Features
Christmas on a Louisiana lake
St. Nick’s visit frees the slabs and brings Christmas cheer to the bayou in this Louisiana Night Before Christmas poem.[…]
Features
Crappie/Bream
Christmas crappie: how the pros catch them
Crappie tend to gather up in the deeper water in December. Three top pro teams share cold-weather trips for catching crappie.[…]
Ducks
Hunt. Cook. Eat. Tips from a duck-hunting Louisiana chef
Charlie Zaunbrecher, executive chef at the renowned Bartholomew Club in Jones, shares duck hunting, cooking tips.[…]
Deer Hunting
Attack the rut: Deer hunters should go on the offensive
As the peak of breeding season arrives, hunters can go on the offensive and use all the tools of the trade to connect with a buck.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana bass pro downsizes baits, tackle as winter approaches
Louisiana bass pro Greg Hackney shares tips on downsizing baits, tackle as winter approaches and fishing gets tougher.[…]
Features
Get an edge on the MRGO for great trout fishing
The MRGO channel is one of southeast Louisiana’s top speckled trout-fishing destinations, because of the edges it creates.[…]
Deer Hunting
Don’t let whitetails’ transition time beat you
Public- and private-land deer hunting can be tough in November. Here are some tips from an expert hunter on avoiding the ‘November lull.’[…]
Ducks
Whistle up a black-belly this season
Black-bellied whistling ducks are becoming a greater presence in Louisiana marshes. Here are some things to know about this big bird.[…]
Ducks
Don’t shoot the Mojo!
Spinning-wing decoys are no longer a novelty among duck hunters, who understand how and why they attract ducks to decoy spreads.[…]
Features
Former LSU football player preaches hunter safety after accident
Former LSU football player Matt Branch preaches hunter safety less than two years after accident that almost took his life.[…]
Features
Piecing together the Gulf Coast’s fishing puzzle
Biodiversity explains how all parts in the Gulf Coast’s fishery depend on each other, and how changes can have far-reaching effects.[…]
Bass Fishing
College bass fishing taking off in Louisiana, across the country
College bass fishing is taking off across the country. Louisiana has almost a dozen schools sending teams out to national competition.[…]
Features
Delacroix’s redfish are there for the picking
Plenty of factors influence where redfish live in Delacroix’s marsh. Casey Brunning of Hurricane Bay Charters knows where to look.[…]
Deer Hunting
Coast into Louisiana’s 2020 deer season
Don’t turn your nose up at deer hunting in Louisiana’s coastal areas. Those whitetails don’t get as much notice, but they’re just as tasty.[…]
Features
Map out those ‘little blue dots’ — small ponds
Don’t pass up small-lake or pond fishing; it can be very rewarding. They provide plenty of good times for the savvy angler.[…]
Deer Hunting
Louisiana’s 2020 Rut Report
When is the peak of the deer rut in Louisiana? Here are 2020’s dates.[…]