Freshwater Fishing
Crappie Food Network — Best crappie lure presentations
Presenting your crappie bait in the best spot for the maximum amount of time is the most important thing you can do to be successful for suspended crappie,[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Best tips for more crappie
Whether it’s a jig or a shiner, West Monroe’s Ronnie Turner always adds a little lagniappe for his crappie.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
10 Commandments of crappie fishing
These principles will help everyone become more successful at catching crappie.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie fishing for Christmas
Chuck Morgan travels all over the region crappie fishing for fun and competitively, but he also enjoys being home for the Christmas season, looking for crappie on the Christmas trees or other assorted sunken tops and structure right in his own backyard.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Ouachita River offers largemouths, white bass and spots
High pressure, bluebird skies and temperatures in the lower 40s can threaten any angler’s frustration threshold.[…]
Contents
Crappie season suspended — Top tips for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
Lake D’Arbonne is a prime location to chase crappie during December.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Fish scattered grass in Bayou Black
When Bill McCarty wants to catch sac-a-lait in November, he invariably heads to the Bayou Black area.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Red River boating accident claims life of Alexandria woman
A 55-year-old Alexandria woman died Sunday morning after being ejected from the boat she was riding in on the Red River in Rapides Parish, according to a news release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Stick to the channels for Saline-Larto crappie
When most sportsmen think about the Saline-Larto area in Central Louisiana this time of year, the natural tendency is to think about duck hunting. But it’s also a great time to chase crappie on Larto Lake, Saline Lake and the numerous bayous that make up this complex.[…]
Field Notes
Learn how to pitch a lure when bass fishing heavy cover
Watch this video to learn the basics of pitching lures for bass in heavy cover.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie bite solid at Toledo Bend
The crappie were biting consistently at Toledo Bend this week — at least before yesterday’s cool snap came through with the coolest air of the fall so far.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Youngsville man drowns Sunday in Cameron Parish
A 57-year-old Youngsville man died Sunday morning when he fell off the bow of a boat while attempting to tie off to a pier in West Pass in Cameron Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
NOI would establish commercial fishing season on Poverty Point Reservoir
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday considered a notice of intent that would modify the ban on commercial fishing gear at Poverty Point and establish a commercial fishing season on the 2,700-acre man-made reservoir in Richland Parish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sac-a-lait fishing will only get better at Morgan City
When a hint of coolness starts staying in the air even during the day and football seasons are in full swing, you can bet there are sac-a-lait to be caught in the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake D’Arbonne crappie look for new water during drawdown
When the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries pulled the plug to drop Lake D’Arbonne 5 feet weeks ago, most of the crappie didn’t mind.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
September weather fires up Poverty Point crappie
Poverty Point Reservoir in Delhi is famous for whopper crappie — and lots of them. Local angler Twayne Hosea is famous for catching both, but that’s mostly in the spring. However, that isn’t the only time Poverty’s crappie fishing gets rich.[…]