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’Yak transport
One of the appealing aspects of kayak fishing is a kayak’s ease of transport to fishing destinations. Here’s some ways you can transport your kayak.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Be wary of trolling motor prop wash when fishing
Ken Sherman is a perfectionist, paying close attention to every detail involved in catching fish. And one of the things he says many bass anglers overlook is the importance of boat handling when approaching a log jam or tree.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sabine Lake fishing regulations
Border waters are tricky to fish. Which state’s rules apply where?[…]
Fishing
Tippets
August is the last full month of “SweatFest 2016,” the festival no one likes to celebrate. The hot water and plethora of bait makes for tough conditions, more so for fly anglers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Johnson Bayou’s history
It felt like I was passing through a whole ’nother country on the drive down to Johnson Bayou. It was wide-open space, like the high prairies of North Dakota — Louisiana’s own “Big Sky Country.”[…]
Bass Fishing
Preuett’s pick four for summertime bass
The Ouachita River might be Brett Preuett’s go-to home water for the summer, but he has plenty of other North Louisiana lakes on which he likes to hone his skills.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sabine’s summer trout cycle
Ricky Trahan said the live croaker pattern in the Sabine channel holds from May through September of each year.[…]
Bass Fishing
The making of a pro bass angler
Being flexible and determined are necessary for success in fishing, but to understand how Preuett has developed those traits, a little background is necessary[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trahan’s croaker tips
Capt. Ricky Trahan specializes in fishing with live croakers. Here are his tips to getting the most out of the bait.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing forges friendship
Robbie Trahan and Mark Driscoll couldn’t be more different — in almost every way.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Getting it right
One of the more daunting challenges for novice crankers is learning how to keep their crankbaits at the proper depth.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to avoid Mr. Toothy
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois said to keep this truth in mind: You’re in Mother Nature’s yard.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Follow the bait
Cranking is productive on any lake that has a healthy crappie population. Cypress Bayou/Black Bayou Reservoirs, Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake, Lake D’Arbonne, Bayou D’Arbonne, Caney Lake, Poverty Point Reservoir, and Larto are just a few of the good spots.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Learn the Salter jigging technique
Watching Blaine Salter passionately teach people jigging technique at the Louisiana Sportsman’s Show is entertaining.[…]
Crappie/Bream
How to prep a crappie jig
J.B. Salter Sr. insisted that anyone who fished with him have 10 each of their favorite colors of tube jigs prepped before the trip.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
J.B. Salter and his signature fishing pole
The late James Blaine “J.B.”Salter Sr. didn’t set out to be a fishing pole maker. Rather, he was a businessman who loved to fish — but still a businessman first.[…]