Bass Fishing
Bistineau bigmouths
“We fished this very spot,” murmured 59-year-old Rickey Lee. “I can’t remember names and faces, but I can remember where I caught a fish.”[…]
Lake Bistineau
Inshore Fishing
Aerial herbicide spraying slated for Sept. 28 in Lake Bistineau
Weather permitting, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduled an aerial herbicide application on Lake Bistineau for Thursday, September 28 to control large expanses of giant salvinia that are inhibiting access.[…]
Fishing
Week-long aerial herbicide treatment for Lake Bistineau to start Monday
Helicopters are expected to hover over Lake Bistineau next week starting on Monday to administer an aerial herbicide to treat giant salvinia, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
Fall, drawdown turn on Lake Bistineau largemouths
The bass-per-acre odds are getting better for largemouth bass fishermen on Lake Bistineau in Webster Parish. A drawdown to control giant salvinia began in August and as the water falls, bass are congregating.[…]
Fishing
Public meeting, drawdown scheduled for Lake Bistineau
Two important events have been scheduled for Lake Bistineau this month by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake Bistineau bass already on beds
Although the calendar says it’s only Feb. 2, don’t tell that to the bass on the north end of Lake Bistineau in Webster Parish — they’re already on beds spawning in shallow water, according to a local angler.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Drawdowns scheduled for Iatt Lake, Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has scheduld drawdowns in the coming weeks for both Iatt Lake and Lake Bistineau to try to control giant salvinia.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: The beat goes on at Lake Bistineau
With no malice in his heart, Homer Humphreys says Lake Bistineau is the “dangdest” lake he’s ever seen.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Bistineau drawdown underway
Water levels on Lake Bistineau are being dropped as part of the battle against giant salvinia, which has plagued the lake for years, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Bass Fishing
Quality Lake Bistineau bass are there for the taking, local angler says
After a recent draining to combat the giant salvinia infesting the lake, Lake Bistineau is finally filling up again. And anglers are returning to fish the lake as the water rises and their favorite areas are once again becoming accessible.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Giant salvinia spraying begins on Lake Bistineau
Aerial spraying of giant salvinia is set to begin today on Lake Bistineau in an effort to control the aquatic vegetation that has taken over the reservoir, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced.
Helicopter crews will conduct the spraying over two days, with workers in airboats following up with additional spraying in areas of thick concentration among dense cypress trees, the LDWF said.[…]
Events & Announcements
Lake Bistineau drawdown initiated on Sept. 16
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) initiated a drawdown on Lake Bistineau on Wednesday, Sept. 16.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program increasing salvinia weevil population on Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) Office of Fisheries is moving large quantities of salvinia weevils into Lake Bistineau in northwest Louisiana as part of a multi-tiered treatment effort to slow the growth of giant salvinia.[…]
Contents
Back in Time
As a youngster growing up in Goldonna, the latter part of May served notice that I was on the cusp of something extra special.[…]
Events & Announcements
L.D.W.F. Aquatic Plant Control Program MAKES PROGRESS at Lake Bistineau
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Inland Fisheries Division completed a week-long herbicide spray project at Lake Bistineau on April 11 as part of a long-range plan to regain control of aquatic plants on the northwest Louisiana water body.[…]