Bass Fishing
Moving up — How to catch prespawn bass
There’s a fine line between prespawn and spawning movement — get it wrong and you’ll be wasting time by fishing ahead of or behind the fish.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
It’s time to give back
I went through a tournament-fishing phase when I was in my 20s and thought I had outgrown my bream-fishing childhood. I fished the old Greenwell Springs Marine Pro-Am as a no-boater and was a member of Sunshine Bass Club.[…]
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Stone cold crappie — Duck Commander develops crappie-catching rig
“That’s not a fair question,” Jay Stone said, turning his head quickly to eyeball the tip of one of the 16-foot crappie poles that he thought had signaled another fish on the end of the line.[…]
Columns
If you knew the gou as I do
The freshwater drum, Aplodinotus grunniens, has to be the most disrespected large freshwater fish in Louisiana and probably the whole United States.[…]
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Cool Cats — Best ways to catch springtime catfish
My father-in-law was a marsh man who dreaded coming home from down the bayou after trapping season.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2015 CCA STAR Tournament to feature new tagged speckled trout division
Big changes are in store for the 2015 STAR.
For the first time ever, the Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana STAR Tournament will feature a tagged speckled trout division, where up to four registered anglers will each win $2,500 prize packages for catching the first four tagged speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two Chalmette men arrested for alleged oyster, drug violations in St. Bernard Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two men Wednesday in St. Bernard Parish for alleged oyster harvesting and drug violations, according to a press release.[…]
Bass Fishing
Slow presentation key for Basin bass bite
Slow and steady wins the race — and it could also be the key to catch some nice prespawn bass this weekend in the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
Columns
Crawfish are becoming cool
A funny thing has happened to crawfish: They have crept stealth-like into the national seafood consciousness without anybody really noticing it.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator provides ‘headless’ hog’s head cheese recipe
Many people absolutely love hog’s head cheese, but they have no clue exactly what part of the pig they’re eating.[…]
Deer Hunting
Monroe man cited for cutting down trees on Ouachita WMA
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a Monroe man on Feb. 15 for criminal damage to property, intentional littering, hunting deer out of season and leaving a deer stand in hunting position on Ouachita Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Fishing
One size doesn’t fit all
Every now and then, as I poke along through life, I’m hit with small blasts of clarity. Usually, it isn’t over anything new, just a clarification of a fuzzy thought that’s been lurking in the back of my mind.[…]
Events & Announcements
ALAS state tournament set for March 7
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is seeking volunteers to assist with the Archery in Louisiana Schools (ALAS) state tournament set for Saturday, March 7 in Alexandria.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Father and son cited for allegedly harvesting polluted oysters
Acting on a complaint, agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a father and son for alleged oyster violations near Pointe-aux-Chenes on Feb. 20, according to a press release.[…]
Big Bass
Livonia angler’s 11.42-pounder anchors winning stringer in Texas Trail Team Tournament
James Benedict and Bart Blakelock knew exactly where to be Saturday morning for the Texas Trail Team Tournament on Toledo Bend.[…]
Big Bass
Carolina-rigged Senko fools 11.09-pounder at Toledo Bend
Changing locations to find fish was a gamble that paid off with a Toledo Bend lunker weighing north of 11 pounds for Texas angler Joe Gilbert of Sherman.[…]