Crappie/Bream
Cranking up crappie
When slabs reach their summer haunts in deeper water, if often takes a vibrating, rattling crankbait to draw a strike. Here’s how to get one.[…]
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It’s never too late for trophy Louisiana trout
If you think the trophy trout train has already passed by, think again. Here are two places to target and several techniques to use.[…]
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Speckled trout: Life in the fast lane
Higher water temperatures in summer increase a trout’s metabolic rate and force it to feed four times more often than it feeds during the winter.[…]
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Where to find Louisiana’s big bucks
White-tailed deer can be found throughout Louisiana, from northern Caddo Parish southward to the mouth of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
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Preseason whitetail checklist
Louisiana’s deer season is right around the corner. It’s time to start getting things lined up for the promise of opening day.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pull bass from Venice’s ‘jungle’
August marks the month when bass fishing begins to go bananas along the cane stands that seem endless and eternal south of Venice.[…]
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Crappie game changer
LifeScope technology has netted unbelievable interest in the crappie fishing world. It lets you see the structure and the fish before you even get to them.[…]
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Speckled trout spawn game
Recent research shows there’s been a substantial decline in population samples and recreational landings of speckled trout 3 years or older.[…]
Catfish
Cruising for catfish with juglines
Jug-lining isn’t a new form of fishing, but newer materials have made it easier to catch a cooler full of delicious catfish.[…]
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Marsh Island slot redfish
Tournament anglers share where they find redfish that win tournaments in the grass along the shoreline on the Gulf side of Marsh Island.[…]
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The best thing you can do when fishing topwaters
Nothing is more exhilarating than catching speckled trout on topwater lures — and nothing is more maddening than missing fish. Here’s what you need to do.[…]
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Leaked stock report shows plight of Louisiana’s specks
Louisiana has the most-liberal creel limits on speckled trout of any Gulf state, but current data may signal future changes in creel and size limits.[…]
Crappie/Bream
8 tips for great bream fishing
Try out veteran angler Freddie McMullen’s tips for great bream fishing to up your success and fill that cooler with slab-sized sunfish.[…]
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Pig killer drops 47 by 1:00 a.m.
Most nights from March through September, Trey Dupre is out doing his best to thin out the destructive and invasive wild pig problem that plagues Louisiana.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Louisiana bream fishing 101
Being able to pass the exit exam of Bream Fishing 101 might just be the key to enjoying more success bream fishing in Louisiana.[…]
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Hunting land hacks that bring in deer
Want to have a successful hunting season? There are five relatively easy things you can do in June to help your hunting later this year.[…]