How the Lake Monticello crappie rule differs from statewide limits
Lake Monticello crappie rules enforce a daily limit of fifteen fish, which differs from the statewide standard of twenty.
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Only 7 of your 15 Lake Cargile crappie can be 12 inches or longer
Lake Cargile crappie fishing regulations allow keeping only fifteen fish, with a maximum of seven measuring twelve inches or longer.
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Lake Monticello crappie limit drops to 15 fish per day
The new Lake Monticello crappie limit drops to fifteen fish per day to protect fish populations according to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
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Are crappie limits different at Lake Monticello and Lake Cargile?
Arkansas crappie fishing regulations detail daily limits and minimum length rules for Lake Monticello and Lake Cargile.
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Statewide crappie daily limit is 20 fish in most Arkansas waters
Arkansas crappie fishing regulations establish a twenty fish daily limit and a nine inch minimum length across most waters.
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Crappie must be 9 inches or longer to keep in Arkansas
Arkansas crappie fishing regulations require black and white crappie to measure at least nine inches from nose to compressed tail for legal keeping.
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Why smallmouth bass must be over 12 inches to keep
Arkansas smallmouth bass regulations requiring a twelve inch minimum length protect juvenile fish so they can reproduce successfully.
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Minimum length for smallmouth bass on flowing waters in Arkansas
Arkansas smallmouth bass minimum length limits on flowing waters require releasing any fish under twelve inches immediately.
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Smallmouth bass limit on Arkansas’s moving waters is 2 fish
The statewide daily creel limit for smallmouth bass on Arkansas moving waters is two fish per day to safeguard populations.
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Only one bass 16 inches or longer allowed at Lake Monticello
Lake Monticello limits anglers to keeping five largemouth bass daily, with only one fish allowed at sixteen inches or longer.
