Catfish
Know your limits
Louisiana’s limit for catfish is very liberal, 100 per person for channel, blue, and flathead catfish combined, and no limits for bullheads, locally called “pollywogs” or “mud cats.” […]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Lake Martin really is for the birds
Even a die-hard fisherman like Butch Ridgedell quickly admits that Lake Martin is about more than fishing.[…]
Catfish
One fishes, the other cooks – both like catfish
Rudy and Larry Roussel live in St. James Parish, along the Great River Road that follows the east bank of the Mississippi River between Baton Rouge and New Orleans.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best lures for marsh bass
Jeff Bruhl uses a variety of lures to target Pearl River marsh bass this time of year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caleb Sumrall’s gear
The specific gear used by Bassmaster Elite Series rookie Caleb Sumrall depends on the lure he’s using.[…]
Bass Fishing
New cull system protects bass
There was a day when cull floats were attached to large clips that were stuck through bass’ jaws, but more and more tournament circuits are moving to non-penetrating floats.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
April offers some of the best fishing of the year for both fresh and marsh species. Tough decisions ahead.[…]
Bass Fishing
New gear reviews
The Power-Pole Micro anchor is specifically designed for small boats and works great on nearly any kayak. At the push of a button, your ‘yak is securely anchored in up to 8 feet of water. The bracket is permanently mounted to the kayak, but the light-weight driver unit is easily removable and transferable to other vessels.[…]
Bass Fishing
April’s Best Bets
Where: Interstate 55 corridor (St. John the Baptist/Tangipahoa parishes)
What: Bass, bream, sac-a-lait[…]
Bass Fishing
Meal delivery schedule
The good Lord knows that postspawn bass will be hungry, so He timed nature’s progression to make sure those recuperating fish had plenty to eat. Bluegill sacrifice many of their numbers to feed the bass who were probably holding a grudge for all that nest raiding the bream attempted.[…]
Catfish
Gearing up
Although they caught catfish in about equal numbers, the two men had different philosophies when it came to choice of rods and reels. […]
Bass Fishing
How to pick a bass ‘yak
For input on how to pick a kayak suitable for largemouth bass fishing, I turned to the Lafayette kayak guru John Williams, who with his wife Becky, owns Pack & Paddle in Lafayette. […]
Catfish
What’s for dinner, Mr. Whiskers?
The preferred bait for all of Rudy and Larry Roussel’s catfishing were Canadian nightcrawlers, often called “cold worms” in bait shop lingo. […]
Bass Fishing
Lake Martin in a nutshell
As lakes go, Lake Martin isn’t a big one, covering only 800 acres. What is called the lake today was formed in 1952 by the building of a ring levee around a low cypress swamp.[…]
Catfish
When to go and why
“I only fish for catfish in Lake Des Allemands at the end of March, all of April and the beginning of May,” said Rudy Roussel firmly.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Big speckled trout on world’s longest artificial reef
Winds have been almost relentless during the spring of 2018, but when South Louisiana anglers can get out, they’re finding hot action on some of the healthiest speckled trout in years. […]