Features
The best thing you can do when fishing topwaters
Nothing is more exhilarating than catching speckled trout on topwater lures — and nothing is more maddening than missing fish. Here’s what you need to do.[…]
June 2015
Crappie/Bream
8 tips for great bream fishing
Try out veteran angler Freddie McMullen’s tips for great bream fishing to up your success and fill that cooler with slab-sized sunfish.[…]
Columns
Something is cooking on the Vermilion River
Recipes for Island Crawfish Étouffée over marinated fried fillets and Bacon Shrimp Wraps from Amanda and Dennis Menard Jr.[…]
Fishing
Smart battery charging 101
Fishermen learn the easy way or the hard way that how long a trolling motor battery lasts depends on how competently they charge it. I’d go so far as to say that proper charging can be more important than how well the battery is built and how much you paid for it.[…]
Columns
Learn to spot trouble before it sails your way
Louisiana summer boating activity peeks in June. Considering how much boating takes place on any given day of any other month in the Sportsman’s Paradise, it’s safe to say things can get pretty hectic on a sunny weekend in June.[…]
Columns
’Yaking to parts unknown
Although likely to be seen near any popular fishing spot in Louisiana, there are still times when kayakers get even stranger looks.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Go goujon fishing heavily armed
Johnny Broussard’s fishing gear is not finesse tackle. Both goujon and blue catfish grow large, and much of Broussard’s fishing is next to the dense wood of submerged tree stumps and snags that are the lairs of these big fish. […]
Inshore Fishing
Pick glow/chartreuse plastics when you can
There’s no doubt Capt. Chris Pike is mainly going to throw live shrimp during June, but if he gets the opportunity to throw a soft plastic, there’s also no doubt what color it will be.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bait is key when fishing for yellow catfish
“It’s harder to catch the bait than it is to catch the fish,” Johnny Broussard said, with note of frustration in his voice. “I spend a lot of time getting bait.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Get out early for Delacroix’s outside trout
Of all the decisions to be made when fishing outside of Delacroix, Capt. Chris Pike insisted that picking your first spot and getting there early is on top of the list.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Man of the swamp
Johnny Broussard’s great passion is fishing for goujon with a rod and reel.[…]
Offshore Fishing
How the Fishing for Memories Rodeo began
The Fishing for Memories benefit rodeo based out of Intracoastal City is the biggest of big deals for the combined Menard-Boothe family.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Fishing offers family bonding
“We fish as a family,” Amanda Menard said in the charming Southern drawl that she brought with her from North Louisiana.[…]
Bass Fishing
How pros rig magnum worms
To get the most out of a big worm, Bassmaster Classic champ Casey Ashley suggests dropping down in line size.[…]
Offshore Fishing
How to get your name in the Louisiana State Fish Records
Amanda and Dennis Menard, and their families don’t need any excuses to go fishing, but they do a lot of things to make their fishing more fun.[…]
Offshore Fishing
The Menard’s offshore trick bag
One of the fun things about fishing with other people is learning little short-cuts they use. Here are a few of the Menard’s tricks for mangrove snapper.[…]