FISHING PERMITS FOR BI-STATES
There is a watery border separating Missouri and Arkansas in the White River System, but there is not a visable line that boaters or fishermen can see.
Fishing Table Rock, Norfork or Bull Shoals reservoirs used to be confusing for anglers. All three lakes touch both Missouri and Arkansas territory. So what's a person to do? Many bought two licenses - one for state residents and one for out-of-state.
Fishing these areas with only one license could get the fisherman in trouble if a boat drifted into the next State's jurisdiction, and be cause for an expensive citation, if stopped by the Water Patrol. On Table Rock this is only affecting Shell Knob fishing around the Kings River area. Long Creek, south of the 86 Hwy bridge is the second location.
All that changed with the advent of the White River Border Lakes Permit. This Permit allows state's resident permit holders from Missouri or Arkansas to take fish, except trout, from anywhere within the confines of the three reservoirs. Only $10, the permit cuts $30 from the cost of buying annual permits from both states.
Anglers 65 and older and other anglers legally exempt from license requirements will still need the permit if they fish in the waters of the other state.
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission and the Missouri Department of Conservation manages the fisheries on the lakes. They have agreed upon standardized daily limits and size limits for most species.
Compliance is required of anglers with the rules of the state in which they are located.
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