Big Bass
Rosepine angler reels in Toledo Bend 10.24-pounder
John Blankenbaker was definitely overdue for a Toledo Bend double-digit lunker.[…]
Month: February 2017
Fishing Tournaments
‘Cajun Baby’ leads 2017s first Elite Series event
Cliff Crochet is a noted shallow-water specialist who loves to fish green vegetation during warm, springlike conditions.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake largemouths on the prowl
If you were a professional bass fishermen who got to fish all over the country, all year long, what would you do when you had a few days to just go fishing for fun?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Let the wind work for you
If you were to read a list of a fishing guide’s most important tools, you’d probably pass away before you found an American Flag on the record.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish are ripe for the catching at the Cameron Jetties
A long-time charter boat captain has just the place for anglers to go to tussle with redfish in the Calcasieu Lake region this month.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Cajun Baby’s Top 5 February Basin lures
February can be a mixed bag weather-wise, so anglers heading to the Atchafalaya Basin this month need to be prepared for a wide-range of options depending on what Mother Nature has in store.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Take cue from February water temps out of Dularge
For February trips out of Dularge and Cocodrie, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin is a big believer in taking what the water temperature gives him. […]
News Breaker
Grand Chenier men sentenced for alligator egg theft
Two Grand Chenier men were sentenced on Jan. 24 in Vermilion Parish for their part in stealing more than 500 alligator eggs, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Redemption buck
The big deer I finally took down and dubbed “Super Seven” came right after the lowest low in my hunting career.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Low-down Lafitte
Capt. Scott Poche’ (504-915-0392) said February is, without a doubt, the toughest month of the year for Lafitte anglers.[…]
Columns
Louisiana marshes have clams, too
Ask the average person what the most-common mollusk is in Louisiana’s coastal marshes, and odds are strong they would answer “oysters.” Now, a lot of oysters are out there, and they are delicious. […]
Inshore Fishing
St. Bernard man cited for alleged commercial crab violations
A 51-year-old commercial crab fisherman was cited for allegedly having too many immature female crabs on his vessel in Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Deer Hunting
Shreveport man busted for deer hunting violations on WMA
A 40-year-old Shreveport man faces multiple deer-hunting violations after allegedly admitting to enforcement agents that he shot a doe with a 9 mm pistol on Bayou Pierre Wildlife Management Area — where the whole season for deer is bow and arrow only.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shell Cuts offer quality fishing
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty might spend more of his time these days fishing for bass to the west in the marshy Bayou Black area in February.[…]
Deer of the Year
Harvey hunter downs 182-inch Mississippi buck
Sylvester Badeaux almost skipped the final weekend of deer season at his lease in Claiborne County, Miss., but decided to head over when his hunting buddies said they were planning on going.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three arrested in St. Bernard Parish for alleged oyster violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested three men for alleged oyster violations in the Lake Robin area on Jan. 31 in St. Bernard Parish.[…]