Tales from the camp
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet.[…]
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet.[…]
Let me just say that it hurt like crazy when the topwater lure slammed into my mouth and chin. Like being punched in the face by a young Mike Tyson. Well, as least Evander Hollyfield.[…]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents will increase patrols for boaters driving a boat while intoxicated this weekend during Operation Dry Water.[…]
Trophy bass fishing rightfully gets the lion’s share of attention at Toledo Bend, but it’s also home to some quality crappie as well.[…]
Capt. Gene Dugas summed up his thoughts on a speckled trout fishing report out of Hopedale with his first two words of the conversation.[…]
Strangely enough, the reservoirs on our nation’s river systems were not originally constructed to give us places to fish; they were built to control traditional spring floods that destroyed crops and homes.[…]
The Iberia Rod and Gun Club will host its 61st annual saltwater fishing rodeo featuring almost $10,000 in cash and prizes over the 4th of July weekend at Cypremort Point.[…]
The head fisheries biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said tough fishing this spring doesn’t necessarily point to problems with the fishery.[…]
It’s been a strange year, with severe cold fronts rolling through the state through mid-May, winds howling every weekend and water copiously pouring from the skies.[…]
Even by his lofty standards, Tommy Vidrine enjoyed an extra-special weekend of trout fishing around Grand Isle.[…]
Today we tackle the double uni knot, which is a simple and strong way to connect two lines. And it’s great for attaching mono or fluorocarbon leaders to braided main line.[…]
The thick mats of seaweed on Grand Isle this summer are also plaguing beaches across Texas, and biologists are uncertain how long the unusually heavy accumulations will continue washing ashore.[…]
The speckled trout bite in Lake Pontchartrain and Lake Borgne has slowed as the fish make their way to spawn in saltier water, according to a fishing guide.[…]
On June 7, 2013, while fishing along the rocks in front of Grand Isle, Rick Garey contracted the flesh-eating bacteria vibrio vulnificus through a minor scrape on his left ankle.[…]
Volunteers this weekend worked on site improvements for a kayak launch located on the bay side of Grand Isle near the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Marine Fisheries Laboratory.[…]
Sen. David Vitter (R-La.) wrote an op-ed piece that appeared in the Houma Courier encouraging public comment on the state of the current red snapper fishery allocations in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]