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Arkansas counties

Fishing in Monroe County, Arkansas

County seat: Clarendon. Population 6,799 (2020).

• 8lake pages
• 21launches
• 4river pages

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Monroe County, Arkansas

Opening notes on fishing Monroe County

The courthouse for Monroe County stands in Clarendon; 6,799 people lived in the county at the 2020 count. 8 lakes with a full page sit inside the county, and Lake Greenlee is the largest of them.

There are 21 boat or paddle launches and 5 pier or bank sites on AGFC maps of the county. The county's river pages cover White River, Robe Bayou and Cache River.

8lake pages

21launches

4river pages

6,799residents, 2020

U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census counts (TIGERweb) and the 2023 Gazetteer, read November 8, 2026. AGFC access layer (ArcGIS service), read November 8, 2026.

Map

Every mapped ramp and pond in Monroe County

AGFC boat-and-kayak and fishing access layers and AGFC fishing-area lake points, checked November 8, 2026.

Lakes

Still-water pages for Monroe County

Lake	Size	Ramps	Kind	AGFC target fish
Lake Greenlee	275 acres	2	reservoir	black bass, bream, catfish
Apple Lake	about 25 acres of mapped outline	1	oxbow or natural lake	black bass, bream, catfish
Gator Pond	about 18 acres of mapped outline	0	mapped pond	black bass, bream, catfish
Hickson Lake	about 13 acres of mapped outline	1	mapped pond	black bass, bream, catfish
Straight Lake	about 4 acres of mapped outline	1	lake	black bass, bream, catfish
Teal Pond	about 2 acres of mapped outline	1	mapped pond	black bass, bream, catfish
Donald Branch Fishing Hole	about 1 acres of mapped outline	0	mapped pond	black bass, bream, catfish
Crosspond Bayou	not stated	1	oxbow or natural lake	black bass, bream, catfish

Acreage and depth as AGFC states them in its description of this water (AGFC page), read November 8, 2026. Sizes AGFC does not state print as mapped outline area. Target fish as AGFC lists them.

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Species

The Monroe County target-fish tally

Around Clarendon, to 50 miles out, catfish appears on the most AGFC target lists.

Catfish63 lakes

Bream62 lakes

Black bass57 lakes

Crappie39 lakes

Channel catfish6 lakes

Trout (seasonal stocking)5 lakes

White bass5 lakes

Alligator gar3 lakes

Striped and hybrid striped bass1 lake

Walleye1 lake

AGFC public fishing area target species, counted per lake page within 50 miles; a listing, not a catch survey.

More lakes

Smaller Monroe County ponds and lakes without a full page

8 further named lakes in Monroe County appear here as a list until more is published about them.

Water	Size	Kind	Nearest town
Waters Bayou	about 407 acres of mapped outline	oxbow or natural lake	Indian Bay
Indian Bay	about 316 acres of mapped outline	lake	Indian Bay
East Lake	about 312 acres of mapped outline	lake	Holly Grove
Moon Lake	about 105 acres of mapped outline	lake	Indian Bay
Green Lake – Monroe County	about 64 acres of mapped outline	lake	Holly Grove
Bowfin Lake	about 13 acres of mapped outline	lake	Brinkley
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA Lakes 3	about 12 acres of mapped outline	mapped pond	Brinkley
Sheffield Nelson Dagmar WMA Lakes 2	about 4 acres of mapped outline	mapped pond	Brinkley

Outline area from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset outline (GIS polygon area, not an AGFC surface-acre figure), read November 8, 2026. AGFC public fishing areas map (agfc.com), read November 8, 2026.

