Louisiana Sportsman

The warmer waters found in dead ends are inviting to bass right now. (Photo courtesy Sam Jenkins)

Tchefuncte River bass action heats up

April 5, 2024 Nick Vaccaro

According to Sam Jenkins of Abita Springs, a bass tournament competitor, now is the time to seize the moment at the Tchefuncte River.[…]

Sam Jenkins selected a black skirted buzz bait to target a hungry bass patrolling water spilling from a drain into the Tchefuncte River. (Photo courtesy Sam Jenkins)

Tchefuncte River puzzle

December 14, 2023 Nick Vaccaro

Working the river between fronts and identifying the bait of choice will make a December day of fishing the Tchefuncte River more enjoyable.[…]

Bumper crop of crappie

September 23, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

It’s safe to say that the majority of the rivers and bayous on the Northshore are seeing a bumper crop of young crappie.[…]

Try the Tchefuncte River for big chinquapin

February 18, 2022 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller has been fishing the Tchefuncte River for the past 20 years and has transformed his ability to catch bream into a fine art.[…]

Punch your ticket for Tchefuncte River bass

January 21, 2022 Nick Vaccaro

Late December and January is a great time to bass fish the Tchefuncte River. Get some tips from local angler Sam Jenkins.[…]

Target bream on Tchefuncte River in August

August 9, 2021 Joel Masson

The Tchefuncte River is a great place to target tasty panfish, and local angler Jeff Bruhl knows the river like the back of his hand.[…]

Can we repeat tourney win in gator-infested water?

August 3, 2021 Todd Masson

A group of guys get together every Wednesday on the Tchefuncte River in Southeast Louisiana to put up some money and see what they can catch.[…]

LDWF agents investigating fatal incident in St. Tammany Parish

April 14, 2021 From News Reports

The female boater, who was found alive after spending a night in the Tchefuncte River, was pronounced dead at the hospital.[…]

This technique is EXACTLY what the crappie want!

March 3, 2021 Todd Masson

Joel Masson and his buddy Emile Cangiamilla were fishing for sac-a-lait on the Tchefuncte River under tiny styrofoam corks.[…]

Crappie will start moving to the mouth of canals and small bayous when the water temperature gets to 60 degrees and stays there. (Photos by Keith Lusher Jr.)

Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait spreading out in March

February 25, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Look for March crappie at mouths of canals, small bayous along Tchefuncte River. Slab-sized sac-a-lait spread out throughout the month.[…]

The sac-a-lait run begins!

February 12, 2021 Todd Masson

Todd Masson hitched up his boat and journeyed to the Tchefuncte River to fish for February sac-a-lait and bass.[…]

Northshore’s great cold-weather crappie bite continues

January 26, 2021 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller’s tried-and-true technique of fishing vertically around deep brush piles does the trick on crappie in Northshore waters.[…]

Tchefuncte River Update 6-22-20

June 22, 2020 Jared Serigne

Angler Todd Oalman was able to put some bream in the boat on a recent trip to the Tchefuncte River. Oalman also gives updates on the Tangipahoa River and Bedico Creek.[…]

New sac-a-lait technique for South Louisiana

April 9, 2020 Tony Taylor

Tim Bye, a renowned sac-a-lait fisherman, was recently on the Tchefuncte River to show off what he has learned about how to be consistently successful.[…]

Northshore slabs ready to spawn

January 30, 2020 Keith Lusher Jr.

Ray Miller said February is when crappie are easily accessible in the Tchefuncte River because the spawn brings them into the shallows.[…]

Author Joel Masson shows off a sac-a-lait he caught from a cut off the Tchefuncte last spring.

Find this pattern for Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait

February 11, 2019 Joel Masson

There’s no better tasting fish than sac-a-lait, and this month, the Tchefuncte River is typically full of them.[…]