Events & Announcements
Grand Isle Council lets Tarpon Rodeo go on as planned
The Grand Isle Town Council reversed itself Tuesday night by voting to issue a permit to the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.[…]
Year: 2012
Inshore Fishing
DuLarge speck action ‘the best ever’
If you’re not catching speckled trout right now, it’s probably because you’re not fishing DuLarge.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Bass tourney born from Facebook group
In Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans, Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers absolutely annihilated the Denver Broncos, 55-10.[…]
Bass Fishing
Little Lake Syndrome
One of my platoon sergeants when I was in the Army stood maybe 5 1/2 feet tall after putting on his boots. At first glance, there wasn’t much to this fellow, a Fiat on a freeway full of Ford trucks.
However, it didn’t take me long to learn that there was more to this man than met the eye after he picked me up from my initial processing into my new assignment at Baumholder, Germany.
Little dog syndrome, little man syndrome — whatever you want to call it, my new boss for two years had it. Whatever he was lacking in size, he tried to cover up by physically asserting his presence, and he was good at it.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout already in Black Bay
Although you might not suspect it by looking at the calendar, Delacroix’s speckled trout are already active outside.[…]
Bass Fishing
Boat-launch bass
Modern bass boats are high-powered machines specifically designed to provide fishermen with all the advantages necessary to conquer the world of the largemouth bass. High-powered motors allow bass fishermen to quickly cover many miles in search of prime bass habitat.[…]
Columns
Managing the data — Part 2
Over the past several years, I have, through trial and error, developed a system that allows me to efficiently deal with multiple trail cameras and memory cards as I use them to monitor deer movement on my farm in west central Mississippi.[…]
Columns
Oxbow bream
Once again, the weather prognosticaters had proven that their job is better left to leaf readers and Ouija boards.[…]
Columns
Boating Louisiana waters
April in the South heralds spring and the beginning of boating season. It is that time of year when Louisiana’s 320,000 registered boats are on our waterways, serving as platforms for all sorts of recreational and commercial activity.[…]
Currents
Two decades in the books
The Borrow Canal near the parish line separating St. Charles and Jefferson wouldn’t rank in the top 10 of any conceivable list of desirable fishing destinations in the Bayou State.[…]
Columns
Speckled trout myths
The popularity of speckled trout in Louisiana eclipses that of any other saltwater species, perhaps by several fold. We love to catch them, and we love to eat them.[…]
Fishing
Seat-of-your-pants orientation rules
Once upon a time, one of the most tedious things we boaters and fishermen attempted was to figure out exactly where we were on a lake map or chart. Few freshwater fishermen bothered to mount a compass on their boat and just used shoreline sightings and depth soundings to figure out where they were.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
April is one of the best months for both freshwater and marsh fly fishing. Picking the location and the species can be more difficult than catching the fish![…]
Ask Captain Paul
GPS says OFF
Dear Capt. Paul:
My GPS comes on, but when you get on the page with the satellites it (says) GPS OFF. Can you help me?[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer Darlene
Dr. Scott Tynes’ wife Angie and sister-in-law Kim don’t have to scratch their heads wondering what they’ll make for dinner whenever a member of the family kills a deer.[…]