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February 1, 2023
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Articles by Chris Berzas

About Chris Berzas
Chris Berzas has fished and hunted in the Bayou State ever since he could hold a rod and shoot a shotgun. Berzas has been a freelancer featured in newspapers, magazines, television and DVDs since 1989.
Big Bass

First double-digit bass taken of 2020-21 TBLBP season

June 25, 2020 Chris Berzas

Terance Corley caught a Toledo Bend 10.17-pounder on June 16 in Housen. It is the first recorded for the 2020-2021 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program season. […]

Ville Platte’s Jake Ortego displays his Toledo Bend lunker bass weighing exactly 10.0 pounds taken in San Miguel Cove May 12, 2020. Ortego caught his fish on a Texas-rigged Missile D Stroyer. (Photo courtesy of the Toledo Bend Lake Association)
Big Bass

Two more additions to the 10-pound Toledo Bend club

June 10, 2020 Chris Berzas

Ville Platte’s Jake Ortego and Henry West of Mermentau both caught bass over 10 pounds while fishing at Toledo Bend in May. […]

Features

Has Louisiana experienced its last trophy trout run?

May 20, 2020 Chris Berzas

Does Louisiana have another big splurge of trophy trout? Take tips from these trophy trout masters in case Louisiana has a run of big specks this year. […]

Deer Hunting

Commissioners get into exchange with deer-urine companies over legal labeling

May 14, 2020 Chris Berzas

Members of the commission decided to vote down a previously passed amendment banning the sale of untested deer urine products in Louisiana. […]

Big Bass

Steven Prudhome’s duckweed lunker

May 14, 2020 Chris Berzas

Steven Prudhome hooked a lunker Toledo Bend bass on a Texas-rigged, black-red-flake Zoom Ol’ Monster worm in Housen on Saturday, May 2. […]

Flounder

Commission hears update on problems with the flounder fishery

May 11, 2020 Chris Berzas

Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission members received an update on the status of Louisiana’s flounder fishery at the May 7 meeting. […]

Newsletters

Calcasieu Lake firing up for great catches

May 4, 2020 Chris Berzas

In April, Lake Charles’ Brian Windsor found some great quality trout in Calcasieu Lake. High numbers of speckled trout over 12-inches were also reported. […]

Spring hunting for squirrels gives additional time to take youth into the woods for this popular game animal. (Photo by Chris Berzas)
Newsletters

Spring squirrel season a great reason to stay in the woods

April 23, 2020 Chris Berzas

There’s no reason for hunters to leave the woods after turkey season ends. Just stay and have fun chasing bushytails in May. […]

Leesville’s Tabatha Green displays her Toledo Bend 10.21-pounder taken on a Zoom Brush Hog in Palo Gaucho March 28. (Photo courtesy of Toledo Bend Lake Association)
Bass Fishing

Two more trophy bass from Toledo Bend

April 9, 2020 Chris Berzas

The month of March was an excellent time for anglers fishing Toledo Bend as a treasure trove of lunkers were taken. Read the stories of two more here. […]

Haughton’s Brad Watson displays his immense Toledo Bend 11.51-pounder taken in Palo Gaucho March 6 on a black-blue, Texas-rigged, weightless Senko in 3 feet of water. (Photo courtesy of the Toledo Bend Lake Association)
Bass Fishing

Toledo Bend delivers 11-pounders

April 2, 2020 Chris Berzas

The largest Toledo Bend lunkers of the season are beginning to show. Read the stories on how these two anglers battled these huge fish. […]

Features

Louisiana gobblers on government land

April 2, 2020 Chris Berzas

Turkey hunting in Louisiana hasn’t been stellar in recent years, but some good public-land options still provide decent chances at scoring on a longbeard. […]

Bass Fishing

March double-digit Toledo Bend lunkers keep rolling in

March 30, 2020 Chris Berzas

Here’s four more stories of bass anglers scoring successfully on the bounty of March’s Toledo Bend lunker largemouth bass. […]

Michael Kelly of Zachary displays his huge Toledo Bend 10.45-pounder taken near Alpine Landing on a YUM Dinger Bama Bug. (Photo courtesy of Toledo Bend Lake Association)
Bass Fishing

Four Toledo Bend lunkers over 10 pounds

March 26, 2020 Chris Berzas

It’s March Madness at Toledo Bend as this month offers the best chances for anglers to catch a double-digit lunker largemouth. […]

Annabelle Guins and her father, Doug, know very well how to take quality Toledo Bend largemouths during the shad spawn. (Photo courtesy Doug Guins)
Bass Fishing

Take advantage of shad spawn at Toledo Bend

March 26, 2020 Chris Berzas

In April, Toledo Bend’s largemouth bass will chomp down on spawning shad. This father-daughter duo shares what they do to catch numbers of quality bass. […]

DeRidder’s Jonathan Harper displays his Toledo Bend lunker weighing 10.92 pounds taken Feb. 28 on a ¾-ounce, black/blue Santone Football jig with a black/blue Zoom Speed Craw in the Indian Creek area.
Bass Fishing

Two more lunkers over 10 taken at Toledo Bend

March 17, 2020 Chris Berzas

Toledo Bend continued to deliver double-digit lunkers in late February. DeRidder’s Jonathan Harper and Denni Fetting of Leesville both caught big bass. […]

Dayton Trichel of Provencal caught this huge Toledo Bend 11.16-pounder on a hard jerkbait fishing just south of Big Bass Marina Feb. 22.
Bass Fishing

Toledo Bend delivers two double-digit lunkers in late February

March 17, 2020 Chris Berzas

Read the stories of two anglers who succeeded in catching the largest bass of their lifetime at Toledo Bend in February, which is the second-best month. […]

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