Columns
There’s nothing better than Mom, a 14-foot jon boat and fish for supper
Kinny Haddox shares stories about his mom, Frances, who went the extra mile to help him love fishing, hunting, and boating.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish
Catfish Piccata
Not only are catfish fun and relatively easy to catch, but they also make for excellent table fare. Try out this Catfish Piccata recipe.[…]
Crappie/Bream
High pressure crappie
Crappie have become leery of baits, trolling motor noises, even footsteps in a boat. Here’s what you can do about it.[…]
Field Notes
Grow your own baits
Growing your own bait is easy and really doesn’t require much effort. Save yourself time and money on your next fishing trip.[…]
Columns
Aunt Lucy’s pond – Where my adventures in the great outdoors all began
Kelly, Louisiana, is where Kinny Haddox’s grandparents used to live and where learned his first lessons of the outdoors.[…]
Columns
Fried fish cakes
These fish cakes are similar to crab cakes. They make for either an excellent appetizer or even a main course meal.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Reconnecting Bayou Lafourche is goal of massive restoration effort
This Bayou Lafourche restoration project helps improve the connection of the Mississippi River and the Lafourche basin.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
American Fish Tree fish attractor
The American Fish Tree is perfect for ponds or docks and its snagless shape and design makes hooks slide right off.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Guardians of the crappie waters
Terry Stewart and his family not only catch crappie on a regular basis, but they catch monster slabs in both Louisiana and Mississippi.[…]
Columns
An Atchafalaya Basin fishing trip to remember
A group of family members and friends headed out for a long weekend of tent camping and fishing on a secluded hump in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Mississippi tournament produces giant crappie and record stringers
During the Crappie Masters Grenada Lake National Qualifier on March 11 and 12, anglers brought in fish that broke records.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie school is in session at Lake Claiborne
Crappie can be found from the edges of deep creeks and humps all the way up to the cypress and flats around Lake Claiborne this month.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Another Bussey Brake slab crappie
Adams gets second chance, puts 3.57 crappie in the livewell Crappie fisherman Steve Adams got the monkey off his back. Or, to be more specific, he got the record crappie in his livewell. Adams had[…]
Crappie/Bream
Louisiana’s new No. 2 white crappie
Shane Hodge was fishing at Bussey Brake Reservoir on Feb. 27 when he caught a big 3.65-pound white crappie that will be second in the state.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Mind your “minners” for crappie
Not only is it important that you take care of your minnows, it’s also good to know you are making the best use of them to catch crappie.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The great fish cover up
Artificial habitat differs from natural brushtops and fish attractors in several ways, but the artificial units will last forever.[…]