Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
April is one of the best months for both freshwater and marsh fly fishing. Picking the location and the species can be more difficult than catching the fish![…]
Sidebars
Sidebars
Wild turkeys benefit from NWTF
In all the hunts he has made to complete his goal of killing a turkey in 49 of the 50 states, Randy Stafford has seen firsthand what the National Wild Turkey Federation has done in regards to introducing turkeys to areas where there weren’t any before.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events[…]
Sidebars
Randy Stafford’s 49-slam fast facts
Randy Stafford’s 49-slam fast facts[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cleaning speckled trout
Speckled and white trout are soft-boned and delicate-fleshed fish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cleaning redfish and drum
Redfish and black drum are substantially more difficult to clean than are speckled trout. The heavy bone structure and larger scales make knife control more difficult, often resulting in leaving large amounts of flesh on the carcass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Changing rod angle helps trigger reluctant bass
While most anglers believe cold front bass clam up with a long-lasting case of lockjaw, avid tournament angler Kenny Covington has learned the nuances of making bass bite even when they don’t want to. And much of it has to do with his rod position.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Spring strategies
Capt. Charlie Thomason can’t just fish during the summer and the winter, when speckled trout are locked into predictable patterns.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
About this time each year, we get the first invasion of shrimp and crabs into the ponds. With the mild winter, there’s plenty of grass that awaits them. Reds, drum and sheepshead will be rooting them out. Look for tails on calm days.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Move, move – or not
Capt. Charlie Thomason firmly states that 90 percent of fishing during the trout transition is on the move, either with a trolling motor or drifting with a drift sock.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Upcoming Events
Mar. 3 — 21st annual Red Stick Day Fly Fishing Festival, LDWF Waddill Outdoors Center, 4141 North Flannery Road, Baton Rouge. Time: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.[…]
Bass Fishing
What makes marsh bass different from other bass?
There is no scientific distinction for the largemouth bass caught in the tidal brackish marshes of South Louisiana. Sometimes referred to as “green trout,” they are not related to trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
The 2011 tagging program
In an effort to determine the impact of angling pressure on bass in the Lacassine Pool, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries implemented a one-time study in 2011. The goal was to tag approximately 1,500 bass that were at least 8 inches and above in size.[…]
Bass Fishing
Myers Landing & RV Park
Located 8 miles west of Lake Arthur is Myers Landing and RV Park. Myers Landing has a grocery store, fishing supplies, propane gas, full RV hookups, a playground, 18-hole mini golf course and boat launch.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge: history and mission
The history of the creation of the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge is an interesting one, and weaves together the lives of monied American financial barons and the burgeoning conservationist movement coming out of the Gilded Age.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rockefeller Refuge rules
– The refuge is open for visitors from March 1 to Dec. 1 of each year.[…]