Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
Hopefully the coldest winter in 24 years has come to an end. If so, fly anglers could enjoy a great month on the water.[…]
Month: March 2014
Freshwater Fishing
When and how to fish Lake Boeuf
Lake Boeuf, a natural lake set in a depression in northern Lafourche Parish has two reputations. First, it is known as a great fishing destination.; second, it has a reputation as a hard lake to fish successfully on a consistent basis.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Boeuf fishing tips from the pros
First timers to Lake Boeuf should probe and hunt, concentrating their efforts near duck blinds because they provide permanent cover, Steve Bourgeois advised.[…]
Sidebars
Small tract case study – St. Tammany
Small tract case study – St. Tammany[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Turtle Sauce Piquant recipe
Turtle soup is considered one of the great classical Creole dishes of yore in New Orleans. Most Louisianan’s who try it today wonder what all the fuss is about.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tips about going turtling
Fishing for turtles is a low-tech affair and requires very few licenses.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to clean a loggerhead turtle
At first glance, cleaning the armored, prehistoric-looking loggerhead turtle appears to be an impossible task. But cleaning a turtle is quite quickly and easily done once one learns the ropes.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend gives up yet another 10-pounder
After reading so many Internet stories about 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend, Tyler Casteel made the long drive to Pirate’s Cove Marina last Friday to get in on the action himself. […]
Columns
Will you kill a gobbler this spring?
The theme this year for the National Wild Turkey Federation is “Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt.” This is also the theme for the Federation’s new initiative that has set three goals or objectives: conserve and enhance 4 million acres of critical upland wildlife habitat, recruit 1.5 million new hunters, and open access to 500,000 new acres for hunting and other outdoor recreation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Back to the Basin
Sportsman TV ventures into the Atchafalaya Basin as Greg Hackney pursues largemouth bass in advance of the Louisiana Bass Championship Open this weekend in Stephensville. […]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake gives up 11-pounder
It began six or seven years ago when guys attending a Sunday School class at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston mapped out plans for a fishing trip to Caney Lake, a trip that has become an annual event and has expanded to include friends.[…]
Bass Fishing
Apparent bass tournament cheating attempt discovered at Lake Fausse Pointe
A cage, or basket, of big, live bass was discovered in Lake Fausse Pointe’s Sandy Cove the week before the Children’s Hospital Bass Classic held March 1 out of Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville.[…]
Deer of the Year
Vidalia hunter arrows big Concordia Parish 11-point on final day of bow season
Clayton Chauvin definitely saved his best bow hunt for last.[…]
Deer of the Year
Simmons Sporting Goods’ Big Buck Contest results
Hunter Simmons, who manages the sporting goods store’s yearly Big Buck Contest, says that although there were not quite as many trophy bucks brought in, those that were entered were some of the best he’s seen in the past several years. […]
Events & Announcements
Ports Eads Marina reopens
Slip space is now available at the all-new Port Eads Marina Facility on South Pass at the southernmost tip of Louisiana, about 21 miles south of Venice.[…]
Apex Predator
The Apex Predator brings along an umbrella and fishes rain or shine
With warmer temperatures on the horizon, most outdoorsmen seriously begin hitting the bays and bayous with the arrival of spring.[…]