Bass Fishing
Nothing tops Toledo Bend bass fishing
I can’t believe I’m already writing about midsummer bassin’ on Toledo Bend.
The year is flying by, and it’s already time to talk about deep patterns that are effective in July.[…]
Month: July 2018
News Breaker
Video: Elmer’s Island beach trout tactics
If you’re heading to Grand Isle this week for the 4th of July, hopefully the weather cooperates and the hot trout bite along the Elmer’s Island beaches will continue.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Caribbean fish caught on Timbalier rocks
Ask a Florida flats angler what his favorite fish is, and he’ll probably tell you it’s a permit – the darling of Sunshine State fishermen that looks and tastes very similar to pompano, and gives one heck of a fight when hooked.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
3 keys to being Lucky in Leeville
Veteran charter guide Bobby Gros, over at Bobby Lynn’s Marina in Leeville (985-637-0118), says the fishing is as hot as the weather this month.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Trout action should be ‘wide open’ out of Delacroix
So it was a banner redfish day, one for the record books.
I was aboard Capt. Mike Wittich’s boat, fishing with both he and Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus, on what was supposed to be a scouting trip.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Rockefeller Refuge angler catches third STAR-tagged redfish
Life is made up of learning experiences, and last year Ty Trosclair got a tough one: He caught a tagged redfish, but wasn’t registered for the Coastal Conservation Association of Louisiana’s STAR Tournament.[…]
Bass Fishing
The Record Keeper
The hits were explosive — water and pieces of vegetation flew wildly.
Or maybe it was Lyle Johnson’s violent reaction to the hits. He doesn’t like ‘em to get away, and he fusses at himself for every missed fis[…]
Features
Made in the shade
“I like fish that pull hard, ones that fight. I’m fishin’ for fun,” twanged Jeb Ard in a patented country accent. “If I want to eat fish, we go to a catfish buffet.”[…]
Features
High heat trout tactics
Sunscreen, wide-brim hats, those little handheld fans that blow a cool mist on your face … yeah, speckled trout will never benefit from such high-heat indulgences.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pitch Black
The Pipeline Canal was completely impassable.
And with that, Patrick Engerran immediately resorted to Plan B.[…]
Features
Transformer trout
The sun was just throwing amber light over the horizon when my bone-colored Badonk-a-donk disappeared in a toilet flush.
And my grumbling over the 3 a.m. alarm disappeared like fog in a stiff wind.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shallow-minded tactics
Nature is dynamic; and like a well-composed symphony, its performance comprises multiple complementary elements that rise and fall at the conductor’s direction. […]
Crappie/Bream
Pop a ‘top’
It’s prime time to target Ouachita River crappie in the tops. Here’s how one noted angler catches his share of summertime slabs hunkered down in the brush.[…]
Crappie/Bream
High noon at Crackerhead
“There’s a good one,” he said, glancing over his right shoulder. “And there’s a good one,” he said, throwing an eye over his left shoulder. “That’s a good one, too,” he nodded at another one.[…]
Columns
Take a good look at this new sight
Each year at the Archery Trade Association’s trade show, there’s usually one new product that has the most “buzz” around the show.[…]
Contents
Cover: July 2018
Louisiana Sportsman’s own Ann Taylor reeled in this beautiful speck on a recent trip out of Venice. For more tips on catching summertime trout, head to page 58.[…]