You’ll know crappie are biting on Lake Dardanelle when you see stationary boats in open water from the Interstate 40 bridges.

In the forebay, Mesa reported largemouth bass are the top option with soft plastics as striped bass fishing is dominated by undersized fish. Check 12 is extremely popular, and it is crowded most of ...

For crappie, look for the deep, off shore brush tops in 10 – 20 ft. of water to hold fish. Hair jigs and/or minnows will both produce some bites, but one may out produce the other on any given day, ...