Public meetings set on fishing regulation changes

By Arkansas Game and Fish Commission

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will be holding 12 public meetings around the state to give anglers the opportunity to comment on the proposed fishing regulation changes for 2009.

The input meetings are part of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission's regulations-setting process. All the public meetings will start at 7 p.m. Dates, locations and phone numbers are:

- May 1 - McMullan Lecture Hall, ASU Mountain Home Campus, 1600 S. College, Mountain Home; Monticello Regional Office, 771 Jordan, Monticello; Camp Robinson SUA Club House, 331 Clinton Road, Conway.

- May 6 - Camden Regional Office, 500 Ben Lane, Camden; Russellville Regional Office, 1266 Lock and Dam Road, Russellville.

- May 8 - Brinkley Regional Office, 1201 Highway 49 North, Brinkley; Greenwood City Hall, City Office Building, intersection of Center and Bell streets.

- May 13 - Hope Regional Office, 7004 Highway 67 East, Perry town.

- May 15 - Jonesboro Regional Office, 2920 McClellan Dr., Jonesboro.

- May 20 - Beaver Lake Regional Office, 455 Dam Site Road, Eureka Springs.

- May 22 - Andrew Hulsey State Fish Hatchery Visitor Center, 350 Fish Hatchery Road, Hot Springs.

- May 29 - AGFC main office, C. Maurice Lewis Jr. Natural Resources Complex, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock.

Fishermen may bring their ideas to the meetings or they can send written comments to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, c/o 2009 Fishing Regulations, 2 Natural Resources Dr., Little Rock, AR 72205. Comments also can be sent by e-mail to: informationagfc.state.ar.us. The written comments should get to the agency by May 26.