Freshwater Fishing
Top Chicot Lake crappie tactics
Another location on Glynn Lavergne’s rotating itinerary is Chicot Lake — 2,000 acres of flooded cypress/tupelo located north of Ville Platte within the interior of Chicot State Park.[…]
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Freshwater Fishing
Best crappie tackle and lures
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice these sac-a-lait.[…]
Bass Fishing
Confidence colors come through in the crunch
Fishing lure colors are a hotly contested conundrum. One angler swears by black-and-blue, while another won’t throw anything but watermelon red.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caddo guide adjusts to salvinia on a daily basis
The salvinia that has infested Caddo Lake has forced many bass anglers to adjust their approaches to fishing the lake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dularge camp provides rock muse
Rows of houses out in the water looked in every way like a regular, quaint neighborhood, except totally lacking in roads.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
It’s rainbeaux trout time in the Baton Rouge area. Each winter, BREC stocks several of their ponds with the coldwater species. It takes a couple weeks for the fish to discover that aquatic bugs and minnows taste a lot better than marshmallows.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Upcoming Events
Jan. 12 — Advanced Fly Tying Workshop – Mono Flies. Baton Rouge, location TBA. 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. No cost. Pre-registration required as limited to 15 students. Sponsored by the Red Stick Fly Fishers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live shrimp makes things a little easier
Believe it or not, live shrimp are often still available in Delacroix for much of this month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Everybody’s working for the weekend
Delacroix is less than an hour from New Orleans, and about two hours from Baton Rouge, so day trips there are easy.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Z-Man offers something truly different
Louisiana anglers, by and large, hate soft-plastic baits that tear up quicker than wet toilet paper.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try trout first, reds later
Having a bit of a game plan provides an easier pathway to locating and catching fish at The Pen during the winter.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trips to The Pen a breeze
Many things may have changed about The Pen over the years, but the one thing that has remained the same is how conveniently located it is.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Stick with south and east banks for best bite
Being such a large lake to fish, The Pen can be somewhat intimidating for anglers who have never fished it before. The question of where to start can lead to second-guessing if the fish don’t immediately respond.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best Caney Lake chatter bait colors
It’s hard to get me to believe that lure color makes much of a difference.[…]
Bass Fishing
Chatter baits vs. swimming jigs
At first glance, there doesn’t seem to be that much difference between where and how someone would fish a chatter-type bait versus a swimming jig.[…]
Other Hunting
Binoculars are essential equipment
Essential equipment for squirrel hunters who may or may not use a dog includes a good, quality pair of binoculars.[…]