1. The diameter of braided line is much smaller than that of monofilament. If using braid, it is important to wrap the line around the shaft of the cork’s snaps two or three times on both the top and the bottom of the cork.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries recognizes QDM as a valuable component to its Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). The following statement appears on the LDWF website regarding QDM practices regarding DMAP:[…]
“I started fishing with corks while I was perch fishing in lakes and ponds around my house when I was growing up,” chuckled Kerry Audibert.[…]
It’s important to match a particular scent, be it an attractant or cover, to the area. In the Midwest and New England states, apple-scented lures may work well, but not so much in the marsh and woods of Louisiana.[…]
Kerry Audibert definitely marches to the beat of his own drummer. Almost the only inshore charter guides who don’t have trolling motors perched on their bow deck are those who specialize in live bait, a much slower way of fishing than with artificials.[…]
“Scents are kind of like fishing tackle,” Wildlife Research Center’s Ron Bice said. “You’ve got your Rapalas, Daredevils and different lures in your tackle box, and sometimes some work better than others. Just because you make 10 casts and you don’t catch anything doesn’t mean you throw out a proven lure.[…]
We hunted in one of three of Chuck Buckley’s blinds Martin has inherited from him.[…]
Newcomers to Lake Catahoula hunting must be aware of where they can and can’t legally go.[…]
Defining Catahoula is difficult. Perhaps it is easier to define what it is not.[…]
Martin Close III’s father Martin Jr. often good-naturedly called his friend Chuck Buckley an “unnaturalized citizen” of Alexandria.[…]
Just 65 pounds and stackable, Kajun Kayak’s 12-foot long, 34-inch-wide model is light enough for one person to handle and load into the bed of a pickup truck.[…]
According to Martin Close, Chuck Buckley loved coots (poule d’eaus).[…]
Hypothermia is as much a danger during the winter in Louisiana as it is in northern climates. But, using common sense can make all the difference.[…]
This month is the best marsh fishing of the year for speckled trout. They will be thick in brackish bayous, canals, and interior lakes. Colder water is typically clearer water, and that favors flies![…]
Most of the flyfishing fishing clubs in our state hold monthly meetings which are open to the public.[…]
While archery hunting began Oct. 1, there is still a lot of deer hunting remaing for this season.[…]