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.[…]
Month: March 2015
Big Bass
Scott angler scores with Toledo Bend 11.19-pounder
Kyle Stutes has enjoyed an amazing month at Toledo Bend: the Scott angler took first place in the Texas Oilman’s Bass Invitational Tournament last weekend, then followed that up with an 11-plus-pounder Wednesday on a mid-lake scouting trip.[…]
Fishing
LDWF investigates fatal boating accident on the Pearl River in St. Tammany Parish
Search and rescue teams are still looking for a missing Folsom woman following a boating accident Saturday in the Pearl River that killed a 41-year-old man, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
Alligators are seafood, too
Odd as it might sound to people from other places, in Louisiana alligators — at least their meat — are considered seafood.[…]
Fishing
Baitcaster or spinning reel?
Anybody who’s taken the time to learn to use a baitcaster has spent time cutting out — or stubbornly attempting to untie — a backlash that seemingly defies the laws of physics.[…]
Bass Fishing
A-rig bite on at the Bend
Double-digit Toledo Bend bass are turning up seemingly every day — and on some days, several fish weighing more than 10 pounds are registered at Toledo Town and Tackle in Many.[…]
Big Bass
Lone Star angler scores on huge 12.34-pounder at Toledo Bend
Larry Mallet was fishing along with a group of six other Lone Star State anglers Tuesday during their annual spring get-together on Toledo Bend- perfect timing while it’s seemingly raining down lunkers all over the reservoir. […]
Deer Hunting
Port Allen man convicted for transporting unlawfully taken 12-pointer
A 50-year-old Port Allen man pled guilty and was sentenced for violating federal wildlife laws in connection with a 12-point buck he unlawfully shot in Kentucky in November of 2013, according to a press release from U.S. Attorney Walt Green.[…]
Big Bass
DeQuincy angler hauls in 11.19-pound Toledo Bend lunker near Pirate’s Cove
Kenneth Cook hadn’t caught a fish bigger than 8 pounds, 13 ounces in 10 years, but his dry spell came to an end this week at Toledo Bend.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
50 Shades of Sac A Lait
Well Mr. Murphy has hit the big time since we last did a show with him, but he still found time in his schedule to accommodate us for another one. He’s clearly still the sac a lait master and it was also clear that the crappie were spawning big time. They were getting freaky.[…]
News Breaker
Albany youth gets 4-bearded Mississippi gobbler
Opening morning of the youth turkey season turned into a numbers game for 12-year-old Gage McTaggart, who was hunting with his dad Todd and caller Brett Thompson at Homochitto National Forest in Southwest Mississippi.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend 10-pounders keep on coming
The 10-plus pounders at Toledo Bend just haven’t stopped this month, and there’s no sign of a slowdown yet.[…]
Big Bass
Ruston angler catches 13-pound Caney Lake hammer
Robert Ogle was just about to take a snack break on Caney Lake Wednesday, when he noticed what he thought was a 5-pounder sitting on a bed. […]
Big Bass
Texas angler scores on an 11.48-pound monster at Toledo Bend
Joey Johnson noticed the waters were high while fishing Toledo Bend Saturday – and the rain throughout the day made it seem like levels were rising by the minute.[…]
Fishing
New high-tech night-fishing light
Crossing a bridge over a southern reservoir on a summer night can treat you to a light show that really makes you want to wet a line. When the bite is on and the word is out, the flooded timber can be dotted with enough lights to look like a field of stars.[…]
Big Bass
Lunker parade continues non-stop on Toledo Bend
It’s March Madness time with the NCAA basketball tournament, and the same can be said for bass fishermen lucky enough to find themselves at Toledo Bend during this month’s spawn.[…]