Columns
Make mine live
For most power boats, the use of live bait is such a given that livewells almost always come as standard equipment. Many don’t think that taking live bait along in a kayak is a viable option.[…]
Month: May 2013
Freshwater Fishing
Freddie McMullen’s hot Black Bayou Lake bream-fishing tips
Catching bull bream is largely a matter of finding their spawning beds in the shallows near the lake edge.[…]
Apex Predator
The Florida Keys vs. Louisiana’s coast
Recently I went on a 10-day fishing excursion for my honeymoon to a place where an island is known as a key and the ocean view will take your breath away.[…]
Inshore Fishing
STAR kicks off Memorial Day Weekend
The 2013 STAR begins May 25, with more than $500,000 in prizes up for grabs. This year’s saltwater fishing tournament spans the Louisiana and Mississippi coasts.[…]
General
Back of the Boat Maintenance
Join Ken Sherman as he shows you what to look for in your battery system on your boat.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Downtown Baton Rouge Catfishin
The Mississippi River is the most fertile body of water in the United States, and just to prove it we went catfishing on the river near downtown Baton Rouge.[…]
News Breaker
Sportsman TV goes tuna fishing
On a fairly calm day in mid-May, Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney, Bowie Outfitters’ David Reynerson and Capt. Trey Pique of VooDoo Sportfishing Charters in Venice landed four tuna averaging 80 pounds each.[…]
Bass Fishing
Record number of monster fish entered into Toledo Bend big-bass program
If you’re one of the many thousands of anglers who each year catches a trophy bass at Toledo Bend, you have a few options.[…]
Inshore Fishing
7-pound trout snatched from South Pass jetties
When Capt. Allen Moreau set the hook Tuesday, he knew he had a good fish. It turned out to be a 7-pound speckled trout.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Proper fishing tackling for speckled trout
Capt. Anthony Randazzo fishes most of his trout artificials on a 7-foot, 2-inch medium Shimano Crucial graphite rod with an extra-fast tip.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t ignore Grand Isle’s beach when conditions are nice
When nature loses her puff down around Grand Isle during late April and early May, Capt. Vernon Ledoux knows that the big trout come out to play.[…]
Inshore Fishing
No boat? No problem at Grand Isle
Chris Macaluso is a very good speckled-trout fisherman, but that probably wouldn’t be the case if his dad hadn’t toted him along to Grand Isle during at least one summer weekend a year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t mess yourself up when fishing points
Capt. Danny Wray would probably close up shop and become a golfer if all the points on the backside of Grand Isle were to suddenly disappear.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Top Ten Speckled Trout (to July, 2012)
*Source: Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association[…]
Bass Fishing
Heavy handed
Similar to the jig approach, but tailored for reaching deeper into the slop, punching enables anglers to scare up some mean grass action.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Houma Nation still going strong
Capt. Chad Billiot is a member of the United Houma Nation, a Native American tribe that counts more than 10,000 Americans among its members, according to the most-recent census.[…]