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April 30, 2026

High water conditions at Toledo Bend

February 7, 2019 John Dean

Sight fishermen are licking their chops to get at bedding bass early in February at Toledo Bend.[…]

D’Arbonne bridges are crappie magnets

January 27, 2019 louisianasportsman

There are three ‘magnetic’ bridges across Lake D’Arbonne: Their forces draw both crappie — and crappie fishermen — in bunches this time of year.[…]

Jeff Bruhl likes to throw jerkbaits for January prespawners in the Tchefuncte River.

Prespawn Tchefuncte bass

January 21, 2019 Joel Masson

The winter is a fantastic time to throw jerkbaits and twitchbaits in the Tchefuncte River while hunting down prespawn bass.[…]

Specks have been somewhat hit or miss, but redfish action so far this winter has been fantastic out of Dularge.

Seeking redfish in Dularge

January 20, 2019 Don Shoopman

Marshes north of two popular lakes in the Dularge area have been giving up redfish consistently for several months, and that shouldn’t stop in January.[…]

Scott Baker of Arkansas shows off a nice red caught with Smokin’ Reels Charters out of Lydia.

Reds plentiful out of Vermilion Bay

January 19, 2019 Don Shoopman

Slot reds and bull reds by the box-full can be caught in January in a couple areas around Vermilion Bay.[…]

Capt. Charlie Thomason said low water conditions in January typically move redfish further away from the shoreline, so position your boat closer to the bank and cast away from it.

Target reds off the bank in Hopedale

January 18, 2019 Joel Masson

Hopedale guide finds most of his redfish away from the shoreline in January.[…]

Curt Crool’s son proudly holds a nice-sized bass, one of 35 he caught while working a suspending gold/orange Rogue on a bitterly cold January day with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Jump on the Toledo Bend roller coaster for bass

January 15, 2019 John Dean

As we get closer to the prespawn period on Toledo Bend, don’t be surprised to see double-digit bass caught.[…]

Is sac-a-lait spawn already on?

January 14, 2019 louisianasportsman

Warm January weather might have pushed South Louisiana’s tastiest panfish to move up early.[…]

Barry Henry smiles as he holds a nice-sized bass caught on a cold winter’s day in the Crackerhead area of Lake Verret while fishing with Bill McCarty of Morgan City.

Take a bite out of Crackerhead bass

January 14, 2019 Don Shoopman

There’s a network of canals due east across Lake Verret from the Shell Beach area where the bass fishing turns on in January.[…]

Greg Terzia has won many tournaments on Claiborne with fish like these, taken from the ends of deep boat docks.

Lake Claiborne gets hot for bass

January 13, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Like most bass, the largemouths on Lake Claiborne near Homer just like to find a good spot to hang out in January while waiting for warmer weather and the spawn.[…]

Make Chalmette your New year’s speck resolution

January 12, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Mike Gallo offered a couple extra free tips to help you catch more fish on these colder days of winter.[…]

Matrix Shad’s Chas Champagne said trolling is one of the most effective ways to target speckled trout right now simply because you can cover so much area with the technique.

Trolling for North Shore specks

January 12, 2019 Joel Masson

For the past couple of winters, instead of jigging, Chas Champagne has been dragging baits behind his boat to entice bites from speckled trout.[…]

Capt. Chad Dufrene expects the redfish bite to remain consistent out of Delacroix - if Mother Nature cooperates.

Targeting reds and specks in Delacroix

January 11, 2019 Rusty Tardo

Capt. Chad Dufrene of Dufrene’s Guide Service in Delacroix Island expects the redfish bite to be phenomenal this winter.[…]

During some of the last cold fronts, Scott Toups fished the bayous around Catfish Lake in Golden Meadow. "There's a lot of fish close to the public launch, and they can easily be reached by kayak or a small boat. We focused on deep, dead-end bayous fishing with a variety of soft plastics."

Catfish Lake specks: Target shallow or deep as the temperature dictates

January 3, 2019 Joel Masson

Cold weather and north winds mean speckled trout can be caught in deep holes close to the launch out of Golden Meadow. […]

Bill McCarty holds two slabs caught in the Stephensville area.

Head to Stephensville docks for December sac-a-lait

December 20, 2018 Don Shoopman

Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty said docks are definitely the ticket this month for slab sac-a-lait.[…]

Capt. Mike Gallo targets specks in deeper spots when water temps hit about 55 degrees.

Target deeper water for Lake Pontchartrain trout

December 19, 2018 Joel Masson

The Lake Pontchartrain estuary provides a lot of different types of fishing, and that can be super advantageous this time of year.[…]