Inshore Fishing
Inshore insights: Locating oyster reefs
You’ve probably found success fishing oyster reefs. If not, you’ll have a “honey hole” for life if you can locate one that consistently produces fish.[…]
Statewide LA
Columns
Pompano: The glamour fish
Some fish are work horses: They’re strong and can pull heavy loads all day. That’s a redfish. Others are race horses. They are sleek and fast, but poop out quickly — that’s a speckled trout.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to find spring bass no one else targets
Most bass anglers wait anxiously all year for the spring spawn, and then head straight to the banks of their favorite lake to pluck big girls off their beds.[…]
Field Notes
How to keep batteries properly charged
We’ve all been there. You know, you walk out to the boat the morning of the trip you’ve been planning for a week and the batteries aren’t charged.[…]
Field Notes
Boat tips to get ready for fishing season
If you’re a die-hard hunter, the odds are pretty good you haven’t looked at your fishing boat very much since October. So with hunting seasons finally closing out, it’s time to pull the cover off the old girl and get her ready for the spring fishing bonanza.[…]
Fishing
Jackhammer a step forward for vibrating jigs
Z-Man turned the fishing world on its head when it introduced its ChatterBait, the first vibrating jig that just flat catches fish of all kinds.[…]
Fishing
Heybo fishing shirts
Gone are the days of choosing between caking yourself with sunscreen or wearing bulky long-sleeved shirts to hide from the sun’s UV rays. Now there are lightweight performance shirts that offer protection and comfort — and Heybo has entered the market with a bang.[…]
Hunting
Silversport
Hunters have long been trying to block or camouflage their natural smell from game animals, using scent sprays to camouflage those aromas, storing their hunting clothes in containers that keep them away from unwanted odors or even buying clothes treated with scent blockers.[…]
Deer of the Year
2017-18 Deer of the year
It almost seems like yesterday that bowhunters in the Bayou State headed into the field in early fall to kick off the 2017-18 deer season in Louisiana. […]
Bass Fishing
Drop by design — The ins and outs of dropshotting for bass
It’s the go-to rig for finessing finicky fish, nudging the cold-weary and lightly probing a variety of hard-cover scenarios from docks to laydowns, to bridges.[…]
Crappie/Bream
High five
Details on a handful of the hottest crappie-producing spots in Louisiana — and tips for you to catch some slabs.[…]
Columns
Learn to manage hunting pressure
This month, I’m going to touch on a subject that applies to deer hunting with any weapon: managing hunting pressure on your herd. In my opinion, no single factor is more important to your success in terms of seeing and harvesting deer — especially mature bucks. […]
Features
Dog day afternoon (or morning)
Everything was gray.
The woods were drab, leafless and gray. The bare tree trunks and limbs were gray. The dead leaves underfoot were gray. And the sky was heavily overcast with uniformly gray clouds.[…]
Hunting
QMaxx’s BLU
Gun owners have a long menu of choices when it comes to protecting their firearms, and a St. Louis-based company, QMaxx Products, has joined the fray with a pretty powerful entry.[…]
Contents
Cover: February 2018
We toured the state to find out where successful Louisiana crappie anglers hit their honey holes.[…]
Bass Fishing
G. Loomis E6X
Lightweight, strong, and sensitive. That’s the recipe for a fishing rod that bass anglers strive to find, and it can be elusive, especially when you add affordability into the mix. Or at least it used to be. But the G. Loomis E6X changes that. […]