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Stewart was rolling on the river!
West Monroe’s Tyler Stewart had a big week last weekend, finishing in fifth place out of a 200 angler field the FLW’s Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Super Tournament on the Mississippi River out of LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Stewart caught 50 pounds, seven ounces over the four days to bring home a $22,000 paycheck. The Mississippi River … Continue reading
Struben, Carter Shine in TBF
In case you haven’t noticed the last couple of years, high school bass fishing has become a big deal. It just got a whole lot bigger for two local anglers. Gage Struben & Hagen Carter representing West Ouachita High just won the Central Division Championship in the TBF Jr World Championship tournament. That qualified the … Continue reading
Here it is
“Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” — Philippians 3:12-14
The Road to Bussey Brake
Rays of quiet emotions broke through with the daylight as I made the drive up Bonner Ferry Road, across the Bayou Bartholomew Bridge past fields of sunflowers and soybeans into the overlapping oak and pine canopy tunnel. The road to Bussey Brake. To the left was the levee; to the right, the twisting bayou. Folks … Continue reading
For there’s no other way
Trust and obey. For there is no other way to live in light and avoid the darkness of the world. And right now we need all the light we can have, because the darkness has reared its ugly head in the world, in politics and in the media like never before in our nation.
Another celebration for Bussey
The fish are already biting. The fishermen are already lining up at the boat ramp. And Friday morning, there was a ribbon cutting on one of the new piers to celebrate a big first 10 days and the opening of the newly renovated Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop. The attention Bussey is getting from … Continue reading
Another Bussey 10-pounder!
The first reported ten pounder caught out of the renewed Bussey Brake came last week. Now this week, another one is on the list. Here’s the rest of the story: Alton “Dallas” Brown tried to go to Bussey Brake on opening day last week, but the line was too long. When he got there, there … Continue reading
More on Crappie Masters
For decades, summer crappie fishing on the Ouachita pretty much flew under the radar. I mean, very few people did it. And the ones that did trolled around the shallow backwater lakes with a long pole and a lone jig. Or they fished a jig in the thick tops along the river. But speaking of … Continue reading
Thomas & Porter & $10,600
What was their secret? The bait? The water? The area? Was it just their lucky day? Nope. None of those specifically. Jason Thomas and Shannon Porter won the Crappie Masters National Qualifier on the Ouachita River with a two day total of 14 crappie weighing 26.96 pounds to claim the $10,600 first prize check. It … Continue reading
Thomas, Porter grab CM lead
Knowing the Ouachita River well was a boost for Jason Thomas and Shannon Porter Saturday. The local duo landed seven crappie weighing 13.65 pounds Friday to take the lead in the Crappie Masters National Qualifier on the river out of the Forsythe Boat Dock in Monroe. Brian Young and Diesel Byrd were second after day … Continue reading
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