Sidebars
Dr. Raymond Daniel’s duck-hunting gear
When Dr. Daniel Raymond loads up for a duck-hunting road trip down Highway 15, he knows what he wants to hunt with — just like the ducks know where they want to go.[…]
Year: 2015
Deer Hunting
Hunting logs help identify deer-hunting trends
I always keep track of my hunting activity during the deer season. I take notes on weather conditions and food sources, etc.[…]
Sidebars
A bird’s eye view of Highway 15
Dr. Daniel Raymond and his Highway 15 hunting buddies aren’t the only ones who think the area is legendary.[…]
Bass Fishing
Delivery methods for bass-fishing laydowns
One of the most-common angling misnomers is the general lumping of flipping and pitching into one homogenous image.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Chum can reignite the redfish bite
Fishing the wall at Bayou Rigoletts means you might have to sit there a few minutes while waiting on a pod of redfish to move through.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Best bet for Lafitte’s fall trout
There’s no doubt that the Bayou Rigoletts wall offers some of the best redfishing in all of South Louisiana during November, but there is a spot not too far to its south that offers some of the best speckled trout fishing, as well.[…]
Deer Hunting
Why a pile of sticks forces deer to look away
While talking bowhunting with Stephen Chatman not too long ago, local hunter Bill Knight stopped by and couldn’t help but tell me a unique way he has to hunt deer over a corn pile.[…]
Deer Hunting
Black Eagle arrows gaining ground
I’ve got to admit that I’m a neophyte when it comes to bowhunting. Therefore, one arrow is just as good as another to me. […]
Deer Hunting
Hunt food sources for better deer hunting
Most hunters are aware that, during the rut, bucks are not too concerned about feeding. The boys bulked up during the pre-rut and are ready for love once the rut moves into gear.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles was built
The bridge modern-day trout fishermen call the Trestles is old. In fact, nobody who fishes it today was alive when it was first built.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Electrician’s Flexi Ties are multi-purpose fishing accessory
Fishing with an electrician does have its advantages. […]
Sidebars
Russell Sage, Boeuf WMAs provide great public duck hunting
The balance in your checking account isn’t large enough to cover an expensive duck blind right on Highway 15?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Roadside fishing
According to Terry St. Cyr, all of Louisiana State Highway 1 is open to the public for road-fishing except for one spot.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How the Cressons fish the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles
Tom Cresson’s fishing style has changed since he and his wife purchased their lake house and Karen started fishing.[…]
Sidebars
Goose guide’s top specklebelly call
With the popularity of white-fronted goose hunting on the rise, call makers are working hard to achieve the perfect sound.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The right time for roadside fishing
Road fishermen are not daybreak fishermen, I learned.[…]