i will be moving there in a little over a month and i need some fishing spots.  i have also never been fishin in the south and need any advice anybody can give me on what approach i should take on catching these famed largemouth bass

First, move your query to the section that includes Louisiana.

Second, you will have to be an LSU fan so get ready to purchase some purple and gold tee shirts and sweat shirts and a few caps.

Third, the food is outstanding so be ready to gain some weight.

Fourth, make plans for Mardi Gras.

Fifth, there are animals in Louisiana that will bite and eat you so always be mindful where you are when fishing, especially from the bank.

Fifth, just remember, "Come to Louisiana as You are and Leave Different"

And always practice saying "Go Tigers!"  

i will be moving there in a little over a month and i need some fishing spots. i have also never been fishin in the south and need any advice anybody can give me on what approach i should take on catching these famed largemouth bass

When are you heading down exactly?  I am traveling there from August 3 - 8.  Just posted the same inquiry for help, tips, etc. on the central forum.  I'll let you know if I hear anything.

Sam, you forgot oyster shooters...its an experience....that I wouldn't do again  ;D  Vodka, raw oysters just don't mix.  Supposed to throw in a little tabassco and lemon/lime, but I think the bartender was trying to get me sick (mission accomplished).  It could've been better with the added flavors....??

chat with the locals and they might share some info with you.  I am just outside of baton rouge and throw a lot of worms, spinner baits and crankbaits.  Weightless sinkos, 6 in powerbait worms, white or black 1/4oz spinner baits, and shad colored crankbaits when the cover permits.  We fish a lot of bayous etc... so flipping plastics against cypress trees or into lilies usually produces.  If you want to catch the big daddies in louisiana head to toledo bend or give me a holler some time and I can take you redfishing ;D

Yikes!  Oyster shooters.

Once upon a time......

Not anymore.

In fact, I do not visit the French Quarter when I go home.  Been there and have done almost all they do in the French Quarter.  

That's almost!!! ;D

Bsbllboss is going to U-La-La on a baseball scholarship and I sent him a PM wishing all the best.

You know how those people in Louisiana are, they will take you in like a long, lost relative and feed you the best food in the nation.

I told him to remember to say "Go Tigers" and he can fishing free anytime he wants.

I have lived in Texas for the past 29years, but grew up in Baker, Louisiana, and when it came to fishing, you would have to go either to Old River or to False River to fish. Then as I grew older and travelled more independently I found other areas to fish and started on Toledo Bend. I have a lakehouse on T. Bend 16 miles North of the Dam on the Louisiana side, and I fish a tournament trail on Rayburn and Toledo each year.

The fishing is good on Toledo but much better on Rayburn in Texas. The best way I found to learn about the lakes is to get with a guide or someone on the lake that needs a partner to spend some time on the lake learning what the fish are doing.

Oh by the way, "Go Tigers" that is not the way it is spelled in Louisiana, "Geaux Tigers"

Best of luck in your move and relocation.

welcom to cajun country the atchafalaya basin is just 10 mil. from Lafayette you can catch some good fish. just be careful a lot of people have got lost in there I would try henderson they have been catching in the Butte la rose canal not to sure what they have been using I will try to find out and get back with you

thanks for all the help guys i dont wanna get lost in the bayou and ill stay away from oyster shooters lol

I grew up in the Lafayette area.  If you are an outdoors kind of guy you will love it there.  There are many places to fish (both fresh and salt water) and hunt.  All you have to do is to get used to the heat, humidity and all manner of biting things.

BTW, the local college football team is the Rajun Cajuns.

Mark your 2009 calendar:

Wednesday, March 11, 2009  

UL-Lafayette vs. LSU

Baton Rouge, La.

Alex Box Stadium  

6:30 p.m.  

This past season the Fighting Tigers prevailed over the Ragin Cajuns 5-3 in Baton Rouge on the way to the College World Series.

As for football, the LSU Fighting Tigers prevailed in a close game in Tiger Stadium during the 2006 season against U-La-La, 45-3.

Next football game betweed the two schools:

Saturday, September 19, 2009

UL-Lafayette  

Baton Rouge, La.

Tiger Stadium  

Start working on getting some tickets and you and your friends go to the game.

You will never forget the experience.  

dont count on it this time! ragin cajuns going all the way!

The first thing you need to do is make friends with CATT in Lake Charles. Then concentrate on Toledo Bend. By concentrate, I mean you need to make sure you stop in Lake Charles every trip and pick up or highjack CATT on the way to the lake.

That should be the number one objective.

what is CATT and why do i have to highjack it

Check out CATT in the members section and read his last 15 or so posts.

You will understand....The Power of Catt.  

Great guy who has forgotten more about bass fishing than most people know.

And he is Louisiana through and through and he is a very good bass fisherman and if you can go with him fishing.

Going with Catt fishing is second only to an LSU football game.  

Local to Lafayette, I'd go to henderson or the basin.  If you're wanting to travel a bit, there is Toledo Bend, Caney Lake, Old River, False River, Bayou Des Glacias, Maurpas, and about 5 million rivers.  In Maurpas and the passes, you can catch a bass, a speck, and a redfish from the same hole.  Pretty cool place.

A trick to fishing a lot of Louisiana is to find moving water.  In the basin and swamps, you'll be confronted with more cover and "good looking water" than you ever have in your entire life.  The problem is finding it.  Paying attention to water movement, river stages, tidal conditions, and bait migrations will put you on the fish.  If you neglect to pay attention to those factors, it can be tough going.

I'm moving to the Livingston Parish area (where I'm originally from) next month.  As soon as I can convince dear old dad to give me...I mean sell me...his boat, I'm going to be fishing Maurpas, the Amite, and the Talbanny most of the time.  

The Humdinger spinnerbait (chart n white) Is your best bet down here for consistant fish.

ive never fished lafayette, but im not too far away here in ponchatoula...

theres good ponds, all you have to do is ask to fish, most people dont mind...i mean the worst they can say is no, right?

and i took a few trips up north and the structure is completely different from what ive seen...but i like to throw trick worms in heavy cover (grass beds/cypress knees or trees) and throw a spinner or red shad worm carolina rigged...i fish a little tangipahoa river, good fishing, just dont go too far down river because its heavily fished, but i still tear up the smaller bass

**when going to bourbon, get hand-grenades**

best of luck here in louisiana

Y'all come on down