Crappie/Bream

It’s a grand time for Grand Bayou

Tracking down some grand crappie fishing in west central Louisiana this time of year is easy. Just head for Coushatta and make the short ride south to Grand Bayou Reservoir. Since filling up in 1996, the 2,700-acre lake is best known for big bass, but it has just as many — or more — big crappie. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Boeuf River crappie making the cut

All day long at work, Stuart Baum can not avoid talking about fishing. As owner and chief operator of Stuart’s Barber Shop in Columbia, almost every client in these parts either has a fish story to tell or wants to hear the latest fishing report while getting a haircut.[…]