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A blessed Easter to you
John 3:16-17 “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. “For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through Him.
Sparta Water Commission meets Thursday
Water to drink. A lake vital to recreation and the economy in the area. Can the two co-exist? Members of the Sparta Groundwater Conservation District Commission are tasked with developing plans to ensure our entire region has a suitable drinking water supply today and in the future. Part of the planning underway is the possible … Continue reading
Big Bass event Saturday; Ouachita winners
The third annual Fishers of Men Easter Big Bass Open will be held on Lake D’Arbonne Saturday, April 18, with family fun night and registration to be held Friday at 6 p.m. at the North Louisiana Exhibition Center in Ruston. Hourly paybacks include $500 for first, $250 for second and $150 for third and overall … Continue reading
Welcome, Wood Marine of Ruston
We welcome a great new sponsor to lakedarbonnelife.com, Wood Marine of Ruston. Owned and managed by the husband-wife team of Jody and Jodi Wood, they opened the business in 2011 and their motto pretty much sums up their philosophy: “Helping you get on the water and stay on the water”. In other words, it’s about … Continue reading
ULM, Tech finish1-2-3 in BASS regional
There’s no place like home, and that doesn’t just apply to the Wizard of Oz. The Ouachita River and her backwaters were almost treacherous the past two days, but college fishermen from around the South braved the waters and local fishermen from the University of Louisiana Monroe and Louisiana Tech ended up bringing home the … Continue reading
ULM anglers grab lead
Being in first place can bring good dreams. Thinking about the ones that got away can be a nightmare. That’s the situation that University of Louisiana Monroe anglers Brett Preuett and Jackson Blackett are in after day one of the 2014 Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Central Regional on the Ouachita River. The Warhawk anglers brought … Continue reading
College anglers get to “play” in the mud!
Ten inches of rain last weekend in our area did a lot of things. One thing it did was give a large group of college tournament anglers from the region a headache. That’s because now they have to figure out how to catch bass on the fast-rising, muddy Ouachita River Friday and Saturday out of … Continue reading
Como RANT
There’s been some worry this year that boatloads of fishermen might be catching too many white perch on Lake D’Arbonne. I’ve covered that in separate posts. There is one group of “fishermen” that I know are catching and eating too many fish. And they are wounding many, many more. And the fish aren’t all crappie. … Continue reading
D’Arbonne shows off
Lake D’Arbonne and its crappie population showed off this past week through some of the roughest weather and rising water that we’ve had in a long time. The fish provided good catches in a variety of ways, from jigging deep to jigging shallow; to trolling; to casting mini-spinners. The result? Hours of great fishing footage … Continue reading
Wind-aided fishing report
I got up early Thursday morning (Yes, George, before 9 a.m.) to try and get in a last minute fishing trip before the approaching storms hit. You know, fish always bite better before an approaching storm. I didn’t have to turn on any lights to see if the wind had kicked up yet. I could … Continue reading
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