Fishing Hotspots
Raccoon Island speckled trout
A scenic barrier island known as a great pelican rookery and near-offshore waters teeming with speckled trout and other saltwater fish in the Gulf of Mexico will be very popular in May.[…]
Year: 2018
Hunting
Sportsman TV highlights raccoon hunting
Raccoon hunting with dogs has a year-round open season in Louisiana — a perfect scenario for another action-packed, brand new episode of Sportsman TV.[…]
Bass Fishing
‘Pick apart’ Cane River for post-spawn bass
The list of good places to fish on the Cane River in Natchitoches is long. You’ve got miles of shoreline reeds, scattered brush tops, a plethora of boat docks, grass beds, lily pad fields and combinations of all those. And that goes on for 30 miles (60 total miles of shoreline if you count both banks).[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Find the bait in Cocodrie
Sometimes fishing holes are just like real estate: It’s all about location, location, location.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Try crawfish for Lake D’Arbonne bream
Bluegill and chinquapin bream are just getting going on Lake D’Arbonne in Union Parish. And while there are many ways to catch them, you need to stand out in the crowd to make the most of it — and that doesn’t mean wearing a bright yellow shirt or singing country songs loudly in the boat.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Speckled trout options out of Venice
Fishing out of Venice usually depends on what the Mississippi River is doing — and May is no exception. […]
Inshore Fishing
How to find fish in unfamiliar marsh
Every angler has secret honey holes, the places known only to him or her that offer a reasonable chance for success. I have those as well, but I’m always on a quest to locate new ones. What I really LOVE to do is branch out from areas that are familiar into those that have never floated my boat.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2018 CCA STAR set to crank up Memorial Day weekend
The 2018 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament — which once again features 100 tagged redfish and more than $500,000 in prizes — is slated to begin on Saturday, May 26.[…]
Columns
Have a safe turkey season
Louisiana’s 2018 spring gobbler season will begin on April 7 in all three turkey hunting areas. […]
Fishing
LDWF’s fishing/hunting license fee increase bill fails in House
A bill that would have increased most Louisiana hunting and fishing licenses by about 30 percent — and raised almost $7 million annually for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries — failed on the floor of the House of Representatives Monday.[…]
News Breaker
When wind allows, ‘big time’ trout bite on in Venice
Like lots of days recently, Monday’s steady winds kept Capt. Brandon Carter from heading to some of his typical springtime trout hotpots out of Venice.[…]
Field Notes
Use corks to fish beneath river’s fresh water
The Mississippi River swelled in March, causing the opening of the Bonnet Carre’ Spillway and sending dirty water throughout the marshes surrounding Plaquemines Parish.[…]
Field Notes
Google Earth comes to GPS mapping
GPS mapping has come a long way from the old line drawings of the older systems. But it seems every system has its weaknesses — one being the area covered by detailed maps.[…]
Columns
CWD in Mississippi
I had something else in mind originally for this column, but the recent happenings regarding the finding of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in a Mississippi deer is more important than anything else.[…]
Apex Predator
Aprex Predator reviews a chamber vacuum sealer
Investing in a chamber vacuum sealer is something every serious hunter and fisherman should consider if you’re looking for the most effective and economical way to freeze wet or dry wild game, fish and cooked meals. […]
Field Notes
Inshore Insights: Can speckled trout see color?
Nothing really compares to the wide range of color found inside an inshore angler’s tackle box. But can speckled trout see color?[…]