Crappie/Bream
Try live crawfish when you target slab crappie
Don’t forget crawfish for late-winter and early spring crappie. Crawfish and crawfish-colored lures start working best in February.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Des Allemands, Boeuf areas hot for sac-a-lait
Canals and other waterways around Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Boeuf are places you’ll find sac-a-lait anglers targeting slabs in January.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bayou Lacombe basics for January sac-a-lait
Forrest Green of Lacombe has learned a lot about how colder temperatures affect the crappie bite on Bayou Lacombe.[…]
Catfish
Two catfish eat family of ducks
Nick Price has cleaned plenty of catfish in his life, but none of that prepared him for what he found cleaning two of his Dec. 12 catches.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Sac-a-lait fishing peaks at Henderson Lake
Drawdown shouldn’t hurt sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake. November is a prime time for sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake.[…]
Features
Christmas on a Louisiana lake
St. Nick’s visit frees the slabs and brings Christmas cheer to the bayou in this Louisiana Night Before Christmas poem.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them
Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Lafourche Parish man hooks huge sac-a-lait in Lake Verret
When Dickie Daigle set out to fish on Oct. 1 with his friend Glenn Landry, he didn’t think he’d end up with a 4.2 pound sac-a-lait.[…]
Features
Map out those ‘little blue dots’ — small ponds
Don’t pass up small-lake or pond fishing; it can be very rewarding. They provide plenty of good times for the savvy angler.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Ouachita River’s great crappie bite continues in September
The Ouachita River has become one of the go-to crappie holes in north Louisiana. Here are two things that are key for river fishing in September.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Red River summer slabs
The Red River can be difficult for new fisherman to learn. Follow these tips from Kyle Jones and you will be well on your way to catching river slabs.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Burn up Atchafalaya Basin bream
High water in recent years has led to great panfish spawns in Louisiana’s Atchafalaya Basin. There’s still time to catch them this year.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bayou Black crappie fishing takes off in August
Guide and owner of Crappie Psychic, Clyde Folse, definitely has sac-a-lait on his hot-weather August menu at Bayou Black.[…]
Catfish
String up a few big Opelousas catfish this summer
Trotlines or stump lines? Here’s how Louisiana anglers can ‘string up’ some big Opelousas catfish, aka flatheads this summer.[…]
Columns
Panfish, kayaks go well together in Louisiana waters
Chasing panfish is best in the early morning or late afternoon, which is great for kayak fishing on hot, summer days in Louisiana.[…]
Catfish
Species Spotlight: Flathead catfish
Flathead catfish make a big splash wherever they show up. They are highly adaptable to a wide range of waters and can live in very harsh conditions.[…]