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Spring River Arkansas

​Mammoth Spring is Arkansas’s largest spring and the second largest spring in the Ozark Mountains. A national natural landmark, the spring flows 9 million gallons of water hourly. forming a 10-acre lake. It then flows south as the Spring River. Mammoth Spring State Park on the east edge of the city of Mammoth Spring is next to U.S. Hwy. 63, 16 miles north of Hardy, Ark., and 2 miles south of Thayer, Mo. The Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery is 2 miles downstream from the park. The hatchery stocks more than 134,000 rainbow trout annually at nine access sites along the Spring River. Public access areas are stocked weekly throughout the year. Fee sites are stocked weekly from spring to fall. Fingerling brown trout and cutthroat trout also are stocked annually in the river. In addition to a fishing license, anglers 16 and older must have a trout permit to retain trout. Licenses and permits can be purchased by phone (800-364-4263), online (www.agfc.com) or from local businesses. A copy of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Arkansas Fishing Guidebook containing current fishing regulations, is available at Jim Hinkle Spring River State Fish Hatchery or Mammoth Spring State Park. The hatchery is open to the public 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday, and can by reached toll-free at (877) 625-7521. Overnight camping is not permitted on AGFC public access sites. 
Fishing Access Type:
   Boat Yes under safe conditions
    Kayak Yes under safe conditions
    Wading Yes under safe conditions
Fishing Access:
    
US Hwy 63 Bridge In Mammoth Spring and Mammoth Spring State Park Dam
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Lasseter Access - No Ramp 0.7 Miles from AR 9 off Riverview Road
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Cold Springs Access: Hwy 63 - 0.5 Miles Paved Ramp and Mobility Impaired Pier

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     Dam 3 Access: Paved Ramp and Parking Fishing Jetty, Foot Trail to Main Channel Hwy 63 - 0.8 Miles Spring River Origin: 3.2 River Miles
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    Bayou Access: Paved Ramp, Dirt Parking Hwy 289 - 3.5 Miles Spring River Origin 5.9 River Miles
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    Hwy 63 - 2.3 Miles on Weatherstone Road
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    Hwy 63 - 1.8 Miles on River Oaks Trail and Saddler Falls Road
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Hwy 63 - 2.5 Miles on River Oaks Trail
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Hwy 63 - 2.9 Miles on Many Islands Road Spring River Origin 11 River Miles
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Fishing Style:
    Nymph
    Dry Fly
    Midges
   Terrestrials
​    Streamers
Equipment:
3wt to 8wt rod
Flies:
Hatch Chart
Water Flow:
Data: Spring Fed
Species: 
Rainbow Trout, Brown Trout
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