February Meeting
Tuesday, February 17th, 2026
NOTE - A Different New Location
Leo's Italian Restaurant
759 US-62E; Ste. 431
Mountain Home, AR
All Members wishing to eat or socialize are encouraged to arrive around 5:30pm
Presentation Starts around 6:00pm
Dr. Steve Lochmann is leading a joint Arkansas Game and Fish Commission–University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff study examining growth, survival, and movement of brown trout in the Bull Shoals Tailwater. The project uses PIT tagging, fin clipping, and radio telemetry to better understand trout behavior and population dynamics. Dr. Lochmann will discuss the study and its early insights at the upcoming NAFF meeting. NAFF has contributed funding to help purchase the radio transmitters used in this research. Steve Lochmann is a Professor in the Aquaculture and Fisheries Department at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, where he teaches Graduate Fisheries Management and Graduate Fish Ecology. He has conducted fisheries research in Arkansas for more than 30 years.
Dr. Lochmann has led numerous research projects for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, including brown trout studies on the Bull Shoals and Greers Ferry tailwaters. He has collaborated with more than a dozen management and hatchery biologists on projects ranging from supplemental stocking and telemetry to conservation culture and angler creel surveys. During his 30+ years at the University, Dr. Lochmann supervised the research of 25 master’s students. He was inducted into the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame for his work preparing fisheries professionals to manage and conserve the Natural State’s resources