Events & Announcements
67th New Orleans City Park Big Bass Rodeo slated
Billed as the oldest freshwater rodeo in the country, the Big Bass Rodeo and Fishtival will be held on March 29 at City Park in New Orleans.[…]
Year: 2014
Freshwater Fishing
Oak Grove seventh grader reels in potential state record blue catfish on Mississippi River
Few people ever get the opportunity to reel in a fish that weighs more than they do.[…]
Bass Fishing
LWF Commission adopts notice of intent to increase black bass possession limit south of the saltwater line
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday adopted a notice of intent that would increase the possession limit for black bass in areas south of the saltwater line up to three times the daily creel limit.[…]
Bass Fishing
Deville angler reels in 10.43-pound largemouth bass on Toledo Bend
Despite a rough morning last Friday, Wallace Woodson finished the day off in style with the bass of his life at Toledo Bend. […]
Ask Captain Paul
The Freeport Sulphur Mine near Garden Island Bay
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are the coordinates of where the Freeport sulphur facility used to be on Garden Island Bay? What is the name of the pass they were on: Southwest or South pass?[…]
Sportsman TV
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Public Land Turkey Hunt
With host Greg Hackney busy fishing a Bassmaster Elite Series tournament, Sportsman TV producer Jared Serigné is joined for tonight’s episode by veteran turkey hunter Shane Johnson to pursue some public land gobblers. […]
Bass Fishing
Leesville angler enters Toledo Bend’s Elite Lunker Club with 11-pounder caught near Hausen Bay
Darold Gleason’s very last cast Saturday afternoon produced the result he’d been waiting for all day long.[…]
Events & Announcements
New Orleans Boat Show set for March 7-9
The entire floor of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome will be transformed into a giant boat showroom during the New Orleans Boat Show slated for March 7-9.[…]
Columns
When a mullet is king
Kingfish are members of the drum family — the family of redfish and speckled trout — but they bear no resemblance to their family-mates.[…]
Columns
Don’t be stupid: Wear a PFD
Fishing is at the heart of Louisiana outdoor life. Sure, we love to hunt, but that’s only allowed for a few months each year. Fishing season, on the other hand, never ends.[…]
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The Cajun and the Beast — How to catch snapping turtles
The huge, scaly beast — its massive body partially supported by the water — swim-crawled its way along the soft, mucky bottom. Its bear-like, long, black claws stirred up clouds of half-decayed vegetation and silt.[…]
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Small Tract Toms — Turkey-hunting tactics for small properties
You don’t need large acreage to score a big gobbler, if you know how to manage your property and employ the right strategy.[…]
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Bream busting in Boeuf — Tactics for bream fishing in Lake Boeuf
One hundred-thirty years of experience.
That’s what my friend Dirk Matherne, no spring chicken himself at 58, had fixed me up with. It was a little intimidating, listening to the two silver-maned old lions comparing notes with Mike Adams, a Raceland dentist and Lake Boeuf lover. […]
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Cover: March 2014
Toledo Bend already has turned out a number of double-digit bass, and Sulphur’s Johnny Walker — who has several lunkers to his credit — tells you how to get in on the action.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toading at Toledo — Keys to fishing frogs for bass
In Grimm’s Fairy Tales there is a story about a princess who made a deal with a frog who had secured her lost golden ball from the depths of a well.[…]
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Wetland Warriors — Battling coastal erosion by hunting nutria
“The coyotes ate all the rabbits! The ducks got short-stopped! And the squirrels all live in woods leased by deer clubs who hate squirrel hunters! So how’s a kid supposed to scratch his hunting itch nowadays?” […]