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July 5, 2022
Home2019March

Month: March 2019

Big north Louisiana crappie like these are bringing anglers from around the country to Lake D’Arbonne for the American Crappie Trail National Championship.
Crappie/Bream

What will it take to win the D’Arbonne National Crappie Championship?

March 25, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Lake D’Arbonne’s famous crappie fishing has reached a new level. On March 28-30, the 16,000 acre Union Parish lake will host Louisiana’s first-ever national crappie championship. […]

Big Bass

Missouri angler lands giant Toledo Bend 11-pounder

March 24, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Bryan Hargiss, of St. Louis, Missouri, landed an 11.14-pound largemouth bass on March 13 in a cove near Holly Park Marina. […]

This Redflex Jeep, outfitted with radar and cameras, is currently in testing mode on Grand Isle. Eventually it will be used to enforce posted speed limits, and violators will receive a civil ticket in the mail, according to Grand Isle Police Chief Laine Landry.
News Breaker

New speed camera in use on Grand Isle

March 21, 2019 Patrick Bonin

Effective this week, a white Redflex Jeep equipped with radar and cameras is on the island to monitor — and enforce — posted speed limits in Grand Isle:. […]

Some members of the St. Michael Fly Fishing Club practice casting on school grounds at one of their after-school meetings. Only half the members can practice at one time due to shortage of equipment.
Columns

For these students, the fish ate their homework

March 21, 2019 Catch Cormier

Most schools in Louisiana have a bass fishing club that competes against other schools. Now there’s the St. Michael High School Fly Fishing Club. […]

Big Bass

Caddo 12 pounder reverses LeJeune’s bad luck to good

March 21, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Austin LeJeune landed a 12.02 lunker at Caddo Lake. He took photos and videoed the release of the big fish back into the lake to spawn as part of the BASELINE Trophy Replica program. […]

Deer Hunting

Louisiana Sportsman Show Big Buck Contest winners

March 20, 2019 Joe Macaluso

Thousands at this year’s Louisiana Sportsman Show and Festival enjoyed checking out the Big Buck wall. It was full of racks of antlers hunters brought to the show’s Big Buck Contest. […]

Trophy deer like this 10-point may be the exclusive target of some poachers who are only interested in the biggest and the best.
Columns

Trophy bucks will make some people make some awfully poor decisions

March 20, 2019 Keith LaCaze

Here are a couple of examples of situations where the desire for trophy deer overrode the constraints of legality, ethics and fair chase. […]

Fishing Tournaments

Bowfishing Championship set for Bossier City

March 18, 2019 From News Reports

The U.S. Open Bowfishing Championship, the largest event of its kind in the fast-growing sport of bowfishing, is coming to Bass Pro Shops in Bossier City in April. […]

Bass Fishing

Frog tactics

March 18, 2019 David A. Brown

For an angler, the frog offers a great search bait for covering lots of water and finding key staging areas for bass. […]

Outdoor Updates

Will spillway openings hurt April trout bite?

March 18, 2019 Brian Cope

Even though the Bonnet Carré Spillway on the Mississippi River continues to pour out the remnants of a long, wet winter, the speckled trout bite should still be much better than it was in 2018. […]

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LDWF says early draft of study shows trout numbers down; new evaluation underway

March 14, 2019 From News Reports

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is reassessing the state’s stock of speckled trout. […]

Fertilizing small ponds this month will kick-start growth at the bottom of the food chain that leads to healthier fish populations, good fishing.
Field Notes

March is time to fertilize small ponds

March 14, 2019 Jeff Burleson

With spring just around the corner and water temperatures on the rise, pond owners should proceed to the next level of their continual improvement program. […]

It’s tough to beat a spinnerbait when the water is dingy to muddy in the early spring.
Bass Fishing

Try three baits for March bass

March 14, 2019 Dustin Wilks

These three bass fishing patterns have always seemed to be among the best to fish in March. […]

Spring speckled trout will move miles to get away from muddy water because they need water with higher salinity.
Field Notes

Move, move for specks

March 14, 2019 Sam Davis

Spring speckled trout will move miles to get away from muddy water because they need water with higher salinity. […]

Redfish

The redfish bite is hot under docks

March 14, 2019 Brian Cope

Capt. Ben Powers uses his Humminbird Solix to find redfish under docks, then he catches them with live bait on a jighead. The redfish bite is hot right now. […]

Big Bass

Caddo birthday bass fine with Harwell

March 14, 2019 Kinny Haddox

Corey Harwell got a late birthday present with this 10.50-pound largemouth bass out of one of his favorite fishing holes, Caddo Lake. […]

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