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Saturday night update
** updated at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Lake D’Arbonne continues a slow drop. At 8 p.m. Saturday, Lake D’Arbonne was at 87.82 feet, a full foot lower than 24 hours before. In our previous two reports, at 8:00 a.m. Saturday the lake was 88.49 feet. It had been at 88.89 at 8 p.m. Friday … Continue reading
It is falling
Updated 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 12 Two important items: First, the lake crested Friday night! Second, please be reminded that the LAKE IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED TO MOTORIZED BOAT TRAFFIC except for emergency situations. Waves from boats cause unnecessary damage. If you see anybody on the lake, report it to law enforcement. Lake D’Arbonne actually stopped … Continue reading
Latest Friday Lake Report
**** updated 8 p.m., FRIDAY, March 11 Friday night, it appears that Lake D’Arbonne’s flood level is about to start leveling out. The lake may not reach the 90.0 predicted crest, but it will be close. At least the sun shined through late Friday for the first time in days. At 8 p.m. Friday night, … Continue reading
WARNING: Lake may hit 88-feet PLUS
updated 5:52 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 It’s apparently going to be even worse than we expected earlier today, according to the latest U.S. Geological Survey projections. Lake D’Arbonne may rise to 90 feet – 10 feet over flood stage — by Friday night. If you have a boat in your boat house, raising it isn’t … Continue reading
NO fisherman left behind…
rief but totally unprofessional fish estimates for Lake D’Arbonne indicate that the 16,000 acre lake has approximately 1,301,416 catchable size crappie. That’s about 80 crappie per acre. Saturday, I estimate all but 364 of them saw one or more crappie lures or a shiner on a hook! Okay, maybe I made up those numbers. But … Continue reading
Open your eyes…
It’s amazing what you can see when you just stop . . . and open your “eyes” Ephesians 1:18 “I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people.”
The real “green” in green trout
Some people jokingly call them “green trout”. No joke. And here’s the funny part — they really are. Green trout, that is. As in $$$$Green$$$$. Starting today, the 2016 BASSMaster Classic is underway in Oklahoma on Grand Lake. That’s an apt name for the site where 55 professional anglers fish for laregmouth bass (aka green … Continue reading
Roll that fishing footage…
Hope you enjoy this video from Crappie Masters on D’Arbonne…courtesy of Marion State Bank and lakedarbonnelife.com Roll that beautiful fishing footage…
They quacked the century mark!
It’s the Duck 100. Sounds like a car race, doesn’t it? But actually it is a party. A celebration. Duck Commander is celebrating the showing of their 100th episode of Duck Dynasty this season by throwing a store party and YOU’RE invited! It’s tomorrow, Wednesday, March 2nd, starting at 10 a.m. You can come and … Continue reading
Crappie Masters will be back!
First, the good news. Crappie Masters President Mike Vallentine officially pulled out of town Sunday morning, but as a going away present, we got confirmation that it won’t be the last visit. Mark your calendars for Feb. 24,25, 2017. Crappie Masters will be back! The Louisiana State Championship will return to Lake D’Arbonne in Union … Continue reading
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