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July 17, 2026

John Dean III of Olathe, Kansas, holds a big bass that bit on a Carolina-rigged Fluke in March 2022 at Toledo Bend. He was fishing with his dad, fishing guide John Dean.

Toledo Bend’s March magic

March 17, 2023 John Dean

All bass don’t spawn at the same time, so there could be several weeks of peak spawning season on Toledo Bend. […]

Check out Black Lake this March

March 16, 2023 Don Shoopman

March is a prime time to check out Black Lake, a close neighbor of Calcasieu Lake. It gives up speckled trout, redfish and flounder.[…]

Gobs of marsh bass can be caught this month and many double-ups can happen like pictured. (Photo by Chris Macaluso)

Chef Pass bass

March 16, 2023 Joel Masson

Avid angler Chris Macaluso loves to target Chef Pass bass this month, and he bases his whole approach on the weather conditions.[…]

Seek the slicks at Sabine Lake

March 10, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

Capt. Eric Ellison has got the knack for catching speckled trout on Sabine Lake. He said trout will start making slicks this month.[…]

Capt. Gabe Boudreaux with his two sons, Gabriel, 13, and Bennett, 10, with a 15-pound redfish caught by the MRGO rocks on dead shrimp fished on the bottom.

The March menu at Shell Beach and Hopedale

March 10, 2023 Rusty Tardo

Charter Captain Gabe Boudreaux of Bayou Boudreaux’s Charters said March means taking the longer run to the MRGO Rocks and beyond for big fish.[…]

Catches like this five-fish stringer weighing 32.53 pounds from Allen, left, and Richard Anders indicate the Caney Lake lunker largemouth bite has turned on.

Caney Lake anglers are like kids in a candy store

March 10, 2023 Kinny Haddox

Allen and Richard Anders indicate the Caney Lake lunker largemouth bite has turned on. Grass and the hydrilla is the key to catching fish.[…]

Trout at Coffee Ground Cove

February 16, 2023 Capt. Adam Jaynes

There is probably no better area than Coffee Ground Cove on Sabine Lake to fish for trophy speckled trout in February.[…]

Mr. Woody, an RN at Mercy Hospital in Houston, caught nice-sized bass like this one for a few days in February while fishing with John Dean at Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend toads

February 16, 2023 John Dean

Bass should be moving all the time and start working their way up with warmer water temps and with, perhaps, more water in Toledo Bend.[…]

When the fishing is hot, the Hwy 2 bridge can get crowded. Photo by Terry L. Jones)

Deep on Lake D’Arbonne

February 14, 2023 Terry L. Jones

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.[…]

Travis Meche Sr. of Branch holds a 6.25-pound bass he caught in February 2021 on a green pumpkin Zoom Speed Craw at Miller’s Lake. His son, Travis Meche Jr., an up and coming high school angler, was at his side and basking in the moment.

Try Miller’s Lake in February

February 13, 2023 Don Shoopman

Travis Meche Sr., who lives in nearby Branch, will be targeting pre-spawn and spawning bass in February at Miller’s Lake near Ville Plate.[…]

Redfish can get piled up this month in Dularge, leading to triple hookups, like this one.

Dularge and in charge

February 13, 2023 Joel Masson

Dularge remains one of the bright fishing spots on Louisiana’s coast, and area guide Capt. Marty Lacoste has specific patterns in February.[…]

Little Tensas Bayou

January 13, 2023 Don Shoopman

One of Adam Marceaux’s favorite places to catch bass in January is specifically Little Tensas Bayou in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]

A winning combination for Toledo Bend bass

January 12, 2023 John Dean

January is the time of year that Toledo Bend bass start to migrate a little and biologically get ready to spawn.[…]

Shell Beach anglers hoping for a redfish bonanza

January 6, 2023 Joel Masson

Campo’s marina owner Robert Campo said if two things happen this month, the famous “Redfish Jubilee” will occur at Shell Beach.[…]

Get him in the boat! A happy angler lands another chunky Claiborne crappie.

Crappie head for deeper water at Claiborne

December 11, 2022 Kinny Haddox

North Louisiana crappie guide Wesley Miller likes Lake Claiborne this time of year for several reasons, including good numbers of fish.[…]

Kevin Suit of New Iberia holds a nice speckled trout he caught while fishing in the Dulac area.

Bring home the specks and reds from Dulac

December 10, 2022 Don Shoopman

New Iberia angler Kevin Suit still goes to the Dulac area on weekends and days off every November and December to fish.[…]