17 hours ago, ibefishing said:

I'll be visiting New Orleans in late June and really wanted to fish Toledo Bend. I'm seriously thinking about driving 5 hours and going on guided trip. Any recommendations on good guide service, preferably on the Louisiana side. Also, if it doesn't pan out, any recommendations on good lakes near or not too far from New Orleans, private or public that has awesome guides. I just want to catch some big bass. TIA

I don't know any guides but if I'm in from work at the time you will be here look me up you can find a empty seat in my boat.

20 hours ago, ibefishing said:

I'll be visiting New Orleans in late June and really wanted to fish Toledo Bend. I'm seriously thinking about driving 5 hours and going on guided trip. Any recommendations on good guide service, preferably on the Louisiana side. Also, if it doesn't pan out, any recommendations on good lakes near or not too far from New Orleans, private or public that has awesome guides. I just want to catch some big bass. TIA

 

@Bass_Fanatic should be able to answer both ?

5 hours ago, A5BLASTER said:

I don't know any guides but if I'm in from work at the time you will be here look me up you can find a empty seat in my boat.

Thanks for the offer, A5BLASTER! 

 

 

On 2/24/2018 at 10:17 PM, ibefishing said:

I'll be visiting New Orleans in late June and really wanted to fish Toledo Bend. I'm seriously thinking about driving 5 hours and going on guided trip. Any recommendations on good guide service, preferably on the Louisiana side. Also, if it doesn't pan out, any recommendations on good lakes near or not too far from New Orleans, private or public that has awesome guides. I just want to catch some big bass. TIA

According to what days you will be here I may have an opening. I guide part time on Toledo and Rayburn. Jason courville, Zack Gagnard, and Darold Gleason are all good guides on Toledo too. Late June will be a topwater and deep ledge bite more than likely. As for places around New Orleans, I would go to Venice!

12 hours ago, ibefishing said:

Thanks for the offer, A5BLASTER! 

 

 

No problem anytime

Love that chocolate milk LOL

Actually i think dirty water bothers the fishermen much more than the fish.

2 hours ago, RockNReelN said:

Love that chocolate milk LOL

Actually i think dirty water bothers the fishermen much more than the fish.

 

Aint like they can pack up & leave ?

On 2/24/2018 at 10:17 PM, ibefishing said:

I'll be visiting New Orleans in late June and really wanted to fish Toledo Bend. I'm seriously thinking about driving 5 hours and going on guided trip. Any recommendations on good guide service, preferably on the Louisiana side. Also, if it doesn't pan out, any recommendations on good lakes near or not too far from New Orleans, private or public that has awesome guides. I just want to catch some big bass. TIA

Not many Bass guides near New Orleans but Toldeo bend IS worth the drive IMO. Also, if you are interested in redfish or speckled trout guided trip, PM me and I can give you a couple names and numbers of local guides that I know.

 

 

2 hours ago, Catt said:

 

Aint like they can pack up & leave ?

For shur Hahaha

 

Anybody got the High School Tournament results from Sunday ?

23 hours ago, Bass_Fanatic said:

According to what days you will be here I may have an opening. I guide part time on Toledo and Rayburn. Jason courville, Zack Gagnard, and Darold Gleason are all good guides on Toledo too. Late June will be a topwater and deep ledge bite more than likely. As for places around New Orleans, I would go to Venice!

I'll pm you about more information. Thanks.

Hi all, fished the back of Paulo Gaucho after the recent rains a couple of days ago with no luck, not even a bite! Launched yesterday at the public boat ramp near Carrice creek and beat the banks with similar results so I went out to a few coves south west of there and found decent water, meaning stained but not bad and though the place was loaded with cormarants, pelicans and sea gulls diving all over with blue herons on the bank and I saw a few crappie near brush I could not elicit even one bite! And I threw everything in the boat at them except my dog! Tired of getting skunked since the rains, any ideas?

Slow down ?

 

This high water is gonna scatter the fish

 

Still a lot of fish being caught by anglers not necessarily fishing slow techniques but fishing areas thoroughly. 

