fishing report

Wheels Through Time

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ March 4, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Mark your calendar for one of the biggest events of the year on Lake D’Arbonne. And it doesn’t involve fishing. It’s the annual spring car show at Lake D’Arbonne State Park. This year’s big event will be Saturday, March 22 beginning at 8 a.m. The theme is “Wheels Through Time“. The Visitor Center parking area … Continue reading →

This week’s fishing report

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 27, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Fishing reports here lately are about like the weather. Pretty good one day. Pretty not the next. This past weekend was a great fishing weekend. There were probably more people on the water Friday through Sunday on D’Arbonne than I’ve seen in quite a well. Then Wednesday, following the cold front and another dip into … Continue reading →

Fishing for Hope

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 26, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

I’ve never met Alabama pro bass fisherman Randy Howell. But thanks to a $300,000 sack full of largemouth bass, I know about him now. And it’s all good. Howell won the BASS Masters Classic this past weekend on Lake Guntersville in his home state of Alabama. Other than he caught three sacks full of monster … Continue reading →

Yes, it’s them again!

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

Lake D’Arbonne is under attack from above by my favorite waterway nuisance. Again. Extreme cold weather sent lake Orks further south weeks ago, but they are back. Don’t get me wrong, I like birds. But these aren’t birds. They are bad actors, apparently secretly gathering for a remake of an old Alfred Hitchcock movie. Hello, … Continue reading →

Take a number, please

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

Number 68? Number 68? And you thought taking a number at the Department of Motor Vehicles was tough. Sunday afternoon the beautiful 70-degree sunny weather combined with quite a few hungry white perch to make it seem like anglers had to “take a number” to find a spot to fish along the river channel on … Continue reading →

Fishing season opens!

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 17, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Fishing season officially opened this weekend! Or at least, that’s what it looked like (no, we don’t really have an “official” fishing season). After weeks of blustery weather, Saturday and Sunday provided spring-like weather for the fishermen and they responded just as you would expect. Every launching ramp and parking area on Lake D’Arbonne was … Continue reading →

Patience, Spring, Eagles

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 16, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

It’s a rare occasion that I turn to the Famers’ Almanac. But I did today. My question: When is Spring going to get here? Apparently the Almanac and Punxsutawney Phil both agree with what we already know — we had a long winter, and it may not be over yet. But there is hope. Spring … Continue reading →

College anglers hit the Bend

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 15, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

WEATHER ALERT: No, this is a good weather alert. It’s going to be a beautiful weekend and expect our lakes and launching ramps to be very busy. Be courteous and be careful out there! I hope the fish are ready to get as active as the fishermen! ******************* College Football’s over. Baseball had its season … Continue reading →

Lake on ice

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 13, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it. That pretty much sums up what we’ve been facing the past several weeks. If the ice and snow from yesterday didn’t do anything else, at least it got a … Continue reading →

Two many minis?

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 10, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

Some things go best unsaid. We were in the process of moving a few years back when one of the movers came in and announced to my wife and I that he had finished packing up all the stuff in the garage. That was nice. “Say, did you know you had 27 rods and reels?“, … Continue reading →