re: The pressure on the bass on Toledo Bend is insane...

Non-selective nature of common herbicides: Glyphosate (e.g., Rodeo, AquaNeat) is systemic and primarily targets foliage it contacts directly when sprayed on floating salvinia. However, in real-world applications—especially with high spray volumes, wind drift, overspray, or when salvinia mats sink after dying—some product reaches the water column or submerged leaves. Surfactants (adjuvants) added to help the spray stick to salvinia's waxy "egg-beater" hairs can also increase runoff or penetration.- from the LSU Ag Center

Tank mixes amplify effects: State crews often mix glyphosate with faster contact herbicides like diquat, carfentrazone, or flumioxazin for quicker visible results on thick mats. These contacts kill plant tissue on contact and can affect any submerged vegetation the spray mist or runoff reaches. Diquat, for example, is a strong contact that works well on salvinia but isn't selective for submerged natives.- From the LSU Ag Center

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They stocked about 4x too many carp on Caney Lake years ago and it decimated the grass. So much so that the carl would follow people around while they were mowing their yards they were so hungry

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. Yep a shame what happened there. And some renegade “treaters”

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Launched at Wrights

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Living in Shreveport, I fish out of Wrights quite a bit as it's just one of the quickest launches to get to from Shreveport. The traffic is slower up there for sure. I guess it's because Shreveport has so many options with Caddo, Cross, Bistineau, Black Bayou, Cypress Lake, etc. that it doesn't push a lot of people down there from the North.

The data has long indicated that tournaments are more detrimental than advertised....and now there is data emerging that tournaments and live scope are catching fish that biologists suspected existed but had no real evidence of. Data is still out but its looking like the combination of mulitiple tournaments with good fisherman using live scope is going to become a problem for bass populations. Couple this with spots and herring and its a disaster about to happen.

Having said that if the lake you fish has a common launching pad for tournaments and the weigh in at the same place bass tend to hang around for YEARS. The fist suitable cover in the right depth depending on time of year and temperature / oxygen levels will ALWAYS hold fish in higher numbers. They might not be eating but they are there.

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Usually bass fish the bend. However, going this weekend with 3 kids to try our luck at some sacs. Anyone have any suggestions on how we can get on a mess? Was thinking about checking some of the sra and ldwf reefs. We are staying around big bass marina. Any help is appreciated.

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brush piles and natural timber on the edge of creek channels and drop offs... 18-20'

Chartruse jig head with monkey milk baby shad

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but did better with a pink head and electric chicken

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Whites?

Huh. I’ve never noticed that. I will start paying attention to it from now on though.

It was the same today as it was weekend before last. I checked five different brush piles, and I’d catch a couple. Then it would slow down and I’d switched to monkey milk. Maybe I would catch one and maybe not. But when I would switch back to electric chicken, I would get bites again.

I only kept 7 good ones. Enough to fry fish for my wife and the kids. I think I threw back 10 or 12 that were 10” or less.

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Anyone been lately?

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I got a not so good report from early midweek. Said water level is down 3-4 ft and it was extremely tough fishing from some buddies that went for a few days.