Jeff Simmons, of Simmons Sporting Goods in Bastrop, told me that based on results from that establishment’s annual Big Buck Contest, this was a record year for big bucks taken in Louisiana.
When snow falls in our part of the world, it changes our outlook on everything. While we hope and pray we don’t lose power or water, the little kid in us grownups comes out to play.
For older guys like me, perhaps you remember “That Was The Week That Was” a satirical television comedy produced in the early 1960s by the BBC featuring David Frost.
It was a cold 27 degree morning, Feb. 12, 1994, when 40-year-old Greg Wiggins and fishing partner Mark Smith launched Wiggins’ boat into the chilly waters of Caney Lake.
I think I first noticed it around my backyard bird feeder; I’m talking about the “pecking order.” By definition, it’s the “colloquial term for a hierarchical system of social organization.”
BLACK BAYOU: Bass have been fair on jigs and soft plastics. Crappie have been fair on jigs. Bream are slow. Contact Honey Hole Tackle Shop 323-8707 for the latest information.
It’s time for hunters to switch gears. Deer and duck seasons in Louisiana have been put to bed as January came to a close. Now it’s time to start planning for those seasons that remain.
