As summer temperatures rise across the Twin Lakes Area, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) is urging anglers on the White River and Norfork Tailwater to take extra precautions when practicing catch-and-release fishing.
Christy Graham, the AGFC’s Trout Management Program supervisor based in Mountain Home, says the recommendation is especially important this year because trout stocking rates remain below normal following hatchery production losses last year.
“The great news is that Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery is back to 100 percent production, so that will help us make up some shortage from the Norfork National Fish Hatchery,” Graham said…