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	Live shrimp makes things a little easier January 01 at 7:00 am Believe it or not, live shrimp are often still available in Delacroix for much of this month.

	Z-Man offers something truly different January 01 at 7:00 am Louisiana anglers, by and large, hate soft-plastic baits that tear up quicker than wet toilet paper.

	The more things change — Fishing for trout, bass, redfish at The Pen January 01 at 7:00 am Change is inevitable in coastal marsh. The tide gives when it rises and takes away when it falls. Land piles up in some places while washing away in others. Fish that you couldn’t stop from biting one day cease to exist the next. Nowhere is this change more evident than in The Pen. One of the most-famous fishing holes in all of Southeast Louisiana, this Lafitte hotspot once wasn’t even a lake.

	Try trout first, reds later January 01 at 7:00 am Having a bit of a game plan provides an easier pathway to locating and catching fish at The Pen during the winter. It may be tempting to start your plan on the bank for redfish and bass early and move out for trout later, but Donovan Hinton suggested that is the opposite of what you should do.

	Stick with south and east banks for best bite January 01 at 7:00 am Being such a large lake to fish, The Pen can be somewhat intimidating for anglers who have never fished it before. The question of where to start can lead to second-guessing if the fish don’t immediately respond.

	Surface drives are fishing boats too January 01 at 7:00 am Boats equipped with surface drive engines were not long ago seen as an oddity in anything but duck-hunting situations. No more.

	Suspend in the salt January 01 at 7:00 am When winter pushes trout and redfish into deeper canals and inner marsh arteries, suspending baits often earn the attention denied to sinking and faster-moving baits.

	Tackle up January 01 at 7:00 am West Monroe’s Jim Dillard throws his jerkbaits on a long rod of 6-foot-10 to 7-2, but nothing too heavy.

	Yes, buffalo are fish January 01 at 7:00 am Actually, buffalo are three species of fish rather than one. No one knows from where the odd name for the creatures is derived. But their scientific names are almost certainly taken from their common name.

	Construction of Breton Sound reef begun December 28, 2012 at 11:30 am Work began earlier this month on an artificial reef project in Breton Sound to increase fisheries habitat. The reef, which is being constructed over an area covering six to eight acres just northeast of California Point, is a joint project of the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana Shell Oil Company, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries the Barrier Island Restoration and Development Society and Bertucci Contractors.

	Striped bass converge at Seabrook in Lake Pontchartrain December 18, 2012 at 11:45 am Many anglers already know that the areas on the southern side of Lake Pontchartrain held some monster trout, but the lake seems to have more secrets than it lets on. Around the Seabrook bridge, Josh Hall has been taking the opportunity to catch what almost seems like an intruder, this far south. Striped bass are a common saltwater fish on the east coast and many anglers fish them in the surf. But, while the fish swim in Louisiana's coastal waters, not many anglers specifically target stripers.

	Cold fronts bring new ducks into South Louisiana for second split opening December 14, 2012 at 1:14 pm Now that the jet stream has finally dipped down far enough to give Louisiana a taste of the arctic chill, the ducks should be migrating in full force. This weekend (Dec. 15-16) is opening weekend for the coastal and eastern waterfowl zones, and any outdoorsman with a shotgun should be in a duck blind to get in on the action. According to a report from Anthony Kyzer with Cajun Fishing and Hunting Charters, the marshes in the Dularge and Cocodrie areas are packed with grey ducks, widgeon and even some redheads.