A pop-up party called Activate the Ark has been planned for June 23, the centerpiece of which is a float trip down the Arkansas River in downtown Wichita. There will also be food trucks, a cash ...

Saturday morning the club is leading a 9-mile float from Wichita to Derby. It begins with an 8 a.m. gathering at Herman Hill Park, near Pawnee and Broadway.

NWA Democrat-Gazette/FLIP PUTTHOFF Bruce Darr fishes on the War Eagle River in May during a float from Withrow Springs State Park to a take-out where Madison County 8500 dead ends at the stream.

Streams are usually deserted in the fall, but the gravel bars were full of paddlers enjoying overnight float trips on the Buffalo National River on Oct. 20-21.

Entergy Arkansas advised that the Ouachita River will not be safe for floating on the 4th of July due to additional releases ...

Game and Fish: Arkansas anglers should watch out for the redds during winter trout trips. December 30, 2024 at 1:00 a.m. by River Valley Democrat-Gazette ...

Float fishing in the Ozarks became a commercial activity when the railroads brought wealthy sportsmen. A new book shares the history of float trips.

A popular summertime activity in the Ozarks, float trips date back more than 100 years — but how folks have floated down local rivers has evolved extensively in that time.