Freshwater Fishing
Slidell man ticketed for allegedly stealing crabs in Lake Pontchartrain
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 68-year-old Slidell man for alleged crab trap theft on Aug. 21.[…]
Fishing
Cobia
Cobia show up early south of Dularge
Capt. Bill Lake isn’t known for offshore forays, but he decided to head into the Gulf and catch a few red snapper.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black giving up lots of bass
Think catching dozens of bass in a day sounds fun? Don’t want to make long boat runs to do it? Then you need to launch your boat at Bob’s Bayou Black Marina. Now.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Sportsman subscriber lands STAR-tagged redfish in Breton Sound
James Bryan was in search of speckled trout Saturday morning while fishing the Central Rig Facility Field in Breton Sound.[…]
News Breaker
Tuna time out of Venice
With the clock ticking down and his team behind the eight ball, Capt. Zach Lewis knew desperate times called for desperate measures. […]
Inshore Fishing
Buras man arrested for alleged shrimping violations, battery on an officer
A 52-year-old Buras man was arrested last week after allegedly scuffling with game wardens who had boarded his shrimp boat in Bastian Bay, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
PFD protection
I’d much rather write articles about kayak fishing techniques, success and the latest equipment. Preaching is not my strong suit and this is not intended to come off as such.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Don’t knock the stumpknocker
Louisiana has a bunch of bream (if you are one who doesn’t consider “bream” to mean only bluegill) species. Most people can identify bluegills, goggle-eyes, and chinquapins, but the rest of them are often just lumped together with a shrug.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Trolling motors: An expert’s view
In the years that he has owned Dixie Trolling Motors (985-809-0685) in Mandeville, Louisiana, Todd Schultz has probably seen it all, not just with trolling motors he sells and services, but with Power-Poles and marine electronics as well.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Tippets
August is the last full month of “SweatFest 2017,” the festival no one likes to celebrate! While action for reds and specks on fly can be slow, it’s the best month of the year for pelagic species. […]
Offshore Fishing
Red snapper tackle & bait tips
If you don’t want any of the “run-of-the-mill” 10-pounders swimming about, here’s how you target the really big boss snapper on a rig?[…]
Bass Fishing
“Pick” your peg
Texas rigging those big worms is a no-brainer for summer fishing, but have you given much thought to the notion of pegging that sinker? Todd Faircloth sure has, and the Bassmaster Elite Series pro offers some insight worth considering.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cajun Lures: A lure innovator
Twenty-four years old seems to be awfully young to own a lure company. But that doesn’t faze Zac Dubois, the mind behind Cajun Lures LLC, a Kaplan-based soft plastic lure maker.[…]
Redfish
What to look for when sight fishing reds
Capt. Ryan Lambert has no problem with stalking a clean marsh edge to find cooperative fish, but it’s also nice when the targets do all the work for you.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Basin bream are swarming
Temperatures are soaring and thunderstorms pop up every day, but that hasn’t slowed the bream bite in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Columns
Zombie RIP Stik
The RIP in Egret Baits’ new Zombie RIP Stik doesn’t stand for “rest in peace,” although it could.[…]