Features
You can “rig” the trout game by knowing your oil and gas rigs
Nearshore, inshore oil and gas rigs along Louisiana coast provide speckled trout with places to fatten up around productive structure.[…]
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Features
Jean Lafitte’s redfish: Barataria estuary’s fall currency
Redfish now preside over Jean Lafitte’s old stomping grounds in the Barataria estuary. Here’s how to put them in your treasure chest.[…]
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Louisiana’s WMA small-game forecast 2021-22
Biologists think it will be a good season for squirrels and rabbits on public-hunting areas across Louisiana. Here’s where to find them.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attakapas Island WMA is great spot during archery season
The Attakapas Island Wildlife Management Area is great spot for hunters during archery season for deer in Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2021 Rut Report
Wet weather during warm season points to an excellent year for deer and possibly an early peak of breeding throughout Louisiana.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer hunters need to go soft (mast)
Soft mast is a favorite deer food; hunters in the Carolinas need to recognize and hunt around it.[…]
Deer Hunting
Avoid stinging, biting insects while hunting
Avoiding insects is all part of taking to the woods when hunting season arrives. Here are the creatures awaiting your arrival.[…]
Bass Fishing
Probe matted grass beds for September bass
Grass means bass, but you have to figure out how to make the connection. Here’s how to get through the grass to the fish.[…]
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Seasonal diet changes drive trout behavior
Availability of bait causes seasonal changes in speckled trout behavior. Choose their favorite season foods and catch more fish.[…]
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Slidell guide sets trap for September specks
Adam Shields has a strategy to intercept a speckled trout’s transition this month by using travel routes and baitfish habits against them.[…]
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It’s teal time for Louisiana hunters
September teal season offers waterfowl hunters a chance to warm up on speedy birds that arrive early in migration.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Think out of the box for fall Louisiana crappie
When it comes to getting bites from crappie, this north Louisiana guide has some new ideas on catching them in the fall.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s best public offerings for deer hunters
Where should public-land hunters go for 2021-22 deer action? Biologists point deer hunters to a double-handful of Louisiana WMAs.[…]
Deer Hunting
Mock scrapes can put the fake on deer; scratch them out right now
Making mock scrapes can put hunters a step up on finding deer and places to hunt once the season opens. Learn from the master: Dan DeWitt.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t overlook the Pearl River Navigational Canal for summer bass
Chad Hartzog explains how anglers should fish Lock One of the Pearl River Navigational Canal for August bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Long-lining with the Duck Dynasty’s crappie wizard
Duck Dynasty’s John Godwin knows his stuff when it comes to crappie fishing, and one of his favorite ways to catch them is long-lining.[…]