Welcome to the dog days of summer. The next few weeks are typically considered the hottest days of the year in the northern hemisphere, a time when men and beasts stew in sweltering heat and humidity.[…]
Fishing options abound throughout the state, with speckled trout and redfish swarming coastal waters, and bass just waiting for you to put a bait on their noses.[…]
Reaching the northeastern stretches of the Biloxi Marsh is less than 12 miles from Pass Christian. Here’s how to catch limits without burning a lot of fuel.[…]
“Now that’s a hammer there,” rumbled the 35-year-old man as he closed the boat in on a turbo-sized bullfrog sitting on a rare piece of exposed bank. […]
The sign set off the road read, “Welcome to Oberlin, Gateway to Canoe Country.”[…]
The redfish took off with the piece of crab on my line 30 feet below the boat. In that instance I set the hook. […]
It’s the mall food court — the beach umbrella with that cooler full of snacks. For bass, we’re talking about cypress trees.[…]
The whole-fried “cigar trout” from the Easter bash made quite a hit. Nana Fontaine (Doc’s Mom) raved loudest, of course.[…]
In a lake, there is no takeout menu, no vending machines, no Amazon. If you’re a bass, what you got is what you got.[…]
The distinctive shriek of a turkey echoed across rolling hills, meant to act as a bid of courtship to nearby hens. But instead, the gobbler’s vocals worked as a beacon, notifying a nearby hunting party that it was in the area. […]
Living on the shores of Lake D’Arbonne has many advantages for Ron Manning.[…]
Put ‘power’ into your ‘finesse’ fishing with some interesting rig-lure combinations that will trigger bass to bite while others struggle.[…]
Pelayo grimaced and pointed with his chin toward Artie, who was casting from the bow. I couldn’t see Artie’s face, but Pelayo could. Hence his grimace.[…]
Years ago, news editor Jimmy Hatten would sit across from me in the Monroe News Star office. When things slowed, we turned to talk fishing. Jimmy and his wife loved to fish every Sunday afternoon.[…]
Across the foggy water, Kenny Covington heard the conversation coming from a nearby boat.[…]
Back in 1967, Steppenwolf recorded their hit song Born to be Wild. It is, to this day, considered by many to be a ground-breaking song, the first in what would become the “heavy metal” genre.[…]