Freshwater Fishing
Royer’s record-book crappie
Murphy Royer has been fishing for big crappie a long time, but he was beginning to think he would never catch a record book fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
How to tie your own crappie jigs
Murphy Royer ties his own crappie jigs because he is particular about colors, but mostly because he enjoys making them and fishing with his own lures.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
According to scientists at the National Weather Service, large El Nino events create colder-than-normal weather in the months of February and March. If that prediction holds true, it’s good news for “rainbeaux trout” anglers.[…]
Columns
Euro-nymphing for bream?
Recently I read where efforts are being undertaken to restore False River to its former glory. This deepwater oxbow lake near New Roads once ranked among the best lakes in the country for bass and sunfish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
4-pound crappie snatched from South Carolina river
The heaviest Louisiana sac-a-ait ever recorded was a 3.84-pound black crappie landed in February 2000 by Kincaid Lake angler Tony Boatwright.[…]
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Drifting away — Best bets for Cypress Bayou crappie
Do you like to catch crappie? How about watching huge B-52 bombers roar low overhead?[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie assassin — Tips from a sac-a-lait fishing master
Miller’s Lake is a black crappie mecca, and this Duson angler has it all figured out. Use his tips to fill limits of the delectable fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The best tactic for more catfish
Back trolling is a good technique for putting catfish in the boat, and with the right tools it is a pretty easy procedure.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 5 spider-rigging tips
How to make the most of cold-weather crappie trips when fish are cold and less likely to feed aggressively.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crank up more crappie
The best places to troll crankbaits for winter crappie. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to identify striped, yellow, white and hybrid bass
Louisiana has three species of bass that bear bold, black stripes running the lengths of their bodies: yellow bass, white bass and striped bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Top 6 tips for wintertime yellow bass and crappie at Caney Lake
State record holder Eddie Halbrook shares his top six tips for finding and catching yellow bass and crappie at Caney Lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Halbrook is a fishing fanatic
Eddie Halbrook fishes five days a week (but never on Sunday), year-round.[…]
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Yellow haze — How to catch Caney Lake’s yellow bass
“Yeow — that’s a big yellow bass,” I thought to myself when I saw the new first-place entry of 2.67 pounds in the official state fish records kept by the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Two state-record catfish caught in as many days for N.C. angler
The biggest catfish I’ve ever laid my eyes on went about 35 pounds, and it looked freakish. But it can’t hold a candle to two blue catfish a North Carolina angler landed in on consecutive days — setting a state record with each catch.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF plans drawdown for Saline Lake starting Nov. 19
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled a drawdown for Saline Lake starting Thursday to control giant salvinia.[…]