Inshore Fishing
Go light in Lafitte
When you pull up to your favorite marina and grab some live bait, your main objective is to get the shrimp in your livewell and keep them frisky. […]
Month: May 2016
Fishing Tournaments
Angler in Fourchon wins Louisiana CCA STAR pickup truck
Like the old saying goes, timing is everything.
Less than 24 hours after registering for the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament, Raymond Champagne reeled in a tagged redfish Tuesday morning along the Fourchon barges to win the 2016 grand prize: a brand new $40,000 Chevy Silverado pickup truck. […]
Bass Fishing
KVD details winning crankbait strategy on Toledo Bend
I’m getting a lot of questions about the crankbait strategy I used to win at Toledo Bend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Pontchartrain is loaded
Lake Pontchartrain is known for the Trestles, the Causeway and all of the structures that house speckled trout each year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to fish Cheniere Reef
If one of Southwest Louisiana’s top speckled trout fishermen had his druthers — and he does — and could point the bow of his boat to fish for speckled trout in June anywhere on Calcasieu Lake, it would be the southern Cheniere Reef.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bream biting at Lac Des Allemands
The bream bite at Lac Des Allemands south of Edgard was already starting in late April, but Baton Rouge angler Josh Roussell said by this month you almost can’t strike out.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Potential new No. 1-ranked bluegill caught Saturday on kiddie pole in Iatt Lake
Tim Delaney might have been fishing with a 2-foot kiddie pole on Iatt Lake Saturday evening, but the pint-sized tackle didn’t stop the 33-year-old Prospect angler from reeling in potentially the biggest bream ever to land in the Louisiana record books.[…]
Fishing
Marine-grade software updates on your electronics
There was a time when updating your electronics meant buying new units.[…]
Columns
The whole bunch cooks
The Broussard family of Lafayette are food adventurers. Here are their recipes for Shrimp and Tasso Stuffed Fish and Oyster & Andouille Pasta.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big trout patrolling beaches at islands south of Cocodrie
If you’re looking to stock your freezer with speckled trout, the islands south of Cocodrie are where you want to be.[…]
Big Bass
Texas angler catches 11.12-pound bass during nighttime bite at Toledo Bend
Jordan Babcock lived one of those rare experiences on Toledo Bend that most bass anglers only dream about.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
22nd CCA STAR kicks off Saturday
More than $500,000 in prizes — including boats, motors, trailers, tackle packages and a brand new 2016 Chevy Silverado pickup truck — are up for grabs when the Louisiana Coastal Conservation Association’s STAR Tournament cranks up this Saturday morning at 12:01 a.m.[…]
News Breaker
LSU’s Tiger Chapter second in the nation in DU fundraising
The last five times they’ve played on the football field, LSU has defeated Texas A&M — but this year, the Aggies nipped the Tigers in fundraising efforts for Ducks Unlimited.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four cited in Terrebonne Parish for alleged shrimping violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited four people for alleged recreational shrimping violations Saturday in the Robinson Canal in lower Terrebonne Parish, according to a news release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA to build new West End Reef in Lake Pontchartrain
The Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana is scheduled to begin construction of a new artificial reef near West End in Lake Pontchartrain on May 31, according to a news release.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: How to make noodles to catch alligator snapping turtles
Catching turtles is something I’ve done since childhood. In fact, I used to catch and sell them with a reptile collector’s license as a kid. […]