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Lake Dardanelle, AR

Lake spanning Pope/Yell/Johnson/Logan counties, Arkansas. 34,300-acre Arkansas River navigation pool above Dardanelle Lock & Dam. Riverine reservoir with current. Largemouth (consistent fishery), trophy blue catfish, channel + flathead, crappie, white bass, hybrid striper, sauger. Bassmaster Elite venue.

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Overall bite score

Scored 19 min ago · recomputed every 30 minutes

Water tempModeled21
Pressure trendNOAAsteady60
SolunarComputedmoon 61% lit63
Recent stockingState data50
Time of dayComputed50
WindNOAA50
Cloud coverNOAA50
PrecipitationNOAA50

Each instrument reads 0 to 100. The score is their weighted blend, tuned for lakes and reservoirs. No black box: every reading names its source.

What swims here

11 tracked species in Lake Dardanelle, with the months each fishes best.

Black Crappieabundant
Blue Catfishabundant
Bluegillabundant
Channel Catfishabundant
Largemouth Bassabundant
White Bassabundant
White Crappieabundant
Flathead Catfishcommon
Hybrid Striped Basscommon
Redear Sunfishcommon
Saugercommon

Water facts

TypeLake
CountyPope/Yell/Johnson/Logan
StateArkansas
WaterFreshwater
USGS gauge07258000

Lake Dardanelle State Park ramp (Russellville, 100 State Park Dr), Old Post Park, Russellville City Park, Piney Bay (USACE), Spadra Park (Clarksville). Public boat ramp at 6624 US-64.

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