Field Reports
Duck Camp Dinners: Heritage is a hand-me-down
The Duck Camp Dinners crew is back in the bayous as Chef Jean-Paul Bourgeois wraps up his last hunt of the season. […]
Bayou Black
Crappie/Bream
Wait was worth it for Bayou Black bream, sac-a-lait and catfish
Bill McCarty, a bona fide specialist at catching panfish and catfish in the Bayou Black area, knows June is the right time to fish there. […]
Crappie/Bream
Bayou Black crappie fishing takes off in August
Guide and owner of Crappie Psychic, Clyde Folse, definitely has sac-a-lait on his hot-weather August menu at Bayou Black. […]
Crappie/Bream
Sac-a-lait a great spring bet at Bayou Black
Barry Henry of Morgan City explains why April gets a green light for awesome slab crappie fishing in the Bayou Black area. […]
Bass Fishing
March bass madness starts in marshes in Orange Grove area
Gerald Foulcard of Patterson is an angler who has caught his share of bass in the marshes near Gibson, particularly during March. […]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass really like punched D-Bombs in December
Bassmaster Elite Series angler Tyler Rivet knows Missile Baits D-Bomb can put bass in the boat this December in the Bayou Black area. […]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass blast
These bass anglers spend every available minute together on the water, and they know there’s no place better for numbers of bites than Bayou Black. […]
Bass Fishing
Two cited for over the limit of bass on Bayou Black
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for alleged fishing violations last month after they were allegedly found with 53 bass in Terrebonne Parish. […]
Bass Fishing
Pitching tips for Bayou Black
Pitching plastics at Bayou Black doesn’t have to be complicated, but there are a few tips Engerran passed along to help you be more successful. […]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie making converts on Black Bayou Lake
A few years back, the only time Randy Smith ever caught a crappie was by accident.
Now, he dedicates most of his time on the water chasing them. […]
Bass Fishing
Bet on (Bayou) Black bass
There’s an area that Bill McCarty never passes up when he wants to put bass in the boat in May. […]
Fishing
Bob’s Bayou Black Marina faces closure due to canal access issue; HB 391 filed in Legislature
Even as legislation seeking to make the state’s tidally-influenced waters open to public access began its journey in the Louisiana Legislature this week, a long-time marina in Gibson is facing closure early next year because the landowner is not renewing a waterway lease that ultimately provides boater access to the Intracoastal Waterway. […]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass staging for spawn this month
Prairieville anglers Kurt and Adam Cook spend pretty much every weekend fishing together, and Bayou Black is one of their favorite wintertime targets. […]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass in transition but very catchable, anglers say
The day dawned with thick fog blanketing the waters near Bob’s Bayou Black Marina, but that didn’t bother Kurt and Adam Cook. The uncle/nephew fishing team knew they didn’t need to go far to put fish in the boat. […]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black giving up lots of bass
Think catching dozens of bass in a day sounds fun? Don’t want to make long boat runs to do it? Then you need to launch your boat at Bob’s Bayou Black Marina. Now. […]
Bass Fishing
Hot weather doesn’t slow down Bayou Black bass bite
The line to launch at Bob’s Bayou Black was well beyond the overflow parking lot last Saturday morning. […]