Маленькая Красная река Арканзаса: История, рыбалка и экология.

River in Arkansas
The Little Red River is a 102 mile (164 km) river in White, Van Buren, Searcy, Stone and Cleburne counties of north central Arkansas.

During the American Civil War, the Battle of Whitney's Lane took place near Searcy on the banks of the Little Red River.

The single channel runs from Greers Ferry Dam to its mouth at the White River near Georgetown. The area around the mouth of the river is within the Henry Gray/Hurricane Lake Wildlife Management Area south of Augusta in White County. The stretch just below the Greers Ferry Dam on the river is well known for its excellent trout fishing. The US Fish and Wildlife Service maintains a trout hatchery just below the dam and releases large numbers of mature trout regularly. The Little Red River was the home of the world record brown trout (40 pounds 4 ounces (18.3 kg)) from 1992 until 2009. Because cold water flows from beneath the dam, many native warm water fish are no longer plentiful. "We had 40 miles of river that was basically worthless," said Tom Lowery of Judsonia, referring to the section of river downstream from Pangburn. "It was pretty to look at, but there was no fishing." Carl Garner, in his job as manager of the Little Red River and Greers Ferry Lake, sought participation from the local citizenry to collect trash scattered about the waterways. However, he was without sufficient funding for a staffed cleanup. Eventually, his efforts resulted in the Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day promoted by Keep America Beautiful.