Since Capt. Chris Pike suggested anglers take along some live shrimp with them on their wintertime fishing trips to Delacroix Island, I wondered about the availability of live shrimp for December.[…]
One has to be very careful in a pirogue because life-threatening accidents can happen in a split second. Craig Chandler discovered this several years ago while hunting on Dugdemona River.[…]
Joyce Wildlife Management Area is a beautiful stretch of swamp, and Ricky Hano loves it. But he also knows it’s no place to get turned around.[…]
Not just a deer hunter, Washington Parish resident Karl Casanova travels up north every year to get in a little turkey hunting.[…]
Just this past October, Roanoke based bass tournament pro and avid deer hunter Dennis Tietje shot a 177-pound 7-point buck that was just about as stupid as a worked-up teenager in the backseat of his parents’ car.[…]
In an area that is covered by a minimum of several inches of water, it’s obvious that there can’t be scrapes on the ground. But it would be misguided to think that Joyce WMA deer don’t put down scrapes.[…]
As a professional guide, Steve Smith will happily take clients redfishing, but his passion is clearly for speckled trout.[…]
Steve Smith is a fanatic about the line he uses. I asked why he uses spinning reels, when so many other guides would be lost without their baitcasters. His answer was simple, but led directly to his passion about lines.[…]
More often than not, hunting big game in Louisiana today entails sitting quietly for hours in a tree or box stand overlooking a corn feeder and waiting for the deer or hog to come to you.[…]
Few hunters thing of Joyce WMA as a big-buck producer, and that’s just fine with Ricky Hano.[…]
Most inshore saltwater anglers pay particular attention to the tide ranges before they hook up to their boats. The greater the range, the more tidal flow it will generate.[…]
Although food plots may not be the best place to hunt nocturnal deer in Louisiana, they are almost a sure bet to get a young hunter on a little action.[…]
I had spent all morning in my chest waders quietly wading through the backwater on my Winn Parish deer lease.[…]
There are many different models of pirogues on the market, as well as homemade ones, and it is largely a matter of personal choice as to which one to use. I have owned both the Bobcat and Water Moccasin brands, and was happy with both.[…]
Probably the most-commonly used pirogues in South Louisiana have flat bottoms, which are perfect for paddling across shallow mud flats. However, Joyce WMA requires a different approach.[…]
It didn’t take much arm-twisting to persuade Casey Kieff (504-512-7171) to take me and a couple buddies on a quick trip to fish Magnolia Lagoon.[…]