Columns
Let’s go Mexican – Trout Quesadillas is perfection
Two recipes from Casey McLaurin; Lil Mac’s Smoky Trout Quesadillas and crab enchiladas that are packed with flavor and have a tender mouth-feel.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Finch Lake is worth finding
Neal Pace will go almost to Alabama for some of the best summer bream fishing in north Louisiana — the Alabama Landing area of the Ouachita River, that is.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
6 tips to catch more bream
Louisiana Sportsman contributor Jerald Horst has a reputation as a serious bream killer. I’ve repeatedly heard stories of him returning to the landing with hundreds of bluegill and goggle-eye.[…]
Fishing
Re-spool with wet monofilament line, guide says
Being a fishing guide, Capt. Curtis LeNormand probably re-spools more reels over the course of a year than even the most conscientious weekend angler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three cited for illegal shrimping activities, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men for alleged shrimping violation last week in Bayou Little Caillou in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Hooked-up 7-foot hammerhead attacked by giant tiger shark
Question: When does a 7-foot fish on your line turn into live bait?[…]
Fishing
Furuno’s new small-boat radar
Ask three fishermen what they like most about their radar units and you might well get three different answers.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Head to the Gulf for Barataria trout
Capt. John Pounders takes every shot the weather gives him this month to chase speckled trout in the big water. […]
Field Notes
Top 3 tips to mop up on mangroves
Every summer, Tommy Vidrine tears himself away from catching hammer speckled trout at Grand Isle and heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper.[…]
Bass Fishing
Basin run-outs light up
When the nation’s last great overflow swamp is done taking its annual bath and the water level starts falling, Atchafalaya Basin bass anglers can have a grand time.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational amberjack season in Gulf will not reopen in 2016
If you were planning on making an amberjack trip in the Gulf of Mexico when the season reopened on Aug. 1, make other plans.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish Hopedale trout where they cool off
Go to Blue Bayou Water Park on a scorching hot Saturday and you’ll likely be waiting more than an hour to ride the water slide.[…]
Bass Fishing
Be patient and catch more bass on topwater
The fog is lifting off the surface of the calm lake, and the sun still hasn’t peaked above the tree line. These are perfect conditions for working a topwater plug near the shore for bass. Nothing is more exciting than calling a bass up to smash a lure on the surface.[…]
News Breaker
Pending No. 7-ranked tripletail caught last week in East Bay
It’s hard not to do a double take when you lay your eyes on the monstrous 31-pound tripletail caught last week in East Bay.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
18th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 28-30 out of Venice Marina
The 18th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to roll next week out of Venice Marina, and this year’s event features a brand new five-fish red snapper stringer division made possible because the state waters line has been pushed beyond the old 3-mile boundary.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hoppers call in summer bass
Bass fishermen have a lot of different lures to choose as their go-to baits at different times of year and for different fishing situation[…]