Freshwater Fishing
Getting it right
One of the more daunting challenges for novice crankers is learning how to keep their crankbaits at the proper depth.[…]
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Freshwater Fishing
Follow the bait
Cranking is productive on any lake that has a healthy crappie population. Cypress Bayou/Black Bayou Reservoirs, Toledo Bend, Caddo Lake, Lake D’Arbonne, Bayou D’Arbonne, Caney Lake, Poverty Point Reservoir, and Larto are just a few of the good spots.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to avoid Mr. Toothy
Capt. Theophile Bourgeois said to keep this truth in mind: You’re in Mother Nature’s yard.[…]
Fishing
Tippets
August is the last full month of “SweatFest 2016,” the festival no one likes to celebrate. The hot water and plethora of bait makes for tough conditions, more so for fly anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 5 jig-fishing tips to catch more bass
Jigs were once thought of as primarily cold-weather lures, but anglers have proved over the past decade or so the baits will produce bites even in the heat of summer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Late-summer heat means early start for specks on MRGO rocks
August typically features some of the hottest temperatures of Louisiana’s long summer, and for Shell Beach guide Capt. Jakamo Laboureur that means it’s time to get an early start to beat the heat to catch speckled trout.[…]
Events & Announcements
State auditors unable to determine if Louisiana Saltwater Series spending was ‘proper’
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries accounting procedures were so lax between 2010 and 2014 that state auditors are unable to determine if more than $56,000 in promotional items were properly purchased — and indicated some donations to the agency’s saltwater tournament could have broken state ethics laws, Louisiana Sportsman has learned.[…]
Bass Fishing
Rapala’s Shadow Rap Shad
Rapala, one of the most-recognizable and respected brands in the artificial lure manufacturing business, introduced a jerkbait at the 2015 Bassmaster Classiic.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three arrested for oyster violations in St. Bernard Parish
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested three men on Tuesday for alleged oyster and boating safety violations in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Weather cancels CCA’s Specks and Spots Tournament at Cypremort Point
Heavy rains Friday morning and an ominous weekend forecast prompted officials to cancel CCA Louisiana’s 5th Annual Specks and Spots fishing tournament scheduled for Saturday at Quintana Landing at Cypremort Point. […]
Columns
The perfect seed mix for deer — Part II
At the 2016 Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting, a presentation was made concerning different food plot mixtures and their effectiveness in attracting deer.[…]
Hunting
PSE Hunting Bows – Carbon Air
Check out the NEW CarbonAir[…]
Deer Hunting
Public hearings set for proposed cervid carcass importation ban
If you hunt outside of Louisiana and return regularly with dead deer, you should plan on attending one of six public meetings scheduled later this month to discuss a proposal currently being considered by the Wildlife and Fisheries Commission that would ban the importation of cervid carcasses.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF: Vehicles now permanently prohibited on Elmer’s Island beaches
Anglers arriving by vehicle to fish on Elmer’s Island better get some comfortable walking shoes.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Big yellowfin pulls angler overboard when harpoon fails
Everyone knows that accidents can happen anytime you head out on a fishing trip.
But when you’re 120 miles offshore fishing at night your margin for error dramatically decreases.[…]
News Breaker
Duck numbers hold steady, USFWS says
Early summer surveys on the Canadian and U.S. breeding grounds revealed overall duck numbers are similar to last year and holding steady, according to a report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.[…]