Bass Fishing
Angler’s choice
Thank goodness for the peppergrass growth all over Toledo Bend.[…]
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Toledo Bend summertime Slab City
May signals the beginning of the Toledo Bend slab-a-thon celebration.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Watch the tide to find trout
With buckets and buckets of rain falling in the region April 2, some saltwater fishermen who regularly fish Calcasieu Lake expected the upper end to freshen up considerably and, as a result, work their way to the southwest corner of the lake to catch speckled trout at Nine Mile Cut and Washout.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t miss a May trip to Toledo Bend
Bragging-sized bass are storming the beaches, as they say, as I write this Toledo Bend piece the last day of March.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Work the current for Calcasieu specks
When Kirk Stansel, a veteran charter boat captain, wants to catch speckled trout in the Calcasieu Lake area in April, he fishes the Ship Channel from Lake Charles to the Intracoastal Waterway.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Good and bad days
Like a box of chocolates, anglers “never know what you’re going to get” with weather and water conditions in March.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunker bass are Toledo Bend’s bread and butter
At long last, the season, the month, the almost magical time we have been waiting for is here at Toledo Bend.
I call it March Madness.[…]
Bass Fishing
The best month to catch TB toads
It’s the $1 million question: When should you make the haul to Toledo Bend for the greatest chance to catch one of the double-digit bass that teem in the huge reservoir?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish are ripe for the catching at the Cameron Jetties
A long-time charter boat captain has just the place for anglers to go to tussle with redfish in the Calcasieu Lake region this month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bring on the bass
This is the month anyone who has bass-fishing experience on Toledo Bend has been waiting for through several months of a so-so fall and winter.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Spoiled with specks
January is a time to shine for the Calcasieu Lake are, and no one knows that better than Jeff Poe, who along with wife Mary and son Nick own Big Lake Guide Service.[…]
Bass Fishing
January woes
I’ve gone out on a limb enough over the last half of this year, discussing possible successful bass fishing patterns the way water and weather conditions were shaping up for each month here at Toledo Bend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
It’s a wonderful time for wading
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
That’s what some speckled trout anglers do in December on the northern reaches of Calcasieu Lake — especially those who want wallhanger fish weighing up to 10 pounds.[…]
Bass Fishing
Delayed December
Don’t be surprised if many of the Toledo Bend bass caught in December are in water depths of 6 inches to 10 feet, with more coming from the shallower side of that spectrum.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Why Prien Lake is a great kayak-fishing option?
John Williams is a lucky guy.
As owner of Pack & Paddle in Lafayette, one of the largest kayak and outdoor gear dealers in Louisiana, he gets invited by some of the state’s best kayak fishermen to fish in the coolest places.[…]
Offshore Fishing
How to find Prien’s trout
Prien Lake holds few secret spots. It is roughly 6 feet deep in most of its bed, except where the Calcasieu River channel courses through near its western bank.[…]