Crappie/Bream
How to fish different crappie cover
Rhett Buteau breaks sac-a-lait cover into four types: grass beds, bushes, laydowns, and wellheads, and explains how to fish each of them.[…]
Sidebars
Inshore Fishing
The friendship of the guide and fish cleaner
Although Jody Auenson and Ricky Richoux have been friends for at least 15 years, this was the first time they fished together.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Best sac-a-lait fishing tackle
Rhett Buteau has his sac-a-lait fishing tackle down pat for his needs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Auenson’s croaker rig
Jody Auenson takes care of his croakers.
He has three active pumps on his livewell and one spare. Two of the pumps are air bubblers and two are circulating pumps built into the boat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
When and where to fish Atchafalaya Basin crappie
The Atchafalaya Basin is huge and its habitats are complex. Besides the main channel of the Atchafalaya River that runs the length of it, the Basin has major and minor bayous, pipeline and oilfield canals, sloughs, coves, lakes and back-swamps. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Where and how to nail Toledo Bend crappie
In early May, Johnson spends much of his time beneath Pendleton Bridge over public artificial reefs.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Top rigging tips for swordfish
Fishing for swordfish ain’t like perch fishing. Nothing is tiny and delicate.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
2016 Toledo Bend summer crappie forecast
Before this spring’s historic flooding on Toledo Bend, longtime guide Jerry Thompson of Living the Dream Guide Service (318-256-8991) was finding some hefty slab crappie.[…]
Offshore Fishing
How to find swordfish
The Gulf of Mexico doesn’t look big on a map, but it’s a big ocean when you are looking for open-water fish like swordfish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Toledo Bend public reefs are crappie magnets
Fishing guide Shane Johnson said May and June are the best months to catch numbers of crappie off the artificial reefs under Pendleton Bridge.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Venice fishing guide marches to his own drum beat
The man whose name has become almost synonymous with swordfish has the look of someone who has lived a lot of life and enjoyed every bit of it.[…]
Bass Fishing
More tips for muddy-water bass-fishing tactics
Here are some other muddy water strategies that will put bass in the boat:[…]
Bass Fishing
When it’s time to change your fishing line
Changing line needn’t be a hassle; you simply have to control the situation. Here are some bass fishing pros explaining what they do.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Prescription for Lake Borgne fishing success
Dr. Bob Weiss, aka “Doc,” has retired from his medical practice, but he is still giving out prescriptions for anyone afflicted with Lake Borgne fishing fever.[…]
Fishing
The making of a fisheries leader
As a young Northeast Louisiana University (now ULM) biology major, Mike Wood figured out fairly quickly what he wanted to do in life.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Target Lake Borgne’s freshwater cats for guaranteed fish fry
During the late winter and early spring, catching enough fish to have a fish fry can be tough — but not if you go after freshwater catfish.[…]