Arkansas residents and nonresidents fish without general licenses during the annual June free fishing weekend, lasting two and a half days.

Arkansas Free Fishing Weekend lets anglers fish without purchasing a state license from Friday noon until Sunday midnight.

Arkansas Free Fishing Weekend in 2026 runs from noon on June fifth until midnight on Sunday without requiring any license.

Arkansas residents aged sixty-five and older can purchase a lifetime fishing license for lakes and rivers to avoid annual renewals.

The Arkansas sixty-five plus lifetime combination license costs ten dollars and fifty cents and never expires for residents.

The Arkansas 65 plus Lifetime Trout Permit requires no renewal, remaining valid for life to fund local trout stocking programs.

The Arkansas 65+ Lifetime Combo grants senior residents a lifetime general fishing license and trout permit for one purchase.

The Arkansas lifetime fishing license costs $10.50 and allows state residents aged 65 and up to fish forever without annual renewals.

Arkansas residents aged 65 and older pay a $3.50 trout permit fee to fish in state waters despite general license exemptions.

Arkansas residents aged sixty-five and older require a trout permit to fish designated trout waters despite license exemptions.