Rivers

Moving water across Monroe County

• White RiverAGFC trout water, 53 AGFC accesses, 15 USGS gauges
• Robe Bayou6 AGFC accesses
• Cache River5 AGFC accesses, 3 USGS gauges
• Bayou De View4 AGFC accesses, 1 USGS gauge

Smaller Monroe County streams on the maps without a page (1)

• Maddox Bay1 AGFC access

USGS stations inside Monroe County

USGS gauge	Latest reading	Time (ET)
Bayou Deview Near Brinkley, Ar	11.72 ft gage height	Nov 12 7:00 pm

US Geological Survey provisional data, retrieved Nov 12, 2026 7:33 pm ET. Provisional readings can be revised.

AGFC public fishing areas map (agfc.com), read November 8, 2026. USGS Water Data for the Nation, live through the site, retrieved on page view.

Access

AGFC and Corps launches across Monroe County

• Apple Lake Boat RampApple Lake, boat ramp, dirt surface, picnic tables, recreational area, restrooms
• Clarendon Boat Ramp on White RiverWhite River, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Conway George Parking Area Boat Ramp on Crosspond BayouCrosspond Bayou, boat ramp, camping, picnic tables, recreational area
• Dagmar Pond Boat Rampwater not named, boat ramp, concrete surface, camping
• Dark Corner Spur Boating Access on Bayou De ViewBayou De View, canoe/kayak access, dirt surface
• Highway 17 Access on Bayou De ViewBayou De View, boat ramp, dirt surface, camping, recreational area
• Hwy 70 Boat Ramp on Cache RiverCache River, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Indian Bay Boat RampIndian Bay, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Maddox Bay Boat RampMaddox Bay, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Marion McCollum/Lake Greenlee South Boat RampLake Greenlee, boat ramp, concrete surface, fishing pier, mobility-impaired
• Robe Bayou #2 Boat RampRobe Bayou, boat ramp, gravel surface
• Robe Bayou #3 Boat RampRobe Bayou, boat ramp, gravel surface
• Robe Bayou Boat Ramp (north), Monroe CountyRobe Bayou, boat ramp, concrete surface, rv
• Robe Bayou Boat Ramp (south)Robe Bayou, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Rock Island RR Boat Ramp on Bayou De ViewBayou De View, boat ramp, gravel surface, camping
• Straight Lake Boat RampStraight Lake, boat ramp, dirt surface
• Teal Pond Boat RampTeal Pond, boat ramp, gravel surface
• Marion McCollum/Lake Greenlee North Boat RampLake Greenlee, boat ramp, concrete surface
• Public boat ramp on Bayou De ViewBayou De View, boat ramp, gravel surface
• Public boat ramp on Hickson LakeHickson Lake, boat ramp, concrete surface, rv
• Robe Bayou Boat Ramp (north), Monroe CountyRobe Bayou, boat ramp, dirt surface

AGFC fishing access in Monroe County

• Donald Branch Fishing HoleDonald Branch Fishing Hole, bank fishing
• Dagmar Camping Area Fishing Access (east)Dagmar WMA, bank fishing, rv
• Dagmar Camping Area Fishing Access (west)Dagmar WMA-Robe Bayou, bank fishing, rv
• Public fishing access on Lake Greenlee (north)Lake Greenlee, fishing pier
• Public fishing access on Lake Greenlee (south)Lake Greenlee, fishing pier, mobility-impaired

AGFC access layer (ArcGIS service), read November 8, 2026. Lanes, fees and hours are not fields in the AGFC layers.

Limits

Keeping fish across Monroe County

Unless a water carries its own Code line, these statewide AGFC limits apply everywhere in Monroe County. Anyone 16 or older needs a license: $10.50 for Arkansans, $60 for a nonresident year.

