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October 24, 2026

Davis Whitten shows off a couple bass he caught while fishing a river system. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Brush pile bass

November 22, 2024 John N. Felsher

Brush piles can be dynamite places to fish for bass, especially on lakes that don’t have much natural cover.[…]

Kevin Speyrer, left, and Derrick Fontenot, right, pose with Port Barre High School’s Braxton Speyrer, second from left, and Bennett Fontenot in June at a weigh-in during the High School Fishing World Finals at Lake Hartwell in South Carolina.

Port Barre teens take on the world

November 21, 2024 Don Shoopman

Bennett Fontenot and Braxton Speyrer finished a mere 2 ounces shy of winning the 15th annual TBF High School Fishing World Finals.[…]

Bassmaster Elite Series pro Logan Latuso, right, and his father, Robbie Latuso, both of Gonzales, sacked up this big five-bass limit after a great day of fishing in the midsection of the Atchafalaya Basin.

Atchafalaya Basin bass ready to feed

November 9, 2024 Don Shoopman

The specific areas that garner most of Logan Latuso’s attention in the Atchafalaya Basin are from Bayou Long to Murphy Lake and Cross Bayou.[…]

Jameson Knoll, 12, of Marksville reeled in this 7.23-pound Toledo Bend bass that measured 23 inches long.

Toledo Bend bass on the move

October 31, 2024 John Dean

Target the back of creeks for bass until water temperatures cool across the rest of Toledo Bend and the main lake comes into play.[…]

The author caught this 3-pound class bass while working a white hollow body plastic frog, a Stanley Pop Toad, in and around hydrilla beds at Toledo Bend.

Tips the scales in your favor at Toledo Bend

September 30, 2024 John Dean

John Dean said that froggin’ and droppin’ are the best ways to put bass in the boat this October at Toledo Bend.[…]

This chunky bass tried to inhale a War Eagle Pro Football Jig, which finally hit the market after ICAST 2023.

Lure Review: War Eagle Pro Football Jig

September 15, 2024 Don Shoopman

The War Eagle Pro Football Jig should be very effective anywhere bass anglers are targeting fish in 10- to 15-foot depths and deeper.[…]

Kade Hillestad, left, and John Kyle Pearce grip the lips of hawgs they caught in January 2024 to finish in the Top 5 at their first MLF college tournament at the Harris Chain of Lakes in Leesburg, Florida.

ULM Fishing Team members Hillestad and Pearce have banner year

September 9, 2024 Don Shoopman

Kade Hillestad and John Kyle Pearce, ULM Fishing Team members, qualified for three national championship tournaments as a team.[…]

Save the date for the 76th Annual Big Bass Fishing Rodeo and Fishtival

September 6, 2024 From News Reports

The Big Bass Rodeo is the oldest freshwater fishing rodeo in the nation and offers categories and activities for all ages and skill levels.[…]

The author takes a selfie with a 4-pound class bass that bit his new creation, a “deep Neko rig,” a 7 ½-inch long Senko he punched in hydrilla in 10- to 13-foot depths on July 20 at Toledo Bend.

Try a Senko in September at Toledo Bend

August 30, 2024 John Dean

Hydrilla beds stacked like they are now around Toledo Bend are thick enough and spread out enough to hold the fish.[…]

Jaxon Plaisance, left, and Piers Picou smile ear to ear while hoisting the 2024 LHSBN Junior Division Anglers of the Year plaques high at the state championship banquet.

Picou and Plaisance earn back-to-back Junior Anglers of the Year titles

August 8, 2024 Don Shoopman

Piers Picou and Jaxon Plaisance weighed in at least one keeper bass in 26 consecutive Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournaments.[…]

MLF BPT pro Cliff Pace holds a good-sized bass that bit on a CP Craw, one of 12 new soft plastic models offered by his Black Label Tackle artificial lure manufacturing company.

Black Label Tackle’s CP Craw

August 6, 2024 Don Shoopman

Cliff Pace decided midsummer last year to bring out an impressive array of soft plastics for bass anglers to Black Label Tackle.[…]

Chad Hollier of Lafayette found this 8.1-pounder in the grass coolin’ its fins during the early summer heat. It bit while he was punchin’ a Senko on a trip with John Dean.

Punchin’ and froggin’ at Toledo Bend

August 1, 2024 John Dean

John Dean said punchin’ tactics as well as a hollow body plastic frog bite should be on for bass big time this summer at Toledo Bend.[…]

Nick Liebel of Belle Chasse is all smiles after clicking bass No. 43 on his fish counter.

Don’t pass on Venice bass

July 26, 2024 Keith Lusher Jr.

Nick Liebel of Belle Chasse, who learned to bass fish on the Mississippi River, said August marks the beginning of prime-time bass fishing.[…]

Lure Review: The Comida SI

July 22, 2024 Don Shoopman

Mister Twister decided a full year ago there was a need for re-engineering the original, ultra-popular Comida.[…]

Reader Report: Bussey Brake gives up two double-digit bass

July 20, 2024 Field Reporter

Casey Taylor and his dad, Lendel, went fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir on July 5. Casey caught two big bass, a 10-pounder and a 12-pounder.[…]

Tyler Covington, left, and Brantley Tate, both of Walker, show a heavy five-bass limit at the weigh-in during a Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation tournament while fishing with the Walker High School Fishing Team.

Walker duo set to engineer bass success at LSU

July 11, 2024 Don Shoopman

Tyler Covington and Brantley Tate made a big splash in high school bass fishing and both will now fish competitively with LSU Bass Fishing.[…]