Crappie/Bream
Falling water means great Lake D’Arbonne crappie fishing
If history repeats itself, the 2016 winter drawdown on D’Arbonne will make the water go down and fishing action will go up. […]
Lake D’Arbonne
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Crappie season suspended — Top tips for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
Lake D’Arbonne is a prime location to chase crappie during December. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake D’Arbonne crappie look for new water during drawdown
When the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries pulled the plug to drop Lake D’Arbonne 5 feet weeks ago, most of the crappie didn’t mind. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake to table – Lake D’Arbonne’s catfish are hard to beat
The appeal of catching an 8- to 10-pound bass or a cooler full of slab crappie brings most visitors to the 16,000-acre Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. […]
Freshwater Fishing
What you need to know about fishing Lake D’Arbonne
On the way to the Highway 15 boat launch, John Odom provided a quick primer on fishing Lake D’Arbonne. […]
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Flat-out crappie — How to catch Lake D’Arbonne’s white perch
John Odom is a big guy — 6-foot, 4-inches and 290 pounds “after a recent diet,” he informed me. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to beat Lake D’Arbonne’s crappie-fishing crowds
There are 16,000 acres to fish on Lake D’Arbonne. But when crappie stack up in the spring or even when they arrive at popular spawning grounds, it often looks like a boat show on the water. […]
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Crappie Seeking Individual — Tips to catch more springtime Lake D’Arbonne crappie
James Morgan always seems to have a plan. It’s part of his DNA.
And when it comes to crappie fishing, the only CSI you need is to discover is that he’s a Crappie Seeking Individual. […]
Fishing Tournaments
Bass tournament benefitting wounded game warden scheduled for Lake D’Arbonne
A fishing tournament benefitting the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent who was shot in the back during a traffic stop in May is scheduled to take place later this month on Lake D’Arbonne. […]
Bass Fishing
The biggest and best Lake D’Arbonne bass
While 8-pounders like David Harrell likes to catch are enough to send most of us to the local tackle store to show off, those fish are just about half the size of the official record on D’Arbonne. […]
Bass Fishing
Best lures for Lake D’Arbonne bass
David Harrell has an “everyman” approach to fishing for big bass. He doesn’t have any big secret weapon or perfectly matched tackle and bait combo. […]
Bass Fishing
Test of time and patience — How to catch summertime bass at Lake D’Arbonne
Before David Harrell even carried the big bass to the scales that Saturday, he had an inkling about what his friends were going to say. […]
Bass Fishing
Five baits for five lakes: Lake D’Arbonne
The search for the Holy Grail of bass lures has led many anglers astray. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Where to stay, eat at Lake D’Arbonne
Planning a trip to Union Parish to take on Lake D’Arbonne’s famous crappie? Well, you can also — as the T-shirts say —eat, sleep and fish, and stay a while. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Is Lake D’Arbonne’s crappie fishing too good to be true?
Crappie fishing was so good on Lake D’Arbonne early in 2014 that fishermen seriously wondered, “are too many people catching too many fish?” […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: Lake D’Arbonne fish on the move
Chris Burnham had been idling over the 20-foot hole in front of his house for a few weeks with a keen eye on his sonar. […]