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A stocked trout fishery is only as good as its stocking source.⁠ ⁠ And on a handful of key trout rivers in Arkansas, ongoing problems with hatcheries have led officials to curtail fishing limits. The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to approve an emergency order on the state’s four best stretches of trout water: the White River, the Norfork River, the Little Red River, and the Upper White River. These are all tailwaters, fed by coldwater releases from large reservoirs, and they’re well known by anglers throughout the South. Especially the White River below Bull Shoals Dam, which consistently produces some of the biggest browns in the country. Under the emergency order that went into effect immediately, trout limits have either been cut back or suspended altogether — meaning some of these stretches are now entirely catch-and-release. The order will be in effect for the next 120 days, and officials say they could extend it for another 120 days if necessary....

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