Daily Limits On Lake Norfork, Ar

[Kramr]

Gonna be there in a few weeks and I wanted to make sure I understand the daily limits.

Walleye - 6 with no length limit

Stripers/Hybrids (combined) - 6 with no length limit

Seems like if you are fishing in MO then:

Walleye - 6 (minimum 18 inches)

Stripers/Hybrids (combined) - 6 but Stripers must be a minimum of 18 inches

Please correct me if I am wrong! Don't want to get in trouble.

[Ham]

You won't get in trouble. I'll be shocked if you come close to a limit of anything this time of the year on Norfork. I wish you all the luck in the world, but it's Norfork and the water is > 75 degrees.

[Kramr]

Really? Read Stripers are being caught along with walleyes if you know where to go and how deep to fish. Hoping that in 3 weeks, it will only get better.

[Ham]

Again, I hope you catch em. There is a Walleye club and Striper Club that share info with each other. They stay on them trolling live bait DEEP. That's not my bag

[Tanderson15]

I believe it's 4 walleyes over 18"

[Kramr]

I believe it's 4 walleyes over 18"

Thanks for this. I found the area specific regs for Norfork. Looked several times got nothing but this time I found them.

• Striped bass must be 20 inches or longer to keep.
• Striped and hybrid bass combined daily limit is three.
• Walleye must be at least 18 inches long to keep.
• Walleye daily limit is four.

[Kramr]

They stay on them trolling live bait DEEP. That's not my bag

Ham, is it because the fish probably can't be released or you don't like trolling in general? Also, is 30 feet considered deep?

[Feathers and Fins]

To answer the question. This is a White River Border Lake and has special rules.

Missouri and Arkansas recognize the sport fishing and resident commercial fishing licenses of the two states on the flowing waters of the St. Francis River that form a common boundary between the two states. A sport-fishing licensee or legally exempt resident of either state abides by the regulations of the state issuing the license. The agreement does not apply to tributaries, bayous and backwaters of the St. Francis River.

A White River Border Lakes License (WRL) is available for a $10 annual fee. This license allows holders of a valid resident license from either state to fish all waters of Bull Shoals, Norfork and Table Rock lakes without a fishing license from the other state. The permit is valid for impounded waters (the waters between Beaver Lake Dam and Houseman Access in Arkansas are excluded). Trout may not be taken with this license. Anglers younger than 16 do not need to buy this license to fish in Missouri waters. Anglers are required to abide by the fishing regulations of the state where they are fishing. The only differences in regulations are:

• On Table Rock Lake, spotted bass must be at least 12 inches long to keep (Arkansas) or at least 15 inches long to keep (Missouri).
• On Lake Norfork, anglers may take up to three stripers and hybrids and 25 white bass of any size per day in Arkansas, except for striped bass, which must be over 20 inches. In Missouri, anglers may take up to 15 stripers, hybrids, white and yellow bass, only four of which may exceed 18 inches long.

Remainder of the regulations

Area Specific Regulations

• Crappie, black and white, combined daily limit is 15.
• Crappie must be 10 inches or longer to keep.
• Largemouth and smallmouth bass must be 15 inches or longer to keep.
• Spotted bass must be at least 12 inches long to keep.
• Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass combined daily limit is six.
• Smallmouth bass daily limit is six.
• Striped bass must be 20 inches or longer to keep.
• Striped and hybrid bass combined daily limit is three.
• Walleye must be at least 18 inches long to keep.
• Walleye daily limit is four.
• Legal to take game fish (except largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass) with spear guns during season.
• You may not use live wild-caught baitfish on Norfork Lake unless said bait was caught on Norfork Lake (including the watershed above the lake) or purchased from an Arkansas licensed dealer.
• The White River Border Lakes License entitles the holder to fish in the Missouri portion of Norfork Lake without buying a Missouri nonresident license.
• Handicapped-accessible fishing pier available at the Cranfield Recreation Area.

That is from the AGFC Website.

[Kramr]

Thanks F&F! I'm from MO and possess the White River Border Lakes License. We will be on the AR side the whole time so we will adhere to the AR rules. I think my original post made it sound like I was worried about not exceeding the daily limit but I was more trying to establish length limits.

I wish I was good enough to have to worry about exceeding daily limits.

And, btw, I am sitting here at work and should be working but I always get this way before a fishing trip. Trying to accumulate as much info as possible to increase my chances of success.

[Ham]

Ham, is it because the fish probably can't be released or you don't like trolling in general? Also, is 30 feet considered deep?

I don't consider 30 foot deep ANYMORE. I grew up fishing in Louisiana bayou where anything deeper than 5 foot was deep water Seriously.

I don't have the equipment or the knowledge to troll effectively. I think they frequently use down riggers and get DEEP. I don't think most of those fish can be released. I try not to fish much below 35 foot because I want to be able to C&R my fish MOST of the time.