Joe Joslin

"The Calcasieu River is high with mostly muddy to stained conditions" says tournament angler Travis Merritt. Rains Monday and Tuesday only added insult to injury. The West Fork is stained and the main river is muddy to Bayou Serpent and stained above there. Anglers and boaters should be very careful on the river as large amount of debris is floating down the river and several boats have been damaged in recent days. "Fishing is not great but not bad" reports Merritt. Shallow, wide wobbling crankbaits are still the baits of choice for tournament winners.

Color suggestions include shad colors in the West Fork with stained conditions and crawfish on river with very stained to muddy water. He also suggest that anglers who prefer to flip soft plastics should try the new Berkley Crazy Legs Chigger Craw in junebug with a 3/16 ounce weight in light current and 3/8 to 1/2 in heavy current. The backwater areas are not producing right much now due to high water.

Fish Species: l.m.bass
Bait Used: Bill Norman crankbaits and Berkley Chigger Craw crazy Legs
Tackle Used: Abu Garcia Revo reels(Revo Winch), 15 lb Berkley Flourocarbon, 7 HMG Fenwick Rod
Method Used:
Water Depth:
Water Temperature: 70
Wind Direction: s
Wind Speed: 20-30

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Joe Joslin

About The Author: Captain Joe Joslin

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Area Reporting: South Toledo Bend

Bio: Joe Joslin is a syndicated outdoor writer and writes for several Louisiana newspapers and numerous magazines including Texas Game and Fish, Louisiana Game and Fish, CenLa Sportsman, Louisiana Sportsman and LakeCaster. Joe has been fishing Toledo Bend and Sam Rayburn for 25+ years and is a frequent tournament angler. Joe has been a full time pro guide on Toledo Bend/Sam Rayburn since 1998.Joe Joslin Outdoors Fishing Guide Service Wholesome atmosphere * Safety minded * Latest equipment, featuring 21i Class Skeeter with 300 hp Yamaha HPDI * Tackle supplied upon request * References available upon request * Available Year-Round. E-Mail Joe at joejoslinoutdoors@yahoo.com

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