Columns
Buck movement quantified
In last month’s column we looked at some of the methods I typically use to convert my personal trail camera photo archives into meaningful and usable “deer statistics” or “intelligence.” […]
Year: 2012
Inshore Fishing
Body of second Lake Charles fisherman found
The body of a 25-year-old Westlake man missing since the boat in which he was fishing on Lake Charles capsized Friday evening was recovered Sunday (July 22) morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.
Christopher Rollins was the second victim of the accident; the body of 22-year-old William R. Druilhet Jr. was recovered Saturday morning, the LDWF said.[…]
Breaking News
Two dead, one missing in two separate accidents
Two anglers died in separate boating incidents yesterday, and a third man is missing, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported today (July 21).[…]
Events & Announcements
Franklin Parish men cited for shocking catfish
Two Franklin Parish men were cited earlier this month for allegedly shocking fish on the Boeuf River, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Small boat, Big Lake, no problem
OK then, you have a small boat, you want to fish for specks and reds, and you think you can’t do it. But you can.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout, cobia stacked up south of Cocodrie
Catching a mess of trout in Caillou Bay and then going out to South Timbalier to bag a few lemon fish, or vise versa, should be a breeze right now for anyone with a bay boat on a calm day.[…]
Events & Announcements
You’ll want to get your hands on August mag
Louisiana Sportsman’s August issue is nearing completion and will be heading to the printers today (July 19). That means the magazine will begin its route to subscribers and newsstands across the state next week.
You’ll want to begin making hunting preparations soon. Let us help you make choices that will pay off when the season starts. This issue also has plenty of great ideas for how to be victorious when battling cobia or tarpon. And to top it off, we’ve got your guide to never leaving Grand Isle empty-handed.[…]
News Breaker
Cut Off angler hit in head with mackerel, hospitalized with severe injuries
James Ledet was sitting on the front of the center console of a pristine 32-foot Yellowfin cruising at 45 mph. The next thing he knew he was in a hospital wondering what happened and why he was there, only to be told that he was pummeled in the jaw by a fish flying through the air at 50 mph.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Little-known Cocodrie Lake provides summertime crappie action
To stay on sac-a-lait during the summer takes commitment, skill and, of all things, the dire need to relocate. That’s exactly how 68-year old Harold “Boudin” Vidrine of Bayou Chicot and his buddy Ronald “Blanc” Manuel of Ville Platte surmised the summer sac-a-lait situation.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Snapper season closes with easy limits
With the closing of snapper season, we find ourselves dreaming of next March and new regulations. There are no shortages of red snapper in the Gulf right now, and bagging a limit of some 10- to 15-pounders on the last day of snapper season (July 16) was almost too easy aboard the Cajun Venture with Capt. Chad Reinhardt.[…]
Hunting
Help a hunter out
The Louisiana Hunting Heritage Program (LHHP) is now accepting participants for the 2012-13 hunting season.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Kayak fishing clubs
Kayak fishing clubs:[…]
Columns
Got ’yak?
Question from the Kayak Fishing Forum:
I am new to the whole kayak fishing. Just looking for a nice, cheaper alternative to buying a boat and still getting out on the water for a nice trip[…]
Columns
MirrOdine Suspending Twitchbait
What’s 2 5/8 inches long, weighs 3/8 of an ounce, has a wide-body profile, hits the surface and sinks a little bit before suspending and drives speckled trout, redfish and other saltwater species wild with side-to-side movement and sound from fish-calling rattles?[…]
Events & Announcements
Inshore shrimping season closed for all but Breton, Chandeleur sounds
The 2012 spring inshore shrimp season closed at 6 a.m. on July 14 in state waters, with the exception that open waters of Breton and Chandeleur sounds as described by the double-rig line, the the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reef runner: Fishing the Lake Pontchartrain reefs is a guarantee
I watched what seemed to be an unending parade of barges filled with mountains of crushed concrete arrive and dump their contents onto the lake floor to create a five-acre artificial reef, all from the back porch of my home on Lake Pontchartrain’s Northshore.[…]