Inshore Fishing
The top trolling tactics and gear for Lake Pontchartrain trout
Chuck and Zelita “Z” Cristinas never use a trolling motor to troll for speckled trout.[…]
Month: December 2015
Bass Fishing
Winter bass-fishing lures to keep handy
Those unexpected moments of day-making potential in the midst of winter’s doldrums keep us coming back for more. The classic scenario is a winter warm-up that stimulates bass to move around and chase bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Learning to troll for Lake Pontchartrain trout
Trolling for speckled trout came late in Chuck and Zelita “Z” Cristina’s fishing lives.[…]
Sidebars
The best gray duck call
Louisiana marsh hunters harvest a wide variety of duck species, but the ducks that probably most closely defines marsh hunting is the gadwall, invariably called the gray duck.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana top 10 piney woods parishes for deer hunting
Hunting piney woods might present a bit of a challenge, but that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of deer.[…]
Bass Fishing
Junior-sized V&M Wild Craw a hit with bass
V&M has had the Wild Craw in their soft-plastic lineup for a while now, but only recently have they unleashed its smaller sibling for anglers to try.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallow-water bass-fishing milk runs work all winter
The thing to know about fishing a place like the Saline-Larto complex is that there are so many great-looking targets it becomes a chore to figure out where to start or where to go next.[…]
Bass Fishing
Tactical fishing tips to optimize bass jigs
Here’s a few strategy points for winters jigs:
• Trailer Tamer — FLW Tour pro Terry Bolton likes the Zoom Big Salty Chunk for his winter jigs, but he knows that if the hefty trailer rides up the hook shank it might turn outward, cover the hook point and impede the objective.[…]
Deer Hunting
Define daytime deer-hunting locations
The great thing about writing about hunting and fishing is that I get to apply the same tips and techniques to my own hunting and fishing as Louisiana Sportsman readers do.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
Weather prognosticators are predicting a wetter, colder-than-normal winter starting this month. That might not be so bad.[…]
Deer Hunting
Try rotating deer stands on trail intersections
Washington Parish deer hunter Karl Casanova told me one time that he thinks the best two opportunities Area 4 deer hunters have for killing a good deer are early in the bow season or right at the end of the bow season.[…]
Sidebars
6 shooting tips for better gun handling in the duck blind
6 shooting tips for better gun handling in the duck blind[…]
News Breaker
Best bets for late Canada geese
Hunting get a little tougher later in the Canada goose season, but Wrecking Crew Guide Service’s Daryl Hodge offered some tips to help hunters limit out just the same.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to age a deer
Many hunters have been in their deer stand and “something” steps into a field or shooting lane. The typical scenario is a buck on the prowl, usually at a considerable distance and in low light conditions.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF handles multiple night-hunting cases in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited seven men last week for alleged night-hunting violations in Cameron and Calcasieu parishes.[…]
Deer Hunting
‘Acorn Horn’ buck goes down in Allen Parish
Last year, Mark Cloud was focused on hunting a nocturnal 8-point buck he had nicknamed “Tall Tine” on his lease in Allen Parish.[…]