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White River above Beaver Lake

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for White River above Beaver Lake, as the state words them

Woodruff 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
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Poles
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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
No fishing within 100 yards of Beaver Dam. A trout permit is required to fish in this area. All trout from 13 to 16 inches in length must be released immediately and may not be in possession in Beaver Tailwater. Only one trout over 16 inches long may be kept.
5-This water
Walleye
4min. 18 inchesThis 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

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
  • Smallmouth bass
    Size 12 inches
  • Walleye
    Daily limit 4Size 18 inches
  • trout
    Daily limit 5Poles No more than one fishing rod or pole at a time and must attend it at all times.
    No fishing within 100 yards of Beaver Dam. A trout permit is required to fish in this area. All trout from 13 to 16 inches in length must be released immediately and may not be in possession in Beaver Tailwater. Only one trout over 16 inches long may be kept.
  • All fish
    Gear Artificial lures only area/no bait zone. Only artificial lures or flies shall be used. All hooking points must be barbless. 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.
  • trout
    Daily limit 5, only 1 trout over 14 inches long may be keptPoles No more than 1 fishing rod or pole at a time and must attend it at all times.
    No fishing within 100 yards of Bull Shoals Dam. A trout permit is required to fish in this area. Limit may include either 5 rainbow trout less than 14 inches or 4 rainbow trout less than 14 inches and one of the following: 1 rainbow trout (14 inches or longer), 1 brook trout (14 inches or longer), 1 cutthroat trout (24 inches or longer), 1 brown trout (24 inches or longer) or 1 tiger trout (24 inches or longer).
  • trout
    Gear Only artificial lures or flies may be used (natural or scented baits are not allowed). All hooking points must be barbless. Chumming is not allowed. Catching bait with bait tackle is not allowed.Bait Natural or scented baits are not allowed.
    Trout must be released immediately.
  • All fish
    Water skiing is not allowed.
  • All fish
    Water skiing is not allowed where signs are posted.
  • All fish
    Vessels may not be operated except when the tailwater elevation exceeds 104 feet msl and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signs are covered.
Out of season today
  • paddlefishApril 15- June 15 (out of season today)
    Daily limit up to two paddlefish allowed to be harvestedSize minimum 34-inch eye-to-fork lengthGear snagging
    Limited entry snagging season. $5 application fee. Application period is March 1-30. Drawing will be held March 31.
  • PaddlefishApril 15-June 15 (out of season today)
    Gear snagged from a boat or bank
    All other sportfish snagged must be immediately released (see Page 80).
  • game fishApril 15 to June 15 (out of season today)
    Snagging must be discontinued once 2 trout have been taken. Snagged fish may not be released.

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.

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Sampled mid-month from the dated rows; short windows can slip between samples. The rows above are authoritative.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in White River above Beaver Lake'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
AR official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.
Special rules - White River above Beaver Lake
This water
AR official fishing regulations
Checked against this official source on July 11, 2026.

Local services near White River above Beaver Lake

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