Freshwater Fishing
Where to stay, eat at Lake D’Arbonne
Planning a trip to Union Parish to take on Lake D’Arbonne’s famous crappie? Well, you can also — as the T-shirts say —eat, sleep and fish, and stay a while.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
NAUTICSTAR 231 COASTAL
NauticStar has enjoyed four years of success with their 210 Coastal and Angler, and the company responded to the requests for larger versions by adding the 231 Coastal and Angler to their 2015 model lineup.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Depth finder critical to crappie-fishing success
What does the perfect picture look like on your electronic graph when you are looking for crappie in the deep water on D’Arbonne in February?[…]
Fishing
PIONEER 222 SPORTFISH
The Pioneer 222 Sportfish is a boat that can be as serious or relaxed as you like.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Is Lake D’Arbonne’s crappie fishing too good to be true?
Crappie fishing was so good on Lake D’Arbonne early in 2014 that fishermen seriously wondered, “are too many people catching too many fish?”[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top picks from “Bruiser Bob’s” crappie fishing closet
Bob Mitcham’s man cave has more than fluffy recliners, a big screen TV, and all kinds of fishing and hunting signage, photos and memorabilia.[…]
Bass Fishing
Grubs on umbrella rigs
Discussions of grubs cannot exclude their group presentation on the umbrella rig. Although banned in Bassmaster Elite and FLW Tour competition, the multi-armed “egg beaters” remain a vital tool for bass anglers from fall through early spring.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top trout tactics
Glenn Schurr’s tactics have put you in the vicinity of where they are biting, but now what? Speckled trout can concentrate in very small spots and there is a lot of water out there, even if Shurr’s strategy has put you in the ballpark.[…]
Bass Fishing
The right tackle for nail-weighted worms
Kevin Hawk fishes his nail-weighted worms on light line and a spinning rod to better handle and feel the finesse presentation.[…]
Fishing
PHOENIX 721 Pro XP
The Phoenix 721 Pro XP has developed a following and become a staple with bass fishermen nationwide. It has the storage and comfort — along with the speed, handling and maneuverability — expected in a big boat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How Standard Mapping Services E-cards happened
The story of how a New Orleans street cop became the Jedi Knight of fishing navigation maps is an American success story that could only have happened in Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to use a nail weight with a swimbait
Sticking small, thin weights into slender worms influences fall rates and bottom orientation, but that’s not the only use for this tackle tactic.[…]
Fishing
SKEETER ZX250
The Skeeter ZX250 is one of the latest in line of thoroughbred bass boats being produced by the company that began in the East Texas town of Marshall in 1948.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Standard Mapping E-cards help find speckled trout
Glenn Schurr said the key to putting trout in the boat is pretty simple.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hemphill angler scores on 12.47-pound Toledo Bend bass
William “Bill” Whitsitt and his uncle expected to catch some bass when they launched about 9:30 a.m. Thursday, but they didn’t have a clue the trip would produce Whitsitt’s best fish to date — a hawg that weighed nearly 12 1/2 pounds.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: The beat goes on at Lake Bistineau
With no malice in his heart, Homer Humphreys says Lake Bistineau is the “dangdest” lake he’s ever seen.[…]