News Breaker
SW rigs load up with specks
Leaving Calcasieu Lake for near-offshore oil-field structures pays off with speckled trout in the ice chest when conditions are favorable this month.[…]
Month: August 2016
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend tactics for the dog days of summer
As of the next‐to‐last week of June, Toledo Bend still was a little over full pool stage, water was getting hotter and, as you might imagine, the daytime bite for bass was decreasing dramatically. […]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle beach bonanza
Hook’em Fishing’s Capt. Jay Auseve (985-637-7142) said bull reds and lunker specks will be roaming the Grand Isle beaches this month.[…]
Columns
This Johnson Bayou cook shines
The night before making a raid on big Sabine Lake trophy speckled trout, 37-year-old fishing guide Robbie Trahan treated me to some Johnson Bayou cooking.[…]
Fishing
Electric propulsion motors gaining popularity
Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever.[…]
Bass Fishing
Concordia, St. John – Double the bass fun
Pardon the old TV chewing gum jingle, but if you are looking for some summer bass-fishing action in east central Louisiana, there’s one sure way you can “double your pleasure, double your fun.” […]
Deer Hunting
Escaped Asian antelope shot on Richard K. Yancey WMA
An escaped exotic Asian antelope was shot on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area Thursday morning, and blood and tissue samples are being sent off to ensure the animal was not carrying any diseases potentially harmful to the state’s deer herd.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer lactation rates ‘major concern’ in portions of the state, LDWF report says
While the deer harvest increased statewide by 12 percent during the 2015-16 season, fawn recruitment and poorer than expected lactation rates in certain areas of the state were a major concern noted in the annual Deer Report prepared by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF agent selected as Officer of the Year
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council honored a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent as its 2015 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for rescuing eight people from three different vessels in distress last September.[…]
Apex Predator
Video: Apex Predator cleans gar with machete in five minutes
Homemade fish patties have long been a favorite food of mine.[…]
Columns
Poachers on private property
It was a beautiful morning, a perfect time to be in the woods. The spring gobbler season was underway, but the only birds making any music were the cardinals and blue jays.[…]
Events & Announcements
Handmade mudboat raffle to benefit Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
Sometimes in life, out of great tragedy comes great triumph.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks still biting on Breton Island
Capt. Ross Montet had a great trip out to Breton Island late last week, easily bringing back four limits of speckled trout on a day when the fish smashed lures as soon as they hit the water, seemingly on just about every cast. […]
Events & Announcements
Sportsman Store proceeds feed BR flood victims
With your support, proceeds from the Sportsman Store were used this weekend to feed more than 1,000 flood victims in Baton Rouge.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull VII ready to roll Saturday
After a quick 7 a.m. safety meeting this Saturday, hundreds of kayakers will churn into Caminada Pass in pursuit of a redfish big enough to win the seventh installment of the Ride the Bull tournament on Grand Isle. […]
Inshore Fishing
Now’s the time to battle Baptiste Collette bulls
This time of year, schools of bull reds begin making their annual move back to inshore waters to spawn, and on the east side of the Mississippi River one of their favorite gathering places is at the mouth of Baptiste Collette Bayou near Venice.[…]