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Our Southern Bloodline

You gotta love this story. And if you ever get one of their caps, you will love it, too. Southern Bloodline. Just three broke college baseball players at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas — Kyle Alexander, J.D. Speed and Ty Owens. And oh, yes, an idea. One evening, they were sitting around their dorm room … Continue reading

The skies proclaim his work

There are reminders around us every day of how great our God is. Sometimes we have to just stop to see them. Other times, they are just there, like WOW! Sitting on the boat dock this past week between rains and cold fronts and winds, it suddenly got calm. White wispy clouds begin to break … Continue reading

Big Bass Tourney Time

Once again, this weekend is big bass time in northeast Louisiana. It’s not necessarily the best time to catch big largemouths, but it’s the best time to catch them to win prizes and help worthy causes. Unfortunately, it’s also a time when area big bass fishermen not only have to choose which bait to fish … Continue reading

How to be just fine

I should have moved quicker. But I lingered a little too long picking up snacks and Dr. Pepper in the little store in the bend of the big curve on Hwy. 165 at Riverton. I almost never caught up with Byron Rogers in his old Chevy pickup. A group of us were heading to the … Continue reading

Have no part in it

Our command:  Do good and have faith. Most people who find fault and or offended with everything are simply lost. They live like a mist rising from the water. They have no meaningful life, on earth or in eternity. There’s  lot of bad rearing it’s ugly head in our world today. People who do that … Continue reading

Bream me up, Scotty!

It’s bream fishing time. If you own a pole and a cork, you know that. But you can take bream fishing up a notch in a few weeks on the Ouachita River.  There will be a bream tournament Saturday, June 17, 2017 geared toward family fun at the Alabama Landing. Finch Bayou Recreation Ramp ( … Continue reading

Fish Free! Win a Pole!

While the grownups are chasing big bass on D’Arbonne and the river in big bass tournaments, Saturday, June 10 is a great day to bring the kids fishing for free! The Louisiana Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries in conjunction with Louisiana State Parks will be hosting the annual Kid’s Fishing Derby at the Lake D’Arbonne … Continue reading

Tupelo worms

Since Mike Wood has retired from the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, he hasn’t let many days go by that he wasn’t back in the outdoors — hunting, fishing, or helping manage some outdoor project. He serves on the Board of the Ronald McDonald Big Bass tournament and other worthwile groups. He even has a fisheries … Continue reading

Happy Memorial Day

The reason that we are able to “celebrate” Memorial Day is because of thousands of brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country — they gave their lives in the defense of America. God Bless them and their families.  Make sure you let your family and friends know this isn’t just … Continue reading

Another famous fish

About three weeks ago, Beverly Brister caught a 12 pound bass out of her kayak on Lake D’Arbonne. More than 10,000 people clicked on this website and the corresponding Facebook page, it’s shares and other news sources to read about it. It became quite a famous fish. Now Bayou D’Arbonne has produced a famous fish, … Continue reading

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