Bass Fishing
Focus on finding grass or lily pads
There’s a wide area east and south of Morgan City where the bassin’ action can be fast and furious in May.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Effective May patterns for Caddo Lake
Paul Keith isn’t sure whether an earthquake back in the early 1800s or a logjam on the Red River backed up water into the lowlands of north Caddo Parish to form Caddo Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Proper channels
More than 10 years ago, when I used to live in West Monroe, my local tournament partner Sid Havard and I used to look forward to May every year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fool the Fry Guarders
It’s like girls night out for new mama bass and dads are watching the kids. That’s basically the deal with a popular spring pattern we know as “fry guarders” — male bass round up recently hatched babies (fry) and keep constant watch for a host of predators from bluegill, to crappie to other bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t miss a May trip to Toledo Bend
Bragging-sized bass are storming the beaches, as they say, as I write this Toledo Bend piece the last day of March.[…]
Big Bass
First-time kayaker lands 11-pound-plus bass on Lake D’Arbonne
Beverly Rogers Brister of Farmerville has a fish story that’s even bigger than the bass she caught on Lake D’Arbonne Tuesday — and that makes it a mighty good one. […]
Bass Fishing
Load up a bed with lures and get bit
Bass likely will still be spawning in many of the waters across the state this month, and that adds the element of sight to bass fishing like no other time of year.[…]
Big Bass
Texas guide catches third Toledo Bend lunker this spring
The old saying says, ‘The third time is the charm.’
And that was definitely the case Monday for Orange’s Jason Courvillle, who incredibly scored his third Toledo Bend lunker bass over 10 pounds — since February. […]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend gives up 11.2-pound largemouth in San Miguel
When Matt Campbell set the hook on a nice bass in San Miguel last month on Toledo Bend, he was thinking he had a solid 4-pounder on the line.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keys to North Louisiana lunker bass
Would you like to get Sontus Mitchell’s top tips for catching lunker largemouths on five popular North Louisiana lakes and rivers?[…]
Bass Fishing
Top big-bass gear
Sontus Mitchell has a big 20-foot Triton fiberglass bass rig with plenty of storage compartments. Good thing: He’s armed like a big-bass SWAT team member, with bags of fishing tricks stowed here and there in every corner of the rig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dress up Senkos for grass game
Senkos and other soft-plastic stick baits comprise one of the most versatile lure categories and certainly one to keep handy during April.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney’s best baits for right now
Greg Hackney describes the hottest baits and tactics for Louisiana’s bass lakes in April.[…]
Bass Fishing
Murray wins first Elite Series title at Toledo Bend
John Murray has spent 11 seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series without a victory, and was seriously starting to wonder if he’d ever make it to the winner’s circle.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hartman maintains Elite Series lead at Toledo Bend
Although he’s admittedly not too familiar with southern fishing, New York’s Jamie Hartman — an Elite Series rookie — takes almost a 4-pound lead into Sunday at the Bassmaster stop on Toledo Bend. […]
Bass Fishing
Greg Hackney Breaks down Toledo Bend Elite
Check out how the Hack Attack placed 19th in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend.[…]