April | 2014 | lake darbonne life

Como RANT

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 9, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

There’s been some worry this year that boatloads of fishermen might be catching too many white perch on Lake D’Arbonne. I’ve covered that in separate posts. There is one group of “fishermen” that I know are catching and eating too many fish. And they are wounding many, many more. And the fish aren’t all crappie. … Continue reading →

D’Arbonne shows off

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 8, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Lake D’Arbonne and its crappie population showed off this past week through some of the roughest weather and rising water that we’ve had in a long time. The fish provided good catches in a variety of ways, from jigging deep to jigging shallow; to trolling; to casting mini-spinners. The result? Hours of great fishing footage … Continue reading →

Brew ha ha …and too much water

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 7, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Here’s the word for today: Brouhaha (a noisy or over-excited reaction or response to something). Okay, let’s make that Brew HA HA!!!! Yep, I’d call it a brew ha ha. This weekend at the at the Duck Commander 500 NASCAR weekend at Texas Motor Speedway in Ft. Worth, Texas, a new American iconic beverage was … Continue reading →

Wind, rain and Krappie Kings!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 4, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Some folks had a tough time catching fish in the changing conditions here lately. Some didn’t. I even got accused by one loyal reader of “padding” the fishing report, saying they were biting when they really weren’t. People were catching some good fish last week. I got good reports from several reliable sources. I responded … Continue reading →

RIP

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 3, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Midway through fileting a nice mess of crappie earlier this week, my trusty filet knife made a funny little clicking noise. Then, after running at half speed for another fish or two, the steady hum suddenly went silent. It’s a pure case of “Catch 22” (a non-fishing phrase often referred to as a paradoxical situation … Continue reading →

Good cause chukars!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 2, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

And you thought the only thing going on was fishing… Our friends at Hunters for Heroes are less than two weeks out from their next event. On Friday, April 11, Hunters for Heroes will host eight disabled veterans from Fort Polk WTU at Wild Wings Lodge in Downsville. On Saturday, they will be treated to … Continue reading →

Crappie commotion!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 1, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

It is a rare chance when something won’t make anybody happy, but mix politics and fishing and look out, brother. Today we talk about the topic of Lake D’Arbonne crappie limits. See, I bet some of you are already getting fired up . . . Lake D’Arbonne is 50 years old and remains one of … Continue reading →