Freshwater Fishing
Scoring sac-a-lait in the Atchafalaya Basin
The Atchafalaya Basin is like Venice: When conditions are right and the fishing is on fire, no other place can match it.[…]
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Freshwater Fishing
Go big for sizable sac-a-lait
Ultralight rods and reels are a staple for crappie fishermen across the country. However, Jeff Bruhl takes a slightly different approach — particularly when throwing Road Runners.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Losing sac-a-lait? You’re setting the hook wrong
Sac-a-lait aren’t nicknamed “papermouths” for nothing.
Hooks easily tear from on the hook set, which isn’t conducive to getting crappie in the boat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best bets for crappie jigs
Sac-a-lait can be notoriously picky when it comes to color, so Bruhl keeps a variety in his box. His favorite is pink/white, but he also uses blue/white, black/chartreuse or black/fire tail.[…]
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Wham, bam, sac-a-lait slam — Tips to catch more Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait
It was America’s least favorite day of the week — a Monday afternoon. The weekend Tchefuncte River boaters had all gone back to work, and Covington’s Jeff Bruhl had all of the main-river cuts to himself.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Orange Grove sac-a-lait bite on fire
Another unseasonably mild winter — even by South Louisiana standards — has been a boon for sac-a-lait anglers, who’ve been reeling in slabs almost since late last year.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sac-a-lait fishing will only get better at Morgan City
When a hint of coolness starts staying in the air even during the day and football seasons are in full swing, you can bet there are sac-a-lait to be caught in the lower Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Jeanerette angler is ‘overboard’ for sac-a-lait
Rhett Buteau admitted a little guiltily that he is obsessive about fishing.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best sac-a-lait fishing tackle
Rhett Buteau has his sac-a-lait fishing tackle down pat for his needs.[…]
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Ten feet high and fallin’ — Best Atchafalaya Basin sac-a-lait tips
“In a perfect world, it would be 10 feet on the Butte La Rose gauge with a slow fall, year around,” the rakish young man told me with an infectious grin. […]
Freshwater Fishing
VIDEO: Discover how to catch Tchefuncte River crappie
This time of year, even anglers who don’t regularly target sac-a-lait break out the light line and poles. Covington’s Jeff Bruhl did that Monday evening, and murdered the crappie on one of the toughest freshwater fisheries in the state — the Tchefuncte River.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie assassin — Tips from a sac-a-lait fishing master
Miller’s Lake is a black crappie mecca, and this Duson angler has it all figured out. Use his tips to fill limits of the delectable fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Video: Hackney lands 9-pound bass lodged on 12-inch sac-a-lait
When the cameras are rolling, you just never know what you might see on Sportsman TV.[…]
Crappie/Bream
11 tips for mopping up on post-spawn crappie
Tim Bye knows crappie still feed in the post-spawn —if you know how to target them. Here are his tips to putting together enough fish for dinner.[…]
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Stacking up the state fish — Sac-a-lait fishing tips for Chicot Lake
In 1993, the Louisiana Legislature designated the “white perch” as the state’s official freshwater fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Last week’s cold front shouldn’t dampen Basin sac-a-lait bite for long
Murphy Royer was wearing short pants and a short-sleeved shirt last Wednesday when Greg Hackney and the Sportsman TV crew joined him in Henderson Lake to film an upcoming episode on springtime sac-a-alit fishing.[…]