Bass Fishing
Lunker bass are Toledo Bend’s bread and butter
At long last, the season, the month, the almost magical time we have been waiting for is here at Toledo Bend.
I call it March Madness. […]
Articles by John Dean
Bass Fishing
Bring on the bass
This is the month anyone who has bass-fishing experience on Toledo Bend has been waiting for through several months of a so-so fall and winter. […]
Bass Fishing
January woes
I’ve gone out on a limb enough over the last half of this year, discussing possible successful bass fishing patterns the way water and weather conditions were shaping up for each month here at Toledo Bend. […]
Bass Fishing
Delayed December
Don’t be surprised if many of the Toledo Bend bass caught in December are in water depths of 6 inches to 10 feet, with more coming from the shallower side of that spectrum. […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass put on feed sacks
We’ve weathered the scorching summer and got teased about things to come, as far as bass fishing success in the early fall on Toledo Bend. Now we’re all in for what promises to be a great month. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish are fattening up
“Springtime bassin’ bonanza” in the fall is the best way to describe what’s about to happen on Toledo Bend. […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend is in great shape for September
I’m sure fall isn’t in the air at all when you read this in late August or early September. But “prefall” is just around the corner, which means bass fishing is about to bust loose on Toledo Bend. […]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend tactics for the dog days of summer
As of the next‐to‐last week of June, Toledo Bend still was a little over full pool stage, water was getting hotter and, as you might imagine, the daytime bite for bass was decreasing dramatically. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Heat is on at Toledo Bend
When the national spotlight turned to Toledo Bend in May, the lake really showed off. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish frogs in grass for Toledo Bend bass
Remember this as you plan a bass fishing trip to Toledo Bend in June: It’s postspawn, sure, but those bass that left their love nests in the shallows after the deed was done will return there in late May and through June. […]
Bass Fishing
Put your money on plastic frogs
When I go bass fishing in May on Toledo Bend, my go-to lure will be — without a doubt — a soft-plastic that should wreak havoc on bass up and down the lake wherever peppergrass, milfoil and coontail is prevalent. […]