News Breaker
Bounce around for solid Cocodrie trout
Trout fishing out of Cocodrie is a bit different this year, and it took Prairieville angler Steve Brockman a couple of trips to figure things out.[…]
Month: July 2018
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: Short run to big snapper, and a surprise fish!
For me, the peak of summer comes near the end of its second month, during the annual Faux Pas Lodge Invitational Fishing Rodeo, headquartered at Venice, near the mouth of the Mississippi River. It’s an event that attracts some of the best anglers in the region, who compete to catch the largest speckled trout, tuna, wahoo and more, but I’ve never actually entered the rodeo.[…]
Columns
Some real ‘humdinger’ recipes
Tony and Patricia Landry, residents of Donaldsonville, share recipes for Cajun Shrimp and Grits and Cupcake Oysters.[…]
News Breaker
World Waterfowl Calling Championships this weekend in the Cajundome
If you’ve been brushing up your calling skills in anticipation of duck season this fall, you can see how you measure up this weekend at the Louisiana Outdoor Expo in the Cajundome in Lafayette.[…]
News Breaker
208-pound tarpon breaks Grand Isle rodeo record
They say records are made to be broken — and it finally happened at the 90th Annual International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo.[…]
Bass Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Crankbaits and more deep in the Louisiana swamp
This time of year, falling river levels serve as Mother Nature’s Kirby to suck bass out of their hiding places way back in Louisiana’s legendary swamps. The fishing is often downright epic.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore insights: Keep your tackle tangle-free
Rod socks and hook bonnets are an easy and relatively inexpensive way to prevent your rods and reels from becoming a tangled mess.[…]
Catfish
Three cited for allegedly shocking fish on the Ouachita River
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three Columbia men for allegedly shocking fish on the Ouachita River in Caldwell Parish.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Red snapper harvest edges up to 506,000 pounds
Through July 15, Louisiana’s recreational anglers have harvested slightly more than 506,000 pounds of red snapper — or 68 percent of the state’s annual private recreational allocation of 743,000 pounds.[…]
News Breaker
Marsh Man Masson vid: How do various topwaters look, sound to speckled trout?
Catching trophy-sized speckled trout on topwater lures is no less exhilarating than hitting a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth to win game seven of the World Series. There’s just something about hearing the staccato rhythm of a clacking plug being interrupted by a cupped slap and frothy explosion. It turns the knees to jelly.[…]
Inshore Fishing
St. Bernard man cited for alleged crabbing violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 65-year-old St. Bernard man for alleged commercial crabbing violations on Monday.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
20th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 26-28 in Venice
The 20th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to kickoff Thursday morning out of Venice Marina, but if you’re not registered yet, unfortunately you’re out of luck: Registration is closed for this year.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2018 Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo cranks up Thursday
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo — billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States — will get underway Thursday, July 26, at sunrise.[…]
Columns
Game warden column: Try trapping hogs
We’ve talked about hunting feral hogs to thin the herd. I don’t know about you, but I’m not much on summer hunting. The sweat tends to rust my rifle. So when the thermometer reaches into the 90s, I think it’s time to trap hogs. Summer is a good time for hog trapping for a few other reasons, as well. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Three keys for Shell Beach specks
Capt. Johnny Nunez, AKA the Fishing Magician (504-239-3159), was born and raised in Shell Beach and has spent his life pulling fish of every kind from the surrounding waters. When Nunez speaks, fishermen listen — and he told me the keys to speckled trout success this month are rocks, reefs and rigs.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: What’s biting on the rocks? Apparently everything
Daily west winds mean the outer bays are rough and muddy and the interior marshes are lower than the average politician’s ethical standards. So South Louisiana anglers could do a whole lot worse right now than finding stretches of protected rocks and catching whatever will bite.[…]