“This island is just a long, beautiful stretch of shells, about a mile long,” Bourgeois said. “Once you step off the island into the water, the depth drops off fast and steep, so we don’t even wade in the water here.[…]
On the west side of the Mississippi River, Bourgeois has many options, with some good walkable islands with either shells or a hard sand bottom scattered from Barataria Bay to Timbalier Bay.[…]
Men, it seems — more specifically fishermen — like to mess with Mother Nature. North America is blessed with hundreds of suitable species for fishermen to catch, yet the pursuit of superfish for anglers to chase has led fisheries biologists to cross breed many naturally occurring species.[…]
Hunting out of a pirogue is a great way to see and slip up on more game if you have a creek running through your property or lease, but a pirogue can also serve as a great way to scout for places to hunt on the land.[…]
One of the things that make slipping up on game in a pirogue possible is silence.[…]
Often putting to use his resources as general manager of Honey Brake at the Louisiana Delta Plantation, Drew Keeth is a staunch supporter of the annual LDWF youth weekends.[…]
Speckled trout on fly? To quote Si Robertson, it’s on like Donkey Kong! A game plan for putting a nice mess of fish in the box starts off with poppers around sunrise, switching to weighted flies like clouser minnows and charlies under a VOSI around mid-morning, then finishing the day with poppers near sunset.[…]
Everyone wants to start blasting away when the birds are cooperating, but emphasizing the safety aspects of the hunt is critical.[…]
Lake Charles, Prien Lake and Moss Lake are extremely easy to access.[…]
Stalking might be an ancient tactic, but the smart hunter takes advantage of modern technology.[…]
In stalking, a hunter’s height can actually work against him because visibility is sometimes better closer to the ground, especially when there are thick bushes in the targeted area.[…]
The Biologist, Christian Winslow, has some tips for prospective hunters:[…]
To say you’re hoping for a hurricane to blow through South Louisiana just to make the fishing better would be a tad bit insensitive.[…]
While most of Louisiana’s coastal nonprofits get involved with beach cleanups, plantings and the like, nearly all of them dedicate at least part of their mission to education.[…]
Near the saltwater barrier south of White Oak Park, tidal movement influences bass activity in the fall.[…]
Avid bass angler Johnny Watkins loves spending fall days fishing cuts in the central and northern portions of the Calcasieu River.[…]