Species	Statewide rule as printed	Code
Alligator Gar	daily limit of 1 with 36-inch maximum length.	N1.01(C)
American Eel	daily limit of 2 fish with no length restrictions.	N1.01(D)
Black Bass (Largemouth, Spotted, And Smallmouth)	daily limit of 10 black bass (all species combined) with no length restrictions. Reservoir Smallmouth Bass, daily limit of 6, 12-inch minimum; Flowing Waters Smallmouth Bass, daily limit of 2, 12-inch minimum.	N1.01(E)
Bream	Daily limit is 50 fish over 4 inches, no limit on bream 4 inches or shorter.	N1.01(F)
Catfish (Except Bullhead)	daily limit of 10 catfish (all species combined) with no length restrictions.	N1.01(G)
Crappie	daily limit of 30 crappie (all species combined) with no length restrictions.	N1.01(H)
Paddlefish	daily limit of 2 Paddlefish with no length restrictions.	N1.01(I)
Rock Bass	daily limit of 10 Rock Bass with no length restrictions.	N1.01(J)
Sauger	daily limit of 6 Sauger with no length restrictions.	N1.01(K)
Saugeye	daily limit of 6 Saugeye with no length restrictions.	N1.01(L)

Where statewide limits change in Monroe County

• White RiverBlack Bass (Largemouth, Spotted, And Smallmouth): Daily limit of 1 Smallmouth Bass 15-inch minimum.

Every Arkansas water-specific limit

Rod-or-pole waters in Monroe County

In Monroe County, Code 26.08 limits Donald Branch Fishing Pond to rod-or-pole fishing.

Rod-or-pole and border water rules

AGFC Code of Regulations (regulation library), read November 8, 2026. Fishing license prices as printed on the AGFC license descriptions and fees page (agfc.com), matching Code Addendum D1.01, read November 8, 2026.

Records

AGFC record fish caught near Monroe County

Species	Weight	Division	Water	Date
Gizzard Shad	2 lbs., 14 oz.	rod and reel	White River	May 9, 1992
White Sucker	1 lb., 14 oz.	rod and reel	White River	June 16, 2025
Rainbow Trout	19 lbs., 1 oz.	rod and reel	White River	March 14, 1981
Goldeye	2 lb., 12 oz.	unrestricted tackle	Cache River	March 22, 2020

Arkansas state records

Arkansas state record fish as listed by AGFC (record list), read November 8, 2026.

Local help

Bait shops around Monroe County

Marinas and tackle in Monroe County

• Ed's Bait Shopbait and tackle shop, Holly Grove

Southeast Arkansas tackle shops

Yellow Pages and tourism guide listings (city of business), read November 8, 2026.

Nearby

Minutes past Monroe County

Communities across Monroe County

• Brinkleypop. 2,700
• Clarendonpop. 1,526

Over the line from Monroe County

• Prairie County22 miles northwest
• Lee County25 miles east
• Phillips County27 miles southeast
• Arkansas County29 miles south

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Fish photos

Natural State fish to know by sight at Monroe County

Answers

Getting the facts straight on Monroe County fishing

Where can a johnboat go in the water in Monroe County?

AGFC maps 21 launches here.

Which Monroe County lake spreads out the farthest?

Lake Greenlee, measuring 275 acres.

What fish are on AGFC lists around Monroe County?

AGFC lists catfish on the most lake pages within 50 miles, then bream, black bass and crappie.

Where do Monroe County anglers pick up minnows?

1 listings, including Ed's Bait Shop.

Where does Monroe County keep its county courthouse in Arkansas?

Clarendon is the seat.

Which AGFC license covers fishing in Monroe County?

Expect to pay $10.50 (Arkansas resident) or $60 (out of state) for a year of fishing.

What Arkansas counties sit beside Monroe County?

By distance: Prairie County, Lee County and Phillips County.

What daily limit applies to crappie in Monroe County?

Statewide: daily limit of 30 crappie (all species combined) with no length restrictions. Waters with their own Code line differ.

Are there special rules on Monroe County lakes?

1 water with a page here carry their own Code line, starting with White River.

Which records were caught in Monroe County?

Gizzard Shad, 2 lbs., 14 oz. (rod and reel), from White River.

Spend a Natural State morning on Monroe County water

Ramp pages carry AGFC surface notes and directions.

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