Inshore Fishing
Web site created to help Shell Beach marina rebuild
Until a week ago, John James of New Orleans had never been to Shell Beach.[…]
Year: 2012
Freshwater Fishing
Body of missing Ouachita River angler found
The body of a 64-year-old Monroe man who was reported missing Thursday (Sept. 20) was found Saturday (Sept. 22), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.[…]
Columns
Hideout guns
A group of firearms instructors for the sheriff’s office was standing around, waiting for a meeting to begin. One of the guys, the best pistol shooter among that relatively talented group, pulled a little North American Arms .22 Magnum revolver out of his pocket, and began showing it around.[…]
Fishing
What the heck is trolling motor navigation?
A July press release from Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics begins, “Continuing the evolution of GPS trolling-motor navigation, Minn Kota’s i-Pilot Link utilizes GPS technology and ethernet connectivity to achieve new levels of boat control.”[…]
Events & Announcements
October magazine en route to printers
The Louisiana Sportsman staff can’t wait to share the October issue with its readers. The magazine will be heading to the printers today (Sept. 20) and start arriving in mailboxes and on newsstands beginning next week.[…]
Waterfowl & Duck Hunting
Weekend rains provide unpressured teal hunting
Walking out into the flooded cow pasture caused my socks to dampen pretty quickly, but the squishing water was worth it. Finding a flooded hole in an overgrown pasture with standing rainwater is gold during teal and duck season.
“Energy and land companies clear land for differing business practices, (but) they are then required by the state of Louisiana to replant whatever timber was cleared,” avid outdoorsmen and high school friend Jonathan Folse said.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Amberjack, blackfin tuna thick out of Cypremort Point
Catching amberjack and a deck full of blackfin tuna always makes for a successful meat haul to the outskirts of the continental shelf.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Blood on the Border: Tips for catching big speckled trout on the lower Sabine River
No Man’s Land!
It has a romantic ring to it.[…]
Apex Predator
Preseason pumpup: 2012-13 hunting season holds promise
Two years ago, I jumped some deer and a streak of white caught my eye. I thought surely that was brighter than just the white of a tail, but the thick cover of the area left me uncertain.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keys to Red River bass
The Red River is known for its catfish and crappie, but even in September it will produce a full ice chest of bass. It’s just a matter of knowing where to fish.[…]
News Breaker
Eight men cited by LDWF for exceeding legal limit of teal
Eight men were cited in two separate Catahoula Lake incidents this weekend for killing more teal than legal limits allow, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported today (Sept. 17).[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing still good despite Hurricane Isaac
When Hurricane Isaac blew through South Louisiana in late August, anglers across the region waiting for the inevitable fish kills. And, true to form, there were areas in which fish turned belly up.
The Atchafalaya Basin was no exception, but there were still bass to be caught, one local tournament angler found during a trip that ended with nearly 100 fish being boated.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Fly Fishing Records
Want to be in the record books? While some species boast impressive weights, others are more modest and can be topped.[…]
Columns
Stop, look, listen before crossing the street or going in the dove field
Dove season opens Saturday and you just got off the phone with your hunting buddy. He has wrangled an invitation from a farmer friend to a dove field for the two of you, and he says the field is swarming with birds.[…]
Columns
Deer camera techniques
My excitement level is now building to a fever pitch as I plot and plan strategies for the soon-to-begin deer season.[…]
Columns
Fly-Yaking
In New Orleans, when two things compliment each other we say they go together “like red beans and rice.”[…]