Fishing
Lowrance HDS10 Tips from Ken Sherman
Join Ken Sherman as he points out some of the details on the Lowrance HDS10[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Corps expands restricted area at Old River Control Complex
The restricted boating zone below the Old River Control Complex have been increased to 500 feet, the U.S. Corps of Engineers announced today.[…]
Fishing
Cell-phone holster will cut down on losing, dumping, dropping
The S.M.A.R.T. System Holster from Real Gear is just what the doctor ordered for outdoorsmen who have issues with losing, dropping and dunking cell phones and other small equipment. […]
News Breaker
State snapper season to mimic federal regs, LDWF says
The snapper fishing season in Louisiana state waters will change from the weekends-only structure to mirror the federal season set last week, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced today.[…]
Fishing
You dropped WHAT overboard?
Shortly after handheld GPS units became small enough to fit in a pocket, I remember a fellow outdoor writer lamenting about losing his. He somehow dropped it as he stepped from a boat to a dock over water 30 feet deep.[…]
News Breaker
Feds extend red snapper season
Louisiana’s challenge of federal red snapper regulations has scored a significant victory: a 15-day addition — from nine to 24 days — to its offshore season, which starts June 1.[…]
Columns
Boating blunders
Wildlife enforcement agents in Louisiana are provided with an abundance of training related to boating. Instruction in boat operation, safety equipment, accident prevention and investigation will begin in the academy and continue throughout an agent’s career.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big speckled trout arrive at Grand Isle
After hearing that plenty of big trout were being caught on live shrimp at the end of the rocks in Caminada Pass in Grand Isle, our group bought 150 live shrimp and headed out.[…]
Columns
Make mine live
For most power boats, the use of live bait is such a given that livewells almost always come as standard equipment. Many don’t think that taking live bait along in a kayak is a viable option.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Freddie McMullen’s hot Black Bayou Lake bream-fishing tips
Catching bull bream is largely a matter of finding their spawning beds in the shallows near the lake edge.[…]
Apex Predator
The Florida Keys vs. Louisiana’s coast
Recently I went on a 10-day fishing excursion for my honeymoon to a place where an island is known as a key and the ocean view will take your breath away.[…]
Inshore Fishing
STAR kicks off Memorial Day Weekend
The 2013 STAR begins May 25, with more than $500,000 in prizes up for grabs. This year’s saltwater fishing tournament spans the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Downtown Baton Rouge Catfishin
The Mississippi River is the most fertile body of water in the United States, and just to prove it we went catfishing on the river near downtown Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Sportsman TV goes tuna fishing
On a fairly calm day in mid-May, Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney, Bowie Outfitters’ David Reynerson and Capt. Trey Pique of VooDoo Sportfishing Charters in Venice landed four tuna averaging 80 pounds each.[…]
Bass Fishing
Record number of monster fish entered into Toledo Bend big-bass program
If you’re one of the many thousands of anglers who each year catches a trophy bass at Toledo Bend, you have a few options.[…]
Inshore Fishing
7-pound trout snatched from South Pass jetties
When Capt. Allen Moreau set the hook Tuesday, he knew he had a good fish. It turned out to be a 7-pound speckled trout.[…]