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Arkansas fishing

What's biting in Arkansas in November: black crappie, blue catfish, brown trout and hybrid striped bass at their peak, with alligator gar, bluegill and bowfin around too, according to Fish Scouter's month-by-month season calendar. It follows Arkansas freshwater month by month, with 8 fish-by-water guides for 8 fish.

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What's biting in Arkansas in November

From the season calendar, best first

Where to fish in Arkansas

1 water
The White River to the Ouachitas

Arkansas freshwater

November: Brown trout spawn on the White

Fished from White River, Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Ouachita, Greers Ferry, Beaver Lake, Buffalo River, Arkansas River.

Arkansas freshwater, month by month

Rules and licence

Size and bag limits and seasons in Arkansas are set by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) and change — read the current rule before you keep a fish.

Statewide rules today

AGFC, where no local rule applies
open (Statewide, fresh water) · One 36" or longer per calendar year, only with an Alligator Gar Trophy Tag · 1 per person · closes May 1 · alligator gar trophy tag (agt) to keep one 36" or longer
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 30 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 2 per person · arkansas trout permit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 2 per person · arkansas trout permit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 2 per person · arkansas trout permit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 2 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 5 per person · arkansas trout permit
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · 12" TL minimum · Lakes: 6; streams and rivers: 2; Blue Ribbon streams: 1 that is 15" or longer — within the 10 black bass combined
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 10 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 6 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 50 per person
open (Statewide, fresh water) · no minimum size · 25 per person
As of 8 November 2026. Source AGFC, checked 8 November 2026 · For education only — rules change. Always confirm with AGFC before you keep a fish.
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