Lake life

Back where we started

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 27, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

A couple of months back when the Louisiana Legislature opened session, Senate Bill 369 regarding limits for crappie and just who could set those limits on Lake D’Arbonne was creating quite a stir among area sportsmen. Since that time, it’s been pretty quiet down there, so I began wondering if the bill had been speared … Continue reading →

Memorial Day weekend fishing report

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 23, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I’m going to celebrate Memorial Day weekend by taking a few days off from posting. I’ll be back with new material and, hopefully a mess of fish or two, on Tuesday, June 27! Can you stand it that long? **************** Summer is here and the fish know it, too. Scattered spring patterns for catching fish … Continue reading →

Go fish…for free!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 22, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries invites Louisianans of all ages to fish for free the first weekend in June without a fishing license on any of the state’s public waters. Louisiana offers miles of shoreline and a myriad of freshwater lakes, marsh, and bayous to take opportunity of during this annual event. The … Continue reading →

Goo-gle

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 21, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I guess if you have enough time to Google “recipes for goo”, you deserve what you get. Here’s the first thing Google offered: “Let’s Make Slime! This is a collection of slime recipes for kids. You’ll find goo, ooze, flubber, oobleck, putty, and many more types of slime. Slime recipes are a great way to … Continue reading →

Can’t duck success

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 20, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

It just keeps getting better. Because the Robertsons are a part of our area and the Duck Commander name has been known around here for 30 years, I think it is especially interesting to keep up with the Beardy Bunch. In case you missed it, they were actually up on Lake D’Arbonne at Ramp Road … Continue reading →

Ba$$ Winner$

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 19, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Gas at $3.49 a gallon is bad. Bass at nearly $1,800 a pound is good. Just ask Richie Moore of West Monroe. He won the annual Ronald McDonald House Ouachita River Big Bass tournament Sunday afternoon. He caught his 5.60 pound bass in the first hour of the tournament Saturday, but had to wait until … Continue reading →

Fish of every kind

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 18, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Ever pulled up to a fishing spot, cast your bait out and caught bream, white perch, bass, catfish and maybe a grouper? A grouper? Ha! Probably not. But that’s worldly fishing. A lot has been written, discussed and thought about concerning what Heaven will be like. There are thousands of churches and preachers and people … Continue reading →

LDWF kids day Saturday on the river

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 16, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

If you want to take an opportunity to take a kid fishing, it doesn’t get much better than this! The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will host a Family Fish Fest in Monroe on Saturday, May 17 in conjunction with the Ronald McDonald House of Northeast Louisiana Kid’s Fishing Tournament. The event will be … Continue reading →

Wind, rain and … “warm”?

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 15, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

The wind finally died down for a short while Wednesday. Then the temperatures dropped — again — and the rains came. then it cleared up and the winds howled from the north. Even the fish can’t give you a good fishing report. I tried to call Al Gore, the world’s foremost scientist on Global Warming, … Continue reading →

The good life at Eagle Point

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 14, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

I’ve been blessed with many memorable days in my life. One of them centers on a little one-acre piece of hillside on the edge of Lake D’Arbonne in a development called Eagle Point. It started to take shape as I was fishing out on the lake and seeing the preliminary work being done on the … Continue reading →