Louisiana Sportsman

Hanna White of Baton Rouge holds a chunky bass caught on a white Stanley Ribbit earlier this summer at Toledo Bend on a trip with guide John Dean and her husband, Zach.

Nothing tops Toledo Bend bass fishing

July 3, 2018 John Dean

I can’t believe I’m already writing about midsummer bassin’ on Toledo Bend.

The year is flying by, and it’s already time to talk about deep patterns that are effective in July.[…]

Night-fishing trip yields 12.4-pound Toledo Bend hawg

June 11, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Not too long ago, Mike Carriere was wondering if he’d ever get the chance to beat his personal best 8 ½-pound bass.[…]

Look down for slabs

June 1, 2018 Andy Crawford

Jerry “J.T.” Thompson stared intently at the screen of his 12-inch down-scan unit as he brought the pontoon boat off plane.[…]

Tournament scouting trip yields 11-pound lunker

May 31, 2018 Andy Crawford

Stephen Ell and Joe Fleming were scouting for this weekend’s BOSS Tournament Trail championship on May 26 when the fish of a lifetime picked up Ell’s lure.[…]

Postspawn tactics for Toledo Bend

May 24, 2018 John Dean

After a prolonged cool and wet spring, I’m ready for the next season on Toledo Bend.[…]

Head south for late Toledo Bend spawners

May 11, 2018 John Dean

You get an idea of what a huge, sprawling impoundment Toledo Bend is when you consider that, for the most part, the spawn is a done deal on much of the lake shared by Louisiana and Texas.[…]

Father/son team up for whopping 33-pound Toledo Bend stringer

May 2, 2018 Patrick Bonin

Derek Mong and his dad Dave have been fishing bass tournaments together since he was just a 4-year-old kid. […]

Best bets for Toledo Bend crappie

April 18, 2018 Andy Crawford

Toledo Bend’s brush piles normally are filled with hungry crappie this time of year, but something has changed that pattern this spring, one of the reservoir’s veteran guides said.[…]

The good Lord knows that postspawn bass will be hungry, so He timed nature’s progression to make sure those recuperating fish had plenty to eat. Bluegill sacrifice many of their numbers to feed the bass who were probably holding a grudge for all that nest raiding the bream attempted.[…]

Creme Speed Scremers

April 13, 2018 Don Shoopman

Dusty Anders of Deville was excited when he called an outdoor writer in early February.[…]

Target shallow water at Toledo bend

April 5, 2018 John Dean

Well, just when you say one thing probably will happen, Mother Nature proves you wrong.[…]

Toledo Bend Spawn: Phase 3

April 1, 2018 David A. Brown

To everything (turn, turn, turn).

There is a season (turn, turn, turn),

And a time to every purpose, under heaven.[…]

Tips for catching Toledo Bend lunkers

March 28, 2018 Andy Crawford

The annual run of Toledo Bend big bass has been under way for a few weeks now, but the full moon that peaks March 31 will really crank up the action, one angler who spends lots of time on the lake said.[…]

Indiana angler bags 11-pound Toledo Bend toad

March 27, 2018 Andy Crawford

Indiana’s Chris Myers has been tournament fishing for 37 years, but none of his competitive days on the water compared to March 8 — when he weighed in an 11.6-pound bass during the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Regional event held on Toledo Bend.[…]

Guide lands fourth Toledo Bend lunker program bass

March 23, 2018 Andy Crawford

Jason Courville spends a lot of time on Toledo Bend, but it’s become obvious he is carrying around a lucky rabbit’s foot.[…]

Search mode

March 15, 2018 David A. Brown

During that transitional time when fish are moving up, the last thing you want to do is go racing into shallow water ready to pitch beds. Fine if you’ve already found a few beds and know just where to go; but what if there are more new beds on your way in?[…]