Freshwater Fishing
Get quick results after company move with spider rigs
Jay Stone loves to feel the thump of a white perch hitting a bait at the end of a single jig pole, but he loves something else even more.[…]
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Company Move — Catching crappie as simple as moving to find fish
Moving is a hassle.
Whether it’s cushioning the china in newspaper, bearing the weight of heavy boxes or figuring out what to do with the furniture, nobody likes to move.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Control your boat’s drift with a logging chain
As avid white perch anglers, John Godwin and Jay Stone consider Lake Grenada in Mississippi as one of their top fishing destinations.[…]
Columns
Sweet-tooth sac-a-lait
At the homestead, the 14th day of February is more than just Valentine’s Day: It also marks the birthdate of my wonderful wife Emelise, often referred to in this column as Mrs. Catch.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
We’ve had so much rain this winter that I’m starting to see animals gathering in pairs looking for a large boat. With all this runoff, the big challenge for fly anglers will be to find clear water.[…]
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Upcoming Events
Here’s a list of upcoming events:
Feb. 16-17 — 11th annual Little Mo Fly Fishing Fest, Community Hall, Murfreesboro, Ark. Time: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. (Saturday), Sunday casting workshop TBA. Seminars, fly tying, casting, food, door prizes and refreshments. Admission: $5. www.littlemissouriflyfishing.com.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area fishing permits now available
Lottery applications for fishing permits to the White Lake Wetlands Conservation Area are now being accepted, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries has announced.[…]
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Secrets of a sac-a-lait master – How to catch more crappie
He called it “venture fishing.” I called it a few choice words I can’t write here. But before me lay an extremely, thick tangle of small, long branches sticking atop the water from a submerged, major artery of a tree.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top Chicot Lake crappie tactics
Another location on Glynn Lavergne’s rotating itinerary is Chicot Lake — 2,000 acres of flooded cypress/tupelo located north of Ville Platte within the interior of Chicot State Park.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best crappie tackle and lures
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice these sac-a-lait.[…]
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Long and Short
There are as many ways to catch crappie as there are names for the tasty fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Take a holiday for sac-a-lait
Fishing is a lifetime pursuit; one never stops learning. Sometimes the education comes from books, videos or seminars.[…]
Columns
Yes, buffalo are fish
Actually, buffalo are three species of fish rather than one. No one knows from where the odd name for the creatures is derived. But their scientific names are almost certainly taken from their common name.[…]
Columns
Poppa Chop Jigs
Got a Poppa Chop?
If so, chances are you are using the fine-hair jig and catching sac-a-lait on the creation Paul “Chopper” Viator and his wife Angela make at their home in Delcambre.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sick Day Crappie – Tips for catching Lake D’Arbonne sac-a-lait
My grandfather used to have a plaque at the end of his hall that read, “If fishing interferes with work, quit work!”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake D’Arbonne crappie limit cut in half
The daily bag limit on crappie has been changed for anglers fishing D’Arbonne Lake in Union Parish, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced today (Nov. 29).[…]