BUSSEY BRAKE – Before all the rain, anglers were catching some really big crappie on jigs and shiners in open water. Bass are beginning to get in pre-spawn mode and some big ones were being caught soft plastics and creature baits. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707. OUACHITA RIVER – The river is rising. A few catfish …

Glynn HarrisGlynn Harris is a long-time outdoor writer from North Louisiana and has won more than 50 writing and broadcasting awards during his 47 year career. When I was growing up and getting my introduction to the outdoors, there were two seasons of the year – hunting season, and fishing season. From early spring until October when cool weather hit, …

Thomas FieldsThomas “Tuffy” Fields is an author and regular contributor to The Gazette. He can be reached by email at thelouisianaexplorer@yahoo.com. Occasionally we find a message that stands the wear an tear of the years. Then light a bolt of lightning it suddenly springs forth as history has a way of repeating itself. The following if one of these and …