Friends of Reservoirs again sponsors Lake Appreciation Month!
We are once again a Bronze Sponsor of this continent-wide event! July is Lakes Appreciation Month! You work and play on them. You drink from them. But do you really […] Read More
Category Archives: In the News
Cedarville High School Fish Habitat Project at Lake Fort Smith
The Northwest Arkansas Fish Habitat Alliance worked with Cedarville High School, the City of Fort Smith, AGFC, and MossBack Fish Habitat to conduct a fish habitat project on Lake Fort […] Read More
Coalition receives $3.9 million to conserve, restore War Eagle Creek
A coalition will receive a $3.9 million grant to conserve and restore War Eagle Creek in Northwest Arkansas, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced Wednesday. “Nature is our […] Read More
The America’s Conservation Enhancement Act Reauthorization Introduced in the U.S. Senate
(Washington, DC) – On Friday, February 9, the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act was introduced in the Senate with the support of recreational fishing industry advocates and conservation partners […] Read More
National Fish Habitat Board Elects Four New Members and Vice-Chair
We sincerely thank the Friends of Reservoirs members who put their name in the hat. Although there are only so many seats at the National Fish Habitat Board's table, we […] Read More
AGFC Biologists Work with Partners to Improve Fish Habitat on Norfork and Table Rock Lakes
Press Release Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) biologists in north-central Arkansas teamed up with other agencies to improve fishing opportunities on Norfork and Table Rock lakes. As part of […] Read More
First Minn Kota habitat restoration project of 2024 focuses on bass recovery zones on Sam Rayburn
As the Bass Pro Tour season began with B&W Trailer Hitches Stage One Presented by Power-Pole on Toledo Bend on Jan. 30, Group B anglers Greg Vinson and Brent Chapman joined Texas Parks and Wildlife biologists and Tackle Warehouse Invitationals angler Kyle […] Read More
Carper, Capito Introduce Legislation to Bolster Wildlife Conservation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), Chairman of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, introduced the America’s Conservation Enhancement (ACE) Reauthorization Act, which he co-authored alongside EPW […] Read More
Habitat and fish added to Arkansas waters by the truckload in 2023 | Stuttgart Daily Leader
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas Game and Fish Commission biologists created nearly 200 semi-truckloads of fish attractors in 2023, and hatchery trucks kept up the pace, pumping more than 9.1 million […] Read More
Fellsmere wins the “Battle of the Lakes” with the heaviest total bass catches | FWC
Fellsmere continues to impress with its bass! The fish are in and the “Battle of the Lakes” concluded! Fellsmere Reservoir (popularly known as Headwaters Lake) won the battle against Orange […] Read More