| Louisiana crappie fishing is some of the | | | | Louisiana, nine inches is accepted, and in |
| finest in the country. There are plenty of | | | | Texas, from December to February fishermen |
| people that will tell you that this type of | | | | must keep the first fifty they catch |
| fishing is perhaps the favorite among many | | | | regardless of their respective sizes. |
| anglers in the region. That is a good thing | | | | |
| and well deserved because the fish are | | | | Toledo bend crappie are usually in spawn in |
| populous here and they anglers are destined | | | | April in the coves and shallows, but the |
| to enjoy the process of catching them. If | | | | spawn holds off as long as June sometimes, |
| you are planning to fish for crappie fish | | | | depending on weather conditions, especially |
| here, in Louisiana, you need to know where to | | | | in the deep Southern end of the reservoir. |
| go to find them, what to bring with you and | | | | In early spring, crappie are often found |
| why it is going to feel good to bring them on | | | | suspended beneath baitfish along edges of the |
| board. | | | | old river channel, especially in the |
| | | | well-known Chicken Coop area. |
| Toledo Bed in Louisiana has long been known | | | | |
| as one of the best places to fish for crappie | | | | The Saline-Larto complex is approximately |
| in Louisiana. This reservoir is | | | | 8,000 acres large. It is just to the east of |
| approximately 180,000 acres and is about | | | | Toledo Bend. It is a distinctly swampy area, |
| sixty-five miles long. This runs along the | | | | but consistently produces crappie in excess |
| Texas Louisiana bordered Sabine River, and | | | | of three pounds, so nobody can argue that it |
| has consistently produced great numbers of | | | | is a fine area in which to catch crappie. |
| white and black crappie for your fishing and | | | | Anglers also have tremendous success bagging |
| eating pleasure. Black crappie are the more | | | | good size limits of crappie in bayou drops. |
| common of the two, and a team can catch fifty | | | | Other prime sections are Muddy Bayou, Nolan |
| to a hundred one to two pound crappie a day, | | | | Bayou, Cross Bayou, Open Bayou, and Shad Lake |
| and some even weigh in at over three pounds | | | | and Powell's Point. |
| here. | | | | |
| | | | November through February are the best times |
| It is important to note that anglers with | | | | to fish deeper water for crappie, but the |
| both Texas and Louisiana fishing licenses may | | | | spawn begins in the early Spring and March |
| fish this lake, but regulations vary | | | | sees the height of the spawn occur. The |
| depending on which license you have. Both | | | | spawn signals the beginning of great shallow |
| those with Texas and Louisiana licenses may | | | | water fishing for crappie. During this time, |
| keep up to fifty crappie (both black or white | | | | fishing around the shorelines is excellent, |
| or a combination), but in Texas they must be | | | | making it a great time for youngsters to fish |
| a minimum of ten inches in length. In | | | | the banks. |