October fishing on Dardanelle - what/who do I need to know?

My saint of a wife and I are taking the RV to Lake Dardanelle Oct. 16-20, and would love to scare up some crappie. I'm interested in using a guide, and would like to hear your recommendations on who to book with. Would really like to see Livescope in action, so I'd prefer that the guide had it.

Also, if there are good bank fishing spots for crappie or bass, I imagine we'll be doing some of that, too. Where should we go? I promise I won't catch 'em all, but if you feel better private messaging me some good spots, I'd be much obliged. :pray We'll be staying in the state park.

Tight lines, y'all!

Been mostly slow on State Park end from reports I get . West end has been better

Nice fishing pier at park


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Thanks for the responses so far; much appreciated. Anyone have recommendations on a guide?

Contact NIMROD here on this site. I bet he'll guide you. He's an expert with Livescope on crappie, I don't know about bass, but crappie and catfish, he's your man.

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Contact NIMROD here on this site. I bet he'll guide you. He's an expert with Livescope on crappie, I don't know about bass, but crappie and catfish, he's your man.

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The answer may have been right in front of me! Thank you, Mac D.

PM sent, Mr. NIMROD.

It can be good or it can be the dead sea lol. Spring is much more reliable but that's everywhere right? :) I'm headed there this weekend so pm me next week and i'll give you a report.

Nimrod is the best with livescope :superman

Or without it.

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Any other names for guides? Nimrod was kind enough to give me some helpful local lake info, but he's not guiding much since the 'rona started, which I totally understand.

I think there's a guide that goes by "Conway" on this site who might can take you. Shoot him a PM and see if you get a response.I haven't talked or heard from him in a long time.

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I think there's a guide that goes by "Conway" on this site who might can take you. Shoot him a PM and see if you get a response.I haven't talked or heard from him in a long time.

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"Conway" is a great guide, but I believe is taking this season off the last time I talked to him.


Your best bet might be to get on Facebook and search AR crappie fishing. There are a lot of very knowledgeable Dard guys there that you might get hooked up with.

Well, made it back home from Dardanelle. Thoroughly enjoyed the weather, the scenery, and my guide (Charles Morrison with Classic Catch Guide Services - great guy), but the fishing was really poor. So many shad all over the lake, that the fish didn't want anything we could throw at 'em. Best I could do was catch a white perch and a handful of young bass on jerkbaits. Minnows, jigs, spinners, topwater, nothing else really worked. I hope to give it another shot in a different season, either in spring for the spawn, or in winter where the fish are more desperate. Thanks for the suggestions, y'all.