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.[…]
News Breaker
Completed wetland restoration project on Sherburne WMA’s South Farm Unit provides more acreage for duck hunting next fall
Duck hunters on Sherburne Wildlife Management Area will have more acreage available for hunting this fall after a $440,000 wetland restoration project on the South Farm Unit, according to Ducks Unlimited.[…]
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.[…]
News Breaker
Ruston hunter documents duck season with aerial drone and GoPro
Hampton Rutland didn’t originally start out with the idea of documenting his first-ever duck season on new property into a tidy 4-minute video, but the GoPro Hero3 camera he got for his birthday last year spurred him on.[…]
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.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF to close hunting seasons on Pearl River WMA due to expected river level
With the Pearl River forecast to rise over the next several days, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced that all hunting seasons on Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the river reaches 16.5 feet at Pearl River.[…]
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.[…]
Fishing
Spring-loaded bracket protects transducers from stumps
Getting into the thick of stumps, laydowns and other cover can be key to fishing success. The problem is that transom-mounted transducers can be damaged maneuvering boats through such jungles.[…]
Bass Fishing
Burnette reels in 12.71-pound hawg near Indian Mounds on Sunday
Most people dream of catching one 10-pound bass in a lifetime, but Bobby Burnette seems to have a knack for reeling in lunkers on a regular basis.[…]