Bass Fishing
Caney Lake largemouths on the prowl
If you were a professional bass fishermen who got to fish all over the country, all year long, what would you do when you had a few days to just go fishing for fun?[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Fishing
Shell Cuts offer quality fishing
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty might spend more of his time these days fishing for bass to the west in the marshy Bayou Black area in February.[…]
Big Bass
Lake Charles angler lands 10.57-pound Toledo Bend hammer
David Katchur has been fishing Toledo Bend for a long time, and was back again last Saturday fishing a Lake Charles Hawg Hunters club tournament. […]
Bass Fishing
Carolina on his mind — How to Carolina-rig Toldeo Bend
The sky was still black when Dusty Anders pulled up to Toledo Town & Tackle, the pit stop/tackle store on the corner of Highways 6 and 191 near Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Bass Fishing
Verret virtuoso — How to catch Lake Verret’s spawning bass
Activity at Doiron’s Landing in Stephensville picks up this month, with bass anglers looking to cash in while fish have moved up to spawn.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heavy metal — Go big to force bass to bite
In 1989, the U.S. military surrounded General Manuel Noriega, who was holed up in the papal nuncio’s residence (the Vatican equivalent of an embassy) in Panama City.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bring on the bass
This is the month anyone who has bass-fishing experience on Toledo Bend has been waiting for through several months of a so-so fall and winter.[…]
Bass Fishing
LiveTarget’s Swimbait Series looks just like live bait
LiveTarget’s eagerly anticipated new Swimbait Series has recently arrived in sporting goods stores and tackle shops, and they’re perfect to target bass gearing up for the spawn.[…]
Big Bass
Ragley angler takes Toledo Bend 10.77-pounder
Ragley’s Jeff Broussard couldn’t sleep in the early-morning hours of Jan. 11, so he ventured into his workshop and started piddling with his boat around 2 a.m.[…]
Bass Fishing
Stay off the banks for Basin bass, anglers say
Prairieville’s Dave Cavell and Gonzales’ Corey Wheat teamed up to win Claire’s Heart benefit tournament last weekend, and the pattern wasn’t what they expected.[…]
Big Bass
Mansfield angler scores on Toledo Bend 10.55-pounder
Mansfield’s Frank Canizaro Jr. and his fishing buddy Andrew Pilcher initially set out on Toledo Bend’s waters near Huxley Bay on Jan. 11 in search of crappie.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nip and tuck — Bassmaster Elite Series pro shares jig rigging tips
Flipping a jig in cold water comes naturally to Bassmaster Elite Series pro Todd Faircloth, but jig performance takes some concentrated preparation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 11 bass-fishing tips for the Pearl River
Here are Chase Morse’s Top 11 tips for catching more bass on the Pearl River system:[…]
Bass Fishing
The many Pearl rivers
The Pearl River where it separates Louisiana from Mississippi isn’t just the Pearl River: It’s a bunch of rivers.[…]
Bass Fishing
The black Pearl — Pearl River fishing recovers from Temple-Inland Paper Mill spill
A black pearl is one of the rarest of gems. But in August of 2011, Louisianans found their beloved Pearl River became black.[…]
Bass Fishing
When is the best time to catch a Toledo Bend lunker?
It’s the $1 million question: When should you make the haul to Toledo Bend for the greatest chance to catch one of the double-digit bass that teem in the huge reservoir?[…]