Bass Fishing
The Killie from Leevillie
We jumped on board the Blue Wave with Captains Kip and Max Plaisance for an action packed day of redfishing using a secret weapon.[…]
Month: March 2016
Bass Fishing
Pre Spawn fishing with Greg Hackney
Greg Hackney shows you tips on how to fish Bass in Louisiana during the Pre Spawn time frame.[…]
Big Bass
Pirogue angler lands 12.55-pound Toledo Bend hawg
Don’t think for a second that you need a fully-decked-out bass boat to catch a double-digit Toledo Bend monster.[…]
Big Bass
Mississippi angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.08-pounder Tuesday morning
It’s not often this time of year that an angler has a good portion of Toledo Bend’s Indian Mounds all to himself.[…]
Hunting
LDWF closes roads at Richard K. Yancey WMA
Due to backwater flooding, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has closed several on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management area, including Goose Lake Road, Lac-A-Sostien Road, Ross Road, Catfish Bayou Road, Dobbs Bay Road, Blount Road at the Patton Lake Loop trail and all roads on the east side of the Mississippi River levee.[…]
Columns
How agents shut down illegal taking and selling of crappie
March has always been crappie month. It is the time when these popular game fish school and move toward the shallows for spawning.[…]
Fishing
‘Line-stretch trick’ removes twists, curlycues from monofilament line
With fishing about to kick into high gear, now’s the time to take care of some routine rod and reel maintenance, and get spooled up with fresh, brand new line for the spring.[…]
Big Bass
Donaldsonville angler lands almost 8-pound bass near Grassy Lake
Austin Legendre was having a pretty tough day in his first-ever tournament with the Sunshine Bass Club on Sunday, March 20.[…]
Big Bass
DeRidder angler lands Toledo Bend 11.58-pounder — despite damage to Rat-L-Trap
When Pastor Lynn Clayton looked down at the lure that had just caught the largest bass of his life last week, he knew someone “up there” was looking out for him.[…]
Deer Hunting
Father, son found guilty of deer hunting violations on Kisatchie National Forest
A father and son from Pearl River were found guilty in Second Judicial Court in Claiborne Parish earlier this month for deer hunting violations in connection with a case earlier this year in the Bucktail Campground on Kisatchie National Forest.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.04-pounder Friday evening
After a brutal Friday morning with just a couple of bumps here and there on Toledo Bend, Kyle Fisher finally caught a bass after lunch — a whopping 6-incher.[…]
News Breaker
Invasive apple snails wreak havoc in Orange Grove marsh
Mike Arcement put decoys out on his 2,000-acre lease in Orange Grove southwest of Houma the weekend before duck season started last November, and by opening day many of them were already covered in bright pink egg cases.[…]
Columns
The rest of the story – Improving deer hunting for all
Toward the end of last month’s installment of Happy Trails I began to opine and brag a little about the evolution of deer hunting in Mississippi during my 45-year tenure as a deer hunter, and about how much positive progress has been made over the past 10 or 15 years.[…]
Bass Fishing
Clunn wins on St. Johns River; Hackney finishes second
Greg Hackney put together four solid days on the St. Johns River, putting together a total weight of 77-15, which was good enough to beat just about every angler in the field.[…]
Field Notes
A better way to hook market shrimp
Capt. Tommy Pellegrin with Custom Charters shares a great tip to keep shrimp on the hook longer for additional casts.[…]
Big Bass
Moss Bluff angler scores on St. Patrick’s Day 12.51-pounder at Toledo Bend
Irish eyes were smiling on Moss Bluff’s Jeff Atchison Thursday when he reeled in a St. Patrick’s Day bass of a lifetime on the southern end of Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]