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FREEMAN WINS ON TOLEDO BEND

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:45:16 -0400

MANY, Louisiana - Glen Freeman of Converse, Louisiana, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Louisiana/Texas Division tournament on Toledo Bend Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 21 pounds, 15 ounces. The victory earned Freeman $3,766 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

RED RIVER TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE LOUISIANA/TEXAS DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:11:17 -0400

NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA - The Louisiana/Texas Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Red River in Natchitoches, Louisiana, May 2 for the third of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

PARKER LEADS WIRE-TO-WIRE TO TAKE WOMEN'S BASSMASTER TITLE

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:57:31 -0400

WEST MONROE, Louisiana - All week Janet Parker of Little, Elm, Texas, has been saying she was "keeping it simple" out on the water, but Parker also made it look easy when she won wire-to-wire Saturday by more than 8 pounds at the second stop of the 2009 Academy Sports + Outdoors Women's Bassmaster Tour event on the Ouachita River.

PEACHER WINS BFL DIVISION EVENT ON TOLEDO BEND LAKE

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:19:47 -0400

MANY, La. (March 30, 2009) - Larry Peacher of Bentley, Louisiana, won the Walmart Bass Fishing League® Louisiana/Texas Division tournament on Toledo Bend Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 21 pounds, 13 ounces. The victory earned Peacher $4,127 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

LOUISIANA/TEXAS ANGLERS HEADED FOR TOLEDO BEND

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 02:39:56 -0400

MANY, LOUISIANA - The Louisiana/Texas Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit the Toledo Bend in Many, Louisiana, March 28 for the second of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

NIGGEMEYER TAKES THIRD BASS VICTORY IN CENTRAL OPEN FISH-OFF

Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:57:43 -0400

MANY, LOUISIANA - When James Niggemeyer of Van, Texas, left the dock Sunday morning for a 3 ½-hour fish-off against fellow Texan Jerrel Pringle, the Bassmaster Elite Series pro worried that heavy cloud cover would kill his sight-fishing bite and the victory would slip away at the Bassmaster Central Open on Toledo Bend Reservoir.

GULF COAST ANGLERS ASSOCIATION KICKS OFF SEASON IN LOUISIANA

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:04:10 -0500

The new Gulf Coast Angler's Association kicked off its second tournament of the year on Saturday, February 21, adding more new faces and new friends. Anglers launched promptly at 6:30 A.M. from Breton Sound Marina in Hopedale, LA and were met by cool temperatures, low tides, and dirty water. Even though fishing conditions were not as favorable as desired 25 teams found redfish to bring to the scales.

MCCALL WINS WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE EVENT ON TOLEDO BEND LAKE

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 11:01:31 -0500

MANY, Louisiana- Boater Chris McCall of Jasper, Texas, won the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League® Cowboy Division tournament on Toledo Bend Lake Saturday with a five-bass catch weighing 22 pounds, 14 ounces. The victory earned McCall $2,703 and placed him one step closer to qualifying for the DeGray Lake Regional Championship in Arkadelphia, Ark., Oct. 22-24, where he could ultimately win a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck.

BERKLEY EXPERIENCE TRAILER COMING TO SHREVEPORT, LA.

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:40:01 -0500

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - The Berkley Experience Trailer is headed to the Bassmaster Classic Outdoor Expo in Shreveport, Louisiana The trailer will roll in February 19-22 and will offer demonstrations and interactive games for kids and adults.

TOLEDO BEND LAKE TO HOST WALMART BASS FISHING LEAGUE COWBOY DIVISION TOURNAMENT

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:28:54 -0500

MANY, LOUISIANA - The Cowboy Division of the $8 million Walmart Bass Fishing League® will visit Toledo Bend Lake in Many, Louisiana., February 21 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters and 200 co-anglers are expected to compete in the tournament, which will award as much as $45,000 in cash, including a top award of $6,000 in the Boater Division.

COMPETITORS FIND SURPRISES, CRAMPED QUARTERS ON RED RIVER FOR CLASSIC PRACTICE

Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:01:41 -0500

SHREVEPORT-BOSSIER CITY, La. - Low water levels again challenged the 51 Bassmaster Classic competitors Wednesday as the full field participated in one day of official practice for the big event, set for Feb. 20-22 on the Red River.

EVER-CHALLENGING RED RIVER IS A PERFECT BASSMASTER CLASSIC FISHERY

Sat, 17 Jan 2009 12:59:25 -0500

The Red River promises to force 51 of the world's best anglers to dig deep into their tackle boxes of tricks when they compete in the February 20-22 Bassmaster Classic out of Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana.

LOUISIANA'S AARON JOHNSON GRABS WIN AT BASSMASTER CENTRAL OPEN IN TENNESSEE

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:31:50 -0400

PARIS, Tennessee - Aaron Johnson of Bossier City, Louisiana, walked away Saturday from the Bassmaster Central Open on Kentucky and Barkley lakes in Tennessee with a win at 47 pounds, 14 ounces, and enough points to give him a clean shot at one of the Open's tickets to the 2009 Bassmaster Classic.

Sage/Redington/Rio offer 8-wt Fly Fishing Outfit for Trout Unlimited Fundraiser

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:21 -0400

Bainbridge Island, Washington - The top names in Fly Fishing have joined forces together to put togther a world-class fly fishing outfit as a fundraiser for Trout Unlimited-Alaska to help with their efforts protecting the Bristol Bay watershed.

Anglers Being Recruited for Tagging Study

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 12:05:16 -0500

Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries (DWF) biologist hope to recruit recreational anglers to participate in a fish-tagging project designed to help solve some of the mysteries in one of Louisiana's most vital estuaries, the Barataria Basin.