Lake life

Turkey time

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 28, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

I love to do just about anything in the outdoors in Louisiana, but I’ve never been bitten by the turkey bug. I went twice. I killed a gobbler my first time out in the first hour. That was 30 years ago. Yes, I had a great turkey hunter put me in the right spot, call … Continue reading →

Big Bass Live Here

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 27, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Louisiana still produces some surprising catches of big bass each spring. It isn’t unusual for a 10 or 11 pounder to come from Lake D’Arbonne. And Caney Lake at Chatham usually produces several of those even a little bigger. The state record still stands at 15.97 pounds from Caney. Even Poverty Point is known to … Continue reading →

Fishers of Men & Bass

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 26, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Bass fishing is just about to bust wide open at Lake D’Arbonne and with a full moon this week and warmer weather coming later in the week, the catches at the Fishers of Men Big Bass Open to be held Saturday, March 30 on D’Arbonne should be a good one. “They’ve been catching some good … Continue reading →

Fishing school

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 25, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

For the most part, Jerry Taylor is a pretty nice guy. Unless he takes you fishing. Then he’s brutal. All in fun, though. “You want to borrow one of these baits?“, he asks as he lands his third white perch while I’m still trying to figure out what color crappie nibble to use. Yes, Jerry, … Continue reading →

Lesson seen, lesson learned

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 24, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day. I’d rather you go with me than merely point the way. The eye is a more ready pupil than ever was the ear; Good advice is often confusing, but example is always clear. I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day. I’ve learned … Continue reading →

Erroneous Vernal Equinox?

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 23, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

While some of my buddies like George are trying to figure out exactly what this headline means, I’ll tell you — it isn’t a typo. I just think that the Vernal Equinox may have made a mistake. The Vernal Equinox is that moment when the sun crosses directly over the Earth’s equator when both day … Continue reading →

Another BEAR sighting

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 22, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

A couple of weeks ago, I introduced you to my friend Bear (March 6 blog). Bear came down to Louisiana to fish and we didn’t do much good because he brought 30 MPH winds with him from Oklahoma. We tried it again a few days ago and did a bit better. We caught some nice … Continue reading →

Ex$pen$ive Minner$

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 21, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

What is the most expensive thing to eat that you can buy in Farmerville? It’s not steak and it’s not lobster. Hint: White perch like to eat them… Shiners. Minnows (“minners” to some of my less refined fishing friends). That’s right: Fish bait!!!! The going rate for a pound of shiners is around $14.00, just … Continue reading →

Full House

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 20, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

It’s not often that the fishing in Lake D’Arbonne gets shown up by another activity, but that was the case this past weekend. The annual Antique Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show at Lake D’Arbonne State Park between Bernice and Farmerville had a record number of entrants and a record crowd. “It was fantastic,” said Jon … Continue reading →

Fishing report

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 19, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

I thought by now, I would be writing glowing fishing reports for Lake D’Arbonne and area lakes, but things have just been a little slower to get cranked up than usual this year. I thought it might be just D’Arbonne because of the drawdown, then the fast rise of the lake followed by colder weather. … Continue reading →