Arkansas River level stabilizing?

As you can see above from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ website, Lake Dardanelle’s water level stabilized overnight after dropping steadily yesterday. Unlike an impoundment formed by a big...

AOY update

The sixth event on the Bassmaster Elite series means the Toyota Angler of the Year race becoming more of a priority. But not for everyone. “I’m thinking about it as...

Dynamics of current

Water clarity has gotten lots of attention this week at Lake Dardanelle. The color has been compared to chocolate milk, and the main river channel has been deemed “unfishable” by...

Day 1: Tough, but productive

No one said it was easy, not even leader Kevin VanDam, who finished Day 1 with 19 pounds, 3 ounces. But Lake Dardanelle was surprisingly productive in spite of the...

Takin’ a break

 The man who does it all behind the scenes at B.A.S.S. tournaments, Chuck Harbin, finally takes a break. Photo taken by: Bassmaster Marshall Delana Meiers 

Junior following in Senior’s boat wake?

If you look at this year’s Toyota Bassmaster Angler of the Year standings, it might appear that Alton Jones is coaching his son, Alton Jr., cast-by-cast through his rookie season....

“It doesn’t really matter that much yet.”

“It doesn’t really matter that much yet.” That was the response by Ott DeFoe to my question about losing ground to Jason Christie at Toyota Bassmaster Texas Fest benefitting Texas...

Water up, water down

Talk to the anglers about what’s working and not and you hear more of the latter on the day prior to a competition. Yesterday topping the list was muddy water....

Everybody’s talking junk

As Dave Mercer explained previously here in a blog video, there’s a lot of junk fishing talk this week at Lake Dardanelle. Gerald Swindle junk-fished his way to the Toyota...

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