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Corney Creek Outoor Festival
Got plans this for April 15-16? Well, now you do. Get out and enjoy the weekend at the 40th annual Bernice Corney Creek Festival Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th in Bernice. This year’s event will be held at the old Bernice School. There are all kinds of activities, including a parade starting at … Continue reading
$10 part or $400 motor?
A few weeks back a friend and I had just gotten on a big wad of big crappie out on the edge of the channel on the big lake at D’Arbonne. They were getting ready to begin moving toward shallower water, but the weather had them pushed back deep. We hit a spot and caught … Continue reading
A $750 thump…pepper fast
If you want to know how long it took Dennis Bratton to win the King of King’s crappie division, just bite into a raw jalapeno pepper and wait for the burn. Yep, about three seconds. “I dropped the jig by the first cypress tree we came by this morning and it hadn’t hardly settled in … Continue reading
The Power of Life
Thanks to Curtis Thomas, CAT Taxidermy of Union Parish, for today’s thought: Romans 8:38 – 39: For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the … Continue reading
Kings and cleanUP both Saturday
Remember Saturday (April 2) is the second annual King of King’s tournament on Lake D’Arbonne. The fisherman (or fisherwoman) who catches the largest bass and the largest crappie will be crowned King for the year. You can get your tickets at the Chamber, TaterBugs or other local businesses Friday! Weigh-in will be at D’Arbonne Pointe. … Continue reading
Fishing with the crazies
About 5 o’clock Tuesday afternoon, Central Whatever Time we go by now, Mr. C.A. Cornish sat on the tailgate of his 1958 gold and white Chevy pickup truck somewhere in Heaven and just shook his head. My former neighbor, who kept me a lot when I was a kid and taught me a lot about … Continue reading
Fish … or clean up
Huey Long, the “Kingfish”, wouldn’t like it. The former Louisiana Governor and U.S. Senator was best known for his Share the Wealth Program under the Motto “Every Man A King” (Boy, he would feel back at home in Louisiana these days). Thus, he became the “Kingfish”. Sorry, Kingfish. Move over. Come April 2, 2016, there … Continue reading
He is Risen!
Matthew 28:18-20 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything … Continue reading
Great crappie fishing, no Joshin’
Crappie fishing on Lake D’Arbonne the past few years has attracted a lot of media attention, fishing visitors from all over the country and the biggest crappie tournaments ever held in Louisiana. Now, it has attracted a newcomer to the lake who is turning fishing into more than fun. He’s trying to make a living … Continue reading
Unbelievable!
Unbelievable. It’s still bad everywhere. The floods have affected so many people; so many communities. And the recovery hasn’t even started yet. Area lakes and rivers have not seen this kind of statewide flooding since 1991. Maybe not even then. From Shreveport to Mer Rouge across the north. Floodwaters have covered homes and businesses that … Continue reading
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