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Ten feet high and fallin’ — Best Atchafalaya Basin sac-a-lait tips
“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. […]
Atchafalaya Basin
Bass Fishing
Equipment for bass fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin
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
“I hate finesse fishing,” the fair-skinned man said with a mischievous look, pausing to wait for my reaction.[…]
Bass Fishing
ULM takes lead in College Series Regional on Atchafalaya Basin
With 17 pounds, 9 ounces on Thursday, Tyler Stewart and Nick Joiner of the University of Louisiana-Monroe took an early 4-pound-plus lead after Day 1 in the Bassmaster College Series Central Regional on the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin versus Atchafalaya Spillway
For many, if not most outdoorsman, the names “Atchafalaya Basin” and the “Atchafalaya Spillway” are synonymous.[…]
Deer Hunting
Parts of Area 9 in Atchafalaya Basin to reopen for deer hunters Saturday
Deer season will reopen in parts of Deer Area 9 in the Atchafalaya Basin on Saturday (Jan. 30) when the Atchafalaya River gauge at Butte La Rose falls below 18 feet, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
B.A.S.S. reschedules Central Open because of Atchafalaya Basin flooding
The unusually wet winter in the Atchafalaya Basin has claimed another victim – the B.A.S.S. Central Open scheduled for next month out of Morgan City has been rescheduled for the fall.[…]
Deer Hunting
Atchafalaya Basin flooding to trigger deer season closures, LDWF says
The rising Mississippi River could claim another casualty, with deer hunting season shutting down within much of the Atchafalaya Basin as early as Friday (Jan. 8), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Bass Fishing
7 tips for 100-bass fishing trips in the Atchafalaya Basin
New Iberia tournament angler Caleb Sumrall’s shares his advice on how to boat loads of bass from the waters west of the Atchafalaya River.[…]
Bass Fishing
Florida gene never took hold in Atchafalaya Basin bass
Almost 1.3 million Florida-strain bass were released into Lake Verret, Grassy Lake and Lake Palourde between 1993 and 2011, according to the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
Majority of Atchafalaya Basin bass still released, LDWF says
When the minimum length limit on bass was abandoned in 2013, some anglers predicted loads of fish would be snatched from the water and released into Lake Crisco.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hefty bass stringers still possible after Atchafalaya Basin fishing regulations changes
There was fear among some in the tournament community that sizable bass would be hard to come by after the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission removed the 14-inch minimum length limit in 2013 and increased the daily creel to 10 bass this June 8 for all waters within the Atchafalay Basin and the Lake Verret system.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point goes down in Atchafalaya Basin
Barret Fritscher is a guy who readily admits he usually takes pretty good care of his hunting equipment — especially his BowTech RPM 360 bow.[…]
Bass Fishing
Two sides of the coin — Expert tips for fall Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing
Stepping aboard the bass boat at Doiron’s Landing last October, I noticed the smiles on the faces of my two hosts. They appeared more than confident, and they insisted the game plan was certain.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Two fish kills reported recently in the Atchafalaya Basin
A perfect storm of high temperatures, a falling river and the return of afternoon thunderstorms caused two localized fish kills in the Atchafalaya Basin within the last week, according to a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries freshwater biologist.[…]
Other Hunting
Defining the Atchafalaya Basin
It’s hard to define exactly what the Atchafalaya Basin is.
People can’t even agree on the name. Most experts on that sort of thing agree the name “Atchafalaya” is derived from the Choctaw Indian language and interprets as “long river.” […]