Freshwater Fishing
Basin fishing set to ramp up as Atchafalaya River finally falls
With the Atchafalaya River finally in a steady fall, it looks like early September could be the start of a special fall of fishing in the Basin.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Wassup?
A poster on a fishing forum wrote that he was quitting kayak fishing because it was “becoming too mainstream.” He was kidding of course, but he made his point.[…]
Fishing
How to save your reel
I’m a little hard on my tackle. I’ve been known to step on my rods and twist the eyes, and my reels? Well, let’s just say I pretty much ignore them as long as they work.[…]
Deer Hunting
Homer man cited for hunting deer out of season
A 19-year-old Homer man was cited by enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries last Wednesday for allegedly shooting a doe from the road at night, according to a news release.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Lady angler wins record-breaking Ride the Bull for second year in a row
The only certainty about the Ride the Bull kayak fishing tournament on Grand Isle is that there is none.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black big bass bonanza happening now
While the unusually high level of the Atchafalaya River has wreaked havoc with fishing in the Basin the last several months, the high water has had just the opposite effect for late-summer bass fishermen in the marshes around Bayou Black.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keep swing-head jigs down, keep them slow
The action of a swing-head jig might be footloose and fancy free, but tackle considerations are firmly rooted in a disciplined approach to effective presentations.[…]
Fishing
Eat your bait?
Squid are delicious. Small brief squid that you catch in your bait trawl are tender and great on the table, if properly stored and cleaned.[…]
Hunting
Help Sky High for St. Jude fund St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sky High for St. Jude is a volunteer organization that raises money on behalf of families undergoing treatment for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
August is the last full month of “SweatFest 2015,” the one festival no one likes to celebrate. It also brings some tough conditions for fly fishing, with a few exceptions.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 3 bass-fishing tactics for cypress trees
With most of your cypress-tree engagements coming close to the wood, flipping and pitching jigs and soft plastics accounts for a lot of the action.[…]
Bass Fishing
How a Bassmaster Elite Series pro fishes cypress trees
Accomplished shallow-water specialist Terry Scroggins has a high degree of comfort and confidence when flipping and pitching to cypress trees or, typically, terrestrial hardwoods inundated by flood waters, the likes of which Toledo Bend and East Texas Lakes have experienced this year.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pop-Rs call bass off of cypress trees
Elite Seris pro Gerald Swindle loves cypress swamps, and he has a particular tactic for tempting big summer bass that are passing the lazy days in what they thought were tranquil spots.[…]
Deer Hunting
Find food sources for opening-day success
With the opening of deer season approaching, hunters need to start finding the major food sources that whitetails are using.[…]
Columns
Live Target Rigged Shrimp
When Live Target Lures decided it was time for fishermen and fish to fall in love with a soft-plastic shrimp imitation, it turned to R&D dream team leader Victor Cook.[…]
News Breaker
Gulf Council votes for minor increase to red snapper allocation for recreational anglers
Recreational anglers got tossed a small bone at Thursday’s Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in New Orleans, as members voted to slightly increase recreational anglers’ allocation of red snapper.[…]