We are past the early spring fishing, so your tactics need to be focused on pre-spawn crappie. The fish will often suspend and stage near the mouths of major creek channels or areas of inflowing ...

Crappie fishing is almost in full swing at Ross Barnett Reservoir as fish move into the shallows to spawn, and anglers are not only catching loads of fish, the lake is producing big sizes, too.

Toledo Bend was completed in 1969 but filled early due to a 14 inch rain. Local fishing guide Glen Freeman recalls what the lake was like when it first filled up.

Crappie must be 10 inches to keep and there is a 25 fish daily limit. For an effective rig that provides fun action use an ultralight spinning rod with a small crappie tube jig tipped with a piece ...

“According to the survivors, five customers chartered a fishing boat with a fishing guide on Toledo Bend Lake,” the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (LDWF) reports. “The wind and waves ...

Between guiding for crappie and fishing local tournaments on the lake, Reynolds spends more time on Toledo Bend than just about anyone. He also won a BFL event on the Louisiana-Texas border reservoir ...

Toledo Bend has earned a reputation as one of the best bass fisheries in the country. KTBS 3's Rick Rowe visited with fishing guide Justin Cooper for this week's ArkLaTex Made segment.

North Toledo Bend State Park covers 900 acres where visitors can enjoy fishing, swimming, boating, hiking, birding and picnicking. There is a pool, two hiking and biking trails, a boat launch ...

If you watch fishing TV/videos you will see the concept of long jigging pole for crappie is making a comeback of sorts. As a kid, I used to fish for crappie with long bamboo cane poles.

The upper end of Toledo Bend, Sam Rayburn or Murvaul all heat up around Thanksgiving. By “heating up” I mean the crappie start getting busy killing minnows and jigs.

If fishing is the objective, there are ample opportunities to reel in largemouth bass, bluegill and sunfish. White bass, crappie and catfish can also be caught. The Texas Paddling Trails program helps ...

Fishing is still very tough for crappie as the fish are scattered in 8-35 feet of water, and suspended 4-16 feet deep. Report provided by Mark Standrige, Three Nails Guide Service.