Crappie/Bream
Guardians of the crappie waters
Terry Stewart and his family not only catch crappie on a regular basis, but they catch monster slabs in both Louisiana and Mississippi. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Columns
An Atchafalaya Basin fishing trip to remember
A group of family members and friends headed out for a long weekend of tent camping and fishing on a secluded hump in the Atchafalaya Basin. […]
Crappie/Bream
Mississippi tournament produces giant crappie and record stringers
During the Crappie Masters Grenada Lake National Qualifier on March 11 and 12, anglers brought in fish that broke records. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie school is in session at Lake Claiborne
Crappie can be found from the edges of deep creeks and humps all the way up to the cypress and flats around Lake Claiborne this month. […]
Crappie/Bream
Another Bussey Brake slab crappie
Adams gets second chance, puts 3.57 crappie in the livewell Crappie fisherman Steve Adams got the monkey off his back. Or, to be more specific, he got the record crappie in his livewell. Adams had […]
Crappie/Bream
Louisiana’s new No. 2 white crappie
Shane Hodge was fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir on Feb. 27 when he caught a big 3.65-pound white crappie that will be second in the state. […]
Crappie/Bream
Mind your “minners” for crappie
Not only is it important that you take care of your minnows, it’s also good to know you are making the best use of them to catch crappie. […]
Crappie/Bream
The great fish cover up
Artificial habitat differs from natural brushtops and fish attractors in several ways, but the artificial units will last forever. […]
Crappie/Bream
Try the Tchefuncte River for big chinquapin
Ray Miller has been fishing the Tchefuncte River for the past 20 years and has transformed his ability to catch bream into a fine art. […]
Columns
Two pound crappie, lucky false fruit and crickets going bananas
It’s amazing, but all spring all crappie, sac-a-lait or white perch — whatever you call them — seem to weigh two pounds. […]
Catfish
Kayaks and catfish?
Kayak anglers are realizing that kayaks are quite suited for catfishing. Catfish can be caught in almost any freshwater river, lake or pond. […]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF concludes drawdown for Lake Bistineau
The LDWF has concluded a drawdown of Lake Bistineau in Webster, Bossier, and Bienville parishes for the purpose of giant salvinia control. […]
Freshwater Fishing
LDWF stocks rainbow trout at community fishing ponds across the state
Beginning the morning of Jan. 27, the LDWF will begin stocking 17 sites across Louisiana with adult-size rainbow trout. […]
Catfish
Lake Pontchartrain’s catfish provide a cold water bonus
Anglers will be able to catch blue catfish in Lake Pontchartrain with ease this month. Carl Schmidt of Abita Springs shares his best tips. […]
Crappie/Bream
Set up for crappie success
Crappie anglers like Dan and Sue Dannenmueller have an ever-changing amount of technology available to them to help catch more fish. […]
Crappie/Bream
Finding the pattern for Bayou Lacombe crappie
According to Forrest Green, the sac-a-lait are following their normal pattern for the month of January in Bayou Lacombe. […]