Dennis at Clark’s Red River Marina in Elm Grove reports that the fishing has been only fair. If the water continues to warm up they expect things to get much better. The Catfish have been good in the river channels and around the jetties. They have been using nightcrawlers and shrimp. YoYo’s are using shiners. The Bass are starting to pick up in the backwater areas using lizards , worms and slow rolling spinnerbaits. The Perch have been slow. Be sure to give them a call, they do a daily update on the fishing conditions.

Shirley at Young’s Grocery & Bait in Benton reports that the Bass fishing is pretty good. It really depends on the day and how hard you want to fish. Only in Louisiana can you wake up with weather like ours. But if you plan to fish or hunt you just get prepared for the cold and wind, and if you are lucky you have a nice day. Cypress fishing has been slow. Everybody wants the White Perch to bite, but no one has had any good success. The Perch being caught are on jigs and shiners. Catfish are still hitting the canadian crawlers, but mostly at night. The duck hunting was excellent with most everyone bagging the limit. Next month we will have the results of our Big Buck Contest. So until then, stop by for coffee and your fishing supplies.