Freshwater Fishing
Add scent to catch more crappie
No matter where you fish in the country, sac-a-lait are notoriously finicky fish. They’re challenging to catch and are very sensitive to subtle weather changes.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Go big for sizable sac-a-lait
Ultralight rods and reels are a staple for crappie fishermen across the country. However, Jeff Bruhl takes a slightly different approach — particularly when throwing Road Runners.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to identify black and white crappie
Black crappie and white crappie both roam the Tchefuncte River. Although most are the black variety, Jeff Bruhl has found a way to be certain what kind of crappie he is catching — and it’s not the way you might think.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
The best knot to catch more crappie
With a fish as challenging to catch as a sac-a-lait, you have to pay attention to little details.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Crankbaits effective in the summer, too
Crankbaits certainly whack the speckled trout in the spring, but Arthur Borchgrevink doesn’t put them away when temperatures soar.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Losing sac-a-lait? You’re setting the hook wrong
Sac-a-lait aren’t nicknamed “papermouths” for nothing.
Hooks easily tear from on the hook set, which isn’t conducive to getting crappie in the boat.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Leopard redfish mount to be displayed at Louisiana Sportsman Show
On one of the few wintry days that Louisiana actually experienced this year, Capt. Eddie Berthelot Jr. had a couple of clients in his boat for a bone-chilling redfish trip on Jan. 8 out of Pointe-aux-Chenes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
‘Snub-nosed’ speck caught at The Trestles
Even at 4 a.m., Walter Thompson could see the fish he had just reeled in at The Trestles last Thursday was a unique one.[…]
Inshore Fishing
St. Bernard Parish men plead guilty to oyster violations
Three men pleaded guilty to commercial oyster violations stemming from a stop by enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last August in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Lake Charles team wins Bassmaster High School Central Open
Five Louisiana teams finished in the Top 10 during the Bassmaster High School Central Open held this weekend at Toledo Bend, B.A.S.S. announced.[…]
Fishing
Pelican Roost Camping
We made a nice “camping” trip to the finest lodge in Southeast Louisiana. Redfish and trout were on fire.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big Lake specks turning on
Pretty water and relatively warm temperatures have speckled trout turning on in Calcasieu Lake now, according to a local fishing guide.[…]
Columns
Ask the Fly Fishing Answer Man
In what has to be the most alarming research paper ever, students in the physics department at the University of Leicester determined that, in a real zombie pandemic, humanity wouldn’t last longer than 20 days.[…]
News Breaker
Website for La. red snapper anglers delineates rigs in state, federal waters
Since 9 nautical miles became Louisiana’s official state waters boundary in 2016, red snapper anglers fishing near that mythical line offshore always had cause for concern about the possibility of being ticketed by game wardens and having their catch taken away.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Poor weather delaying bulk of Poverty Point crappie spawn
Poverty Point Reservoir State Park is home to six of the state’s Top 10 white crappie, including the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 fish which were all caught during a spawning slab-fest last spring on the 2,700-acre lake north of Delhi.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2017 CCA STAR to feature 100 tagged redfish
Anglers participating in the 2017 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament will have double the chances of reeling in a tagged redfish this year.[…]