NEW PRODUCTS
4 Horsemen Tackle’s Popping Cork
A new cork is popping up with South Louisiana’s inshore anglers, and it’s getting a reputation for both durability and a sound that seems to be a hit with speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Month: June 2018
Fishing
Costa Del Mar
Costa Del Mar targets fishermen with a large percentage of their sunglasses, and two of their latest offerings, the Cape and Montauk, are perfect examples.[…]
Hunting
Field & Stream
Field & Stream has added some lightweight hunting clothes to its product line, and although two particular items were designed for turkey hunters, they should be big hits for early-season archery hunters across the Southeast.[…]
Fishing
Cooalla Coolers
The designers at Cooalla Coolers noticed most conventional coolers -; even soft-sided ones -; were bulky, clumsy to carry and took up too much space.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
CRC Rodeo slated to kickoff Friday in Delacroix
If you can take over one of the most popular fishing ports in all of South Louisiana for a couple of days, you know your rodeo is something special.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hack attacks Sabine River, wins Bassmaster Elite Series stop
Greg Hackney completed his wire-to-wire domination on the Sabine River, sealing the deal Sunday afternoon for his sixth B.A.S.S. win.[…]
Columns
Spoon-fed reds
At the recent “Fly Fishin’ For the Mission” tournament held out of Pointe-aux-Chenes, my teammate Kevin “Doc” Andry and I started the day hoping to repeat as overall champions. […]
News Breaker
Video: Elmer’s Island specks on fire
Tommy Vidrine was at it again this week busting speckled trout around Grand Isle, specifically in the surf on Elmer’s Island.[…]
Fishing
Farmerville man arrested for battery, harassment of Lake D’Arbonne fishermen
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a 64-year-old Farmerville man on Tuesday after he allegedly confronted fishermen legally fishing in front of his property and dock on Lake D’Arbonne — and poured gasoline on them in an attempt to get them to leave.[…]
Deer Hunting
LDWF: Sampling shows no CWD in Northeast Louisiana
Testing of 300 white-tailed deer in East Carroll, Madison and Tensas Parishes did not detect chronic wasting disease, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Events & Announcements
Alleged shooter’s handheld GPS leads to black bear citations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for their roles in allegedly shooting a black bear near Glencoe last November.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Waypoints for Hopedale/MRGO to Bayou Terre Boeufs
This St. Bernard Parish area is one of the prime inshore fishing spots in all of the Louisiana coastal marshes, with many weather-protected fishing locations. […]
News Breaker
Free diver spears potential world record mangrove snapper in Grand Isle blocks
Even when you’re spearfishing, you still gotta go to know.
On a choppy day late last month with dirty water and poor visibility when conditions weren’t actually the greatest, Dustin Pitre and Coty Cheramie, both of Galliano, headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon and ventured to Grand Isle Block 41B to do some spearfishing while free diving.[…]
Fishing
Free Fishing Weekend slated for June 9-10
If you don’t have a Louisiana fishing license, don’t let that stop you from hitting the water — at least this weekend.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull 9 set for Aug. 25 at Grand Isle
The world’s largest kayak tournament will once again churn into Caminada Pass at Grand Isle, as the always-popular Ride the Bull preps for its ninth go round on Saturday, Aug. 25.[…]
News Breaker
Rare leucistic red snapper caught during Fourchon rodeo
They say it’s not how you start — but how you finish that matters.
That was the case last Friday, June 1, when Tyler Bourgeois headed out of Moran’s Marina in Fourchon around 6:30 a.m. for a red snapper trip during the Catholic High School (Baton Rouge) Alumni Fishing Rodeo.[…]