White Bass in Arkansas
Arkansas rules and water for white bass.
- 25 a daystatewide
- 5 lbs., 6 oz.state record
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Arkansas White Bass by the numbers
Statewide, the Code wording for white bass is "daily limit of 25 White Bass with no length restrictions". Exceptions run to 7 lines, with Beaver Lake and its tributaries in the list.
Look to Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Ouachita and Lake Dardanelle: 57 pages here have it on the AGFC target list. It sits on the Code 01.00-C game fish list. It carries 1 state record on the AGFC list.
AGFC Code of Regulations, N1.01(Q), effective July 1, 2026 (policy text), read November 8, 2026.
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| Water | Rule as written | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Lake and its tributaries | No limit. | N1.01(Q)(1) |
| Bob Kidd Lake | No limit. | N1.01(Q)(2) |
| Greers Ferry Lake and its tributaries | No limit. | N1.01(Q)(3) |
| Lake Ashbaugh | No Limit. | N1.01(Q)(4) |
| Lake Monticello | No limit. | N1.01(Q)(5) |
| Lake Sequoyah | No limit. | N1.01(Q)(6) |
| Mississippi River (between main levees from the confluence of the Mississippi/White rivers upstream to the Benzal Railroad Bridge, and from the confluence of the Mississippi/Arkansas rivers upstream to the Yancopin Railroad Bridge) | Daily limit of 50. | N1.01(Q)(7) |
AGFC Code of Regulations, N1.01(Q)(1), effective July 1, 2026 (policy text), read November 8, 2026.
Record-book white bass from Arkansas
| AGFC listing | Weight | Division | Water | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bass, White | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | rod and reel | Mississippi River | October 27, 2005 |
Arkansas state record fish as listed by AGFC (record list), read November 8, 2026.
Arkansas water AGFC lists for white bass
AGFC tags these waters with "white bass" on its public fishing area pages; the label is AGFC's, not a catch report.
Still water for white bass
- Bull Shoals Lake48,225 acres
- Lake Ouachita40,000 acres
- Lake Dardanelleabout 34,067 acres of mapped outline
- Table Rock Lakeabout 33,821 acres of mapped outline
- Greers Ferry Lake32,000 acres
- Beaver Lakeabout 28,026 acres of mapped outline
- Norfork Lakeabout 18,811 acres of mapped outline
- DeGray Lake13,400 acres
- Ozark Lakeabout 9,421 acres of mapped outline
- Lake Maumelle8,900 acres
- Lake Greeson7,260 acres
- Nimrod Lake3,550 acres
- Blue Mountain Lakeabout 2,974 acres of mapped outline
- Lake Catherine1,940 acres
- Lake Monticello1,500 acres
- Harris Brake1,300 acres
- Brewer Lake1,166 acres
- Merrisach Lakeabout 867 acres of mapped outline
- Kate Adams Lakeabout 806 acres of mapped outline
- Lake Charles645 acres
- Morgan Point Bendway Lakeabout 628 acres of mapped outline
- Holla Bend NWR – Old River Channelabout 367 acres of mapped outline
- Saracen Lakeabout 321 acres of mapped outline
- Pullen Pondabout 278 acres of mapped outline
Moving water for white bass
- White RiverArkansas County
- Arkansas RiverArkansas County
- Ouachita RiverBradley County
- Petit Jean RiverLogan County
- Mississippi RiverChicot County
- Bayou De ViewMonroe County
- Bayou BartholomewAshley County
- Red RiverLittle River County
- Caddo RiverClark County
- Cadron CreekConway County
- Little River (Little River County)Hempstead County
- Fourche CreekPulaski County
- Little Maumelle RiverPulaski County
- Maumelle RiverPulaski County
- Bayou MetoArkansas County
- Clear CreekCrawford County
- Little River (Mississippi County)Mississippi County
- Right Hand Chute Little RiverPoinsett County
AGFC public fishing areas map (agfc.com), read November 8, 2026.
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Arkansas white bass, one question at a time
How many white bass go home per day in Arkansas?
The statewide wording is "daily limit of 25 White Bass with no length restrictions".
Does the white bass limit differ by lake in Arkansas?
7 waters carry one; Beaver Lake and its tributaries is an example.
How big is the record white bass in Arkansas?
AGFC lists 5 lbs., 6 oz. from Mississippi River (October 27, 2005).
Which Arkansas lakes should I try first for white bass?
AGFC lists it for 57 built waters, starting with Bull Shoals Lake, Lake Ouachita and Lake Dardanelle.
Where does white bass sit in the Code definitions?
Yes, by the Code 01.00-C definition.
What license lets me fish for white bass in Arkansas?
Anglers 16 and older need an Arkansas fishing license; AGFC prints $10.50 for the Resident Fisheries Conservation License and $60 for the nonresident annual license.
Can a white bass set a new Arkansas record?
Records go through AGFC: fish above 8 ounces, native or stocked, weighed to the ounce.
How many white bass may I have at home?
No possession multiple appears in the Code read for this page, only daily and seasonal limits.
Choose Arkansas water for white bass
Begin with a water linked on this page.