During the extremely hot weather this month, I’ll go to Venice, where the water’s always moving, which causes the bass to bite. For an enjoyable day of fishing and an easy day of catching, Venice will be the most-productive place to fish this month.[…]
Bad connections can cause your electronics to do things that are science-fiction strange. They can cause simple problems like a unit failing to power-up, but they prefer to hide behind sneaky, intermittent troubles that could be caused by dozens of things.[…]
When it comes to topwater and weedless topwater artificial lures, it’s obvious the best of both worlds is wrapped up — literally — in YUM’s appropriately named Money Hound.[…]
To say that Lake Borgne and Rodney Dangerfield have a lot in common might be a little too strong. At least everybody knew who Rodney Dangerfield was even if they didn’t respect him.[…]
We were making good time cutting through 2- to 3-foot seas in West Cote Blanche Bay, but on the horizon, as far as you could see out in the Gulf, was an ominous slate-blue sky, which meant only one thing: We were going to get wet — real wet — possibly before we reached our destination.[…]
The slender 67-year old silver-maned man waved his cooking utensil for emphasis as he spoke.[…]
If you think winter and spring are the only times to catch these tasty fish, you’ve never visited Toledo Bend in the summer.[…]
Recreational fishing reopens at the mouth of the Mississippi River today at 6 p.m., the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness announced.[…]
Four boats crowded around a single piling jutting above the rocks forced Captain Ron Hope and I to keep looking for a spot.[…]
On April 7, I appeared before the Louisiana Agriculture Committee at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. The State Agriculture Commission regulates motor fuel-related issues in Louisiana.[…]
August can be a tough month for anglers along the southeast coast of Louisiana, and this month will present us with even greater challenges than usual.[…]
Grand Isle’s speckled trout population apparently enjoyed its two-month break.[…]
Deep is a relative term. If all the surrounding water is one or two feet deep, then a 4-foot channel winding through that shallow flat is deep.[…]
Leaders and backing often have one problem – knots that either have trouble moving freely through eye guides when used with leaders or protrude through the main line and interfers with casting ability when used to connect to backing.[…]
Most anglers have lures dangling from every ledge and piece of foam in their boat, but the Gear Grabbar provides an easy way to keep these lures on hand and easily accessible.[…]
Providing both a high-speed retrieve and cranking power, Shimano introduces a major upgrade to its classic star-drag saltwater reels with new Trinidad 10A, 12A, 14A, 16NA narrow spool, 16A, 20A and 30A.[…]