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June 1, 2026
/Atchafalaya Basin

Atchafalaya Basin

Fishing

Two missing boaters survive long night in Atchafalaya Basin

June 22, 2017 From News Reports

After enduring a long night in the Atchafalaya Basin, two Franklin men and their dog were rescued by a Good Samaritan who spotted one of the men on the roof of a camp, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]

Contents

Stealth mode — The No. 1 Atchafalaya Basin turkey hunting tactic

April 1, 2017 Jonathan Olivier

The smoky haze billowing from the Atchafalaya River’s surface was the only motion on an otherwise still morning in early April.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

Scoring sac-a-lait in the Atchafalaya Basin

March 22, 2017 Joel Masson

The Atchafalaya Basin is like Venice: When conditions are right and the fishing is on fire, no other place can match it.[…]

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Basin busters — Top deer-hunting tips for the Atchafalaya Basin

January 1, 2017 John Flores

Jonathan Cheely walked behind his father Jamie in knee-deep water and rain to make an afternoon deer hunt near Bayou Boutte in the Atchafalaya Basin swamp.[…]

Bass Fishing

Best bets for Atchafalaya Basin bass

August 26, 2016 Andy Crawford

The long-awaited drop in the Atchafalaya River happened in late June, and that meant it was easy to catch bass in the Basin.[…]

Field Notes

The best conditions for Atchafalaya Basin fishing success

July 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

While many factors come into play in successfully fishing the Atchafalaya Basin, what the Atchafalaya River is doing dominates decisions on whether and where to go fishing.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

Langlois’ best Atchafalaya Basin fishing equipment

July 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

“I don’t have any fancy jig poles or expensive ultralights,” John Langlois growled. […]

Contents

Atchafalaya fruit salad — The Basin offers multi-species fishing opportunities this month

July 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

When the winter-spring floodwaters fall out of the Atchafalaya Basin, everything that swims bites.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

Atchafalaya Basin fishing turned as river drops

June 27, 2016 Andy Crawford

If you’re in South Louisiana and want to catch some bass or panfish, all you need to do is head to the Atchafalaya Basin. Water levels have finally dropped, and that means the runouts are holding bass, crappie and bream.[…]

Bass Fishing

The making of two Atchafalaya Basin bass-fishing experts

June 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Kevin Diez is an old friend.

I first met him fishing. We were both belly deep in the water at Elmer’s Island, clobbering speckled trout and white trout.[…]

Bass Fishing

Atchafalaya Basin bass-fishing calendar

June 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Largemouth bass fishing is cyclic. Water temperatures, and with them oxygen levels, vary by season.[…]

Bass Fishing

The drop — Expert tips for Atchfalaya Basin bass fishing

June 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

“The drop is what everybody waits for,” the big dude said. “The fish have been swimming around in trees for months, and the falling water pulls them out into the canals and bayous.”[…]

Freshwater Fishing

When and where to fish Atchafalaya Basin crappie

May 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

The Atchafalaya Basin is huge and its habitats are complex. Besides the main channel of the Atchafalaya River that runs the length of it, the Basin has major and minor bayous, pipeline and oilfield canals, sloughs, coves, lakes and back-swamps. […]

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Ten feet high and fallin’ — Best Atchafalaya Basin sac-a-lait tips

May 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

“In a perfect world, it would be 10 feet on the Butte La Rose gauge with a slow fall, year around,” the rakish young man told me with an infectious grin. […]

Bass Fishing

Equipment for bass fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin

March 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Billy Billeaud doesn’t arm himself lightly for bass fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]

Bass Fishing

Jig power — Tips for fishing jigs for more Atchafalaya Basin bass

March 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

“I hate finesse fishing,” the fair-skinned man said with a mischievous look, pausing to wait for my reaction.[…]

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