Bass Fishing
February is great bass prespawn month on Indian Creek Reservoir
Indian Creek Reservoir bass anglers look for water in the mid-50s for pre-spawn bass feeding frenzy in February.[…]
Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake gives up No. 2 white crappie
Anthony Griffith caught a 3.60 pound Bussey Brake white crappie on Jan. 30, that will be the No. 2 white crappie ever caught in Louisiana.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Lake Five can be Myrtle Grove hotspot in February
Start at Lake Five in Myrtle Grove, Kenner angler says, and figure out where the redfish are, what they want and stick with it.[…]
News Breaker
The DESCEND Act of 2020 will go into effect in 2022
The DESCEND Act of 2020 will require commercial and recreational vessels to have a venting tool or descending device rigged and ready to use.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Bass Pro Shops and Johnny Morris announce amateur fishing tournament
Bass Pro Shops announced the Johnny Morris Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships.[…]
Big Bass
Big Bass Parade underway at Caney
On Jan. 30, four lunker bass over 10 pounds were brought to the scales at Caney Lake, including a 12.40-pound largemouth caught by Ben Raley.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Pick your days to fish Calcasieu in February
Calcasieu Lake trout bite best in February on pre-front days. There will be some big sow speckled trout landed this month.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey black crappie breaks 3-pound mark
James Morgan of Rocky Branch hooked a 3.22-pound black crappie in some thick brush on Jan. 23 at Bussey Brake WMA.[…]
Field Notes
Tackle late winter specks and reds
Brent Taylor knows t’s a good time to start targeting speckled trout and redfish around Bayou Bienvenue, Shell Beach and Hopedale.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Northshore’s great cold-weather crappie bite continues
Ray Miller’s tried-and-true technique of fishing vertically around deep brush piles does the trick on crappie in Northshore waters.[…]
Columns
Lure Review: Hamma Heads
Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades.[…]
Bass Class
Bass Angler Spotlight: Jordan Sylvester
Jordan Sylvester fishes on the Louisiana High School B.A.S.S. Nation circuit, which includes more than 100 schools.[…]
Field Notes
Don’t overlook black drum
The black drum is an inshore and estuarine fish that doesn’t get the attention it rightly deserves, according to Joshua Bourg.[…]
Features
Shell Beach guide has answers to February fishing questions
Shell Beach guide said a good fishing clinic, involving redfish and speckled trout, can cure anything that’s ailing you in February.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Great 8: Lake Fausse Pointe’s trophy bass
Louisiana’s Lake Fausse Pointe showed out as a trophy bass destination in 2020, with eight bass weighing more than 7 pounds.[…]
Columns
Species spotlight: Redfish
Red drum, commonly referred to as redfish, are one of the most popular species of saltwater fish throughout the southeast.[…]