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June 27, 2022
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Lake D’Arbonne

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Call Sam! West Monroe shares Lake D’Arbonne crappie secrets

January 1, 2017 Kinny Haddox

If you’re having trouble catching Lake D’Arbonne crappie, this angler has the answers. And he doesn’t mind sharing all of his secrets. […]

Crappie/Bream

Falling water means great Lake D’Arbonne crappie fishing

December 15, 2016 Kinny Haddox

If history repeats itself, the 2016 winter drawdown on D’Arbonne will make the water go down and fishing action will go up. […]

Contents

Crappie season suspended — Top tips for Lake D’Arbonne crappie

December 1, 2016 Kinny Haddox

Lake D’Arbonne is a prime location to chase crappie during December. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Lake D’Arbonne crappie look for new water during drawdown

September 27, 2016 Kinny Haddox

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

May 19, 2016 Kinny Haddox

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

April 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

On the way to the Highway 15 boat launch, John Odom provided a quick primer on fishing Lake D’Arbonne. […]

Contents

Flat-out crappie — How to catch Lake D’Arbonne’s white perch

April 1, 2016 Jerald Horst

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

March 15, 2016 Kinny Haddox

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

March 1, 2016 Kinny Haddox

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

September 1, 2015 Patrick Bonin

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

June 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

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

June 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

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

June 1, 2015 Kinny Haddox

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

March 16, 2015 Chris Ginn

The search for the Holy Grail of bass lures has led many anglers astray. […]

Freshwater Fishing

Where to stay, eat at Lake D’Arbonne

February 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

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?

February 15, 2015 Kinny Haddox

Crappie fishing was so good on Lake D’Arbonne early in 2014 that fishermen seriously wondered, “are too many people catching too many fish?” […]

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