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June 8, 2026
/Tchefuncte River

Tchefuncte River

Crappie/Bream

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.
Crappie/Bream

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.[…]

Jeff Bruhl likes to throw jerkbaits for January prespawners in the Tchefuncte River.
Bass Fishing

Prespawn Tchefuncte bass

January 21, 2019 Joel Masson

The winter is a fantastic time to throw jerkbaits and twitchbaits in the Tchefuncte River while hunting down prespawn bass.[…]

Bass Fishing

Cold-weather fishing on the Tchefuncte River

December 7, 2017 Joel Masson

Bass fishermen in South Louisiana, for the most part, are one-track-minded: They like flipping and power fishing shallow water.[…]

Big Bass

Tchefuncte River gives up 9.9-pound lunker bass near Madisonville

May 31, 2017 Patrick Bonin

When you’re fishing at Toledo Bend, there’s an expectation of big bass, and anglers never know when their next cast might result in the double-digit hawg of a lifetime.[…]

Contents

Wham, bam, sac-a-lait slam — Tips to catch more Tchefuncte River sac-a-lait

March 1, 2017 Joel Masson

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.[…]

Bass Fishing

Plan on early bite for May Tchefuncte River bass

May 5, 2016 Joel Masson

The Tchefuncte River seems to attract every boater around the state this time of year. Go there as an angler in May, and you better be prepared to fight off some wakes.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

VIDEO: Discover how to catch Tchefuncte River crappie

March 9, 2016 Joel Masson

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.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Use caution when leaving Tchefuncte River

October 15, 2013 Todd Masson

When you exit the mouth of the Tchefuncte River, it looks like you can simply turn left and shoot straight over to the Causeway.[…]

Contents

Cajun Combo Platter — The Tchefuncte River is the gateway to great fishing

October 1, 2013 Todd Masson

There are certain anglers who wait for Internet reports to tell them where to fish. If an area heats up, they find out about it, and then they hitch up the boat to go share in the fun.[…]

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