Bass Fishing
How to catch bass with lockjaw
The coldest month of the year is here, but you still want to go out and catch some bass. The question is: How?[…]
Bass Fishing
Other Ned Rig options
While the Z-Man Finesse TRDs are made specifically to be used with the Ned Rig, there are a couple of other options:[…]
News Breaker
Treat squirrels with more respect, you’ll kill more
“I don’t understand it. I see plenty of squirrels when I’m deer hunting, but once deer season is over and I go after squirrels, they just don’t seem to be around.” […]
News Breaker
Flock of ducks apparently struck by lightning in Avoyelles Parish Monday morning
After surviving the 2015-16 hunting season, a flock of ducks in Avoyelles Parish was apparently taken out by a most unlikely source — a lightning strike during severe weather that rumbled through the area Monday morning.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for possessing 33 redfish in Port Sulphur
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries busted two men for allegedly being over their redfish limit in Port Sulphur on Feb. 11, according to a news release.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
About Miller’s Lake
The 3,200-acre Miller’s Lake in Avoyelles Parish is unusual in that it is entirely private but open to public fishing.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top crappie-fishing gear
You will never find a commercially produced rod-and-reel combo or rubber tube jig in Murphy Royer’s Boat. This man is particular about his tackle, and either makes it or modifies store-bought stuff a lot. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie assassins are made, not born
“I fish four days a week, sometimes five,” Murphy Royer said. “Monday and Tuesday, I fish. Wednesday I clean fish and do chores. Thursday and Friday, I fish, and Saturday I clean fish and do chores.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Royer’s record-book crappie
Murphy Royer has been fishing for big crappie a long time, but he was beginning to think he would never catch a record book fish.[…]
Crappie/Bream
How to tie your own crappie jigs
Murphy Royer ties his own crappie jigs because he is particular about colors, but mostly because he enjoys making them and fishing with his own lures.[…]
Bass Fishing
Where to catch Toledo Bend prespawn lunkers
It is no secret that the better bass fishing at Toledo Bend mostly south of Pendleton Bridge that cuts the lake roughly in half.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lures and tactics
Sight-fishing isn’t the deal during the prespawn, but Dean said the bass won’t be hugging the bottom, either.[…]
Bass Fishing
Haygrass is new at Toledo Bend but provides perfect bass habitat
Haybrass is a relative newcomer to Toledo Bend, but is a welcome addition.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass stocking to bolster reservoir’s quality fishing
LDWF biologist Jason Brancamp remains optimistic that double-digit trophy largemouths will remain in Toledo Bend’s future for quite a while.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best access spots for Toledo Bend lunkers
Sure, you could run your boat from any launch on the lake to reach prime Toledo Bend lunker areas, but there are some launches that are in the middle of the action.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
According to scientists at the National Weather Service, large El Nino events create colder-than-normal weather in the months of February and March. If that prediction holds true, it’s good news for “rainbeaux trout” anglers.[…]