Louisiana’s Samuel Anthony couldn’t hold onto the BASS Central Divisional lead during the BASS Federation Nation National Championship that wound up yesterday on Florida’s Harris Chain of Lakes. Anthony led the division after the second day, but had fallen less than 3 pounds behind Texas’ Bryan Schmidt when the scales settled. […]
The word on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is, HOT HOT HOT. I have been out several times and the fish are on the bridge. Here are some keys to success. […]
TAVARES, Fla. – Louisiana amateur angler Samuel Anthony is one day away from earning a coveted spot at the 2010 Bassmaster Classic. […]
Federally established Youth Waterfowl Hunting days begin Nov. 7, and hunters are reminded that only those 15 years of age or younger can participate in these special hunts. […]
Calcasieu Lake has sweetened recently due to excessive rainfall, but that doesn’t mean the fishing has totally shut down. […]
Largemouth bass are the most popular freshwater recreational fish in America, in spite of the changing face of the fishery. Gone are the days of a bass fisherman being pictured as a grandfather in a rowboat with a grandson or contemplative pipe-puffing angler patiently casting a clunky wooden topwater plug with his old knuckle-buster. […]
When speckled trout are biting, really in a feeding frenzy, they will bite on anything. […]
Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Garmin 545s. Is there a way to mark spots, tracks and bodies of water on my computer then transfer them to the unit? […]
The AR-style rifle has come into its own. First designed by Eugene Stoner in .308 caliber when he worked for the Armalite corporation, the aluminum receiver guns were the stuff of science-fiction films, far ahead of their time. […]
Last month’s column just barely scratched the surface as it pertains to propeller technology. In order to better understand propeller designs and their applications it will be necessary to understand the language of propellers. […]
Thirty years ago, a state-of-the-art fish finder had a round turntable with a light bulb mounted on its edge spinning behind a clear circular window. There were hash marks and depth scale numbers printed around the window. […]
Most of the 20 years I’ve spent in outdoors communications has involved writing for Louisiana Sportsman. A quick search of the archives reveals that I’ve written at least 125 stories for the magazine. […]
Last week’s northerly blow left a surprising number of shrimp in the Delacroix marsh. They’re small (I’d guess about 80-count), but there are plenty of them, and they’re being devoured by trout from the bottom and sea gulls from above. […]
It was a common thread that bound Ronny Graham, Ronnie Myrick and Ken Newton together. They were college buddies who loved to hunt ducks and dreamed of having a place of their own where they could enjoy their sport. […]
Face a firing squad, and you get a blindfold, right? Now I understood why. My doom seemed as imminent — and I was no more eager for a close-up of the grim reaper than a firing-squad victim. […]
“I was the first person in my family to consider hunting a sport,” said 62-year old Charles Johnson. “People in my family hunted for food — for something to eat.” […]
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