Freshwater Fishing
Crappie on fire at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has been tagged as the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery two years running, but Dennis Tietje said there’s another reason to head to the sprawling border lake right now.[…]
Year: 2017
Inshore Fishing
Beat the wind every time
It’s springtime, so thoughts naturally drift toward ice chests full of big pre-spawn trout, but Mother Nature often has other plans: howling winds that can muddy water, make casting difficult and generally cause chaos.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF: Pontchartrain anglers over speckled trout limit
Three Lake Pontchartrain anglers were ticketed on Monday for allegedly exceeding their daily limit of speckled trout, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Field Notes
Best bets to clean rod grips
Filthy grips, darkened by dirt and by the oils from our fingers and palms, are a different animal. Here’s how to keep your rods clean.[…]
Bass Fishing
Load up a bed with lures and get bit
Bass likely will still be spawning in many of the waters across the state this month, and that adds the element of sight to bass fishing like no other time of year.[…]
Big Bass
Texas guide catches third Toledo Bend lunker this spring
The old saying says, ‘The third time is the charm.’
And that was definitely the case Monday for Orange’s Jason Courvillle, who incredibly scored his third Toledo Bend lunker bass over 10 pounds — since February. […]
Columns
Keep ’em honest
One of the allures of kayak fishing is that the boats are lightweight and easy to transport. However, that also makes them susceptible to theft.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for shrimping during closed season in St. Bernard Parish
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for allegedly shrimping during a closed season Monday in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend gives up 11.2-pound largemouth in San Miguel
When Matt Campbell set the hook on a nice bass in San Miguel last month on Toledo Bend, he was thinking he had a solid 4-pounder on the line.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Filet a trout in seconds flat
Lafayette’s David Thibodaux details how to filet a trout in seconds flat.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dress up Senkos for grass game
Senkos and other soft-plastic stick baits comprise one of the most versatile lure categories and certainly one to keep handy during April.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top big-bass gear
Sontus Mitchell has a big 20-foot Triton fiberglass bass rig with plenty of storage compartments. Good thing: He’s armed like a big-bass SWAT team member, with bags of fishing tricks stowed here and there in every corner of the rig.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keys to North Louisiana lunker bass
Would you like to get Sontus Mitchell’s top tips for catching lunker largemouths on five popular North Louisiana lakes and rivers?[…]
Offshore Fishing
What is the new Port Eads?
For one thing, the modern and comfortable facility set in the middle of the world’s most fertile fishing grounds is not simply Port Eads. It’s now called the Port Eads Marina.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Yes, courtesy!
It can get very crowded at some of the rigs that tuna like to haunt. On the day that Wall and Ballavares put Pelas and Bruce on their fish, eight boats were working the same fish at the same rig.[…]
Sidebars
Venice is tuna heaven
Venice offers more access to good tuna grounds than any other port, according to Wall.[…]