Bass Fishing
How to fish a jig on the Pearl River
A jig is one bait a lot of bass anglers don’t understand how to fish, and because of that they have poor results with it.[…]
Southeast LA
Bass Fishing
Don’t forget marsh bass fishing
When going into the Pearl River system, many anglers think of woods and big cypress trees. And, while the Pearl certainly has these, one place that’s overlooked is the marsh just south of the Pearl.[…]
Bass Fishing
Punching the Pearl River for bass
Punching could arguably be one of the most-fun ways to catch bass. There is just nothing like having to wench a fish out of thick cover. […]
Events & Announcements
Pearl River WMA expected to close this week
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the Pearl River flood gauge reached 16.5 feet, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced over the weekend.[…]
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Slow hand — Top Dularge winter fishing locations
So, I waited all night for the call that never came. I was so sure it would come — certain even. But it didn’t.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pearl Particulars — Best bets for Pearl River bass
On a gloomy February day, Jeff Bruhl was fishing waters he knew better than the chips in his truck windshield.[…]
Inshore Fishing
South Louisiana Leopard Hunt
They’re big, ferocious, and they have spots….and they live at the bottom of the Mississippi River.[…]
Inshore Fishing
After a front blows through, head to Bypass Canal
In the wintertime, it’s inevitable you’ll work all week while staring outside looking at static trees without a puff of breeze. But once Saturday rolls around, the winds will be blowing 30 mph from a front that came through Friday night, which also dropped the water temperature by 10 degrees — deplorable conditions.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Reggio rodeo
According to Capt. Darren Schaff (504-400-2466), trout and redfish action out of Reggio has been excellent.[…]
Sidebars
The story of Paw Paw’s Pirogues
Errol Dennis Sr. recalls it quite well.
“It all started with me wanting to give both of my sons pirogues as Christmas presents,” Errol Sr. said. “The design of the pirogue came from a cypress pirogue built in the 1930s from which a fiberglass mold was made.[…]
Sidebars
Fanny’s Family Guide Service
Scott Dennis runs Fanny’s Family Guide Service (named for the nickname with which his grandfather had been tagged), where he is able to share his family’s hunting traditions with others.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Grey Duck Lake is Bay Courant
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you provide the coordinates for Little Grey Duck Lake and Grey Duck Lake in the Golden Meadow/Catfish Lake Area?[…]
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Hunt hard, stay young — How to hunt South Louisiana’s deer
“What a joke!” came the yell. “Why do I even bother watching this stuff? Deze guys ain’t hunting — not the way we do it down here in South Louisiana! They’re hunting a different animal on a different planet! Geeesh!” […]
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Reggio milk run – How to catch wintertime speckled trout
According to Merriam-Webster, a “roundup” is a gathering together of people or animals or items. As in a cattle roundup, or a police roundup of suspects.[…]
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The Dean of Delacroix — This family patriarch still duck hunts the old way
“I was born in 1940. Things were a lot different back when I was growing up as a kid on Delacroix Island. There was no electricity or running water.”
Errol Dennis Sr.[…]
Hunting
Belle Chasse men cited with several hunting violations
Two Belle Chasse men were cited Dec. 27 in Plaquemines Parish for several hunting violations, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported today.[…]