Freshwater Fishing
Preparing goggleye for dinner
There are many ways to skin a cat. Or in this case a goggleye. Watch this video and see how we prepare goggleye for dinner.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Let’s go Mexican – Trout Quesadillas is perfection
Two recipes from Casey McLaurin; Lil Mac’s Smoky Trout Quesadillas and crab enchiladas that are packed with flavor and have a tender mouth-feel.[…]
Deer Hunting
South Louisiana QDMA hosting summer seminar Aug. 4
If youre already preoccupied at work thinking of heading back into the deer stand this fall, the South Louisiana Branch of the Quality Deer Management Association is holding its annual Deer and Wildlife Summer Seminar next Thursday, Aug. 4.[…]
General
Grand Isle’s palm tree project surpasses fundraising goal
The Grand Isle Garden Club recently raised more than $25,000 which will purchase about 80 drought- and wind-resistant palm trees that will be planted along Highway 1.[…]
Fishing
Re-spool with wet monofilament line, guide says
Being a fishing guide, Capt. Curtis LeNormand probably re-spools more reels over the course of a year than even the most conscientious weekend angler.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three cited for illegal shrimping activities, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Lousiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men for alleged shrimping violation last week in Bayou Little Caillou in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Hooked-up 7-foot hammerhead attacked by giant tiger shark
Question: When does a 7-foot fish on your line turn into live bait?[…]
Fishing
Furuno’s new small-boat radar
Ask three fishermen what they like most about their radar units and you might well get three different answers.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Daytime frogging with a recurve bow
Recently I found out about an entirely new way to hunt with my bow in the offseason — and also get in some good practice in advance of deer season: Frogging with archery equipment during the day. […]
News Breaker
Recreational amberjack season in Gulf will not reopen in 2016
If you were planning on making an amberjack trip in the Gulf of Mexico when the season reopened on Aug. 1, make other plans.[…]
Columns
Get an early start on planning and preparing for hunting season
Not long after July 4, I’m pretty well burned out on fishing and already starting to think about hunting season.[…]
Bass Fishing
Be patient and catch more bass on topwater
The fog is lifting off the surface of the calm lake, and the sun still hasn’t peaked above the tree line. These are perfect conditions for working a topwater plug near the shore for bass. Nothing is more exciting than calling a bass up to smash a lure on the surface.[…]
News Breaker
Pending No. 7-ranked tripletail caught last week in East Bay
It’s hard not to do a double take when you lay your eyes on the monstrous 31-pound tripletail caught last week in East Bay.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
18th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 28-30 out of Venice Marina
The 18th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to roll next week out of Venice Marina, and this year’s event features a brand new five-fish red snapper stringer division made possible because the state waters line has been pushed beyond the old 3-mile boundary.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hoppers call in summer bass
Bass fishermen have a lot of different lures to choose as their go-to baits at different times of year and for different fishing situation[…]
Columns
The summer doldrums
Here in the Deep South, if the calendar says July would anyone in their right mind argue against the conditions outside being referred to as anything other than the hot and humid “summer doldrums?”[…]