Fishing near Fort Smith, AR

Set at the confluence of the Arkansas and Poteau rivers on the Arkansas–Oklahoma border, Fort Smith anchors Sebastian County with immediate access to the Arkansas River and its locks-and-dams system of navigational pools. Anglers reach more than a dozen waters across two states, from Lake Dardanelle some 50 miles east to Wister Lake roughly 20 miles west and the smallmouth-rich Mulberry River.

Top waters to fish near Fort Smith

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Alligator Gar

Atractosteus spatula

American Paddlefish

Polyodon spathula

Bighead Carp

Hypophthalmichthys nobilis

Bigmouth Buffalo

Ictiobus cyprinellus

Black Buffalo

Ictiobus niger

Black Bullhead

Ameiurus melas

Black Crappie

Pomoxis nigromaculatus

Blue Catfish

Ictalurus furcatus

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Brown Trout

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Common Carp

Cyprinus carpio

Cutthroat Trout

Flathead Catfish

Pylodictis olivaris

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