Of the Black Basses, it is the one with a jaw that extends behind the rear margin of the eye and has a dark horizontal stripe down the length of its body.
What is the Largemouth Bass?
100
Located on the side of a fish near the head, its main purpose is to remove oxygen from the water for the fish to use.
What is the gill?
100
Of the caudal fin or the dorsal fin, the one that also functions as the tail and provides the primary propulsion for the fish.
What is caudal fin?
100
The best fishing reel for beginners is of this type, also called a push-button reel.
What is a spincast reel?
100
Things such as chemicals and trash that get into a body of water that don't belong there are called this.
What are pollutants?
200
Of the catfishes, it is the one with only a slightly forked tail, typically brown in color, a wide head and a potbelly. The rod and reel record for this fish in Arkansas is 80 pounds.
What is the flathead catfish?
200
This is an air filled sac in the fish's body that allows it to swim at a given depth.
What is the swim bladder?
200
Of the spotted bass and the small mouth bass, it is the one also referred to as a Kentucky bass.
What is a spotted bass?
200
Named for a child's toy for its up and down motion, this spring-loaded fishing device is usually mounted to a stationary object and is triggered by a fish's bite. It is often called a limbline.
What is a yo-yo.
200
This type of pollutant can prevent aquatic plants from growing by reducing the needed sunlight.
What is silt/sediment?
300
The state and world record for this fish, set in Arkansas, is 22 pounds 11 ounces. It has a streamlined body, marble-like eyes, a mouth full of sharp teeth, and a large black blotch near the end of its dorsal fin.
What is the walleye?
300
This extends horizontally down the side of a fish's body and is used to detect movement in the water.
What is the lateral line?
300
Although both look similar, of the rock bass and warmouth, this is the one with a red eye.
What is the rock bass?
300
It is illegal to take game fish with one of these handheld devices, but it is legal to use when catching bait.
What is a net?
300
This is a means of managing fish populations by restricting the numbers of fish allowed to be caught in a day.
What is a daily limit?
400
With a slightly notched tail, broad pink stripe down its body, and teeth on the tip of its tongue, this is the most common trout in the State of Arkansas.
What is the Rainbow Trout?
400
These two types of coloration patterns allow fish to hide in vegetation.
What are horizontal and vertical stripes?
400
Light colored underbelly or dark upper side, the one that helps fish hide from predators that attack from the water's surface.
What is a dark upper side?
400
This is a long rope-like line with several baited drops that is usually used to catch catfish.
What is a trotline?
400
The easiest of all pollutants to prevent.
What is trash?
500
Also called a grinnel or cyprus trout, this non-game fish has a long, stout body with a dorsal fin that spans more than half its length. The fish also has has a large mouth with many teeth, and males have a dark spot on the tail.
What is the Bowfin?
500
These are the long "whiskers" on catfish and other bottom feeding fish.
What are barbels?
500
Of the black and white crappie, this is the one that prefers the deep, cooler water.
What is black crappie?
500
Correctly called free-floating fishing devices, these are commonly baited and left on top of the water while attended at night by an angler with a spotlight
What are jugs?
500
This is the pratice of protecting and using wisely our natural resources to ensure they are around forever.