Thanksgiving in July at Turkey Creek
July 2008
Fishing in this hot, July weather is tough without shade. So I’ve picked one of the coolest lakes in the state — Turkey Creek, located just outside of Wisner in the east-central part of the state.
No lunkers, but Claiborne hot in June
June 2008
In June, I prefer to fish Lake Claiborne in Homer because it has really good structure, like stumps and points, it holds numbers of bass, even though it doesn’t have a lot of big fish, and it’s fun to fish there.
Post-spawn bite excellent at Toledo
May 2008
May is a good month to fish many lakes in Louisiana, but I prefer Toledo Bend because the topwater bite early in the morning there is phenomenal. The bass have just completed the spawn a couple of weeks earlier, but the weather’s still moderate, and the bass are really feeding up after the spawn.
Beat the Classic pros by 10 months
April 2008
I’m really excited because BASS announced that the next three Bassmaster Classics will be held on lakes close to my home that I know and love to fish.
Bunch of bass at Bayou Segnette
March 2008
During the early part of March, the bass will be preparing to spawn, and later in the month, the bass will either be in the spawn or the post-spawn.
Chicot action slow, but fish are big
February 2008
My pick this month for catching monster February bass in Louisiana is Lake Chicot, a lake home to Chicot State Park, one of the prettiest state parks in Louisiana. The lake is about 4 miles north of Ville Platte, and has been well managed as a trophy fishery. Chicot is right on the edge of the delta, yet it sits on the hills. It contains a lot of bottom-contour changes, ditches, banks, green cypress trees and tons of vegetation.
Bet on Bayou Black in January
January 2008
In January, I’ll be fishing the marshes around the Bayou Black area, located between Houma and Morgan City, below Highway 90, where Kenyon Hill won the first BASS Top 100 tournament a few years ago. The last couple of storms that have come through Bayou Black haven’t hurt this region’s bass fishing as the storms did many other parts of the marshes.
D’Arbonne a safe bet for December
December 2007
D’Arbonne Lake, near Farmerville, is really unique because it holds three different types of bass — the main-lake bass that relate to the drop-offs, ledges and creek channels and remain in deep water all year; the shallow-water bass that stay shallow all year and never live in water deeper than 5 feet; and the typical reservoir bass you find in other sections of the country that live out on the main lake, migrate into the shallow water during the spawning season, move out to deep water after the spawn and spend some time in the same shallow water during the winter, where they’ll spawn later in the spring.
Fish the lake no one seems to love
November 2007
I don’t know why so few anglers seem to love Northeast Louisiana’s Poverty Point. It’s loaded with trophy-sized Florida-strain bass, it’s managed for trophy bass and although crappie fishermen love it, many bass fishermen never have heard of it.
Lake Providence this month’s best bet
October 2007
Lake Providence, an old Mississippi River oxbow lake in extreme northeastern Louisiana, has plenty of good bass in it. In October, the shad really become active, and start moving up on the banks. The bass will chase and eat shad to fatten-up for winter.
Mississippi River a September hotspot
September 2007
My No. 1 pick this month will be the Venice region because usually at this time of year, the Mississippi River’s down, the water has greened up and moving water will be at the edges of the passes. My favorite places to fish out of Venice are South Pass and Pass a Loutre, and I also like Caddo Lake this month.
Hot weather makes Red River smoke
August 2007
When the weather turns extremely hot, your best chances for catching bass will be on river systems. My pick for productive August fishing in Louisiana is the Red River and its five pools that run from Shreveport to Alexandria.
Basin offers July’s best action
July 2007
My pick for July for catching plenty of good bass is the Atchafalaya Basin. I particularly like the area from Bayou Pigeon to the Shell Cut Trail.
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