Deer Hunting
Until the rut kicks in, keep calling, rattling low key
Rattling during the pre-rut should be understated; you’re just trying to get a traveling buck’s attention, not bring him in for a fight.[…]
Field Notes
Field Notes
Tips for early squirrels
Jeffrey Wood is a die-hard small-game hunter. Here are his tips for getting the most out of the early squirrel hunting season.[…]
Deer Hunting
How to score on opening day
New Roads’ Darren Boudreaux says food, scent and hunting pressure are keys to early deer hunting success in October.[…]
Field Notes
Knot of the month: Loop Knot
Anglers Robbie Hall and Tommy Jones tie their soft-plastic lures to their leaders the same way — with a loop knot — and they get results.[…]
Deer Hunting
10 tips to tame vegetation
Now is the time to begin thinking about trimming limbs, branches and brush that might otherwise interfere with a successful deer hunt this fall.[…]
Field Notes
Throw frogs to fish you can see
Capt. Casey Brunning loves topwater fishing, so when conditions are right, he brings the frog-fishing game into sight-fishing redfish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 3 tips to a better deer stand
When you head to the camp, you’re not going just to enjoy the peace and quiet of the woods. Sure, that’s part of it. But what you really want is to kill a deer.[…]
Field Notes
Top 4 teal tips to bag more birds
Capt. Cody Obiol has guided teal hunts with Cajun Fishing Adventures for years, and shared his Top 3 tips to help you knock down more birds.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Find the thermocline for more crappie
When it gets as hot as it does in August, you’ll still catch crappie, but even in the early morning, you’ve got to find that thermocline.[…]
Field Notes
Top 3 tips to mop up on mangroves
Every summer, Tommy Vidrine tears himself away from catching hammer speckled trout at Grand Isle and heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper.[…]
Field Notes
The best conditions for Atchafalaya Basin fishing success
While many factors come into play in successfully fishing the Atchafalaya Basin, what the Atchafalaya River is doing dominates decisions on whether and where to go fishing.[…]
Contents
Fishing small — Tips for kayak fishing in North Louisiana
Paddle boats offer no-hassle summer fishing, and this avid angler shares his tips for making the most of the quickly growing sport.[…]
Field Notes
The best panfish rig
I grew up bream fishing, and we caught a lot of fish using cane poles. And as I aged, I pretty much kept to the same approach, moving to telescopic graphite jig poles.[…]
Field Notes
Palm baitcasting reel to feel subtle trout bites
When you’re deepwater jigging for speckled trout, palm your baitcasting reel when the lure is falling through the strike zone to detect subtle bites.[…]
Field Notes
8 things not to do when surf fishing
There are a few things that can wreck your chances of success when you head to the beach to surf fish. Here are 8 things you should not do.[…]
Field Notes
Top 6 surf-fishing tactics
There’s more to catching trout in the surf than showing up and walking into the water. Here are some tips from Sammy Romano, who has perfected the tactics.[…]