Big Bass
Bossier City angler lands Toledo Bend 12.12-pounder in Palo Gaucho
Chad Poulsen was definitely on the fish in Palo Gaucho during a club tournament last weekend on Toledo Bend.[…]
Fishing
Big Bass
Lake Charles angler catches 12.90-pound Toledo Bend hammer
A father-son outing on Toledo Bend turned into the trip of a lifetime Saturday when Keith Comeaux landed his biggest lunker ever — an enormous 12.90-pounder that devoured a wacky-rigged plastic worm in Mill Creek.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Captain gets to fish with the help of wings
When Capt. Theophile Bourgeois was sitting in his high school Algebra 2 class contemplating what he wanted to be when he grew up, he probably wasn’t aspiring to become a pilot.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait
The LiveTarget BaitBall Glass Minnow Twitchbait will provide anglers a lure that perfectly mimics the small glass minnow forage that is targeted by trout, reds, Spanish mackerel or virtually anything chasing tiny bait.[…]
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Heads, reds and drum — Tips for catching Breton Sound’s sheesphead, redfish and black drum
You heard the one about the elite, big-fish speckled trout snob in Delacroix in March?
Well, there was this creek. And there was this paddle. The guy was up the creek: Aw heck, you know the rest.[…]
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Paawty Time! How to catch Buras reds, trout in the spring
“No! “the women shrieked, while swiveling their heads from Doc to Artie. “Not another one!”[…]
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The fish are in the fog — Tips for Catfish Lake’s topwater trout action
“The fleas are on the dog, my friend, the fleas are on the dog, but if its fish you’re looking for, the fish are in the fog.”
— Anonymous[…]
Bass Fishing
Jig power — Tips for fishing jigs for more Atchafalaya Basin bass
“I hate finesse fishing,” the fair-skinned man said with a mischievous look, pausing to wait for my reaction.[…]
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Crappie Seeking Individual — Tips to catch more springtime Lake D’Arbonne crappie
James Morgan always seems to have a plan. It’s part of his DNA.
And when it comes to crappie fishing, the only CSI you need is to discover is that he’s a Crappie Seeking Individual.[…]
Bass Fishing
Stumped — Pro tips for bass fishing stump fields
Murder on lower units, but straight-up hog farms — that’s a fitting summary for those shallow, wood-spiked ranges bass anglers call stump fields.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunker locales – The big bass hotspots at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has become the epicenter of big-bass hunters from across the country, pumping out dozens of super-sized lunkers annually over the past few years.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo’s top pics — The pros’ top bass-fishing lures
Mid-May will see some of the nation’s top bass anglers descend upon the nation’s top-rated bass lake for the Bassmaster Elite Series.[…]
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Cover: March 2016
This is when the big girls will be moving shallow at Toledo Bend, and we provide you with baits and locations to make the most of your time on the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery.[…]
Bass Fishing
VIDEO: Watch a Toledo Bend 8-pounder being netted
Early last week there was a major wave of bass that moved into Toledo Bend’s shallows to spawn, but the cool front that passed through the area a few days later pushed most of the fish back into deeper water.[…]
News Breaker
Two plead guilty to federal shark violations, fined $45,000
Two men pleaded guilty to violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management Act involving illegal finning and over the limit of sharks, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
Bon Creole means great food
Randy Montegut, the owner of Bon Creole Seafood, shares recipes for Shrimp and Corn Soup and Sac-a-Lait & Frog legs.[…]