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Welcome to Bear State Outfitters

Get Your Arkansas Fishing License

 Obtain your Arkansas state fishing license hassle-free! Enjoy angling in scenic waters while adhering to regulations. Explore nature, cast your line, and embrace the thrill of fishing. Get licensed today! 

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2023 Arkansas Trout Guidebook

 
Discover the Arkansas Trout Fishing Guidebook, a concise 44-page resource that covers all aspects of trout fishing in Arkansas. From regulations to tackle recommendations, this guide provides essential information for successful trout fishing in the state. 

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Orvis Fly Fishing Playlist

  • Beginner to advanced instructional videos.
  • Deep dive into fly fishing techniques and strategies. 
  • Great resources on knots, fly tying, and conservation topics. 

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DAm Generation Schedules

SWPA SchedulesBeaver TailwatersBull Shoals Tailwater (White River)Norfork Tailwaters

Weather and Live Feeds

Cotter, AR

Eureka Spring, AR

Eureka Spring, AR

White River/Norfork River

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Eureka Spring, AR

Eureka Spring, AR

Eureka Spring, AR

Beaver Tailwaters/Kings River

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Live Video Feeds

Eureka Spring, AR

Live Video Feeds

Real time feed from select rivers.

White River White Hole Resort

Infographics

Hook Sizes

Fish Diet's and Fishing Patterns

Fishing Knots and Line

The higher the number, the smaller the hook. Some hooks can even go beyond 0 and start at 2/0. 

Fishing Knots and Line

Fish Diet's and Fishing Patterns

Fishing Knots and Line

An improved clinch is a great overall knot.

Fish Diet's and Fishing Patterns

Fish Diet's and Fishing Patterns

Fish Diet's and Fishing Patterns

Fly Fishing Hatch Patterns

Egg patterns (soft eggs and beads), midges (ruby, rootbeer, and purple), BWOs (small pheasant tails or small green soft hackles), minnow patterns, scuds, and sowbugs

Egg patterns, midges, isopods, shad centered patterns (Puglisi shad, wiggle minnows, eyelash minnows), and big streamers (fathead minnow, unholy diver, circus peanut, double deceiver)

Shad kill (pencil popper or wiggle minnow), streamers, small green caddis rock worms, daphnia (blobs), and worms

Caddis hatch (Sunday special, holy grail, kryptonite caddis, hillbilly hare’s ears, or other favorite caddis nymphs), elk hair caddis, headlight caddis, and midges

Caddis hatch (Sunday special, holy grail, kryptonite caddis, hillbilly hare’s ears, or other favorite caddis nymphs), elk hair caddis, headlight caddis, and midges

Sulphur duns (frenchies, pheasant tails, lightening bugs, rainbow warriors), girdle bugs, and cicada pattern

Cicadas, hoppers, ants, beetles, and fat albert hoppers

Hoppers, terrestrials, crawfish, sculpins, girdle bugs, jigs

Hoppers, droppers, midges, pink worms, hares ears

Hoppers (until mid-October), eggs, small fall caddis, micro caddis, BWOs, hares ears, pheasant tails, tail water jigs, lightning bugs, and small streamers (buggers, meat whistles, slump busters)

Eggs, leeches, midges, and streamers

Eggs, midges, and streamers

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