Bass Fishing
Keys to North Louisiana lunker bass
Would you like to get Sontus Mitchell’s top tips for catching lunker largemouths on five popular North Louisiana lakes and rivers?[…]
Northwest LA
Bass Fishing
Top big-bass gear
Sontus Mitchell has a big 20-foot Triton fiberglass bass rig with plenty of storage compartments. Good thing: He’s armed like a big-bass SWAT team member, with bags of fishing tricks stowed here and there in every corner of the rig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Arresting approach — Fishing tips for North Louisiana’s top bass-fishing lakes
Being a police officer today is a pretty stressful profession. What they see, what they deal with — it’s a lot.[…]
Bass Fishing
Go big or go home
“If you want to catch a giant bass on Lake D’Arbonne, now is the time to do it,” according to Todd Risinger.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Head to beautiful Black Lake for black crappie
Fishermen don’t fish for the picture-perfect scenery. If they did, you wouldn’t be able to get a boat into Black Lake at Campti this time of year.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The Bistineau jig
Fish with this jig to get Lake Bistineau’s crappie to dance for you.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Gearing up for crappie success
Sam Roberson’s favorite pieces of gear on which he depends for crappie fishing in deep water.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Seeking more than a crappie
Years of fishing success has led Sam Roberson in what he said is a more important direction.[…]
Crappie/Bream
‘Don’t pass up a bridge,’ crappie angler says
The areas around bridges are popular fishing spots, and there is a good reason. You don’t need a depth finder to locate them and they hold fish.[…]
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Call Sam! West Monroe shares Lake D’Arbonne crappie secrets
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.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie Food Network — Best crappie lure presentations
Presenting your crappie bait in the best spot for the maximum amount of time is the most important thing you can do to be successful for suspended crappie,[…]
Crappie/Bream
Best tips for more crappie
Whether it’s a jig or a shiner, West Monroe’s Ronnie Turner always adds a little lagniappe for his crappie.[…]
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.[…]
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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.[…]
Deer of the Year
Friend’s invite ends with 152-inch Bossier Parish buck
Shreveport oil and gas industry representative Cody Upchurch owes his friend named Mike a steak dinner for an event that took place Nov. 4. Mike invited the 28-year-old Upchurch to his Bossier Parish hunting club and, in the process, Upchurch downed a big 220-pound 13-point buck that taped out 152 inches.[…]
Bass Fishing
November Red River lunkers
The explorer Hernando de Soto found it while exploring the Mississippi for riches. Another adventurer, Louis de St. Denis, spent years searching its shores for gold and silver.[…]