Wheeler leads Elites after Day 1 on Toledo Bend
Steady winds blowing 15 to 25 mph blew steadily at Toledo Bend Thursday during the first day of competition for the Bassmaster Elite Series, but Jacob Wheeler didn’t seem to mind.[…]
Steady winds blowing 15 to 25 mph blew steadily at Toledo Bend Thursday during the first day of competition for the Bassmaster Elite Series, but Jacob Wheeler didn’t seem to mind.[…]
Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters details some of the hottest fishing in Louisiana right now.[…]
When 7th-grader Ian Mizell set the hook on a big fish on the Bogue Chitto River last month during a family camping trip, his dad John wasn’t even thinking about the state record books.[…]
Over the course of the 30-day blue crab season closure earlier this year, more than 5,600 derelict traps were removed from Louisiana’s coastal waters, according to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Hunter Specialties pro Steve Cobb said turkeys hunters miss a great opportunity only hunting in the early morning.[…]
Almost three years ago, when Ross Roper’s then-girlfriend caught a giant 11-pound-plus bass near Palo Gaucho Creek on Toledo Bend, he was there to net the monster aboard.[…]
The morning air had a chill to it, but as the sun crept over the horizon I felt the urge to shed my coat.[…]
There’s an area in the scenic, southern reaches of Acadiana that pleases the panfishing pleasures of countless fishermen every April.[…]
Among friends and relatives, Ted Samanie is known as “the man” in Schriever when it comes to speck fishing, and his latest achievement might spread word of his title to more of south Louisiana. […]
If you target crappie in areas loaded with stumps, treetops and laydowns that are prone to snags, this tip will save you lots of fishing time — and jigheads.[…]
This is the month to ply the bigger bays with topwater baits, according to veteran Charter Guide T-Man Cheramie (985-677-6294), who operates out of Larose.[…]
Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus (504-914-6063) called me with a report and an invite.[…]
During a lengthy law enforcement career, Jay Kavanaugh of Ruston spent a lot of time patrolling important areas of Lincoln Parish. Now he has traded that in for doing the same thing on area lakes. This time of year, you’ll find him on regular patrol out on the flats of Lake D’Arbonne in search of big post-spawn crappie.[…]
I can’t wait to wet a line fishing for bass in April on Toledo Bend. Me and hundreds of other anglers have been biding our time waiting for this month to get here.[…]
Put a map in front of most northeast Louisiana bass anglers and ask them to point out good bass fishing spots, most would skip right over Bayou DeSiard in Ouachita Parish. But, the 28-mile long bayou that meanders through Sterlington and Monroe is full of bass. And this time of year is when they start to turn on.[…]
Many hunters get “buck fever” — the adrenaline-induced, heart-pounding excitement experienced when you finally see that monster buck you’ve been after all season. […]