Page 8)Gear Open to fishing with rod or pole only.Poles No more than 2 fishing rods and must attend them at all times.
  • Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass
    Size 12 inches

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide river 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 section begins and ends

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The drawn shape is the named water, matched from the official list against OpenStreetMap and accepted only because the name resolved to a single feature in this water's county.

Different sections of this water can have different rules. The exact section boundaries are not marked on the map yet; each rule above describes in plain words where it starts and ends, and that written description is the authoritative boundary. Map boundaries come water by water, never as a guess.

At the water nowContext

Today
92°F
Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph · 6% precip
Tonight
72°F
Mostly Clear
Wind 0 to 5 mph · 9% precip
Wednesday
88°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph · 71% precip

Streamflow: 315 cfs at spring river at imboden, ar (2026-10-13 06:45)

Forecast: National Weather Service. Flow: nearest active USGS gauge in this water's area, which may sit on a different reach. Conditions are context, not rules.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Strawberry River, Horseshoe Bend Pool'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.

You also need (Arkansas)

  • Who needs a fishing license. Anyone 16 or older must carry a valid fishing license to take or attempt to take aquatic wildlife in Arkansas. The only exception the page states is fishing in a licensed "put-and-take" pay lake. The requirement is written by age, with no nationality condition, so visiting family members 16 and older need a license; those who are not Arkansas residents buy the nonresident licenses below.

Checked against Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) - Fishing License Descriptions and Fees on Aug. 4, 2026.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - Strawberry River, Horseshoe Bend Pool
This water
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near Strawberry River, Horseshoe Bend Pool

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