Bass Fishing
Best lures for Lake D’Arbonne bass
David Harrell has an “everyman” approach to fishing for big bass. He doesn’t have any big secret weapon or perfectly matched tackle and bait combo.[…]
June 2015
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.[…]
Columns
Legless reptiles
I still remember a certain evening bow hunt many years ago at a hunting property in Copiah County that I owned at the time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yum’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter
Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by Yum Baits at the ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida.[…]
Columns
There’s gold in them there woods
Well, it’s not gold, but to a deer manager, habitat with an understory of lush, desirable native deer plants is just as good as gold.[…]
Columns
Reach for the STAR
Two years ago, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, I was having breakfast at a local restaurant in Denham Springs. My cell phone rang. It was my buddy Steve Lee.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Hog Islands
Dear Capt. Paul,
By any chance do you have the latitude-longitude coordinates for a place called Hog Island? I used to fish it some 30 years ago.[…]
Fishing
G-Force Eliminator
The latest addition to the G-Force trolling motor accessory line is the Eliminator premium trolling motor nut. The Eliminator helps dampen trolling motor prop noise and vibrations, while helping dissipate heat.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Crystal Clucker
Call-maker John Tanner of Hemingway, S.C., knows how to make high-quality calls out of a number of different woods, as his newest turkey call, the Crystal Clucker, shows.[…]
Features
Jigs for briny pigs — Primer on using jigs for offshore success
Do you have to have live bait when fishing offshore? Well, it doesn’t hurt. But choose the right jig for the job, and you could be fighting bigger fish.[…]