Discussing Arkansas River corridor issues as a part of preliminary review of the existing River Management Plan review process - to be officially kicked off Summer 2012. More to come, keep up with the latest news on the Free Private Boaters Coalition Facebook page and Yahoo Discussion group.
Section 3: Remains an issue of concern for private boaters and a potential private boater permit system. In a nutshell, this historically angler (walk and wade) section of river is seeing an increase in use primarily by float fishermen and secondarily kayakers, duckiers and inner tubers. See data on AHRA website and discussion of the issue at CTF minutes link and Private Boaters Coalition groups.