Fishing
CAPE HORN 27xs
The Cape Horn 27xs is the center-console fishing boat for everyone who has wanted one of the company’s legendary 31-footers but for whatever reason it wasn’t to be.[…]
Statewide LA
Fishing
NAUTICSTAR 231 COASTAL
NauticStar has enjoyed four years of success with their 210 Coastal and Angler, and the company responded to the requests for larger versions by adding the 231 Coastal and Angler to their 2015 model lineup.[…]
Fishing
PIONEER 222 SPORTFISH
The Pioneer 222 Sportfish is a boat that can be as serious or relaxed as you like.[…]
Bass Fishing
Grubs on umbrella rigs
Discussions of grubs cannot exclude their group presentation on the umbrella rig. Although banned in Bassmaster Elite and FLW Tour competition, the multi-armed “egg beaters” remain a vital tool for bass anglers from fall through early spring.[…]
General
Dixie RV
Helping you retire one weekend at a time[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: The beat goes on at Lake Bistineau
With no malice in his heart, Homer Humphreys says Lake Bistineau is the “dangdest” lake he’s ever seen.[…]
Bass Fishing
Prespawn bass biting now in the Atchafalaya Spillway
Prespawn bass have already begun pushing into dead-end canals in the Atchafalaya Spillway, and Kelly Wheat has been there waiting for them.[…]
Bass Fishing
Westlake angler snares 11.92-pound monster at Toledo Bend
Derek Hamilton and a fishing buddy had a frustrating drive up to the Big Bass Marina on Toledo Bend Wednesday morning.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try the drop-shot rig for more springtime speckled trout
When he wants to get the drop on speckled trout, more often than not Capt. Mike Gallo goes with one of his old favorites — the drop-shot rig.[…]
Fishing
U.S. House bill would overhaul Renewable Fuel Standards regulations
A bipartisan coalition of members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation on Feb. 4 to overhaul the current Renewable Fuel Standard regulations and its outdated ethanol mandates. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie hotspots: Bridges and bays best bets for Toledo Bend
“They’re en route,” said Jerry Thompson, with Living The Dream Guide Service at Toledo Bend.[…]
Events & Announcements
Big Buck Contest offers shot at ATV
There are even more reasons for entering your deer in the 2015 Louisiana Sportsman Big Buck Contest, with an expanded list of prizes up for grabs in this year’s event.[…]
News Breaker
LSU student markets three-in-one foldable foam goose decoys
Aaron Koenck loved to goose hunt, but he didn’t particularly relish lugging around huge bags of the various hard-shelled decoys he needed to create a decent spread.[…]
General
Video: Deejay punches bear trap – with predictable results
There’s stupid, then there’s moronic, and beyond that, there’s a deejay in Cleveland who goes by the name of “Dieter.”[…]
Columns
Looking back at 2014, but moving forward into 2015
Well, another year has ended and as Tennessee Ernie Ford sang, “Another day older and deeper in debt.” The hunting version of this song would go, “Another season has ended and the freezer is empty.”[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF agents arrest Mississippi murder suspect in Tensas Parish
A 27-year-old Jackson, Miss. man wanted for aggravated assault and murder last week was arrested Tuesday in Tensas Parish by agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]