“I’ll fish Gosier two days after a front, when we have a bluebird sky and very little wind,” Bourgeois said. “The cooler November weather means you don’t have to start fishing as early in the mornings, and between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. is perfect for fishing reds on the flats at Gosier.[…]
“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.[…]
Lake Charles, Prien Lake and Moss Lake are extremely easy to access.[…]
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.[…]
Stalking might be an ancient tactic, but the smart hunter takes advantage of modern technology.[…]
Paul Brown’s Fat Boys are still kicking, slowly twitching underwater, tantalizing and catching saltwater fish after the proven soft plastic was bought in the late 2000s.[…]
The first shots of the 2013 season were fired on Sept. 7 when the dove season opened, but my efforts to make some dove sites for us to hunt proved fruitless.[…]
Holidays have always been feastivals for the Cormier clan. Every Thanksgiving and Christmas, my family and my sister’s family would gather at our parent’s home to enjoy a vast array of culinary delights.[…]
Although simple, the choosing the correct north reference setting sometimes confuses GPS users.[…]
The Mitchell 300 Pro operates on 10 bearings with an instant anti-reverse for smooth operation.[…]
The new Halo X-Ray 600 Laser Rangefinder has a 6x magnification and a maximum of 600 yards to reflective target.[…]
A new age of deer management and hunting was ushered in when the concept of quality deer management began to sweep across the Southeast United States and eventually into the Bayou State.[…]
Something interesting and thought provoking happened to me recently while out running errands.[…]
I knew this would probably be my last Louisiana duck hunt.
The Sirens Ulysses had to deal with had nothing on the Call of the Grandchildren: The wife was putting on serious pressure to move to Colorado.[…]
Ever been in a restaurant with your significant other and have the family from hell seated right next to you? You know the family I’m talking about: The one with three kids throwing nonstop tantrums while their parents seem oblivious to the chaos.[…]