Today (Feb. 16) was a dry fun for Bassmaster Classic competition, so the field of anglers had eight hours to get on the water and have a final look around before the 2011 world championship event begins on Friday.
And Louisiana’s Greg Hackney said things looked about like he expected, given the warming trend of the past few days.
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The final monthly round of voting has begun in the Nikon Deer of the Year and Trail Cam contests, with users allowed to choose which photos move on to the grand-prize voting sessions.[…]
Sam Ebeyer, 27, spent the leisure hours of his youth in the sloppy muck of Destrehan-area swamps, searching for anything that swam, hopped, wriggled or crawled.[…]
Last weekend my buddy Jimmy Kyle and I took the 100-mile drive to Sherburne Wildlife Management Area to do some scouting for the end of this bow season. We spent a day and a half scouting, and really not finding much sign until we had gone fairly deep into the woods.[…]
Because of its proximity to the Classic launch site at Bayou Segnette State Park and its reputation for giving up 10-pound bass this time of year, it’s going to be difficult for some tournament competitors to pass up Lake Cataouatche.
However, things aren’t always as they appear.
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There’s a reason most of the local bass tournament circuits kick off their seasons at Bayou Black during January and February. If the fish haven’t already spawned by the end of January, at least they’re getting ready to spawn. This early activity and fast warming water means anglers can more easily put fish in the box.[…]
There’s going to be a big stringer of bass caught if somebody goes to Delacroix, but local bass tournament angler Jason Pittman doesn’t know if a big sack could be duplicated three days in a row.
“I would expect somebody to go to Caernarvon maybe on the last day of the tournament if they’re trying to swing for the fence,” said Pittman. “The only problem is that might not be the right day based on the conditions. There are fish to be caught. I don’t think it will produce the numbers of big stringers, but it may produce the consistent smaller stringers.”[…]
Oh it’s fixing to be on. The fishing stars are lining up with the moon phase on the Delta down here in New Orleans, and that, my friend, is a recipe for big stringers to come to the stage at the New Orleans Arena during the Bassmaster Classic.[…]
A near head-on collision between two recreational fishing boats today (Feb. 15) near Lake Borgne left one person dead and another injured, a U.S. Coast Guard official told LouisianaSportsman.com.
“Eyewitnesses said the two boats were traveling at a high rate of speed and came around a blind bend at the same time,” USCG Sector New Orleans Search and Rescue Coordinator Paul Barnard said. “The eyewitness said they did not have the opportunity to react to avoid the collision.”[…]
A Maurice man was arrested Sunday (Feb. 13) for allegedly killing another hunter near White Lake, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
With the 2011 Bassmaster Classic start only a few days away, many of the competitors were still unsure about their plans. Three official days of practice over the weekend yielded few clues, and the field only has one more practice day (tomorrow, Feb. 16) to figure things out.[…]
It was a little tough getting a minnow out of Wesley Miller’s minnow bucket this past weekend. A layer of ice had formed on the water’s surface the night before because of the subfreezing temperature, but to hear Miller explain it, the white perch bite best in Bayou Dorcheat when it’s cold.[…]
The last two Bassmaster Classics that were held in New Orleans opened some eyes as to just how good we have it here in South Louisiana. This one will open the rest of them.[…]
If you are a female and were interested in giving deer hunting a try, the season that just ended would have been a good time to get your name in the books; quite a few impressive trophy buck were taken, with more than a few succumbing to the expertise of lady hunters.[…]
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Tuesday (Feb. 8) announced plans to make changes to the 2011-13 hunting seasons, including extension of deer hunting in two areas of the state during the 2012-13 season.[…]
When you think of being the prey, your mind instantly thinks of the obvious: cougars, wild borers, bears, snakes, etc. Yet there is a much more common creature out there that is just as dangerous, if not more so. The parasite.[…]