Chicot Lake water-control structures will be opened in early September as part of an effort to manage the submerged vegetation on the reservoir, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
The Annual Louisiana Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday set for Sept. 7-9 is the perfect time to stock up on all the hunting supplies for the coming year without paying state or local taxes.
That means stores selling outdoor-related equipment should be hopping the second weekend of September.[…]
“So uhhh — Dad. Why do we have to leave again?” my son Jason asked, while he was setting his crankbait with a solid jerk into another little marsh bass.[…]
There’s no denying I’m a gear junkie. I have two of just about everything and rarely need half of it, but I still like to try it out, which is why my garage looks like a camo bomb went off.[…]
Captains Nick and Mary Poe were on the hunt recently.
Nick, Mary’s son, was certain his mother wanted more than just trout action, so they motored to an area where he had struck gold the day before.[…]
Grand Isle joined the kayak fishing tournament history books on Saturday when the Third Annual Ride the Bull tournament hosted a record number of kayak anglers.[…]
As we transition into August and the pre-season, there are numerous tasks that we as outdoorsmen should be busily engaged in.[…]
Everyone knows kayak fishing is a minimalist sport. Yeah, right! With the boom in kayak fishing popularity comes an ever-increasing amount of gear that ’yakers are bringing along on their trips.[…]
I know. I know. I know.
Believe me, I know how lucky I’ve been.
For the past 30 years, it has been my job to hunt and fish in Mississippi, and write about it. I had the privilege of meeting sportsmen and women, hearing their wonderful stories and then putting those words on paper.
It has been fun.[…]
Snapper season was explosive but short lived, so offshore anglers turned their energies to chasing heavier monsters. Now that amberjack season has reopened and is in full swing, Capt. Darrel Carpenter of Reel Screamers Charters has been pulling them up in droves.[…]
Tentative dates allowing for 60 days of hunting were set for 2012-13 waterfowl seasons in early August during the regular meeting of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission.[…]
Bowhunters spend all summer promising themselves that things are going to be different this year.[…]
There is no way the heat of August will stop Glynn Lavergne from finding sac-a-lait in Evangeline Parish’s Chicot Lake.[…]
A burst water line at the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries flooded the first floor of the agency’s Baton Rouge headquarters last night, bringing down the LDWF’s Web site and disrupting the staff’s ability to email.[…]
A sporting clays shoot this Saturday (Aug. 18) will raise money for prostate cancer research and awareness, with all proceeds going to Dr. Oliver Sarton’s Prostate Cancer Research Fund at the Tulane Cancer Center.[…]
Having a good day of fishing usually comes down to one thing: the weather. Whether you’re catching plenty or not, fishing is always fun unless Mother Nature turns against you[…]