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Bed time for bream!
Randy Tucker lives less than 50 feet from a 16,000 acre lake busting at the seams with 2-pound crappie and lots of 6- to 8-pound bass. So what does he do when he gets ready to go fishing?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
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City Bream
Um! Um! Um!
Two big ole growed up men jabbering like three-year olds over such little fish![…]
Freshwater Fishing
The chinquapin run
The unmistakable tug of a heavy chinquapuin, followed by its distinctive long run right after it’s hooked, and its circular fight in a bid for freedom is what so many fishermen love about targeting that species of panfish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sac-a-lait bite surges at Toledo Bend
Capt. Bill Lake is smitten.
The veteran guide from Houma is well-known statewide for his success in catching thousands of speckled trout each year out of Dularge.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
To get out of a small-bream rut, go deep, go big
May is a great month for catching big bluegills, but the bite will last for the next several months. While some anglers have a knack for filling a cooler with really big bream, others can’t keep the small ones off the hook. If you seem stuck on small fish, don’t pull up anchor just yet. These tips can turn your trip around.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Want to catch fish this month at Lake D’Arbonne?
Albert Chandler has it all figured out this month. Fishing to relax. Fishing for fun. And fishing for supper. All rolled up in one.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Safety comes first in the backwater
There are no marked boat runs in Finch Lake.
There are many underwater hazards. Everywhere. Be careful.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Finch Lake fishing: What you need
When you go to Finch Lake, you better take everything you are going to need with you. Other than a helping hand from other fishermen if you need it, there isn’t much available within miles of this lake. And more than likely, if you go here, it is going to be a day trip, not just a few hours.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Mr. Crappie’s top 10 crappie-fishing tips
Seeing a school of crappie on your side-imaging electronics is one thing: Getting those fish into the boat is quite another.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How ‘Mr. Crappie’ finds unpressured perch holes
Wally “Mr. Crappie” Marshall is known for catching perch all over the country, and his starting point has nothing to do with the baits, rods or reels he designs.[…]
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Toledo Bend summertime Slab City
May signals the beginning of the Toledo Bend slab-a-thon celebration.[…]
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Through Haile & high water
If you can fish it, they will come.
No matter how long or rough the road, how far back off the beaten path or how tough the waters may be to navigate, the determination of fishermen is a perfect example of the old American phrase, “come Hell or high water.”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie on fire at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has been tagged as the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery two years running, but Dennis Tietje said there’s another reason to head to the sprawling border lake right now.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 5 crappie fishing tips for West Pearl River
Since he spends a lot of time chasing white perch on the West Pearl River, Brian Baldwin has compiled a laundry list of tips that helps him put together a nice box of fish just about every time he goes.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Something to go with Hushpuppies
Sac a Lait or Crappie are the finest fish to fry in the bayou and we went out to catch them so our hushpuppies wouldn’t be lonely.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Making custom-rigged catfish noodle lines
Setting lines is one of my favorite ways to fish. There’s just something exciting about the unknown of what is on the other end of a noodle line that’s darting back and forth, then going underwater only to pop up on the other side of the bayou. […]