Bass Fishing
A-rig artistry — Tips for fishing the Alabama rig
It felt like I was inhaling icicles. And I pulled my head back into my cozy, warm cabin at Big Bass Marina.[…]
Central Louisiana
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.[…]
Bass Fishing
Throw me something, mister! How to catch Toledo Bend’s lunker bass
February marks the beginning of what has become a parade of huge largemouth at Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Deer Hunting
Winnsboro men cited with deer-hunting violations
Two Winnsboro men were cited Dec. 22 in Richland Parish with several deer-hunting violations, including hunting at night, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Bass Fishing
Junior-sized V&M Wild Craw a hit with bass
V&M has had the Wild Craw in their soft-plastic lineup for a while now, but only recently have they unleashed its smaller sibling for anglers to try.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallow-water bass-fishing milk runs work all winter
The thing to know about fishing a place like the Saline-Larto complex is that there are so many great-looking targets it becomes a chore to figure out where to start or where to go next.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallow minded — Why you should stay shallow for winter bass
It’s hard to think deeply when you have a shallow mind.
And I would wager that most Louisiana bass anglers have shallow minds.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Toledo Bend to host Elite Series in May, B.A.S.S. announces
What happens when Bassmaster Magazine names Toledo Bend the No. 1 bass fishery in the country? The reservoir is placed on the schedule for the Bassmaster Elite Series, that’s what.[…]
Bass Fishing
VIDEO: Watch 8-pound bass flipped into boat
The biggest bass I’ve ever caught weighed just more than 8 pounds, and I can clearly remember waiting nervously for buddy Artie Cosby to lip the pig after I wrestled the fish to the boat. Flipping onto the deck never, ever crossed my mind.[…]
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.[…]
Contents
Slabs down deep – How to catch Toledo Bend crappie in the heat of summer
Toledo Bend has been on an amazing run lately, producing numbers of double-digit bass.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Use a rake, small jigs for grass-bound crappie
If sac-a-lait are off points, Fontenot motors over to hyacinth mats and other grass patches and use a homemade, pronged aluminum rake to make holes in the mats about 12 inches in diameter.[…]
Contents
Stacking up the state fish — Sac-a-lait fishing tips for Chicot Lake
In 1993, the Louisiana Legislature designated the “white perch” as the state’s official freshwater fish.[…]
Big Bass
Three Toledo Bend 10-pounders added to list
Three more Toledo Bend giants have been weighed in at Toledo Town and Tackle Superstore, continuing an unprecedented run of huge bass from the lake.[…]