John Dean, Author at Louisiana Sportsman

Nick Terry shows off a 61/2-pound bass he caught May 31 while fishing in and around lily pads at Toledo Bend with John Dean. Lily pads should hold the key to getting bit in July, according to Dean.

Toledo Bend: Fish Lily pads for summer bass

Since lily pads offer bass more cover than anything else in the lake, they should hold the key to getting bit in July at Toledo Bend. […]

Trey Ledet, out on Toledo Bend with his dad, Eugene Ledet, holds a chunky bass caught while dead sticking a Zoom Super Fluke while fishing with John Dean over Easter weekend.

Rising water floods Toledo Bend’s bass cover

John Dean

April showers raised the water in Toledo Bend, providing more cover for bass as the spawn headed into its final stages after the full moon in April. […]

Toledo Bend bass are turning to topwaters

John Dean

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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Nighttime is the right time at Toledo Bend

John Dean

Getting bites during the heat of the day in August could be a challenge for bass anglers at Toledo Bend.

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