spring bass fishing

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 →

$5 bass boat

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 20, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

You think Subway’s $5 footlongs are a good deal? How about a $30,000 bass boat for $5? Come this spring, some lucky ticket holder will have just that. I would encourage you to buy a ticket, but I already bought the winning one from Association of Louisiana Bass Clubs regional director Steve Cagle at the … Continue reading →

Tech, ULM get Bend bass

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ February 18, 2014 ⋅ Leave a comment

ZWOLLE, La. – The Lamar University team of Quinton Evans of Orange, Texas, and Colby Ogden of Kountze, Texas, won the FLW College Fishing Southern Conference tournament on Toledo Bend Saturday with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 6 ounces. Their win qualified them for the 2014 Southern Conference Invitational on Sam Rayburn Reservoir. Three area … 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 →

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

As first reported here….

Posted by darbone1 ⋅ January 21, 2014 ⋅ 1 Comment

Folks that know me would tell you in a heartbeat that I would never say “I TOLD YOU SO”…but I want to share this with you anyway as we look at three days this week with temps in the 20’s. Okay, humor me. It’s a rerun (pardon me) of our Oct. 2, 2013 entry into … 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 →