Lake life

Happy Father’s Day

I originally wrote and published this article in the Monroe News-Star on Sunday, June 19, 1988. I know. I’m old. My parents are both gone on to be with the Lord now, but I hope you enjoy it and are able to still tell your Dad “thanks” on this Father’s Day weekend. ******************* Thanks, Dad. … Continue reading →

D’Arbonne Launch Fee planned

I’m going to pass this on without comment, except to say that it’s about time Lake D’Arbonne authorities garnered some revenue from the users of the lake that will be dedicated to maintaining and improving facilities, especially boat launches and piers. And second, I hope the commissioners have the courage to listen to the public, … Continue reading →

Crappie USA is on the way!

Hitting the Ouachita River just right for some fantastic crappie fishing isn’t an easy thing. It’s either too high or two low or too muddy or too something. But as Crappie USA travels to the Ouachita River for the Region 4 Championship and anglers wrangle for a $25,000 payback June 25-26, they may just hit … Continue reading →

CJ’s 13 pound bass

Getting kids to go outdoors can be a challenge these days, especially with all the distractions and electronic devices looming around out there trying to get all their attention. But seven-year-old CJ Colvin doesn’t have to be asked twice to go fishing. And last week, he was rewarded. Handsomely. The seven-year-old landed a 13-pound bass … Continue reading →

Eat. Fish. Win!

Spring is in full swing and summer is just around the corner! Make time to get outside, unwind, and spend time with family and friends while fishing one of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ (LDWF) 15 sites participating in the Get Out and Fish! community fishing program. LDWF stocks Get Out and Fish! ponds … Continue reading →

Cutdown Contest Saturday

June isn’t a month that you normally think a lot about duck calling, but maybe you should change your thoughts about that. Especially this coming Saturday, June 5. Simmons’ Sporting Goods in Bastrop is hosting the North Louisiana Cutdown Classic Duck Calling Contest. You can pre-register by calling Devin Singleton at 318-478-1924 and be eligible … Continue reading →

Pause & reflect

I hope you are having a good long weekend. And I hope that while you are out fishing, boating, roasting hot dogs and hamburgers and the like, you take a moment to pause and reflect on what this day is and is not. Memorial Day isn’t a celebration. It’s a somber reminder that freedom isn’t … Continue reading →

Memorial Day

Majestic bass

It’s one of the best traditions in Lake D’Arbonne Country — the annual Majestic Bass Tournament put on by Dale Taylor. Fish. Eat. Win money. If you bass fish, you should try it on June 5th and 6th. Check Dale’s Facebook page for updates! Here, I’ll let Dale tell you about it:

Phillippians 3:13-14 “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”