Freshwater Fishing
Snagging laws
There’s no way to control what fish your snagging hook contacts, but it’s important to understand that most species have to be released immediately.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Empty spawning beds not all bad
One of the banes of bed fishermen is empty beds.
The obvious conclusion is that the spawn is over, and you might as well pack up and go home.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Safety first when snagging
Certain safety precautions should be taken when snagging, and one of the most important is to be aware of other fishermen.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass also spawn on main-lake ridges
It’s not hard to tell where most bass anglers like to fish during the spawn. The armada of boats beating the banks kind of gives it away.[…]
Bass Fishing
Light and lenses
Shielding your eyes is essential for optimal visibility, and some of the newer technologies offer notable developments.[…]
Bass Fishing
Why all the big bass now?
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ Ricky Yeldell pointed to two reasons for the recent rash of trophy bass coming from the waters of Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
We’ve come a long way
My favorite sunglasses of all time were a pair of glass-lensed Costa del Mars (that’s what the company name was back in those days). The amber lenses literally opened up a new world to me every time I hit the water.[…]
Bass Fishing
About the Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program
From January through the end of February there were already 13 bass over 10 pounds taken from Toledo Bend. These lunkers ranged from 10 to 12.86 pounds, according to Toledo Bend Lake Association records and other documented reports.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Jig-making tips for crappie
Crappie killer Murphy Royer makes his own jigs from scratch.
He pours the leadheads: 1/16-ounce models for heavy brush, 1/32-ounce versions for all-around use.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
April is one of the best months for both freshwater and marsh fly fishing. In which water shall you cast your fly?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Murph’s crappie-fishing poles
Murphy Royer’s confidence in his fishing is almost startling. During my first conversation with him, he asked me when I wanted to go fishing. I asked when the best time was to make a good trip.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Gulf Coast Kayak Tournaments 2014:
• March 29 — Boats on the Bayou, New Orleans. New this year, a special kayak division is added to the City Park Big Bass Rodeo. Kayaks will compete for trophies fishing Bayou St. John. Go to www.neworleanscitypark.com/big-bass-fishing-rodeo-and-fishtival for more.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Henderson crappie fishing tips
Lake Henderson really isn’t a lake at all in the classical sense, but more of a backwater area formed in the 1930s by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[…]
Sidebars
Youth turkey-hunting shotgun recommendations
It’s hard to beat a youth 20-gauge for a young hunter in any shotgun application.[…]
Coastal Projects
Three to watch
As Louisiana’s coastline continues it’s quiet march inland, creating unprecedented challenges for communities that don’t directly neighbor the Gulf of Mexico, new advocates are cropping up.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to fish New Orleans City Park
Mike Laviolette fishes the New Orleans City Park Lagoons year round. But, although he caught some pot-bellied lunkers last Christmas Eve, he admitted that “in the heavy of winter they go dormant.”[…]