Fishing Report

Glynn Harris

BLACK BAYOU – Bass are improving fishing spinners and jigs around the trees. Crappie are starting to move shallow and fishing is improving on shiners or jigs. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for latest information.
BUSSEY BRAKE – Bass fishing is good with some really nice fish to 11 pounds caught flipping the trees with jigs, using spinners and soft plastics. Crappie are on the banks and hitting jigs and shiners. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole at 323-8707.
OUACHITA RIVER – Water is still high and muddy with very little fishing reported this week. For latest information, contact the Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
LAKE D’ARBONNE – Crappie are good with some caught in 3 foot water while others haven’t quite moved in and are in 10 foot water. Shiners and jigs are working. Bass are on the banks and hitting soft plastics, jigs and spinners. Catfishing is improving fishing cold worms off the banks. with males getting beds ready and big females moving in to spawn. No report on bream this week. For latest information, call Anderson Sport Center at 368-9669 or Honey Hole Tackle Shop at 323-8707.
LAKE CLAIBORNE –Crappie are starting to move to the back of the creeks where spawning is starting to take place. Bass are moving shallow with some good fish caught on spinners, soft plastics and jigs. Best catches are being made early and late in the day. Stripers are beginning to show up in open water around Kel’s Cove. No report on catfish. For latest information, call Kel’s Cove at 927-2264 or Terzia Tackle at 278-4498.
LAKE POVERTY POINT – Crappie have moved off the banks because of colder water temperatures. Catfishing is good. No report on bass. For latest reports, call Poverty Point Marina at 318/878-0101.
LAKE YUCATAN – The water is on a slow fall with water temperatures too cold for fishing to be good just yet. slight rise. For information, call Surplus City Landing at 318/467-2259.