Columns
Life is a pond, live it to the bream
In my neighborhood, “A Ditch Runs Through It.” It connects two neighborhood lakes, so it maintains a constant water level.[…]
Year: 2011
Columns
Instrument panels not that tough to fix
I get a lot of requests for help with fuel- and ignition-related problems, but lately I have noticed an increased number of boats coming through my shop with problems with the instruments on the dashboard.[…]
Columns
Liberal limits for red’s smaller cousin
Is vermilion a shade of red? Not when the season on red is closed or the limit is so low it is almost embarrassing to admit you are targeting them. We are talking about snappers, of course — red snappers and vermilion snappers.[…]
Hog Hunting
Thrilling hog hunt on Atchafalaya Delta WMA
Well, with deer season over, I turned most of my attention toward fishing. Dad and I made a trip down to Halter’s Island and caught a few reds.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Alton Jones maintains lead of second Bassmster elite Series stop
Alton Jones has a plan, and he’s sticking to it. After all, it’s taken the pro from Waco, Texas, into the lead for two days running at the March 17-20 Bassmaster Elite Series stop on the St. Johns River.
Yesterday (March 18), Jones brought in 22 pounds, 13 ounces, more than enough to repeat his Day One lead. His 49-6 total over two days put a distance of 7 pounds, 9 ounces, between him and J. Todd Tucker of Moultrie, Ga., who had 41-13 for second place. In third place with 40-0 was Terry Scroggins of Palatka, Fla., the hometown pro who has a rich history to tap into, and a seemingly infinite number of spots to go to up and down the river.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Jones in lead of Bassmaster Elite Series stop on St. Johns River
Keying on bedding bass, Alton Jones of Waco, Texas, led with 26 pounds, 9 ounces after the first day of the Bassmaster Elite Series stop on the St. Johns River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Anglers concerned about Big Lake oyster dredging, expert says it’s no problem yet
Big Lake for years was off limits to wholesale oyster harvest, with tongs being the only legal means of taking the succulent muscles from the lake. And that meant there were abundant reefs around which trophy trout lounged.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Kayaks offer great option for Big Lake
Rising gas prices have many Louisiana sportsmen looking for alternative ways of getting after their favorite game fish. For Lafayette Kayak Fishing Club member Greg Sonnier, that means grabbing his Hobie kayak out of the garage and tying it to the top of his SUV for a spontaneous trip to Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Apex Predator
Evening frogging makes the most of afternoon bass fishing trips
If you’re heading bass fishing, well don’t forget to bring the spotlights. I have loads of success on these trips in canals alongside Lake DesAllemands, Lake Boeuf, Ruddock, and the Intracoastal Waterway near Bayou Black.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Grigsby wins Bassmaster Elite Series opener on Harris Chain of Lakes
Shaw Grigsby clinched his ninth B.A.S.S. win and his first Bassmaster Elite Series win this weekend during the 2011 season operner on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes. And he did it with style, posting a three-day total of 75 pounds, 4 ounces.[…]
Breaking News
St. Mary giant takes Louisiana Sportsman big-buck contest
The swamps of St. Mary Parish aren’t exactly thought of as big-buck terrain, but you’ll never be able to convince Kevin Breaux of that.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Shaw extends Bassmaster Elite Series lead on Harris Chain of Lakes
Florida’s Shaw Grigsby extended his lead Saturday (March 12) in the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series season opener by putting together an 18-pound, 12-ounce bag of bass from the Harris Chain of Lakes.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Grigsby takes Bassmaster Elite Series event lead by more than 8 pounds
The bag required to hold Shaw Grigsby’s Friday (March 11) catch at the Bassmaster Elite Series Sunshine Showdown was so heavy that he had to have help toting it from the docks to the official check-in station.[…]
Fishing
LDWF agents find body of missing man in Vermilion River
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) Enforcement Division agents found the body of a missing man in the Vermilion River in Lafayette at 10:15 a.m. on March 10.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Pierre Part’s Crochet in 23rd after first day of 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series opener
Second-year pro angler Cliff Crochet of Pierre Part was barely more than 7 pounds out of the lead going into the second day of the 2011 Bassmaster Elite Series opener being held on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes.
Crochet weighed in 13 pound, 5 ounces yesterday (March 10).[…]
Inshore Fishing
Pontchartrain train trestle turning on early for speckled trout
One of the worst kept secrets in Southeast Louisiana is that the bridges across Lake Pontchartrain have turned on early this year.[…]