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April 18, 2023

Toledo Bend Winner-77 Plus Pounds In Three Days

Despite the “anything can happen” banter around Cypress Bend Park, everyone knew Ben Milliken had the St. Croix Bassmaster Open at Toledo Bend well in hand heading into Championship Saturday. In fact, “Will he win?” was less a question than “How big […]
February 22, 2023

Record Largemouth Caught At Toledo Bend!

Bill Cook of Houston, Texas, caught this 15.67-pound fish on February 11 and weighed it in at the Bass Champs Tournament at Cypress Bend (on the Louisiana side of the lake). This is a new Toledo […]
March 14, 2016

Toledo Bend Dam Integrity addressed

The Sabine River Authority said it is reducing spillway releases from Toledo Bend Reservoir as the lake level drops after a deluge of 18 inches fell this week directly into the lake and its tributaries. The lake, which […]
January 21, 2014

11-pounder largemouth caught on T-Bend

On Jan. 12, Leesville’s Robert Craft Jr. and his brother Jason motored out of South Toledo Bend State Park to fish some very cold waters according to Louisiana Sportsman magazine. It was a bluebird, windy day, […]
March 14, 2012

TX best catfish lakes pt. 3: Toledo Bend

(This is the third installment in our series on Texas’ best catfish lakes.) Toledo Bend is an excellent place to catch big flatheads, especially in two key locations, the extreme northern and southern parts of the […]
June 20, 2011

Texas rigs, Mike Iaconelli and Toledo Bend

Today I had the great pleasure of following Bassmaster Elite Series pro Mike Iaconelli (2003 Bassmaster Classic Champion, 2006 B.A.S.S. Anlger of the Year) as part of the circuit’s stop on Toledo Bend. Veteran Toledo Bend […]