Dardanelle is Heating Up

Well guys I launched the boat from one of the many boat ramps on the Illinois Bayou and never had to even start the big motor and caught 35 nice crappie...Mostly off just two brush piles. I fished from 1PM to Dark, White and Chart tubes and Meatgetter 1/8th oz tipping with a nibble. The brush was on a drop off in 7-12 feet deep Here is 20 I kept and I released some nice ones for camp. Lots of fish are also being caught on the banks from 2-10 feet deep. Lets Go Get Em Guys, Gals, Children. The bite is turning ON!!! on Dardanelle. Water Temp 62 degrees
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That is great!! I can't wait. Thanks for the pics and update

Nice report Russ.

Great catch again. Cant wait for camp!

Thanks for the post CP! Went there today
spent the first 3 hours on the water just looking for brush and checking out the lake, never fished it in the spring only a few times in the winter this year, started fishing about 10:00 and only caught 6 but learned a few things and a few more days hopefully can put something together, spoke with nimrod and seen rtart and xring as well, will be there Tuesday night looking forward to this week and crappie camp! See ya there!!

Great report Russ. Can't wait to get down there and hook some.

Thanks for the report Russ. I am about to find the corner piece of this puzzle

Thanks Russ for sharing your info for all of us that are not familiar with Dardanelle to give us a chance at finding some fish at Camp.

Nice catch Russ...

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Originally Posted by Crappie Greg

Thanks for the post CP! Went there today
spent the first 3 hours on the water just looking for brush and checking out the lake, never fished it in the spring only a few times in the winter this year, started fishing about 10:00 and only caught 6 but learned a few things and a few more days hopefully can put something together, spoke with nimrod and seen rtart and xring as well, will be there Tuesday night looking forward to this week and crappie camp! See ya there!!

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LOL Greg when ever you see XRING or RTARK on the lake they ain't there widdeling sticks. Hint Hint. Problem is I cant see well enuff to point them out... so I know they are just out there catching em like crazy and laughing cos I cant see well enuff to identify them from a distance. HAHA!!!

thanks CP I hope to catch one or two them you let go

in that top pic I do believe you have a crappie redear cross. I see an orange ear on that crappie and it looks a little different. Did you notice that?

LOL you spotted waldo... That was one big Redear who thinks he is a crappie. I wonder if you can cross crappie with a Red Ear. WOW the Fight of a Red Ear and the size of both. What A PANFISH HYBRED!!!

Thanks for the report CP. I guess ya'll noticed we got a cool front coming in for the weekend grrrrrr. Hope it doesn't mess things up for us!

Great catch and report Russ! Hope y'all tear em up I will be stuck at camp!

Looking good!

Great catch CP - hope all yall have an awesome time at camp! I'll be coaching my boy's ball team while yall fishing

Thanks for all the work on Camp Russ!!! we cant wait...even Cori (wify) is coming up to camp with us.