Lake Dardanelle

Published: Nov 1, 2018Updated: Aug 13, 2026

Species

Largemouth Bass

Season

Summer (Current)

44 Fishing Reports

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Buzzbaits
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Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)
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Texas Rigs (Worming)
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Fishing Reports

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Kenny Gee
Gold Ambassador
8/18/22
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Topwater Prop
- Structure
  Matted Grass
Katherine Field
Blue Ambassador
9/15/20
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Soft Swimbaits (Sm/Md)
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
The bite on Lake Dardanelle has been tough with the late summer heat, recent storms and the high pressure from anglers and tournaments. The bites were hard for me to come by in both prefishing and during the tournament. The majority of the fish I caught were on tubes that I flipped into shallow deep cover or on small swimbaits that I ran along edges of floating vegetation or laydowns where the bass were feeding on shad. The water was extremely muddy and dingy in most the areas I fished and the shad were very plentiful as well. I used a texas rigged, tube in deep weed patches in the shallows. The royal gill spark shad also had measured success when run along floating vegetation islands. It is a tough bite but you can find fish there with these methods.
Kristine Fischer
Gold Ambassador
9/18/20
- Species
  Largemouth Bass
- Season
  Summer
- Technique
  Buzzbaits
- Structure
  Submerged Vegetation
Some fish still in that late summer pattern, but moving into that fall transition. Bigger fish were moving towards the backs of the creeks. Look for willow grass to hold both size and numbers, as well as wood on the main river.

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Texas Rigs (Worming) #4

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