Lake life

Take our what?

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 6, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Okay, Duck Dynasty fans. The wait is almost over. The “new” season for Duck Dynasty begins Wednesday night, February 27. Mark your calendar. It will be interesting to see if the duck dudes stay true to their usual “homey” selves or if they get caught up in Hollywood and go off track. If Phil starts … Continue reading →

Early season bass blues

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 5, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

The forecast of near 70 degree weather was more than George and I could stand Super Bowl Sunday afternoon. We’re not huge NFL fans, so we certainly didn’t mind missing the seemingly 72-hour pre-game show. We had to go fishing. Even as the wind picked up to 5, 10, 15…with gusts of 20 miles an … Continue reading →

Fishing report

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 4, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

This weekend’s weather was great, but the wind was detrimental to much fishing success. Fishing reports are spotty right now, which means that even though fishermen are ready for fishing to pick up, it hasn’t. Here’s a report that is bound to get better in the next week or so: Lake D’Arbonne bass fishing is … Continue reading →

The real deal

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 3, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

There are few things more important in a young person’s life than a caring Father, or a caring Father figure. If you are one of those, live up to your expectations. A lot is riding on it – for you and them. And it’s worth the effort. “Just as a father has compassion on his … Continue reading →

The Super Bowl…of fishing

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 2, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

It’s the Bassmaster Classic, the Super Bowl of fishing, and the show that goes on is always world class. Bassmaster Classic fans can always expect a world-class fishing competition. But lumberjacks and Labrador retrievers? Count on it — and much, much more. With less than a month to go until the Feb. 22-24 Bassmaster Classic, … Continue reading →

El Grande’ Pescado!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 1, 2013 ⋅ Leave a comment

Even though my fishing buddy George has been out of work since late last year, we still haven’t been able to go fishing as much as we’d like. A lot of it is weather related. But it seems like George has picked up a whole new outlook on things and he is trying to bring … Continue reading →

Fishing report blew away

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 31, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

The dog didn’t eat my fishing report this week. The wind blew it away. Last record I have of it was as it passed through Kentucky headed north at about 62 miles an hour. Actually, there was no need to go stand at the boat ramp, talk to any fishermen or call any bait stands … Continue reading →

And the winner is….

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 30, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

At the end of the KNOE Boat & RV show, the minnow bucket was full of entry slips for two free nights at the Tree Top Lodge on beautiful Lake D’Arbonne. And the lucky winner is…. Eric Mardis of West Monroe, Louisiana. Congratulations, Eric. We hope you enjoy your two night stay on the lake … Continue reading →

Fishing secret revealed

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 29, 2013 ⋅ 1 Comment

A few days back I wrote about meeting Mr. Alvin Green, the only surviving member of the Lake D’Arbonne Commission that was in place when the lake was built. Today, I’ll share his best kept fishing secret. But don’t worry, he said it was okay. “I had a whole tackle box full of baits back … Continue reading →

Last cast from the Boat Show

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

Here are a few takeaways from this weekend’s big KNOE Boat Show in Monroe: 1) I was amazed at the number of folks who came up to the lakedarbonnelife.com display and, when I handed them a card with our web address, they’d say, “Oh yeah…we live up in Farmerville” or “we live up on D’Arbonne” … Continue reading →