When Mother Nature quits her crying for a few days, the rivers that drain lower Louisiana clear up but still flow swiftly. That pretty water allows the Kentucky spotted bass that crowd the rivers to go on feeding binges fit for a Roman god.[…]
Well, just when you say one thing probably will happen, Mother Nature proves you wrong.[…]
Are you one of the hundreds of thousands of area anglers who think they have to run outside to the big, salty bays to catch speckled trout this time of year? Well, you don’t.[…]
The nearly month-long opening of the Bonnet Carré Spillway poured fresh water into Lake Pontchartrain, and that’s definitely impacted the trout fishing.[…]
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Sportsman’s popular high-performance Cool Breeze shirts — and they’re made from a revolutionary fabric with moisture-activated cooling technology. They’re now available in a variety of colors, prints and styles and are so lightweight, you’ll barely feel like you have a shirt on at all.[…]
This week’s episode of Sportsman TV features a tried and true — but often forgotten trick of inshore fishing — live cocahoe minnows. The cocahoe used to be a mainstay in boats across the coast, but as they became less available anglers started using live shrimp and croakers more often. […]
Curtis Simpson has one piece of advice for any bass angler wanting to catch a big largemouth or a big stringer this month — head to the banks at Caney Lake in Jackson Parish.[…]
Capt. Lane Zimmer said understanding redfish patterns this time of year can help you pinpoint general location where you’re likely to find fish.[…]
Capt. Calvin Duvalle (504-957-4549) said he’ll focus his efforts this month in the Bay Eloi area, but mostly at the MRGO rocks.[…]
The colder-than-usual weather this winter came in a short, concentrated burst of frigid, bone-chilling cold that shocked man and beast and fowl and fish — all of which are unaccustomed to such temperatures.[…]
Capt. Nick Rando (504-281-8287) says the trout are still transitioning toward outside waters, so this months tactic is to intercept them mid-way.[…]
After a brutal winter, trout anglers across the coast are looking forward to the start of the speck spawn this spring — and the hard-hitting action yellow mouths are famous for.[…]
Modern technology has made it easier than ever to be a successful archer. Tools such as compound bows with high let-offs, electronic rangefinders, magnified fiber-optic bow sights, fall-away arrow rests and many other advances have changed our sport forever. […]
As common as gaspergou are in Louisiana and the United States, few people realize how unique this freshwater species really is. Virtually any waters that connect with the Mississippi, Pearl and Mobile river systems and all the Great Lakes except Lake Superior are home to the species — 27 states.[…]
Caleb Sumrall and Marcus Curry left the launch full of confidence. After a winter that saw horrifically cold temperatures, the water in the Atchafalaya Basin was hitting the 70s.[…]
We all live for the days when you leave the launch and birds are diving everywhere — and trout seem to fly over the gunnel right into the ice chest.[…]