Lake life

Drawdown almost there . . .maybe

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ October 6, 2016 ⋅ 1 Comment

Lake D’Arbonne is now about five feet below pool stage, 75.3 feet as of 3:45 p.m. today, Thursday, Oct. 6. The drawdown started Sept. 6 and the lake was at 80.6 feet,slightly above pool stage (80.0 feet). Five feet below pool was the original level the lake was supposed to be dropped to. However, there … Continue reading →

Crappie University coming

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ October 4, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

Earlier this year, I made a statement that, “crappie are the new bass”, meaning that there was a growing amount of interest, activity and spending in crappie fishing, much like that of the chasers of largemouth the past 20 years. In fact, in many areas, crappie fishing is overtaking bass fishing in those three areas. … Continue reading →

Morgan/Watson win Masters

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ October 3, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

Matt Morgan and Kent Watson won $33,000.00 as champions of the Crappie Masters National Championship on Grenada Lake in Missisippi this weeekend. They landed two seven fish limits for a total of 26.43 pounds to claim the top prize. One hundred and ninety teams from around the country fished the event. West Monroe crappie anglers, … Continue reading →

Faith

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ October 2, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. — Hebrews 11:1

Legendary

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 29, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

Union Parish’s outdoor treasures go far deeper than big schools of bass, stringers of slab crappie and trophy deer. The same people that are your friends and neighbors living here in the parish are also part of the legendary outdoor resources that make this place special. The local Gazette newspaper features a group of “Outdoors … Continue reading →

It’s on: Crappie Nationals

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 28, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

This weekend’s Crappie Masters National Championship on has more than its share of interest, especially in this area. That’s mainly because a slew of Louisiana anglers are fishing the event. And also because the tournament circuit’s Louisiana State Championship will be held right here on Lake D’Arbonne for the third time this coming spring. The … Continue reading →

Crappiethon winners

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 27, 2016 ⋅ 2 Comments

Ronnie Turner and Roy Weaver of Calhoun caught seven crappie that weighed 10.23 pounds to win the Crappiethon tournament on the Ouachita River and Bayou D’Arbonne out of Joe Bob’s Saturday. Their big fish was 1.97 pounds, a whopper by summer standards. Sam Roberson of West Monroe fished alone, but came in second with 9.02 … Continue reading →

She’s going down!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 25, 2016 ⋅ 1 Comment

She’s going down! There are times you don’t want to hear this. Like when you are riding in your boat. Or when you are flying in a hot air balloon. Or when you are discussing LSU’s once promising football season… But this “she’s going down” is about Lake D’Arbonne. The every-four-year drawdown is underway and … Continue reading →

Bow, Pray, Repeat

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 25, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

Pray II Chronicles 7:14 Each Day “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.”

Pontoon boat for sale!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ September 23, 2016 ⋅ Leave a comment

There are lots of advantages to having your own outdoor website. You never have to post pictures of small fish that you catch. You never have to admit you didn’t catch anything or missed a big deer. And if you get ready to sell your pontoon boat, you can advertise for free. Yes. I’m selling … Continue reading →