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Riser, Fields win ACT Crown
Saturday morning, there were 25 teams left vying for the American Crappie Trail National Championship crown on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. Saturday afternoon, there was one team standing in front of the crowd, holding the championship — local anglers Chris Fields and Jared Riser. The duo are a formidable foe for the crappie and other … Continue reading
Local teams lead ACT championship
Two local teams are leading after Day Two of the American Crappie Trail National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne. Ken Myers and Mark Taylor maintained the top spot and lead with 27.28 pounds after two days. Chris Fields and Jared Riser are in second with 26.66. Weights are running lower this year, which isn’t unusual the … Continue reading
Myers / Taylor Grab Day 1 ACT lead
Day 1 of the American Crappie Trail National Championship on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville is in the books and local team Ken Myers and Mark Taylor grabbed the lead with two more days of fishing. The duo had seven fish weighing 13.99 pounds with a 2.34 big fish for the day. Lamar Bunting is in … Continue reading
ACT final weigh in heads Downtown!
The National American Crappie Trial tournament is on Lake D’Arbonne this week, March 24-26. While the top 100 teams are eligible, only 64 boats fishing the championship. Thursday and Friday’s first round weigh ins will be at Rhett’s. Saturday only the top 25 will fish. For the championship, the weigh in will be on the … Continue reading
ACT Championship heads to D’Arbonne
The 2021 American Crappie Trail’s National Championship is only a few weeks away. Some of the top crappie anglers in the country will be competing in the three-day event March 24-26, 2022 on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville. It takes a lot of time, talent and effort to qualify for the nationals and the pros will … Continue reading
Adams’ slab makes the record book, too
There’s no doubt what Jed Clampit of the Beverly Hillbillies TV show would have said: “Weeell, doggies” Steve Adams of Farmerville would agree. Adams was fishing with Shane Hodges at Bussey Brake when Hodges caught a 3.65 pound crappie that Adams had hooked, but the fish got off. Hodges’ fish is No. 2 in the … Continue reading
Hodge lands state’s No. 2 crappie at Bussey
Shane Hodge of Farmerville caught the second largest white crappie ever landed in Louisiana Sunday afternoon on Bussey Brake north of Bastrop. When certified, the 3.65 slab will move into the second spot previously held by a 3.60 pound white crappie. That monster was caught at Bussey as well by James Anthony Griffin of Bastrop … Continue reading
Team Jeffries wins Crappie Masters
A lot of times, crappie don’t want to hit a bait that is moving, especially when conditions are tough. That may be why so many of the pro fishermen had trouble getting a lot of big fish to bite this weekend in the Crappie Masters tournament on Lake D’Arbonne. I mean, it would be hard … Continue reading
Palmers making D’Arbonne second home
T.J and Alex Palmer from Missouri won the 2021 Crappie Masters National Championship on D’Arbonne last year. And now, the father/son team is picking up where they left off, leading the CM qualifier on the lake in Farmerville with a seven fish limit weighing 14.39. Nick DeWolf of Bossier city was the top Louisiana finisher … Continue reading
Crappie Masters visits D’Arbonne
Friday and Saturday the Crappie Masters pro tour will make it’s regular late-winter stop on Lake D’Arbonne. Here’s an overview of the tournament from the group’s website: The Crappie Masters All American Tournament Trail is set to return to beautiful Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, LA this weekend, February 25th & 26th, for the second National Qualifier … Continue reading
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