Exploring the Ozarks Outdoors: freshare.net

“Gone fishing” signs will be posted on doors across the state June 11 and 12 as Missourians enjoy a favorite outdoor pastime at no cost. Each year, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) designates the weekend after the first Monday…[more]

Reports of good angling from all over the state indicate summer fishing is coming into full swing, and Oklahoma anglers can get in on the action for free June 4-5 during Free Fishing Days. A state fishing license is usually…[more]

Fishing veterans can relate some unusual strategies. Crashing into brushy areas is one.

Richard Collins of Conway recalls when he and a couple of angling buddies used noise or disturbance as an asset, not a liability. “I used…[more]

The bass, the trout, the crappie and even the catfish get the headlines, but bream are the most numerous of fish caught and taken home for eating by Arkansas anglers.

First, the dictionary necessities. The comprehensive term bream…[more]

Crooked Creek is back.

The fishing on one of north Arkansas’s most heralded streams is on the upswing although not yet to the glory status of a few decades ago. Extensive renovation of the habitat in the Kelley’s…[more]

Sitting in JR’s Hickory House in the town of Greers Ferry with plates full of fried catfish, okra, fries and a hamburger on the table in front of us, Bill Dennis said, “Tomorrow morning we’ll start off throwing a jig.”…[more]

On a recent beautiful March day, I headed out on the Little Red River in north-central Arkansas with my co-worker and photographer, Chuck Haralson, and Buddy Pate, our guide from Lindsey’s Resort in Heber Springs. As we boarded the johnboat…[more]

Fishermen have all sorts of favorite moments. A big largemouth bass blowing up the surface on a still morning to grab a topwater bait is one.

Finding a wad of hungry bream that hit your hook as fast…[more]

Call ’em crawdads, crawfish or crayfish. Even label them mudbugs. They’re excellent fishing bait and a cure many anglers have found for summer fishing doldrums.

Crawdad is the term of the Arkansas masses or the casual name for…[more]

Recent rains have muddied the waters in some Arkansas streams and lakes. While you may have heard that you can’t catch fish in muddy water, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission says that muddy water means good catfish action.