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Activities
Fishing
Northwest Arkansas abounds with a diversity of fishing opportunities.
Beaver Lake has more than 28,000 surface acres of water. Just below
the dam, the bone-chilling waters of the upper White River provides
perfect habitat for pole-bending rainbow and record-size German
brown trout. The lake itself provides year-round fishing pleasure
for adventurous anglers who can try their luck at catching large
and small-mouth bass, crappie, bream, white bass, stripers, and
channel or spoon-bill catfish.
Each
year, millions of fingerling game fish from the Blackburn Creek
Nursery Pond are released into the clear, blue waters by the Arkansas
Game and Fish Commission. The first on-site rearing pond in this
area, the Blackburn Creek Pond, is the workplace for fishery biologists
and other specialists in the field who work hard to keep Beaver
Lake in the forefront of fish production.
Hunting
Hunters
will find game plentiful in northwest Arkansas. A mixture of hardwood
and evergreen forest provides a good home to many different species
of wildlife. While Beaver Lake is conveniently located near several
population centers, within a short driving distance, hunters can
find many remote areas where they can match wits with various types
of upland game animals such as deer, rabbits and squirrels.
 Other
Recreational Opportunities
In
addition to fishing and hunting, many other sports and activities
await the visitor. Boating, swimming, camping, picnicking, scuba
diving, water skiing, spelunking and sightseeing are just a few
of the recreational opportunities available at or near Beaver Lake.
Updated/Reviewed:
29 Jan 2010
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