Toledo lake level slowly rising with both gens running and 11 gates open. Drought in TB watershed ??

19 hours ago, RockNReelN said:

For shur Hahaha

 

Anybody got the High School Tournament results from Sunday ?

http://www.setxhighschoolfishing.com/pdf/tResults/2017-2018/February 25th Results.pdf

 

Top 6 teams over 20#.  Took over 19# to get into the top 10.  Pretty awesome sight to see High School aged kids battling the weather like they did Sunday.  My son and his partner finished 39th with 13.73, caught alot of fish just never got the big bite.  Weather was horrible but fishing was great!

6 hours ago, Catt said:

Slow down ?

 

This high water is gonna scatter the fish

 

Still a lot of fish being caught by anglers not necessarily fishing slow techniques but fishing areas thoroughly. 

I'll try. . Sure thought this would get them on the bank. Tried dragging a c rig deeper but no luck. Maybe next time when I get my new HB figured out I can catch them on structure.

4 hours ago, ToledoMard928 said:

http://www.setxhighschoolfishing.com/pdf/tResults/2017-2018/February 25th Results.pdf

 

Top 6 teams over 20#.  Took over 19# to get into the top 10.  Pretty awesome sight to see High School aged kids battling the weather like they did Sunday.  My son and his partner finished 39th with 13.73, caught alot of fish just never got the big bite.  Weather was horrible but fishing was great!

Well done TM928

FYI: if y'all targeting buck brush pay real close attention! Couple friends tangled with wasp nest!

 

Water high & muddy but fish still being caught & big fish!

I'm going to TB the third weekend in March.  I don't know any area well but have been around several areas a little.  I plan on staying at Big Bass Marina and am thinking I'll try the Lowe's Creek area since its close, as long as I can cross the lake.  Is there any buck brush back in there and what areas should I look at?  A couple of years ago I went into one of the first little coves on its north side where there are a good bit of camps and found a few fish but they were small and best I recall it was a fairly shallow finger/canal that appeared to get fished pretty hard.

@beauxnarreaux How y'all are?

 

Negreet Louisiana side

Lowe's Creek north creeks 

Indian Mounds 

 

A lot will change in the next 3 weeks ?

I ain't saying nothing bout San Miguel.

 

Ribbet ribbet ribbet.

Saturday we caught 11. Most on craw style plastics in dark green colors in the 8ft range. We caught a few real shallow too but most were pulled off the banks. We graphed a ton of fish in the 20+ft range, might try that this morning 

What’s up Clint?  I haven’t been up there in a while.  I hope to get the new ultrex installed this week and maybe go next weekend.  We shall see.

Just came off the water, bite picking up on the old trusty spinner bait and swim bait no size to brag about but some nice 2 and 3s showing up.

 

Biggest of the day throw me but it came on a baby ribbett, had my head in the clouds and didn't set the hook.

 

I'm sure she was 6 to 7 pounds had a big belly.

 

Hope this helps someone and as always blue pro crappie fat guy camo hat come say hello.

4 hours ago, Amateur Hour said:

What’s up Clint?  I haven’t been up there in a while.  I hope to get the new ultrex installed this week and maybe go next weekend.  We shall see.

I'm good, thanks for asking, enjoying my time off, holla at me if you make it up, I'm headed back to work on the 14th.

Plans may be delayed.  I went test my trolling motor and 7 minutes in the power cut out and never returned.

First, I greatly appreciate all the information shared here.  I visit the Bend twice a year for a week stay and have done so for several years.  I've caught plenty fish simply from advanced scouting using knowledge I've gained here.  Stayed there last Fri thru last Wed. Really found the good fish beginning Sat afternoon in the north Sam Miguel area.  Was warm Mon and Tue so fish were looking to bed.  Beaver style baits and Crawsomes did the most damage.  Btwn out 2 boats we had 6 over 4#, a 5#, and a 6# on Mon and half day Tue.  If the water was over 63, they were up.  If it was cooler like in Slaughter Creek and parts of Lanana, they were staging.  Spinnerbaits and crankbaits were best. Can't wait to get back.