Features from July 2021
A backwoods off-the-grid deer camp can be as comfortable as a little money and a lot of sweat equity can make it.
Fish by day, cook by night: how an Eden Isles couple incorporates the mindset of subsistence fishing to get meaning and purpose to life.
Deep-diving crankbaits are a cure for the summertime bass blues on Toledo Bend or any other major reservoir.
Food plots can do wonders for your hunting land. Here are the keys to food-plot planting success with deer season on the horizon.
Louisiana’s barrier islands offer great opportunities for kayak-bound anglers. Make the arrangements for a trip of a lifetime.
South Louisiana duo has learned plenty about catching crappie across the south that can mean more fish back home.
Why are south Louisiana waters ‘suddenly’ filled with above-average sized speckled trout this spring? Is dirty water to be applauded?
Columns - July 2021
- Wendell Dietz built a small house boat in order to maximize his fishing time and extend his kayak fishing range.
- Chas Champagne’s latest lure, the Matrix X-Shad Croaker, is a dead ringer for a speckled trout’s favorite summer meal.
- Get your archery equipment ready early. Bowhunters shouldn’t expect to see pre-COVID inventories at their favorite bow shop until 2022.
- Colorful, tasty mahi mahi, aka dolphin, are among the fastest swimming and fastest-growing species you’ll ever run into.
Outdoor Updates - July 2021
- CJ Colvin, 7, reeled in a 13-pound bass in a private lake in Ouachita Parish while fishing with his dad and a family friend.
- Kelvontae Scott of Jonesville caught plenty of bream on crickets floated 2 feet under a cork at his honey hole in Concordia Parish.
- J.R. Watson of Converse hooked a 72-pound catfish on the trotline he’d strung near his house on Toledo Bend Reservoir.
- An offshore trip was the 22nd birthday present for William Tucker of St. Clair, Mo., who was on the rod when a big swordfish bit.
- The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has verified that a Red Piranha was caught in University Lakes in Baton Rouge.
- Steve Ruschmeier of Slidell fished the Big Bass Splash tournament at Toledo Bend on May 14 and won with his 9.87 pound largemouth bass.
- Paul Fuselier of Covington caught a 27 1/4-inch speckled trout while fishing near Venice during his bachelor party excursion on May 17.
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agents cited two Louisiana men for alleged contest fraud in Caddo Parish on May 29.
- West St. John High School is making waves in the high-school fishing world, sending three students to the upcoming national championship.
Hot Spots - July 2021
- Capt. Tommy Pellegrin finds great success catching speckled trout out of Cocodrie on the beaches this month.
- Drew Romero and anglers young and old on his boat catch redfish when he fishes the grass beds in West Cote Blanche Bay.
- Warming up in June and July bodes well for vegetation, and should put a smile on the face of all bass anglers who fish Toledo Bend.
- Here are six summer fishing hotspots on Breton Sound where you’ll find speckled trout, redfish and sheepshead.
- According to Brian Windsor, who guides on Lake Calcasieu, July is popping cork time when cruising the beachfront.
- Look for areas loaded with bait and make long casts to find bass at Northshore’s Bayou Bonfouca this month.
- Venice offers the angler everything from the very best inshore fishing in the Gulf of Mexico to world-class offshore action.
Field Notes - July 2021
- PFDs are an important part of boating safety, but they only work if you're wearing it.
- Smaller snakes take care of tiny pests like snails and slugs, while larger snakes eat the disease-spreading mice and rats.
- Capt. Casey Brunning of Hurricane Bay Charters in St. Bernard came up with a list of things that you should never do at a marina.
- Jacob Andrews and Connor Nimrod of ULM won the 2021 Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation College State Championship on March 14 at Caney Lake.