Workshops will help create plans for Little Missouri River

MURFREESBORO - Trout and smallmouth bass - the best of both worlds for
some fishermen - run hot and cold along 38 miles of the Little Missouri
River.

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is looking for input from anglers
and others who want to help. AGFC fisheries biologists are announcing
plans to meet with anyone interested in management of the Little
Missouri River from Narrows Dam to U.S. Highway 67 east of Prescott.

Two public informational forums are scheduled. The first is set for 6:30
p.m., Nov. 7, at the Potlatch Building at the Nevada County Fairgrounds
in Prescott. The second meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m., Nov. 8, at
Murfreesboro City Hall.

At the meetings, AGFC fisheries biologists will explain the history of
the smallmouth bass restoration project and will bring the public up to
date on warmwater fisheries management below Narrows Dam. Trout
biologists will explain the management of trout in the river. The forums
are not for official public comment, although open discussion is
encouraged.

Two public workshops also have been scheduled. The first begins at 6:30
p.m., Nov. 28, at Murfreesboro City Hall. The second is 6:30 p.m., Nov.
29, at the Potlatch Building at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in
Prescott. At these workshops a facilitator will work with participants
to document the issues that AGFC should focus on while developing a
management plan for the river. Participants will also be given the
opportunity to give advice on how to handle the issues identified.

Finally, a facilitated workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m., Jan. 16, at
Murfreesboro City Hall. Everyone is welcome to participate and evaluate
the management options created during the two previous public workshops.

Follow the process and find more information on project at
www.agfc.com/trout.