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2015’s Top fiberglass boats
The ultimate fishing boat would be different things to different fishermen, depending on whether they exorcise their passion in inshore or coastal backwaters, lakes and rivers, or the bluewater deep.[…]
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Tough trout mapped out — How to use digital maps to catch more specks
Have no doubt, February is a tough time for speckled trout fishermen.[…]
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Saline meat haul — Yo-yo fishing tactics for catfish, perch and more
It all began with a photograph.
Amber Bordelon sent it to Louisiana Sportsman magazine to see if they would print it. It looked like an avalanche of sac-a-lait, catfish, and bream.[…]
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Beginners guide to Oak River — Fishing tips for redfish, speckled trout and bass at this Delacroix winter hotspot
In the days before levees channeled the Big Muddy, Oak River was a natural funnel for the mighty Mississippi. For centuries it was a conduit for fresh, muddy water, and silt and sediment gradually built up significant ridges that line Oak River to this day.[…]
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Hook, line & sinker — Expert tactics for Lake D’Arbonne crappie
The first time I met Bob Mitcham, he had so much fishing equipment it took a 25-foot step-in cargo van to haul it all around.[…]
Bass Fishing
February resolve — Where to and how to catch bass this month
There is a certain mentality I have that makes me want to roll over and pull the covers over my head on the exact morning I’ve been waiting on to get in the deer stand.[…]
Bass Fishing
Paddling Spots — Top streams for Kentucky bass
“You gotta be outcha mind!”
Artie was stuck on his favorite quip. Any suggestion from anyone in Doc’s den that festive evening provoked it, as Artie rolled his eyes and grimaced in mock horror.[…]
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Finish Strong — Late-season duck-hunting tips
The promise and optimism of the duck season had faded as fall transitioned into winter.[…]
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Smoke signals — Purists keep muzzleloader tradition alive
First, there were reproduction muzzleloaders. Then came in-lines with synthetic stocks and 9-power scopes, followed by .45-70s, .444 Marlins, and .35 Whelens.[…]
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Late is great — Deer-hunting tips for late-season success
Winter officially began on Dec. 21, and January and February are the peak winter months for the Bayou State. Mother Nature has lowered the thermostat, and the number of deer hunting days are dwindling.[…]
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Search and destroy — Group forms to exterminate Louisiana’s wild hogs
The hydraulics on the fork lift whined as it picked up the last pallet load of dead hogs.[…]
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Saving the best for last — Late-season tips for Northeast Louisiana duck hunting
Four big, curious greenhead mallards broke off the flight pattern from a group of 20 or so high-flying ducks and circled high above the decoy spread.[…]
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Simple solution — Stop complicating your late-season deer hunting
Every time I get a chance to chat with Warren Womack, I learn something new about deer hunting.[…]
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The Great Wall of Chalmette — Fishing tips for the Michoud floodwall
There are some very famous walls in our world. For instance, there’s the Great Wall of China, a historical monument and one of the rare, still-extant wonders of the ancient world. It stretches out over a distance of 5,000 miles and took two millenniums to build.[…]
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Cooperative Approach
I’m always hesitant to vocalize that burping sound I hear so many television hunters make whenever they want to stop a deer.[…]
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Cover: January 2015
Forming agreements with neighboring hunters can produce great results, with plenty of does and more mature bucks to hunt.[…]