AGFC Sets Forum Series for Bass Anglers

Public meetings centered on goals, objectives for bass fishing

Arkansas Wildlife Editor Anglers interested in improving Arkansas’s bass fishing are invited to provide input on the state’s latest Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan at a series of open-house events the AGFC will hold in August and September.

Eleven public forums will be held in locations throughout Arkansas to ensure anglers and other stakeholders from every corner of the state have an opportunity to review the current status of fisheries management, ask questions and provide input on the future of bass management in The Natural State.

The less formal setting of these meetings will allow AGFC biologists to communicate the values, goals and objectives of the plan, and they will be available for one-on-one interactions with everyone in attendance. Each forum (with the exception of Springdale, which is set for 5:30-7 p.m.) will run from 6-7:30 p.m. Call 501-350-1806, or click the red button below to read more.

Public meetings will be held at the following dates and locations: Aug. 8: Lonoke Chamber of Commerce, 102 Front St. NW, Lonoke.

Aug. 9: AGFC Headquarters, 2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock.

Aug. 15: Lake Dardanelle State Park, Russellville.

Aug. 16: Baxter County Library, 300 Library Hill, Mountain Home.

Aug. 17: JB and Johnelle Hunt Family Ozark Highlands Nature Center, Springdale (5:30-7 p.m., all others are 6-7:30 p.m.).

Aug. 18: Forrest L. Wood Crowleys Ridge Nature Center, Jonesboro.

Aug. 30: Carter Day Training Center, 200 Lake Nichols Drive, Nashville.

Aug. 31: South Arkansas Community College, Conference Center Lobby, El Dorado.

Sept. 1: AGFC Monticello Regional Office, 771 Jordan Drive, Monticello.

Sept. 6: Hot Springs Convention Center & Bank OZK Arena, 134 Convention Blvd., Hot Springs.

Sept. 7: Herschel Hall Foyer, 114 S. Broadview, Greenbrier.