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Kids fishing day on D’Arbonne

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ June 24, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Recently the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in conjunction with the Lake D’Arbonne State Park held a free fishing day for kids on the fishing piers at the park. A big crowd turned out and quite a few good fish were caught. Thanks to these two groups for putting this on — and to … Continue reading →

Thanks, Dad

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ June 13, 2014 ⋅ 3 Comments

I originally wrote and published this article in the News-Star on Sunday, June 19, 1988. 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. Thanks for taking me fishing … Continue reading →

Cricket crazies

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ June 2, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I bought a box of crickets the other afternoon to go bream fishing, but when I got home the wind had picked up and so I left the cricket box in my garage. I also bought four new styrofoam corks and six new bream hooks. I just left them in the bottom of the cricket … Continue reading →

Fishing “pressure”

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 30, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Believe it or not, this kind of bad weather is sometimes good for fishing. When the weather warms up, fishing can get a bit tough. But when we have the threat of thunderstorms and even rain like we have and will have for a few days, one of the major components in fish biting turns … Continue reading →

Hot fishing with Cold Front Jones

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 5, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I’ve been fortunate to go bream fishing a couple of different times recently with Dr. Ray Jones, an old friend who I haven’t seen for many years until recently. I got to witness again first hand his prowess with an Uncle Buck’s bream pole at Cheniere Lake and got to see the stark reality of … Continue reading →

May Day fishing report

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ May 2, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Before we begin this week’s fishing report, think about this: For some reason, when we talk fishing, we almost always talk about the weather. Not only is it a determining factor in deciding IF we will go fishing, it is also a great, perhaps the No. 1, excuse for when we don’t catch fish. Sometimes … Continue reading →

Fish go on Spring Break!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ April 25, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

I think I’ve got the fishing figured out this week. Things have been much slower than earlier this spring for bass and crappie, but I know what happened. They are all gone on Spring Break! Fish gone wild is more like, well, just fish gone… Okay, it isn’t that bad, but on Lake D’Arbonne bass … Continue reading →