Lake life

ACT Championship wrapup

Congratulations to the 2019 American Crappie Trail National Champions Brian Young & Darin Young! It was a great tournament over on Sardis in Mississippi. The Youngs won $40,500 for their championship! And congratulations to Ronnie Capps and Steve Coleman for once again winning the B&M Angler of the Year award. What’s this, like the 38th … Continue reading →

A lot of good ‘uns

There weren’t any nine or ten pounders caught this year in the annual Majestic Bass Tournament on D’Arbonne this weekend, but there were lots of good ones. And trust me, if a nine or ten pounder wanted to bite, one of the 175 contestants in this year’s even would have caught one. These guys know … Continue reading →

Catching earthquakes

Dale Taylor is getting all ready to put on one of the biggest bass tournaments in the area June 6 & 7, the annual marathon Majestic Bass Tournament on Lake D’Arbonne. This year’s tournament should have a big field because competitive fishermen have been chomping on the end of their fishing rods wanting to get … Continue reading →

ACT good news; bad news

The good news for top anglers on the American Crappie Trail is that several major tournaments, including the ACT Championship, have been rescheduled. The ACT National Championship (which was held at D’Arbonne last year) at Sardis Lake in Mississippi is happening June 4-6! Several local and area anglers will be competing in that big event. … Continue reading →

Figuring it all out

Who’s right? Who’s wrong? Who’s telling the truth? Who’s lying? And why? Some things and some people we used to think we could count on have let us down. Some institutions have let us down. So many elected officials have an agenda that serves themselves, not the people. There are more opinions than their are … Continue reading →

It’s a slow day, okay?

“Puff Daddy”, RIP

Most of you already know this, but the D’Arbonne fishing community has lost another good one. This happens more often than I’d like. I can’t always write about it. But this time I can. I’m sorry I didn’t get to tell Kirk Townsend goodbye. Kirk and I weren’t real close friends and we didn’t share … Continue reading →

Honor sacrifice

Memorial Day is Monday, May 25. The day is observed honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Too many people don’t understand that today. They don’t even know what it means. Make sure you and your family do. And take time not just to barbecue, fish or picnic, but … Continue reading →

The civilization test: Fail

Like everywhere, Lake D’Arbonne Country has its share of issues. They can’t all be solved. But there’s one problem driving people crazy that could be helped. Trash. More specifically, wanton litter. Other communities have found solutions to this problem. Trash. More accurately, wanton litter. A box on the civilization test that some folks just can’t … Continue reading →

Wise words from David Owen

Honey Hole owner David Owen always has a good word from the Bible for us to follow. Today, I’m going to share part of one of his posts from Facebook this week. We still need to be very safe and smart and take necessary precautions to protect others. But David’s message is spot on. Thanks, … Continue reading →