Field Notes
Twice as nice: Tandem rig tips
Capt. Ted DeAgano III always builds his rigs with a lighter jighead and smaller bait in front, with a slightly larger bait behind.[…]
Month: April 2017
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Making custom-rigged catfish noodle lines
Setting lines is one of my favorite ways to fish. There’s just something exciting about the unknown of what is on the other end of a noodle line that’s darting back and forth, then going underwater only to pop up on the other side of the bayou. […]
Fishing
Pumpkin Season
Bright orange and tasty, it’s a different kind of pumpkin season on this episode of Sportsman TV.[…]
Fishing
Video: Guide details Dularge speckled trout bite
Capt. Marty LaCoste with Absolute Fishing Charters details some of the hottest fishing in Louisiana right now.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Father, son land giant 37-pound striper in Bogue Chitto River
When 7th-grader Ian Mizell set the hook on a big fish on the Bogue Chitto River last month during a family camping trip, his dad John wasn’t even thinking about the state record books.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF’s Crab Trap Rodeos yield more than 5,600 traps
Over the course of the 30-day blue crab season closure earlier this year, more than 5,600 derelict traps were removed from Louisiana’s coastal waters, according to the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
News Breaker
Don’t give up on afternoon turkeys
Hunter Specialties pro Steve Cobb said turkeys hunters miss a great opportunity only hunting in the early morning.[…]
Big Bass
Lutcher angler reels in Toledo Bend 10.66-pound hammer
Almost three years ago, when Ross Roper’s then-girlfriend caught a giant 11-pound-plus bass near Palo Gaucho Creek on Toledo Bend, he was there to net the monster aboard.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speck wreckin’
The morning air had a chill to it, but as the sun crept over the horizon I felt the urge to shed my coat.[…]
Hog Hunting
Public Rambling: Late-season hog success at the Delta
Though we struggled through a down deer season on the Delta, it’s not in our nature to give up, so we chased after the hogs relentlessly and finally scored on a few big ones late in March. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Plenty of panfish in Stephensville
There’s an area in the scenic, southern reaches of Acadiana that pleases the panfishing pleasures of countless fishermen every April.[…]
Inshore Fishing
10-lb. speck caught at Pointe-aux-Chenes
Among friends and relatives, Ted Samanie is known as “the man” in Schriever when it comes to speck fishing, and his latest achievement might spread word of his title to more of south Louisiana. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Pre-bend crappie hooks to escape snags
If you target crappie in areas loaded with stumps, treetops and laydowns that are prone to snags, this tip will save you lots of fishing time — and jigheads.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hawg heaven — Big-bass tips from Toledo Bend guides
It’s a big lake and it’s chock full of bass, but Toledo Bend is no gimme — even with its well-merited title of the nation’s top lake two years running.[…]
Bass Fishing
Arresting approach — Fishing tips for North Louisiana’s top bass-fishing lakes
Being a police officer today is a pretty stressful profession. What they see, what they deal with — it’s a lot.[…]
Contents
Paradise redux — Venice is still a tuna heaven
I stood in the stern of Capt. Will Wall’s offshore charter boat, peering at the white buildings of Port Eads Marina etched against the early morning’s battery charged blue sky.[…]