John Dean, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

John Dean caught this 61/2-pounder on the next-to-last week of March on a Carolina-rigged Zoom Super Fluke at Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend bass are turning to topwaters

As the spawn works its way north to south on Toledo Bend in May, bream move up the same way to do their thing, which is key to getting on bass. […]

This angler holds a 3-pound-plus bass he caught on a spinnerbait while fishing with Dean the last week of February at Toledo Bend. They were fishing in Torro Bay.

Expect bass to be at the height of their spawn at Toledo Bend

John Dean

John Dean is maintaining a positive attitude and looking forward to late March and April to restore the order to bass fishing on Toledo Bend. […]

High water has Toledo Bend on

John Dean

Lots of shallow bass, headed to the spawn, should make March bass fishing great at Toledo Bend. […]

High water conditions at Toledo Bend

John Dean

Sight fishermen are licking their chops to get at bedding bass early in February at Toledo Bend. […]

Curt Crool’s son proudly holds a nice-sized bass, one of 35 he caught while working a suspending gold/orange Rogue on a bitterly cold January day with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Jump on the Toledo Bend roller coaster for bass

John Dean

As we get closer to the prespawn period on Toledo Bend, don’t be surprised to see double-digit bass caught. […]

Above: Noah Jarrett of Hallsville, Texas, caught this chunky bass while fishing in the FLW High School Open on Nov. 4 at Toledo Bend. Jarrett, who fished with Davis Butrum, is the son of Ben Jarrett. The father-and-son found bass in the same patterns as guide John Dean — in shallow areas around peppergrass and milfoil — on buzzbaits, plastic frogs and Flukes in the middle section of creeks keying on channel swings in 2- to 10-foot depths.

Action at Toledo Bend should improve

John Dean

A guide to catching bass in December at Toledo Bend. […]

This 7-pound, 2-ounce bass was caught by Dusty Anders of Alexandria on a Top Toad in the 12-15 area.

Fall bass moving shallow at Toledo Bend

John Dean

But lack of hydrilla concerning … There was a brief chill to the air in late September, so much so that we opened all the doors to our place and turned off the AC here […]

Toledo Bend cool down

John Dean

Bass anglers who frequent Toledo Bend can’t wait for hoodie weather in this part of the state.

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Heat on high at Toledo Bend

John Dean

Toledo Bend bass anglers stymied by the dog days of summer can’t wait to escape the blistering heat and welcome the cooler temperatures of (hopefully) late September.

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