http://www.LouisianaSportsman.com April 2015 | Louisiana Sportsman 253
Calcasieu River
Ah, April, on the Calcasieu
River. The Bassmaster Elite
series stop in this region out
of Orange, Texas, will be a
memory by the time you read
this, and the news will be full
of reports of how and where
the bass pros caught fish.
At least one veteran bass
pro confided to this writer
the first week of March that
he would be visiting the
Calcasieu River and Taylor
Creek. It’ll be interesting to
see how he fares.
Ron Castille of Lake Charles,
a veteran bass angler who has
fished most of his life along
the Calcasieu River system,
knows how productive the
area can be this time of year.
After March 7, when
Daylight Saving starts, bass
anglers can get off work and
have more time to enjoy an
afternoon of bassin’ on the
river.
“It’s usually good, especially
after a cool morning,” Castille
said.
It’ll be time to tie on the
½-ounce white or chartreuse/
white buzz bait with a white
pork trailer, Castille said.
After the water warms all day,
the fish get on the sputtering
topwater in the waning hours
of the day, he said. And, if the
water’s warmer earlier, throw
it for sure.
While it’s a little more
challenging to sight-fish for
spawning bass along the
Calcasieu River, it can be
done, Castille said. Fish with
Texas-rigged plastic lizards or
creature baits in black/blue or
watermelon/red.
Also offer bass spinnerbaits.
Castille likes a ¼-ounce
chartreuse/white model with
a single Colorado in stained
water or a gold willowleaf
blade in clear water. A gold/
orange Rogue can be hard toColby Prados holds up his first big
drum, measuring 27 inches, caught
off of the Grand Isle fishing pier.>>>