Big Bass
Ruston angler catches 13-pound Caney Lake hammer
Robert Ogle was just about to take a snack break on Caney Lake Wednesday, when he noticed what he thought was a 5-pounder sitting on a bed. […]
Caney Lake
Bass Fishing
Five baits for five lakes: Caney Lake
Caney Lake in Jackson Parish is one of those lakes where bass can pull up overnight and then back out just as quickly.[…]
Big Bass
Fresh from the 2015 Bassmaster Classic, Pruett lands 10.89-pounder on Caney Lake
Just a week removed from the frigid conditions on Lake Hartwell and his first-ever Bassmaster Classic appearance, Brett Pruett felt right at home on Caney Lake Saturday when he reeled in the biggest bass of his life. […]
Events & Announcements
LDWF’s annual Caney Creek Reservoir public meeting scheduled for tonight
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will hold a public meeting tonight on several Caney Creek Reservoir issues starting at 7 p.m. at the Jimmie Davis State Park Conference Center.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake gives up 11-pounder
It began six or seven years ago when guys attending a Sunday School class at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston mapped out plans for a fishing trip to Caney Lake, a trip that has become an annual event and has expanded to include friends.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Statewide crappie recap: Caney Lake
Five of Louisiana’s Top 10 record black crappie came from Caney Lake, and Bobby Phillips said conditions are improving again now that the grass carp have been removed from the 5,000-acre reservoir.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake gives up 11-pounder
Fishermen can be some of the hardest-headed creatures. They’ll often ask people in the know about the best lures, the best colors, the best time of day to fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Chatter – An unusual Caney Lake tactic for winter bass fishing
The last thing that comes to most people’s minds when thinking about Caney Lake is a chatter bait. Kenny Covington isn’t most people. He is a bassaholic who isn’t afraid to buck conventional wisdom.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best Caney Lake chatter bait colors
It’s hard to get me to believe that lure color makes much of a difference.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass anglers find Black Friday bite at Caney Lake
My wife and I have an agreement: I get to go hunting and fishing as much as I want as long as I don’t make her go with me.[…]
Bass Fishing
Big worms not the only brush-pile baits that work on Caney Lake
There’s no doubt a big Texas-rigged worm is the way to fish the numerous brush piles in Caney Lake during the summer because they work more often than not.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Topwater frogs work well over Caney Lake’s flooded grass
Ron Aulds’ favorite way to fish Caney Lake might be working big worms in the deep brush piles, but he knows that’s not the only way to catch big bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake is ripe for sightfishing this month
The front that blew through North Louisiana yesterday (April 4), dumping rain and producing high winds, dropped temperatures at Caney Lake dramatically. Air temps were in the high 30s this morning, while water temps dropped into the low 60s.[…]
Columns
Caney Lake has all you need for a Merry Christmas
No, you won’t find the lunker largemouth you’ve dreamed about under your Christmas tree, but you just may find it at Caney Lake, which is known for its double-digit bass.[…]
Columns
Sneak onto Caney Lake in December
Caney Lake in Chatham, home to the state record for largemouth, is Louisiana’s premiere big-bass lake, and has produced the three-largest bass ever caught in the Bayou State.[…]