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Little Red River (Central Arkansas)
Location: Central Arkansas, 65 miles north of Little Rock. Major cities are Memphis, 3 hours east; Tulsa, 4 hours west; Dallas, 5 hours southwest; and St. Louis, 6 hours north. Little Rock is served by all the major airlines. All types of accommodations, including motels, resorts, and even private rentals on or near the river, are available in the Greers Ferry Lake, Little Red River, and Heber Springs area.
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Trout fishing in the Little Red is made possible by the Greers Ferry Dam, constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers in the early 1960s. The dam holds some 40,000 acres and controls the floodwaters of the Little Red drainage. The other primary function of the dam is to generate hydroelectric power through its two turbines, which can generate up to 100 megawatts. This coldwater release allows the growth of trophy trout, even a 40-pound, 4-ounce world-record brown trout caught in May 1992.
The Corps of Engineers maintains a fish hatchery below the dam for rearing rainbow and brook trout. The presence of brown trout, on the other hand, is the result of some local fly-fishing clubs, which, with the blessing of the Corps and the Arkansas Game
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