Dardanelle Report...

[cmclairday2]

Caught em pretty good today, best five went around 18 lbs. The grass bite was on pretty good, fished shallow most of the day..

[hooks2bset]

What else is there at Dardenelle?

[cmclairday2]

I tried to fish some other stuff, but it wasnt happening today....the jettys, some rock and brush piles..nothing but shallow today..

[War Eagle1]

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[hogfandan_24]

what part did you fish?

[Bigbassbo]

Shallow grass bass are awesome

[cmclairday2]

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That stretch between Dardanelle Dam and Ozark Dam....
Stayed in mid lake area mostly...Shoal Bay and Piney..

[Bigbassbo]

A multidamed lake They got everything in Arkansas

[cmclairday2]

Dardanelle is an impoundment of the Arkansas River..that little stretch between the dams covers about 50 miles..

[hogfandan_24]

pretty fun place to fish, when they are biting and the river isnt up.

[cmclairday2]

Sure is Helps when the river has a little flow as well.

[PII Magnum]

sounds like a great day

[hogfandan_24]

last year it was takin some hefty sacks to win on saturday.

[cmclairday2]

I remeber some giant bags being caught last year..

[PII Magnum]

[catchatoad]

Mark - What is a giant sack down there???

[caseysmith14]

Had a great time fishing that lake in March. Ben and I reeled in back to back 15 # sacks and it was our first time ever on the lake I'd imagine you'd need 20+ #'s to have a chance at winning a T during prime time Sounds like it doesn't slow that much in the summer

[cmclairday2]

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For Dardanelle in the Spring in a good year, 23-25 pounds. There arent many Lakes in Arkansas that can turn out 20 pound bags any given time. To clarify a little, this would be tournament size bodies of water. There are some smaller public lakes here that could produce a 25+ any given day. The Arkansas River at Dumas is just as good as Dardanelle. Any given tx over there could take 20+. Ouachita is gonna be a 20+ in the winter and spring, so will Degray. Milwood would be right up there with Dardanelle, but the AGFC has a three fish limit there, so its tough to get a big bag there. Anywhere on the Arkansas River could turn out a close to 20 anytime.

[BRETT]

I have never got the chance to fish that place...hopefully will get the chance if I can make the divisional for TBF in 09'

[Hydrilla Gorilla]

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