Freshwater Fishing
Bank-fishing checklist:
Bank fishing is like anything else: You can make it simple or you can make it complicated.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Bank-fishing fit for a king
In some cases, bank-fishing can make you king.[…]
Contents
Bank busters — Where to bank-fish in Northeast Louisiana
Years ago, news editor Jimmy Hatten would sit across from me in the Monroe News Star office. When things slowed, we turned to talk fishing. Jimmy and his wife loved to fish every Sunday afternoon.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to mop up on bedding bream
Fishing beds is an extremely productive way to catch huge bluegills or shellcrackers, as it enables anglers to target the males guarding the beds.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Go goujon fishing heavily armed
Johnny Broussard’s fishing gear is not finesse tackle. Both goujon and blue catfish grow large, and much of Broussard’s fishing is next to the dense wood of submerged tree stumps and snags that are the lairs of these big fish. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bait is key when fishing for yellow catfish
“It’s harder to catch the bait than it is to catch the fish,” Johnny Broussard said, with note of frustration in his voice. “I spend a lot of time getting bait.”[…]
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Man of the swamp
Johnny Broussard’s great passion is fishing for goujon with a rod and reel.[…]
Catfish
Do stink baits really catch more catfish?
For many catfish anglers, at least those pursuing channels and blues, success follows those in the right place at the right time with the right smell.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Video: Hackney lands 9-pound bass lodged on 12-inch sac-a-lait
When the cameras are rolling, you just never know what you might see on Sportsman TV.[…]
Contents
Crook Chene Calamity — Top tips for fishing for Opelousas cats
All Johnny Broussard’s friends describe him as a man of the swamp.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Focus on travel routes for postspawn crappie
Catching crappie after the spawn is a matter of following them along their travel routes to deep water. Here are some tips.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bream-fishing mistakes to avoid
When Charles Johnson was asked what mistakes people make when they fish bream beds, his answer was simple: “noise, noise, noise.”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
A primer on worms
To an artificial lure-only snob, an earthworm is an earthworm. Not to knowledgeable freshwater live-bait anglers, thought.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best baits and tackle for Toledo Bend crappie
Jackson has fished Toledo Bend most of his life. He was a competitive bass angler early in his career, qualifying for the 1982 Bassmaster Classic in 1982 on the Alabama River.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Dredging up deepwater crappie
When crappie go deep — which happens sometime this through November — shiners are the mainstay of most Toledo Bend crappie guides in the summer, and Jackson is no exception.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Toledo Bend crappie driven by low-water cycles
The quality of the crappie coming off the tops during the past couple of years has been outstanding: It is not uncommon to catch a few fish over 2 pounds.[…]