Arkansas Trout Fishing For Rainbow, Brown, Brook, Lake & Cutthroat Trout - Fly Fishing & Other Techniques for Catching Big Trout in AR.
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Trout Fishing in Arkansas

Most people would never guess that world record trout are caught in Arkansas. Yet, the world record brown trout was caught in Little Red River. The previous world record it replaced also came from Arkansas. The White River and North Fork River also yield many nice trout including rainbow, brook, cutthroat and brown trout.

Arkansas Trout Fishing Lakes

For lakes, try Beaver Lake, Bull Shoals Lake, Greers Ferry Lake, Lake Hamilton, Norfolk Lake and Lake Ouachita. The Arkansas state record brook trout was taken out of the North Fork River and the Little Red River produced the AR state record brown trout. The White River was home to the Arkansas state record cutthroat trout and the state record rainbow trout. The AR lstate record lake trout was caught out of Greers Ferry Lake.

Visit the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission for details regarding trout stocking in Arkansas.

The 5 primary trouts are the rainbow, brook, brown, cutthroat and lake trout. Brown trout are considered the most difficult to catch and brookies are the easiest. Pure cold water is key to survival of the trouts and the brook trout is the most sensitive to temperature. The others are comfortable in slightly warmer waters.

Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss

Fishing For Rainbow Trout

Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis

Fishing For Brook Trout

Brown Trout
Salmo trutta

Fishing For Brown Trout

Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush

Fishing for lake trout

Cutthroat Trout
Salmo clarki

Fishing for cutthroat trout

Organizations & Resources

Cutthroat Trout Conservation
DMOZ Trout Section

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All About Fishing for Trout in Arkansas.

 
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RAINBOW TROUT

Rainbow Trout Picture
World Record Rainbow Trout

42 lbs - 2 oz

Arkansas State Record Rainbow Trout

19 lbs - 1 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 - 68 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers generally clear flowing waters with turbulence for oxygenation over gravel, rock or sandy bottoms.

BROOK TROUT

Brook Trout Picture
World Record Brook Trout

14 lbs - 8 oz

Arkansas State Record Brook Trout

5 lbs - 0 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 to 64 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers clear cold water with moderate current over gravel, rocks or sand.

BROWN TROUT

Brown Trout Picture
World Record Brown Trout

40 lbs - 4 oz

Arkansas State Record Brown Trout

40 lbs - 4 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

56 - 64 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers slightly stained cool water with minimum current over rock or sandy bottoms with heavy cover.

LAKE TROUT

Lake Trout Picture
World Record Lake Trout

72 lbs - 0 oz

Arkansas State Record Lake Trout

11 lbs - 5 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

52 - 68 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers clear to slightly stained water with significant depths and sandy bottoms in the shallows.

CUTTHROAT TROUT

Cutthroat Trout Picture
World Record Cutthroat Trout

41 lbs - 0 oz

Arkansas State Record Cutthroat Trout

9 lbs - 9 oz

Preferred Water Temperature

68 - 72 Degrees

Preferred Habitat

Prefers slightly stained to murky water with little or no current.

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