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April 24, 2026

This lady angler wore a big smile after getting her hands on a big crappie while fishing late last spring with veteran Living the Dream Guide Service guide Matt Loetscher at Toledo Bend.

Toledo Bend is the total package in April

March 31, 2026 Matthew Loetscher

Anglers will find quality bass and crappie fishing opportunities take center stage in April at Toledo Bend.[…]

Steve Danna holds a pair of crappie that were caught at Lake D’Arbonne. (Photo courtesy Steve Danna)

Lake D’Arbonne turning hot for big slabs

March 30, 2026 John N. Felsher

One of the top crappie lakes in Louisiana, Lake D’Arbonne should produce some excellent crappie catches this spring as the water warms.[…]

Derrick Uzzle is prepared to figure out what the Cross Lake crappie want each time he heads out in March.

Flexible anglers will be successful at Cross Lake

March 5, 2026 Justin Adkins

As crappie begin transitioning toward spring patterns on Cross Lake, success often comes down to patience and time on the water.[…]

Logan Richard of Arnaudville started making hand-tied jigs as a hobby for himself, but eventually the word on their catch rate got out and other anglers convinced him to put them on the market.

Richard Jigs

March 1, 2026 Don Shoopman

Logan Richard has taken his crappie fishing to another level by making his own artificial lures. They are called Richard Jigs.[…]

Trevor Huval, right, and Briley Lebeouf hold four of the sac-a-lait they caught on a trip to Lake Arthur.

Erath angler shares how he catches a mess of fish at Lake Arthur

February 2, 2026 Don Shoopman

Trevor Huval enjoys pulling sac-a-lait and bass from Lake Arthur during February. He’s fished the region for most of his life.[…]

Slaying slabs

January 23, 2026 John Brown

Father and son Jeff and Bryce Acreman began fishing crappie tournaments in 2021 and have become one of the more competitive teams.[…]

Cold river slabs

November 21, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

December offers some of the best sac-a-lait fishing. These fish are now moving into the deeper areas of the main rivers and dead-end canals.[…]

Young sac-a-lait anglers with a fish caught using an orange/chartreuse Crappie Magnet soft plastic.

The Crappie Magnet

November 20, 2025 Don Shoopman

With the Crappie Magnet’s introduction in the early 2000s, the world of fishing for crappie changed for the better.[…]

Sometimes bream attack lures meant for bass. Here, Todd Kersey shows off a bluegill he caught on a Wicked Strike lipless crankbait while fishing for bass. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Ultralight tackle for big-time fishing action

August 22, 2025 John N. Felsher

Whether throwing a spinning rod or casting flies, any catch of these micro-sized bream can provide outstanding sport on ultralight tackle.[…]

Lower Atchafalaya Basin bream

August 5, 2025 Don Shoopman

Bill McCarty of Morgan City has been waiting quasi-patiently for the Atchafalaya Basin water level to settle down within its banks.[…]

Crappie and other fish that bit made these youngsters happy after a trip with Living the Dream Guide Service at Toledo Bend.

Add Toledo Bend to your summer fishing plans

June 1, 2025 Jack Hains

There’s good reason for anglers to be excited about fishing for bass, crappie and bream in June at Toledo Bend.[…]

The author shows off a stringer of bream caught on a green and black Johnson Beetle Spin.

Bream fishing with a beetle spin

May 23, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

At just 16, Austin Dabdoub, who fishes local ponds around Lacombe, has already learned the power of the Beetle Spin for bream.[…]

Getting into a red hot bream bed during his youth left the author with a life-long love for the species. (Picture by Brian Cope)

Bream fishing is best in May

May 12, 2025 Brian Cope

Bream fishing is best during the month of May, when you don’t have to worry about keeping up with a jacket, gloves and long pants.[…]

This large bluegill was caught in 1 foot of water along the shoreline.

White Kitchen bream

April 3, 2025 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller has been taking advantage of the shallow water bream bite at White Kitchen and said the fishing should only get better in April.[…]

Redear sunfish typically feed near the bottom, but this one grabbed a popping bug offered on a fly rod. (Photo by John N. Felsher)

Bream on the fly

March 21, 2025 John N. Felsher

As temperatures warm in the spring, bream start spawning and fly fishermen find no better time to land a load of big panfish.[…]

Henderson Lake fishermen who target shallow-water cypress trees like those in the background usually get their hands on sac-a-lait like this one.

Hit the cypress trees at Henderson Lake for sac-a-lait

March 6, 2025 Don Shoopman

If you’re hoping to get your hands on a mess of sac-a-lait this month, there are some hotspots to check out at Henderson Lake.[…]