The peak of the summer vacation season also sees a peak in gasoline use, and with the spike in prices at the pumps this summer, it pays more than ever before to know how to squeeze every mile out of a gallon of fuel — both on the water and on the way to and from the launch ramp.[…]
A friend called the other day and asked if I would help him change the sonar transducer clamped to the bottom of his trolling motor. He thought he could handle the job but wasn’t sure, and since I live a short distance away, he asked for help.[…]
When the weather turns extremely hot, your best chances for catching bass will be on river systems. My pick for productive August fishing in Louisiana is the Red River and its five pools that run from Shreveport to Alexandria.[…]
Set the hook hard, son!” the salty old man told me. That short sentence might just be the best piece of fishing advice I’ve ever given or received.[…]
Some see a glass with water at the halfway point as half-full. Others see it as half-empty. Still others see the glass and ask “Where’s the ice?”[…]
As the hunter called excitedly, he could see the reaction from the birds when his notes hit them. They spotted the decoys and came in over the water as though the caller had them on a string, although he’d put his blind on the bank.[…]
Summer is here, and likely as not, you don’t wake up these warm and muggy mornings with deer hunting on your mind. Turkey season drained you back in March and April, and the novelty of hunting squirrels in May during Louisiana’s new spring season has long since passed.[…]
Back when she was Lt. Gov. Blanco, our current governor campaigned for the top job in the state on a platform that included her strong support for Louisiana’s outdoor sports.[…]
We let the crappie tell us what type of bait they prefer on that day. When we first start trolling, we’ll use minnows, jigs and a jig tipped with a minnow.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I purchased my first GPS, a Garmin Map 60 CSX. I’ll learn the basics of it, then I’ll purchase some topo software for the coastal marshes of Louisiana and the Southwest Mississippi area.[…]
Every year, hundreds of new products are introduced to the hunting public. Louisiana Sportsman reviewed some of the top new gear available for deer and waterfowl hunters.[…]
You might think you’re ready for deer season, but there’s a lot more to do than you probably remember.[…]
The argument about whether to use live bait or artificial will rage the next couple of days, but the simple fact is that some big trout are biting all across Southeast Louisiana from Lake Pontchartrain down to Venice and over to Bayou DuLarge.[…]
The regulations noose is tightening around red snapper anglers, but those who fish Ship Shoal are finding numbers to be better than ever.[…]
New Orleans Saints punter Steve Weatherford and pro angler Jason Catchings show what kind of redfish action awaits out of Venice’s Red Pass.[…]
Each time we teach a concealed-firearms course — and we teach at least one class each month — someone is going to come up to me or my associate instructor and ask us to check out his or her semi-automatic pistol because it keeps “jamming.”[…]