Crappie/Bream
Deep on Lake D’Arbonne
Drive across the Highway 15 or Highway 2 bridges at Lake D’Arbonne on pretty much any February day and you will see people fishing. […]
Articles by Terry L. Jones
Field Notes
Stealthy pirogues pay off during late-season hunting trips
Using a pirogue or jon boat to creep along creeks, sloughs, and lake edges can be an effective way to hunt this time of year. […]
Fishing
Arctic blast creates ice sculptures on Lake D’Arbonne
When the cold front howled through the Farmerville area on the night of Dec. 22, the winds kicked up whitecaps on Lake D’Arbonne. […]
Deer Hunting
Blood splash in downed deer
Blood splash is most likely caused by a quick and unusually large rise in blood pressure which results in the rupture of blood vessels. […]
Sidebars
Artillery hold is key for dead-on accuracy
Achieving the greatest accuracy from an air rifle requires some changes in one’s typical shooting habits. Instead of holding the rifle with a firm grip, you have to use the loosest grip possible and allow it to recoil freely. […]
Features
Freshwater Fishing
Getting it right
One of the more daunting challenges for novice crankers is learning how to keep their crankbaits at the proper depth. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Follow the bait
Cranking is productive on any lake that has a healthy crappie population. Cypress Bayou/Black Bayou Reservoirs, Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake, Lake D’Arbonne, Bayou D’Arbonne, Caney Lake, Poverty Point Reservoir, and Larto are just a few of the good spots. […]
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Crank it up — How to catch crappie trolling crankbaits
The key to summertime crappie fishing is catching your limit and getting off the water before the blast furnace really kicks in. And this angler knows how. […]
Freshwater Fishing
What to use when fishing Cypress Bayou Reservoir
Greg Hammett is particular about his rods and line. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to get to Cypress Bayou Reservoir
Constructed in the 1950s for recreational purposes, Cypress Bayou Reservoir is a 3,875-acre lake north of Bossier City near Benton. […]
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Drifting away — Best bets for Cypress Bayou crappie
Do you like to catch crappie? How about watching huge B-52 bombers roar low overhead? […]
Other Hunting
January squirrel rut is perfect hunting period
John Hanks, LDWF’s biologist supervisor for private lands in the Mississippi alluvial valley, said that, while squirrels are capable of mating anytime during the year, there are two main rutting periods. […]
Other Hunting
Double your hunting fun with duck, squirrel combos
For those obsessed hunters who just can’t give up precious duck days to stalk squirrels, why not combine the two? […]
Other Hunting
Subsonic .22 rounds perfect for quiet squirrel hunts
Hunting ground squirrels with a shotgun can be very productive, but it’s much more fun to use a .22. […]
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The other rut — January is perfect timing for squirrel hunting
The cold month of January marks the beginning of the end of our hunting season. The deer rut is over in many places, ducks have become harder to call in and hunters start thinking about fishing. […]