Deer Hunting
Hunt food sources for better deer hunting
Most hunters are aware that, during the rut, bucks are not too concerned about feeding. The boys bulked up during the pre-rut and are ready for love once the rut moves into gear.[…]
November 2015
Deer Hunting
How to properly use buck decoys
When it comes to hunting with a buck decoy, the game changes significantly.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Roadside fishing
According to Terry St. Cyr, all of Louisiana State Highway 1 is open to the public for road-fishing except for one spot.[…]
Deer Hunting
Decoys come in different styles
Decoys come in several different positions and styles. Some have the head of the decoy up and some have the head down; some decoys are in a bedding position, and one even portrays a deer in an estrus pose that can lure big bucks looking for romance.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Roadside fishing tackle
Terry St. Cyr might be sittin’ on a bucket when he road fishes, but he ain’t a-usin’ no cane pole.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
Inquiring minds want to know: when is the best time of the year to catch speckled trout on the fly? The answer is “now”. So stop inquiring and go fishing![…]
Inshore Fishing
The right time for roadside fishing
Road fishermen are not daybreak fishermen, I learned.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Electrician’s Flexi Ties are multi-purpose fishing accessory
Fishing with an electrician does have its advantages. […]
Inshore Fishing
How the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles was built
The bridge modern-day trout fishermen call the Trestles is old. In fact, nobody who fishes it today was alive when it was first built.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How the Cressons fish the Lake Pontchartrain Trestles
Tom Cresson’s fishing style has changed since he and his wife purchased their lake house and Karen started fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lure review: The YUM Bad Mamma
If you’ve seen one soft plastic creature bait and you’ve seen them all. Right?[…]
Columns
First shots, first fruits – The first shots of the new hunting season
The first shots of the new season have been fired; now it is time to share our harvest with those who have needs.[…]
Columns
New fishing products for 2016
In our September column, we highlighted the many new rods coming out this fall and next spring.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Venice offshore platform fishing
Dear Capt. Paul:
I am a native of Louisiana currently living in Texas. I have a Texas registered 28-foot boat with twin 300-horsepower Verados with joystick steering.
I want to tow the boat to Venice to take my uncle fishing offshore for tuna. I’m looking for Thunder Horse, Diana and Hoover coordinates, if you have them.[…]
Columns
Put that in your pipe! Gulf pipefish are just plain different
Some fish just can’t seem to get their romantic life straight. For most fish it’s enough for females and males to discharge eggs and sperm into the water. Sometimes they do it in a constructed nest, but most of the time it’s in open water.[…]
Contents
Breaking the language barrier — Expert tips for specklebelly goose hunting
“If it doesn’t fire you up to see a group of specks come in your face, flying 15 yards over your head with their feet down — and you’re looking into their eyes and you see the bars light up in the sun — if that doesn’t fire you up, then you don’t need to be out here.”[…]