Bass Fishing
Don’t miss out on summer bass in the shallows
Most anglers look deep, but plenty of bass look shallow when hot weather arrives. Here’s how not to overlook the hot-weather bank runners. […]
Articles by Kinny Haddox
Big Bass
Net man goes above and “below” to land summer Caney lunker
Dustin Gates caught a 10.49-pound Caney Lake summer lunker while fishing with his buddy Casey Pennington on June 26, 2020. […]
Crappie/Bream
Ouachita River crappie take no summer vacation
Stable water spurs good summer bite for crappie on Ouachita River. And that’s something to which crappie fisherman Jimmy Watt of Bastrop looks forward. […]
Newsletters
Louisiana ponders decision on future duck zones, splits
Every five years the state has options for resetting duck hunting zones and this is the year, with changes to take effect for the 2021-2022 season. […]
Newsletters
Louisiana duck hunters aren’t happy about past handful of seasons
Every five years, Larry Reynolds and the LDWF conduct a detailed informational survey with the state’s waterfowlers. This year had some unhappy hunters. […]
Bass Fishing
Fish offshore ledges for Toledo Bend’s July bass
When the water heats up, bass pro Brett Preuett of Monroe looks for bass around ledges and humps at Toledo Bend this month. […]
Crappie/Bream
Seeing is believing when LiveScope meets crappie
Oklahoma guide Josh Jones says technology has changed the way he targets crappie and other gamefish. Here’s what he thinks. […]
Crappie/Bream
Operating with Dr. Bream is a tasty fishing adventure
Doing battle with Louisiana’s sunfish is limited only by an angler’s imagination. Check out these different ways that Ray Jones puts them on his stringer. […]
Crappie/Bream
Memorize Salters’ sac-a-lait bible
Jiggin’ Pole’s inventor had plenty to say about crappie fishing, and his son J.B. “Blaine” Salter is keeping the religion alive. […]
Bass Fishing
No other way to say it: Professional fishing has “just been crazy”
While individuals have been able to “socially distance” to fish, big professional events like bass and crappie tour events have been postponed or cancelled. […]
Crappie/Bream
Spring shortages: Crickets and toilet paper?
So many people were stuck at home because of the pandemic that in early April, stores ran short of and even out of crickets. […]
Crappie/Bream
Post-spawn D’Arbonne crappie
While the crappie are still biting at Lake D’Arbonne, the technique and the places you’ll likelly catch them will change, according to Josh Thomas. […]
Bass Fishing
Don’t ignore Caney’s ‘normal-sized’ bass
Caney Lake is monster bass country, but it’s also a great place to “just” go fishing in May. It isn’t all “go big or go home.” […]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake fishermen doing rain dance
LDWF ready to open renovated Bussey Brake Reservoir, a 2,200 acre man-made, water-supply reservoir in Morehouse Parish, when rain fills it up. […]
Newsletters
Angler pulls “trigger” on would-be record!
Brian Carlos of Luling landed a monster triggerfish that was a catch of a lifetime and would have smashed the existing state record for that species. […]
Crappie/Bream
Close the ‘Loop’ on picky crappie
Loop knots allow lures to work more naturally, which is a big factor when picky slab crappie aren’t in a real feeding mood. […]