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262 Louisiana Sportsman^ | April 2015

Northeast

fishing forecast

G

reg Terzia, owner of Greg Terzia’s Bait and Tackle (318-

278-4498) in Ruston, said April is his favorite month to

fish Caney when it comes to catching numbers.

“If you’re looking to catch a lot of fish this month, just plan

to beat the banks with a Gary Yamamoto 5-inch Senko worm

fished weightless,” Terzia said. “I rig it either wacky or Texas

style.

“The colors that always seem to do the best are mad melon

and watermelon red magic. There are also two new colors that

I am now stocking in my tackle store in the Senko that look to

be dynamite; those colors are green flash and goby.”

Terzia uses specific tackle to get the most out the lure.

“First, I fish it on a Falcon Cara 6-foot, 6-inch medium-heavy

rod with a Shimano Chronarch reel,” he explained. “I always use

15- to 20-pound-test Seaguar InvizX fluorocarbon line. I use a

3/0 Gamaktsu round-bend hook.”

So on which parts of the lake does he focus?

“The areas that I key on are the backs of creeks. Boggy, Smith,

and Walsworth are my three favorites,” Terzia said. “When it’s

sunny, the fish really seem to gather around the docks for cover.

I love pitching the Senko under and around the docks.

“If there is cloud cover or it’s raining, the bass tend to spread

out around the docks and scatter more down the banks. In this

case, I will cover more ground, fan-casting the Senko in 2- to

8-foot water. My advice is to stock up on the Senkos and head

down to Caney for awesome action this month.”

Crappie will likely be hanging around bedding areas, and

they’ll hit jigs or shiners. Chinquapins will be starting to bed

and fall for small crawfish or cold worms.

Lake D’Arbonne

Greg Terzia said the spawn will be in full swing in April, with

the majority of the fish being caught in the shallows.

“My go-to baits for April are Flukes, 6-inch Zoom lizards,

weightless Senko worms fished wacky style, floating Rogues

and spinnerbaits,” he said. “My favorite of all these baits is the

Gary Yamamoto Senko worm. The colors that seem to do best

for me are mad melon and watermelon red magic.

“I generally fish up Little D’Arbonne and Corney creeks. I try to

key on trees scattered across flats or sloughs with cypress trees.

“Fishing the Senko worm is simple. I use a 3/0 Gamakatsu

Round Bend worm hook. I run this hook right through the

center of the Senko worm where it is balanced evenly on both

sides. I also dip a little chartreuse dye on the end of the worm.

I will pitch the Senko worm around the base of trees and let it

fall slowly. Most of the time a fish will bite it on the fall, so keep

a close eye on your line.

“The Zoom Super Fluke is also one of my favorites, because

many times you will see fish hanging around the base of trees

guarding a bed. If you happen to come across this, try throw-

ing the Fluke where you spot a fish. Most of the time, they

can’t resist the life-like fall of the Fluke around the bed and will

attack it. My favorite color in the fluke is bait fish.

“Crappie are likely to be still spawning, and they’ll be around

the roots of cypresses where they’ll hit shiners or jigs. Look

for the chinquapins to be starting to bed in the shallows, and

there’s one thing for sure: You can catch all the frying-sized

channel catfish you want on this lake.”

Focus on the

backs of creeks for

Caney Lake bass

By Glynn Harris

Hunter McDonald of Luling caught

this bass on a watermelon/red Fluke

in the Des Allemands area.