Bass Fishing
Toading at Toledo — Keys to fishing frogs for bass
In Grimm’s Fairy Tales there is a story about a princess who made a deal with a frog who had secured her lost golden ball from the depths of a well.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Marsh Punch-out — How to punch grass mats for big bass
Back in 2009 during the Bassmaster Central Open held in the Atchafalaya Basin, Elite Series angler and local favorite Cliff Crochet punched grass mats to earn his first trip to the Classic.[…]
Bass Fishing
Back to the Basin
We decided to kick off the new season of Sportsman TV right back where we started last year – in the basin. The fish are moving into dead end canals as they get ready to spawn and we pull their number. Come go with us.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish, speckled trout in transition near Lake Pontchartrain as temperatures fluctuate
Redfish and speckled trout are in transition in the areas surrounding Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne, moving back and forth from deeper water to the shallows as water temperatures fluctuate, according to a fishing guide.[…]
Fishing
Three men plead guilty to oyster theft in Plaquemines Parish
Judge Michael Clement accepted guilty pleas earlier this week from three men for numerous commercial oyster violations last summer in Plaquemines Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Saline-Larto complex
Eddie Roberts, owner of Eddie’s Marine in Vidalia, said the Saline-Larto complex is the crappie capital of Louisiana.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Black River Lake/Horseshoe complex
What? Never heard of this complex of waterways tucked along the western edge of Concordia Parish at Monterey? Well, Vidalia’s Eddie Roberts said it needs to be on your radar.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Bayou Black
Tim Bye lives in Luling, and knows the waters in the Bayou Des Allemands system like the back of his hand.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Caney Lake
Five of Louisiana’s Top 10 record black crappie came from Caney Lake, and Bobby Phillips said conditions are improving again now that the grass carp have been removed from the 5,000-acre reservoir.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Lake D’Arbonne
Bobby Phillips makes no bones about it: he loves Lake D’Arbonne and hopes Mother Nature cooperates this year for a February crappie spawn.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Statewide crappie recap: Target big ones now on Toledo Bend
You couldn’t pick a better time to be on Toledo Bend than February, said Jerry Thompson of Living the Dream Guide Service.[…]
Bass Fishing
Basin bass on verge of spawn
Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet spent all last week either practicing for or competing in the 2014 Bassmaster Classic held on Alabama’s Lake Guntersville.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Atchafalaya Basin
Sac-a-lait fishing in February in the Atchafalaya Basin is all about water levels and trying to find clear, still water.[…]
Bass Fishing
LDWF releases Florida largemouth bass stocking priority list for 2014
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries plans to stock fewer but larger pure Florida largemouth bass fingerlings into waters across the state later this spring, a biologist said.[…]
Fishing
New SpotlightScan side-looking sonar
Classic bass-fishing destinations like Toledo Bend Reservoir and Lake Sam Rayburn had a lot more standing timber in them back in the 1970s. In fact, once you got above their lower basins the only way to get around was to follow the many boat lanes cut through the trees.[…]
Bass Fishing
Phoenix 919 offers benefits of larger boats in more-compact package
Bass boats have gotten longer over the years, and now it seems almost everyone runs a 21-foot boat. However, Phoenix Boats realized that many anglers would like smaller, more manageable fishing platforms — but they didn’t want to give up the quality that is now expected.[…]