Bass Fishing
Billy, bass and boudin
Billy Billeaud fishes 50 to 60 days a year — all for bass, except for bream excursions he and his wife Michele have begun making to Toledo Bend Reservoir, where they have a camp.[…]
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Storm Wiggle Warts
The importance of realistic, crawfish patterns is well known to Bassmaster Elite pros, and Brandon Palaniuk proved it on his way to finishing second in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.[…]
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Gonzales angler snares Toledo Bend 11.27-pounder near the Indian Mounds
Looking at the weather forecast for last Wednesday, Gonzales’ Brenen Hebert made a wise decision to move up his trip to Toledo Bend by one day.[…]
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One day after massive rains, angler scores on 12.11-pounder near the Toledo Bend dam
Just one day after the highest water levels ever recorded at Toledo Bend, Port Neches area anglers Austin Hebert, Sidney Shetley and Dave Gisselberg launched Friday morning on the reservoir’s south sider near the dam.[…]
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Winter Fishing in Louisiana
Greg Hackney shares fishing tips on how to fish Louisiana in the winter.[…]
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Love is in the Air
Life goes on and in order for it to do so, babies must be made.[…]
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‘Don’t be scared’ to fish Toledo Bend after flooding, guide says
News reports yesterday showed a Toledo Bend that was swollen to record levels and belching more water through the dam than flows over Niagra Falls. Many anglers figured the torrential rains would ruin the famed bass fishing — at least until the massive reservoir settled down.[…]
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Guide cautions Toledo Bend anglers to be alert for floating debris
At the peak of yesterday’s historic high-water event at Toledo Bend Reservoir, long-time guide Jerry Thompson estimated the water level around mid-lake hit 175 feet.[…]
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‘Unbelievable’ flooding now at Toledo Bend, guide says
Guide Joe Joslin has been fishing on the Toledo Bend reservoir for almost 40 years, but he’s never seen anything like the flooding the lake has experienced this week. […]
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New Orleans City Park gives up 8.1-pounder
The last time Robbie Freeling visited the lagoons in New Orleans City Park — on March 15, 2015 — he caught a nice 8.3-pound bass that’s now hanging on his wall in Baton Rouge.[…]
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Moss Bluff angler catches 12.05-pound hawg Sunday on Toledo Bend
Many bass anglers readily admit that catching a bedded bass can be a struggle.[…]
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Sulphur angler catches 11.54-pounder on Toledo Bend near Louisiana islands
When Michael Richard was fishing along the edges of hay grass near the Louisiana islands on Toledo Bend the weekend before last, he lost a monster fish when his hook straightened out. […]
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Ville Platte angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.83 pounder in 1215 area
Chad Soileau always thought his largest bass ever would come from one of those fabled big bass lakes in Mexico.[…]
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Unbelievable Toledo Bend lunker trip yields personal best bass for father, two sons
As far as epic father-and-son fishing trips go, they don’t get much better than the one Steve Rockweiler had with his two boys and his son-in-law this past weekend at Toledo Bend.[…]
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Opelousas angler reels in 14.16-pound Toledo Bend giant
Opelousans Kacy Fisher and Derek Pelloquin were fishing in Housen Saturday, where Fisher’s father Bobby had said the majority of Toledo Bend lunker bass were taken last year.[…]
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Evers comes from behind to win 2016 Bassmaster Classic
A hometown angler won the 2016 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake O’ the Cherokees near Tulsa — just not necessarily the hometown angler everyone expected.[…]