Features from April 2022
Terry Stewart and his family not only catch crappie on a regular basis, but they catch monster slabs in both Louisiana and Mississippi.
Warren Womack of Clinton is a successful deer hunter who has written descriptions of his successful hunts full of facts and methods.
Two good places to enjoy Toledo Bend are at the North Toledo Bend State Park near Zwolle and the South Toledo Bend State Park near Anacoco.
When it comes to plastic baits, early season bass seem to like big and healthy creature baits. As spring wears on, consider downsizing.
A trip to the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory of the University of Southern Mississippi to learn about speckled trout behavior.
Anglers can catch redfish with spoons anywhere they can find the spot-tailed marauders. Spoons look so simple, but they still catch fish.
Becky Nicosia, of Baton Rouge, La., is a talented archer who loves to turkey hunt and she prefers shooting them with her bow.
The search for shed antlers in the spring gives more opportunity for Louisiana deer hunters to be in the field.
Columns - April 2022
- Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.
- April trout aren’t typically the biggest of the year, but they’re ravenous for brown shrimp and a blast to catch.
- These fish cakes are similar to crab cakes. They make for either an excellent appetizer or even a main course meal.
- It took four to five months to design and tweak the lure, but today the Ike’s Mini Flip Jig is a favorite among bass fishermen.
- Fishing and hunting help keep life balanced for LSU’s Athletics Director Scott Woodward. He’s overjoyed to be back home in Louisiana.
- Sailfish are members of the billfish family and fisheries biologists believe they are the fastest swimming fish in the world.
- One way for inshore kayak fishermen to up their odds in April is to fish with the other live bait — cocahoe minnows.
Outdoor Updates - April 2022
- Jordan Hollingsworth caught a 10.27-pound Toledo Bend bass on Thursday, Feb. 24. He qualified for the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program.
- Mitchell Martin of Washington was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 3 when he caught a 10.58-pound bass on a watermelon red Senko.
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- Paul Norwood of Baker was fishing at Toledo Bend on March 2 when he caught an 11.65-pound largemouth bass. with a Bandit 200 crankbait.
- Three Louisiana legislators pre-filed a bill for the upcoming legislative session to allow a state bear hunting season.
- Lake Charles fisherman Jared King and Denham Springs angler Michael LaGroue both landed 10-pound-plus Caney Lake bass on Feb. 26.
- Dusty Nomey caught a monster 13.21-pound largemouth bass on a Strike King chatterbait from Caney Lake on Feb. 27.
- Caleb Hollingsworth of DeQuincy was bass fishing at Toledo Bend when he boated a 10.93-pound lunker on March 4.
- Lafayette City firefighter Brandon Kidder was fishing on March 7 at Lake Martin when he hooked a bass weighing 11.1 pounds.
- Chatham’s Heath Kennedy had his personal best day on Caney Lake. He caught a five bass stringer weighing 37.94 pounds.
- Matthew Loestcher who guides for Living a Dream Guide Service out of Many landed a lunker bass at Toledo Bend on Feb. 19.
- The 42nd annual Louisiana Sportsman Show & Festival will be held at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales.
- Shane Hodge was fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir on Feb. 27 when he caught a big 3.65-pound white crappie that will be second in the state.
- Gasoline prices are skyrocketing and while it hits everybody, every day, sportsmen are really feeling the pinch when it comes to fishing.
- This Bayou Lafourche restoration project helps improve the connection of the Mississippi River and the Lafourche basin.
- Diversions are designed to mimic the natural land-building ability of the river prior to levees and jetties blocking water and sediment.
- Buncy Seago was fishing with his sons, Jerrod and Shayne, in the Six Mile area of Toledo Bend when he caught a 10.13-pound bass on Feb. 20.
- Starting June 1, 2022 hunters under the age of 18 must have a valid, original “youth license” to hunt deer and turkeys in the state.
Hot Spots - April 2022
- There are trout right now in the marsh and this is when the fishing action in the Biloxi Marsh starts getting good.
- Jacob Wheeler, the reigning MLF Angler of the Year, said a jerkbait will still work this month at Caney Lake.
- Now that spring is here, Charter Boat Captain Vince Theriot is ready for the red-hot redfish fishing at Calcasieu Lake.
- Jared Lintner says there is a lot of brush around boat docks and out in front of them that hold bass at Lake D’Arbonne.
- April should offer a good chance to catch some really nice Toledo Bend bass and especially a bragging-size bass.
- Bradley Roy points out that even the slightest depth changes at Bussey Brake can be one of the keys to finding and catching largemouths.
Field Notes - April 2022
- Denham Springs High School’s Blake Verberne and Caleb Roblin have established themselves as heavyweights in high school fishing in Louisiana.
- Growing your own bait is easy and really doesn’t require much effort. Save yourself time and money on your next fishing trip.
