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.[…]
Bayou Black
Fishing
Body of missing teen recovered from Black Bayou Lake
Search and rescue teams recovered the body of a missing 15-year old boy from Black Bayou Lake in Caddo Parish late Tuesday morning.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Fish scattered grass in Bayou Black
When Bill McCarty wants to catch sac-a-lait in November, he invariably heads to the Bayou Black area.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Black Bayou Lake
The fishing report on Black Bayou Lake north of Monroe was simple just two months ago: No Fishing. The 2,000 acre lake was closed due to catastrophic flooding in the entire region. But as water levels drop and fishing at the lake becomes more normal, it’s just in time for one of the lake’s premier bites — big bream.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black big bass bonanza happening now
While the unusually high level of the Atchafalaya River has wreaked havoc with fishing in the Basin the last several months, the high water has had just the opposite effect for late-summer bass fishermen in the marshes around Bayou Black.[…]
Bass Fishing
Copacetic on the Copasaw — Top bass-fishing tips for the Bayou Black marshes
Tyler Dupre is someone who would rather travel 50 miles by boat than in his vehicle, fishing bass since the age of 12, the 24-year-old is a lifelong resident of Houma who has a wealth of knowledge learned mostly from his grandfather about this particular species of fish. […]
Bass Fishing
Five baits for five lakes: Delacroix to Bayou Black
Picking one place to fish in Southeast Louisiana is a bit of a pipe dream.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass boat strikes tree in Labor Day accident on Bayou Black, LDWF says
A 52-year-old man was injured Monday morning on Bayou Black when he apparently lost control of his bass boat and struck a tree.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Where to go on Black Bayou Reservoir
Black Bayou Reservoir (not to be confused with Black Bayou Lake near Monroe) is a 600-acre body of water located eight miles north of Bossier City near the town of Benton.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tackle for Black Bayou black crappie
Weldon’s Black Bayou setup is four 12-foot Outlaw crappie poles with 12-pound high visibility Stren gold monofilament line.[…]
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Black on Black — Tips for Black Bayou Reservoir’s black crappie
It was going to be a typical late-summer day — muggy with a high in the upper 90s. Normally, I would have stayed inside under the air conditioning, but on this particular morning I was off to Black Bayou Reservoir near Benton.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Fishing information for Black Bayou, Cheniere lakes
Black Bayou Lake is now part of the Black Lake National Wildlife Refuge ( www.fws.gov/northlouisiana/blackbayoulake/), and is located about five miles north of Monroe on Highway 165.[…]
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.[…]
News Breaker
Two men cited in crab trap thefts on Black Bayou in Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited two men in connection with the recent theft of crab traps on Black Bayou in Calcasieu Parish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Freddie McMullen’s hot Black Bayou Lake bream-fishing tips
Catching bull bream is largely a matter of finding their spawning beds in the shallows near the lake edge.[…]
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Consistent weather needed for Bayou Black
There’s a reason most of the local bass tournament circuits kick off their seasons at Bayou Black during January and February. If the fish haven’t already spawned by the end of January, at least they’re getting ready to spawn. This early activity and fast warming water means anglers can more easily put fish in the box.[…]