Deer Hunting
Early-season gear list
Bow season cranks up early in Southwest Louisiana, and while conditions may not be all that pleasant, these items should make the experience better.[…]
Month: September 2018
Crappie/Bream
Old River rafts and raft courtesy
Rafts is the local term for well, rafts — essentially floating platforms that people fish from. […]
Fishing
Tippets
School is back in session: Not just for humans, but also for fish. As water temperatures begin to drop during the month, look for various predatory species to school up as the fall feeding frenzy begins. […]
Redfish
Intersect incoming trout
The cool thing about September is that as reds move outside, hordes of speckled trout start their fall migration into the coastal marshes.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Little things
Like any dedicated fishing specialist, Padra Francois has twists on how she likes to do things, beginning with the crickets she always uses for bait. She inserts the tip of the long shank No. 6 cricket hook into the butt of the insect, and then threads it onto the hook.[…]
Redfish
‘Yak tournament tactics
Clayton Shilling is no stranger to the podium when it comes to kayak fishing tournaments. He has won several and regularly finds himself in the money.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The Old River bream cycle
“Bream fishing in Old River is good from spring through October,” advised Padra Francois. “And the fishing is good. When people think of bream in Old River, they think of fish nearly a pound in weight.[…]
Deer Hunting
WMAs
WMAs[…]
Bass Fishing
Keep lure choices simple
Joe Lavigne says three lures are all that’s needed to successfully float fish the Tangipahoa River for spotted bass: a spinner, a buzzbait and a topwater plug. The “day-in-and-day-out” skirt color for the spinner and the buzzbait is chartreuse and white.[…]
Bass Fishing
A heck of a place for a Trout Master
Joe Lavigne’s name is well-known in South Louisiana fishing circles, but not for float-fishing spotted bass. Rather, his name is mentioned as being in the revered circle of trophy speckled trout fishermen.[…]
Redfish
September’s best kayak fishing
September’s best kayak fishing[…]
Columns
New gear reviews
Many people are prone to getting seasick, and if you fish a kayak in rough waters, the tiny craft is prone to being tossed around — which can make things even worse.[…]
Redfish
Don’t make this mistake
We anglers are creatures of habit. We use the same tackle trip after trip. We use the same lures time and again.[…]
Redfish
Best tackle
Like all anglers, Capt. Austin Plaisance has his preferences when it comes to tackle. Here’s how he’ll rig up for battle this month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Delta Lures’ Spinnerbait
Two longtime fishing buddies couldn’t keep a good thing to themselves 7 ½ years ago, which was a blessing for bass fishermen who love to catch on quality spinnerbaits.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: Teal numbers plummet for aerial survey
Looks like there might be more mosquitoes than teal during tomorrow morning’s opener for the 16-day Louisiana teal season.[…]