Anglers interested in improving Arkansas’ bass fishing are invited to provide input on the state’s latest Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has scheduled an open-house event scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6 in the Knox Room of the Donald W. Reynolds Library.
This is one of 11 forums being held in 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 setting will reportedly allow Game and Fish 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.
According to Game and Fish Black Bass Program Coordinator Vic DiCenzo, fisheries biologists have been working with professional bass anglers, tournament directors, outfitters and other key stakeholders in the angling community to build upon previous Arkansas bass management plans to incorporate the values of all black bass stakeholders. An additional public survey was developed last November to assess the values of a broader, more general bass-angling community. Biologists then combined and used those values to create goals and objectives to address the complex management challenges and problems related to producing desirable fishing experiences for black bass in Arkansas’ lakes and reservoirs.
For more information, email DiCenzo at blackbassprogram@agfc.ar.gov or call 501-350-1806.
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