The spring is one of the best times of the year to catch bass, with fish up shallow and aggressively protecting their spawning beds. Anglers simply love picking big sows off the nests.[…]
Ron Wilbanks’ photo of his 10 ¾-pound Toledo Bend bass was declared the winner of the March Big Bass Contest by LouisianaSportsman.com users.[…]
The front that blew through North Louisiana yesterday (April 4), dumping rain and producing high winds, dropped temperatures at Caney Lake dramatically. Air temps were in the high 30s this morning, while water temps dropped into the low 60s.[…]
LouisianaSportsman.com users can help choose the March winner of the Big Bass Contest by voting from the three photos chosen from among the entries in the monthly contest. This month’s entries include some huge fish caught around the state.[…]
I’ve picked Toledo Bend for April, because I’m competing in a Bassmaster Elite Series Tournament there this month, and I hope to place in the money.[…]
Pinnacle’s all-metal, incredibly smooth Tournament Class Performa baitcasters offer bass anglers the highest levels of precision, durability and performance all at an affordable price. […]
Stephen Johnston isn’t one to stir up trouble, but the Louisiana-Texas bass guide won’t hesitate to stir up the bottom. In fact, he says a little silt shaking does wonders for attracting Bayou State bass in muddy southern waters.[…]
Look for Stephen Johnston most days from March to November, and you’ll probably find him mowing the grass. Mind you, he’s not running a lawn-care crew; rather, he’s fishing the vast vegetation that dominates the southern end of Toledo Bend.[…]
Kelli Batten lives in West Monroe, and she wants to learn how to catch bass well enough to be able to fish tournaments in the future. Her only problem is that the bass-fishing learning curve has become so steep that it’s almost impossible to climb it by herself.[…]
By anyone’s standards, Sean Swank and buddy Danny Matthews had enjoyed a great morning on Caddo Lake last Friday (March 18). They had six bass in the livewell, with two going about 7 pounds and one being a solid 6-pounder.[…]
Kyle Lawrence, who goes by the screen name of Flat Guy, won the February edition of the LouisianaSportsman.com Big Bass Contest, and will receive a $15 gift coupon to the online Sportsman Outdoor store.[…]
Some aspiring bass anglers from around Paulina graduated together in the late 1980s. They started making a yearly run to Toledo Bend, while trying to get noticed enough to be accepted into the biggest local club there was at the time, Road Runner Fishing Club.[…]
After releasing his third bass of the morning, Matthew Hymel wondered aloud if I had learned my lesson yet. Although we had met for the first time only two hours earlier, he was starting to get a sense of just how hard-headed I can be.[…]
Houma’s Carl Dupre was simply hoping to win some floor seats to the 2011 Bassmaster Classic when he signed up for the Bassmaster Classic VIP Experience Giveaway on Jan. 4.[…]
There are plenty voices rising above North Louisiana suggesting that Lake Claiborne, a 6,400-acre impoundment 25 miles northwest of Ruston, has become an enigma — a mystery wrapped in a riddle.[…]
Grand Point bass angler Matthew Hymel and I were anticipating a sunny sky and warming temperatures as we launched at Bayou Segnette, but by the time we got to the Tank Ponds on the west side of Lake Cataouatche it was obvious the clouds weren’t going anywhere. We both silently wondered if we would even get a bite.[…]