Bass Fishing
Focus on hay grass for big Toledo Bend bass
Hay grass is fairly new to Toledo Bend, but over the past couple of years it’s really become one of the top ways to land quality fish.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Best hay grass punching setup
Weights of up to 2 ounces can be needed to effectively punch Toledo Bend’s hay grass. So it takes some muscle.[…]
Big Bass
Guide lands 12-pounder at Toledo Bend
Longtime Toledo Bend guide Stephen Johnston had just returned from the Houston Boat Show, and knew he had to get on the water soon to scout for bass for an upcoming trip with clients.[…]
Big Bass
Angler landing Toledo Bend lunkers with big Jackall Gantarel swimbait
Derek Mong has been on an astounding run at Toledo Bend in about the last month — his five best bass weighed-in at a hefty 47.23 pounds. And he’s doing all of his damage almost exclusively with a bait rarely – if ever – used on the reservoir.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler scores on Toledo Bend 11.14-pound monster
Few bites get an angler’s adrenaline going like a big topwater blowup.[…]
Alligator
2 massive gators harvested from Toledo Bend
For most people, winning the lottery conjures up images of carefree days enjoying turquoise waters, waves crashing on the beach and an endless supply of piña coladas delivered by your attentive server.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
French Settlement angler lands Toledo Bend record bluegill
Angela Eastridge readily admits she’s not much of a bass angler, but she really does love to fish.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler lands monstrous 12.93-pounder at Toledo Bend
The odds were stacked against Trent Curphy catching a big bass on Toledo Bend last Wednesday — but sometimes the underdog pulls out the upset win.[…]
Bass Fishing
Amazing 38.22-pound stringer wins Bass-N-Bucks event at Toledo Bend
It’s almost unheard of to have to cull 4- and 5-pound bass to finish off a stringer — especially in the middle of the summer — but that was the unique position Dustin Rivers and Jeremy Gentry found themselves in this weekend on Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
VIDEO: Watch 8-pound bass flipped into boat
The biggest bass I’ve ever caught weighed just more than 8 pounds, and I can clearly remember waiting nervously for buddy Artie Cosby to lip the pig after I wrestled the fish to the boat. Flipping onto the deck never, ever crossed my mind.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassmaster Magazine names Toledo Bend No. 1 bass fishery in nation
The rest of the nation is about to find out what pretty much everyone in Louisiana already knows: Toledo Bend Reservoir is the No. 1 bass fishery in the land.[…]
Big Bass
Lunker bass replicas awarded at Toledo Bend
More than 80 anglers who landed 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend over the last year picked up their free replicas Sunday during an awards ceremony at Cypress Bend Park.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best baits and tackle for Toledo Bend crappie
Jackson has fished Toledo Bend most of his life. He was a competitive bass angler early in his career, qualifying for the 1982 Bassmaster Classic in 1982 on the Alabama River.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Toledo Bend crappie driven by low-water cycles
The quality of the crappie coming off the tops during the past couple of years has been outstanding: It is not uncommon to catch a few fish over 2 pounds.[…]
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Slabs down deep – How to catch Toledo Bend crappie in the heat of summer
Toledo Bend has been on an amazing run lately, producing numbers of double-digit bass.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Impromptu bow-fishing trip yields potential Toledo Bend record longnose gar
As evidenced this spring, Toledo Bend’s 185,000 acres are home to an untold number of lunker largemouth bass that roam throughout the reservoir.[…]