The body of a 62-year-old Alexandria man was recovered Thursday afternoon after an apparent kayak accident, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
I am in the market for a newer GPS unit, but I am not sure to get one where the controls are activated via a touch screen or one that requires a rocker button. Of course, cost is a concern, but I am not sure which way to go. Is there a difference in weather protection? […]
Rat-L-Traps flat-out catch fish, but they’re not what one would call weedless. So fishing them around hard structure normally means risking loss of the lure.[…]
Anglers could be catching red snapper in a fall state waters season as soon as this Friday, Oct. 6 — if the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approves the measure at its meeting on Thursday.[…]
FLW pro Brian Latimer is a ChatterBait junkie because he knows the lures are deadly. But he said many anglers make three mistakes that make the lures much less effective.[…]
Normally channel cats live six to 10 years, although longer life spans have been reported, typically from the northern part of their range.[…]
When a guy who consistently catches trout pretty much year round at Grand Isle starts talking about his absolute favorite month to fish, casual speck anglers should probably take notice.[…]
Water was lapping the top of the Venice Marina docks Monday when we launched the boat, a surprise because winds were howling out of the east for most of Sunday and all night.[…]
Generally, a litany of factors have to align for success out on the water. However, one key condition carries a considerable amount of weight when fishing out of Venice this time of year, according to Capt. Dennis Bardwell.[…]
If you’re obsessed with not burning too much boat fuel, October is probably a good month to sit on the couch and watch some football.[…]
According to Capt. Chris Danos (504-606-6223), there’s good reason to get to Pointe a la Hache this month, although he won’t personally be partaking of any of the action. (Due to an unfortunate accident, he required rotator cuff surgery that’ll keep him sidelined until December.)[…]
October bass fishing can’t come soon enough for me — and I’m sure the same can be said for hundreds of other anglers who fish Toledo Bend.[…]
It’s possibly the most oversimplified stage of a bass’ annual schedule, but get to know the fall feeding migrations and you’ll see there’s actually a considerable amount of strategy required to achieve consistency.[…]
Bass are not terribly complicated creatures to begin with — and in the fall of the year, they become even easier to figure out. […]
The thrashing dinosaur was yanked out of the water, flew high over the lanky man’s head and landed with a thud in the tall weeds. It immediately began slithering through the wet grass back toward the weedy canal.[…]
Summer’s swelter is on the way out and fall’s advancing coolness will soon tickle the backs of our necks and push crappie toward their fourth-quarter patterns. Main lake targets will continue to produce for a few more weeks, but Wally “Mr. Crappie” Marshall says the sooner you head to inside waters the better.[…]