You must display a standard diver's flag and you may not spearfish more than 300 feet from it. You may not clean or dress fish before you finish spearfishing and leave the body of water where the fish were taken. You may only snag game fish when fishing from the bank within 100 yards below a dam. You must keep any game fish snagged, apply them to your daily limit, and you may not sell them. Once a daily limit of any game fish is taken, you must cease snagging.
Special restrictions apply to certain waters.
Check the Arkansas Lakes and Flowing Waters regulations for specifics. Trotlines are allowed for sportfishing in most areas. The drops or hooks may not be less than 24 inches apart and they must be attended and the catch removed daily. You may leave them unattended from sunset to sunrise if they are clearly marked with either your name and address, your driver's license number or your current vehicle tag number. All rights reserved.