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May 2, 2026
/Bussey Brake Reservoir

Bussey Brake Reservoir

Bass Fishing

Reader Report: Two 11 pounders

April 28, 2023 Field Reporter

Michael Crapanzano and Chris Davis of Hammond were fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir in March when they each caught 11-pound lunker bass.[…]

Bass Fishing

Major League Fishing tournament coming to Caney Lake, Bussey Brake

April 21, 2023 From News Reports

Major League Fishing will be hosting their General Tire Heavy Hitters all-star event on Caney Lake and on Bussey Brake Reservoir.[…]

Big Bass

Monroe angler boats Bussey Brake trophy bass

April 19, 2023 Dan Kibler

Kade Hillestad, a member of Louisiana-Monroe’s college bass-fishing team, hooked a 13.22-pound bass on Bussey Brake Reservoir on April 16.[…]

Big Bass

Bastrop angler lands Bussey Brake giant

April 4, 2023 Dan Kibler

Danny Diel of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on April 3 when he hooked a giant 13.84-pound bass out of a flooded bush.[…]

Crappie/Bream

Reeves’ Bussey slab takes No. 2 spot in record book

March 7, 2023 Kinny Haddox

A 3.76 pound white crappie caught by Jeremie Reeves at Bussey Brake Reservoir is the second-biggest white crappie ever caught in the state.[…]

Big Bass

Humongous bass breaks Bussey Brake record

March 3, 2023 Dan Kibler

Robert Rush of Crossett, Ark., hooked a 26-inch long, 15.36-pound bass on Feb. 26 that is the new Bussey Brake record bass.[…]

Big Bass

Bussey Brake angler has plenty to celebrate

March 2, 2023 Dan Kibler

Lane Martin of Paulina was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 20 when he landed a 11.92-pound largemouth bass.[…]

Big Bass

Bussey Brake gives up another monster largemouth

February 25, 2023 Dan Kibler

Justin Martin caught a 9-pound bass and a 12.02-pound monster lunker at Bussey Brake Reservoir on Feb. 19.[…]

Big Bass

Herrington lands new Bussey Brake record bass

February 19, 2023 Dan Kibler

Todd Herrington of Bastrop was fishing at Bussey Brake on Feb. 14 when he hooked a 13.58-pound bass that broke the 2-year-old lake record.[…]

Bass Fishing

Bush league bass

February 17, 2023 Kinny Haddox

After a complete renovation, Bussey Brake Reservoir in Morehouse Parish is producing some of the biggest bass in the state.[…]

Big Bass

Osbon gets big Bussey Brake bass in the boat

February 11, 2023 Dan Kibler

Casey Osbon of West Monroe caught a 10.25-pound bass on Feb. 6 from Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop.[…]

Big Bass

David Still lands monster bass on Bussey

July 15, 2022 Kinny Haddox

David Stills caught a 13-pound Bussey Brake lunker bass while fishing with his son, Bryce, on Father’s Day.[…]

Columns

La. Hwy 593 to Bussey Brake: The road to a whole lot of my life

June 30, 2022 Kinny Haddox

The second anniversary of the re-opening of Bussey Brake Reservoir near Bastrop is this month. Not many old lakes get to live again.[…]

Big Bass

Hinton looks for calm spot and finds Bussey toad

May 13, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Jeremy Hinton of Bastrop was fishing Bussey Brake on May 9 when he tossed a June Bug tube style creature bait and landed a 11.10-pound bass.[…]

Big Bass

Baton Rouge angler catches Bussey brute

May 3, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Hunter Hamilton played hooky from school on May 2 and ended up catching a 12.63-pound bass at Bussey Brake.[…]

Bass Fishing

Subtle depth differences at Bussey Brake are a big deal

April 1, 2022 Kinny Haddox

Bradley Roy points out that even the slightest depth changes at Bussey Brake can be one of the keys to finding and catching largemouths.[…]

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