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    Crappie Angler Summary.pdf

    Attached (hopefully) is the summary of crappie angler data from the state wide angler survey. I attempted to attach the entire report that was generated from the state wide angler survey but the file was too large, even though it was a PDF.

    Here is an excerpt from that report.
    Participation Patterns of Arkansas Licensed Resident Anglers
    About 36% of Arkansas anglers indicated black bass (largemouth, smallmouth, or spotted bass) as
    their preferred species. About 24% indicated Crappie (white or black), 21% preferred Catfishes
    (channel, blue, or flathead), 10% preferred to catch Trout (rainbow or brown), and about 5% preferred
    to catch various species of Sunfish. Less than 2% of anglers listed Walleye or Temperate basses
    (white, striped, and hybrid) as their first preference.
     Overall, respondents indicated that they had been fishing an average of nearly 32 years. They fished
    an average of 38 days (median=22 days). About 51% of the days fished in Arkansas were done so in
    reservoirs or large rivers. Similarly, about 52% of days fished were done so in a boat, canoe, or
    kayak, and about 48% of the days were spent bank or wade fishing.
     Most anglers (45%) indicated they fished most often with family members. About 19% indicated
    they fished most with family and friends together. About 19% indicated they fished most often with
    friends and over 16% indicated they fished alone most often.
     Only a small percentage of anglers indicated they belonged to a fishing club/organization (6.6%), and
    only 9% indicated they participated in fishing tournaments. Those who fished in tournaments
    indicated they fished an average of about 6 tournaments in the previous year, 5 of which were in
    Arkansas.
     Most anglers (56%) indicated they were equally skilled compared to other anglers; about 34%
    indicated they were less skilled and about 10% indicated they were more skilled.
     Almost 89% of anglers indicated they fished in Arkansas with a rod and reel combination; about 12%
    indicated they fished with a fly rod or cane pole, respectively. Other traditional methods employed
    by anglers included trotlines (18%), yo-yos (17%), and jug-lines (15%). Less traditional methods
    used by Arkansas anglers included bow fishing (5%), snagging (3%), gigging (3%), spear fishing
    (1%), and hogging (0.4%). Under 2% of anglers indicated using commercial fishing gear for personal
    use.
     When asked if they participated in an AGFC sponsored fishing derby prior to their 16th birthday, over
    10% indicated that they had done so. About 23% of anglers indicated that they have taken a child to
    an AGFC-sponsored derby.

    If you would like to see the full report send me an email. Thanks.
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    No wonder I don't catch many fish I'm barely old enough and don't make enough money
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    One thing that I forgot to mention is that in my district (District 10) Crappie was the number one targeted species. The same was true of districts 5 and 7. In District 9, crappie and catfish were tied. Although black bass was the over all most targeted species, there are areas of the state where crappie is king.


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    Good stuff!


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    I never see any reports about the Asian carp invasion in Arkansas, I lived there for 10 years in the 80's and the old river cutoffs and backwaters of the Arkansas River were awesome places to crappie fish, have the carp ruined them? What about Dardanelle?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Northforker View Post
    I never see any reports about the Asian carp invasion in Arkansas, I lived there for 10 years in the 80's and the old river cutoffs and backwaters of the Arkansas River were awesome places to crappie fish, have the carp ruined them? What about Dardanelle?
    As far as I know, there hasn’t been a report written on Asian Carp in Arkansas, but I could be wrong. The part of the Arkansas River that is in my district, pools 8 and 9, there are some of these carp species present but they are in fairly low abundance. I assisted with some fish community sampling recently in these pools and we didn’t see any but I know some are in these pools. I don’t think they are in the Big D but if the are, they are in really low abundance as well.


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    For me, bass fishin feels like it peaked 25 years ago and crappie has taken center stage.
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    Good info D10 Thanks for your hard work
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    Quote Originally Posted by Northforker View Post
    I never see any reports about the Asian carp invasion in Arkansas, I lived there for 10 years in the 80's and the old river cutoffs and backwaters of the Arkansas River were awesome places to crappie fish, have the carp ruined them? What about Dardanelle?
    Northforker,
    A report was recently released on Asian Carp. It is 129 pages long and too big of a file to put on the forum. If you would like to see it, send me your email address and I will send it to you. Thanks.
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