Bass Fishing
Getting cranky
Now, tossing a hard bait with two exposed trebles into the middle of a topped-out hydrilla bed is little more than an exercise in futility.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Looking for Toledo Bend bream in all the right places
Toledo Bend is vast, so there are myriad areas in which to look for bream beds.[…]
Bass Fishing
The jig is up
Hackney’s approach for warm-season grass jigging is all about forcing the issue: He’ll flip the ¾-ounce version of his signature Strike King Hack Attack jig with either a Rage Craw or Twin Tail Menace Grub trailer, targeting those edges, points and gaps where fish will be looking for easy meals that don’t require much effort.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Groving deep-hooked fish
Any slack in the line will allow fish to swallow the hook pretty deep. And the small mouths of bream can make it difficult to remove them.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Proper fishing tackling for speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo fishes most of his trout artificials on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium Shimano Crucial graphite rod with an extra-fast tip.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heavy handed
Similar to the jig approach, but tailored for reaching deeper into the slop, punching enables anglers to scare up some mean grass action.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Stumpknockers
This pretty little fish, properly known as a spotted sunfish, is quite often caught by bluegill fishermen who are fishing in sluggish streams, swamps and lowland lakes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for boating speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo subduing a hooked trout is all a matter of technique.[…]
Bass Fishing
Guided through the grass
At the Bassmaster Classic in Tulsa, Okla., the Fan Expo saw TWA Sports introduce an interesting new product with strong potential to benefit anglers fishing grassy areas.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Sunperch
Fishermen call two species of bream “sunperch:” the longear sunfish and the dollar sunfish. Both are brilliantly jewel-like in coloration, plastered in red-oranges and yellows and covered with turquoise reticulations.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Empire fishing options abound when winds are light or out of the east
During two of the last three fishing seasons, the Empire area has been the launch pad for a delightful little trip to hell.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
West Monroe tackle shop specializes in white perch tackle and information
When I moved up to Monroe to attend college after I got out of the Army, I immediately looked up tackle shops in the phone book.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
What a mouth!
The goggle-eye is, with the possible exception of a spawning bull bluegill, the prettiest of the bream clan. Males are especially beautiful, with a body mottled with bright orange and olive and a bright red spot behind each gill cover and at the rear base of the dorsal fin.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
New fishing line could benefit crappie anglers
When folks spool up their reels with line before heading off to Lake D’Arbonne, they typically use anything from 4- to 10-pound test.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Goggle-eyes
This large species of bream is properly called a “warmouth.” Its large mouth —larger than any other species of bream — and its more-elongated body shape have led some people (who should know better) to believe that they are hybrids between bluegills and bass.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Top Ten Speckled Trout (to July, 2012)
*Source: Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association[…]