Freshwater Fishing
Bait is key when fishing for yellow catfish
“It’s harder to catch the bait than it is to catch the fish,” Johnny Broussard said, with note of frustration in his voice. “I spend a lot of time getting bait.”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Man of the swamp
Johnny Broussard’s great passion is fishing for goujon with a rod and reel.[…]
Catfish
Do stink baits really catch more catfish?
For many catfish anglers, at least those pursuing channels and blues, success follows those in the right place at the right time with the right smell.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Video: Hackney lands 9-pound bass lodged on 12-inch sac-a-lait
When the cameras are rolling, you just never know what you might see on Sportsman TV.[…]
Contents
Crook Chene Calamity — Top tips for fishing for Opelousas cats
All Johnny Broussard’s friends describe him as a man of the swamp.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Focus on travel routes for postspawn crappie
Catching crappie after the spawn is a matter of following them along their travel routes to deep water. Here are some tips.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top bream-fishing tackle
Charles Johnson grew up as a country boy fishing bream. He cut his own cane poles from creek cane (bamboo that had escaped from cultivation).[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to build a redneck ice machine
When Charles Johnson said, “Let’s go fishing,” his first stop was in his barn to get ice.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bream-fishing mistakes to avoid
When Charles Johnson was asked what mistakes people make when they fish bream beds, his answer was simple: “noise, noise, noise.”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
A primer on worms
To an artificial lure-only snob, an earthworm is an earthworm. Not to knowledgeable freshwater live-bait anglers, thought.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best baits and tackle for Toledo Bend crappie
Jackson has fished Toledo Bend most of his life. He was a competitive bass angler early in his career, qualifying for the 1982 Bassmaster Classic in 1982 on the Alabama River.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Dredging up deepwater crappie
When crappie go deep — which happens sometime this through November — shiners are the mainstay of most Toledo Bend crappie guides in the summer, and Jackson is no exception.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Toledo Bend crappie driven by low-water cycles
The quality of the crappie coming off the tops during the past couple of years has been outstanding: It is not uncommon to catch a few fish over 2 pounds.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie regulations could change on Eagle Lake effective Oct. 1
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday adopted a Notice of Intent that would modify current crappie regulations on Eagle Lake in Madison Parish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mr Crappie
If you get the opportunity to fish with a guy who is named after the fish he catches, you better go with him.[…]
Crappie/Bream
11 tips for mopping up on post-spawn crappie
Tim Bye knows crappie still feed in the post-spawn —if you know how to target them. Here are his tips to putting together enough fish for dinner.[…]