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March 6, 2021
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Crappie

Crappie/Bream

This technique is EXACTLY what the crappie want!

Todd Masson

Joel Masson and his buddy Emile Cangiamilla were fishing for sac-a-lait on the Tchefuncte River under tiny styrofoam corks. […]

Field Reports

Cold water crappie

Chas Champagne

DockSide TV breaks out the micro spins and push buttons and gears up with the Matrix Mini to target wintertime crappie. […]

Crappie will start moving to the mouth of canals and small bayous when the water temperature gets to 60 degrees and stays there. (Photos by Keith Lusher Jr.)
Crappie/Bream

Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait spreading out in March

Keith Lusher Jr.

Look for March crappie at mouths of canals, small bayous along Tchefuncte River. Slab-sized sac-a-lait spread out throughout the month. […]

Crappie/Bream

Crappie on a different plane

Dusty Wilson

Planer boards allow fishermen to slow-troll their baits and lures in extremely shallow water as prespawn crappie move toward the bank. […]

Threading a minnow on a jighead behind a soft-plastic bait gives your offering increased bulk and some flavor. (Photo by Terry Madewell)
Crappie/Bream

Live minnows make a jig more productive

Phillip Gentry

Threading a minnow on a jighead behind a soft-plastic bait gives your crappie offering increased bulk and some flavor. […]

Two whole crappie, thoroughly cleaned and seasoned.
Crappie/Bream

That’s a ‘whole’ plate of crappie

Kinny Haddox

Kinny Haddox scaled, cleaned and removed all the inedible parts from two 16-inch crappie and decided to cook them whole. […]

Field Reports

The sac-a-lait run begins!

Todd Masson

Todd Masson hitched up his boat and journeyed to the Tchefuncte River to fish for February sac-a-lait and bass. […]

Crappie/Bream

Bussey Brake gives up No. 2 white crappie

Kinny Haddox

Anthony Griffith caught a 3.60 pound Bussey Brake white crappie on Jan. 30, that will be the No. 2 white crappie ever caught in Louisiana. […]

Crappie/Bream

Bussey black crappie breaks 3-pound mark

Kinny Haddox

James Morgan of Rocky Branch hooked a 3.22-pound black crappie in some thick brush on Jan. 23 at Bussey Brake WMA. […]

Crappie/Bream

Northshore’s great cold-weather crappie bite continues

Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller’s tried-and-true technique of fishing vertically around deep brush piles does the trick on crappie in Northshore waters. […]

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Lure Review: Hamma Heads

Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades. […]

Crappie/Bream

Try live crawfish when you target slab crappie

Kinny Haddox

Don’t forget crawfish for late-winter and early spring crappie. Crawfish and crawfish-colored lures start working best in February. […]

Crappie/Bream

Des Allemands, Boeuf areas hot for sac-a-lait

Don Shoopman

Canals and other waterways around Bayou Des Allemands and Lake Boeuf are places you’ll find sac-a-lait anglers targeting slabs in January. […]

Crappie/Bream

Bayou Lacombe basics for January sac-a-lait

Keith Lusher Jr.

Forrest Green of Lacombe has learned a lot about how colder temperatures affect the crappie bite on Bayou Lacombe. […]

Crappie/Bream

Sac-a-lait fishing peaks at Henderson Lake

Don Shoopman

Drawdown shouldn’t hurt sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake. November is a prime time for sac-a-lait fishing at Henderson Lake. […]

Crappie/Bream

Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them

Kinny Haddox

Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie. […]

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  • Guides enjoy sac-a-lait trip

    What do two saltwater guides do when the saltwater fishing is slow? They go sac-a-lait fishing together! Capt. Mike Guidry of Rippin Lip Guide Service and Capt. Mark Scardina of Hard Times Fishing Charters with [...]

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  • How to fish the wind in Grand Isle

    Tommy Vidrine busts out the whiteboard to share his advice for the best spots to fish to avoid the wind in Grand Isle. […]

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