Bass Fishing
No other way to say it: Professional fishing has “just been crazy”
While individuals have been able to “socially distance” to fish, big professional events like bass and crappie tour events have been postponed or cancelled.[…]
Crappie
Crappie/Bream
Post-spawn D’Arbonne crappie
While the crappie are still biting at Lake D’Arbonne, the technique and the places you’ll likelly catch them will change, according to Josh Thomas.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake fishermen doing rain dance
LDWF ready to open renovated Bussey Brake Reservoir, a 2,200 acre man-made, water-supply reservoir in Morehouse Parish, when rain fills it up.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Sac-a-lait a great spring bet at Bayou Black
Barry Henry of Morgan City explains why April gets a green light for awesome slab crappie fishing in the Bayou Black area.[…]
Crappie/Bream
New sac-a-lait technique for South Louisiana
Tim Bye, a renowned sac-a-lait fisherman, was recently on the Tchefuncte River to show off what he has learned about how to be consistently successful.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Close the ‘Loop’ on picky crappie
Loop knots allow lures to work more naturally, which is a big factor when picky slab crappie aren’t in a real feeding mood.[…]
Crappie/Bream
On the road to post-spawn crappie
Stay on the move for Louisiana’s post-spawn crappie. Two of Louisiana’s top crappie thumpers share their tips for making your April fishing trips good ones.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Reader Report: 3.1-pound crappie
Kyle Berry of Grayson hooked this 3.1-pound crappie on Feb. 12, 2020, in Caldwell Parish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
LiveScope’s ‘Perspective’ shines new light on fishing electronics
Get a different ‘perspective’ on what’s below the surface with LiveScope’s latest Perspective mode. It gives you a live, real-time view of the fish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie 102: Single-pole techniques
Single-pole techniques can put plenty of sac-a-lait in your cooler if you understand how to get your baits in the right places or to the right depths.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Easy living crappie fishing
Long-lining sounds complicated, but it’s an easy and effective technique to leisurely catch spring crappie across Louisiana.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Take crappie to the bank in Black Lake
Big old slab crappie up in the shallows are what makes Black Lake “hot” this time of year. Here’s some fishing advice from long-time guide Charlie King.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Giant D’Arbonne crappie make anglers Slab Happy!
The competitors in the Louisiana State Championship Crappie Masters tournament on Lake D’Arbonne Feb. 28 and Feb. 29 weighed in some incredible fish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Fish the tree you can’t see
Good crappie fishermen see an entire cypress tree and where fish might hide — like the root ball — even if much of it is normally underwater.[…]
Columns
The Crappie Weapon
Sac-a-lait fisherman and artificial lure manufacturer Capt. Clyde Folse shares what makes The Crappie Weapon so successful on the water.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Big crappie are on the feed at Toledo Bend
March is the No. 1 month to catch big slabs on Toledo Bend Reservoir. Jerry “J.T.” Thompson of Livin’ the Dream Guide Service has tips for catching them.[…]