fishing report

Just for the record . . .

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 5, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Rain…. check Thunder… check Lightening… check Wind.… check Cold…. check Damp, gray, drab…etc… check By the power vested in me by lakedarbonnelife.com, I hereby declare yesterday, Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2014 . . . JUST PLAIN YUCKY

Fishing report ( kind of )

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 3, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

There was something strange on the lake Saturday: Boats. Then Sunday, they pretty much disappeared again. And it wasn’t because everybody went home to watch the Super Bowl. True, the white perch have been biting for the brave at heart who follow them every day. But fishing pressure on most area lakes has been extremely … Continue reading →

Crappie.com, part 2

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 28, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

Part 2 of a 2 part series Nobody has been more surprised about the astounding growth of Crappie.com, which today bills itself as “America’s Crappie Community”, than founder and owner Ed Moes. After spending quite a few hours on the home page and the various forums. I understand why it has grown so. It’s a … Continue reading →

New Yo-Yo regs in effect

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

It’s yo-yo time in north Louisiana. And no, I’m not talking politics. I’m talking about the automatic trigger devices popular with white perch fishermen this time of year. It’s seems like a rite of passage for young fisherman to set out yo-yo’s among cypress trees, camp out on a cold night by a roaring fire … Continue reading →

Go Fish

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 13, 2014 ⋅ 2 Comments

Overall, hunting season was pretty good in our area. We had much colder temperatures than normal early in the season and that was good for deer and duck hunters. Union Parish is one of the top two parishes in the state for deer hunting and this season did not disappoint. In fact, the busiest folks … Continue reading →

Baby it’s cold outside

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 7, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

The shores of Lake D’Arbonne looked more like the shores of Lake Erie the past two days. High winds were pushing waves up on the bank and the spray was freezing, making some pretty eerie ice sculptures among the tree branches and grass stubble around the shore. It’s a sight we don’t see often around … Continue reading →

C of C C

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ November 25, 2012 ⋅ Leave a comment

That stands for Chamber of Commerce Crappie. You know, the kind that you would expect the Director of the Union Parish Chamber of Commerce to catch and take pictures of, then expect somebody like me to show them to everybody else so they would want to come catch big crappie at Lake D’Arbonne and spend … Continue reading →