Offshore Fishing
How to fish for snapper without oil rigs
It felt weird — catching snappers in the wide open.
No rig. Nothing to mark the spot. Nothing but open water.[…]
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Inshore Fishing
Fly fishing tips
For CCA members hoping to place an entry in the STAR tournament Fly Rod Division, June is the best month to register a larger-than-14-inch trout. As summer wears on, and water temperatures rise, larger specks become more selective in their feeding habits — and less likely to eat flies.[…]
Sidebars
How to make a butterfly bait for snapper
Butterfly baits are highly effective for targeting large bottom fish such as groupers and large red snappers. Here are the steps to cut your own.[…]
Deer Hunting
The 2016 Turkey Season
LDWF data indicate the turkey kill in Louisiana has been on the decline since 2009. I suspect the decline will continue this past season.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Frekey’s snapper gear
Flipping bait to mangrove snappers just beneath the water’s surface is an entirely different game than dredging their red snapper cousins up from the deep.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore fishing tip of the day
Fishing without eye protection is a pain, especially in the high-glare offshore environment. But keeping sunglasses clean is the devil.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Why fish offshore of Louisiana?
Over a ritual pretrip supper with relatives at Leeville Seafood Restaurant in Leeville, Ricky Ruffin talked about his love affair with Louisiana fishing and cooking.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Still plenty trout, redfish inside during June
For most anglers, Shell Beach is a pretty good hike. If you make the run, you want to be able to catch fish in different wind scenarios. […]
Inshore Fishing
Campo’s Marina has best live shrimp, guide says
Capt. Mark Munson has a successful charter fishing operation out of Shell Beach. And every morning he has a charter, Munson idles his boat down to a marina to get live shrimp.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The No. 1 way to hook live shrimp
Capt. Mark Munson doesn’t even carry plastics on his boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How you can learn crappie-fishing tactics online
Remember when fishing was just for fun? When you loved to hang out with other fishermen and swap baits and stories?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Rx for summer crappie
It’s lucky that Mark Weldon is a “doc” because there is something seriously wrong with him.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Live-bait trout-fishing tips
“If I don’t have live bait, I go home,” Tony Bruce said. “I’ve fished with Ed Sexton, who is excellent with plastic, and rather than fish, I just watched him fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Why ‘Waldo?’
There is a story behind every crappie.com angler’s online name. Here’s Mark Weldon’s.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How Tony Bruce caught the fever
Tony Bruce has done a lot of things in his 63 years. He was a school teacher and coach, owned an offshore oil-field boat rental business and developed property in Zachary for the Copper Mill Golf Course. […]
Bass Fishing
The best post-spawn tackle
For flipping and punching presentations, tournament pro Nick LeBrun stresses the importance of rod-and-reel setup.[…]