
Features from July 2023
- The fertile gulf waters deliver intense action for many offshore species. A red snapper limit in the box doesn’t mean quitting time.
- Knowing about sun and heat protection when fishing and how to practice safe summer outdoor fun is so important.
- Borrowing ideas from several different cleaning tables to build a customized ergonomic fish and game cleaning station.
- For anyone wanting a family vacation destination or fishing opportunities on the Louisiana coast, there’s no other place like Grand Isle.
- Lightweight, quiet, comfortable and portable, a tree saddle provides deer hunters with more options than other stands.
- All Corey LaBostrie of Lacombe needs to catch crabs in Lake Pontchartrain is something called a “crab pusher.”

Columns - July 2023
- The best part about leftover boiled crabs is the endless possibilities of what you can do with the succulent and sweet crab meat.
- The Bobby Garland Mayfly appeals to crappie or, as much of Louisiana calls them, sac-a-lait, because it looks like the things crappie eat.
- Louisiana’s coast absorbs tons of anglers between Memorial Day and Labor Day, that should have an effect on fisheries management.
- The crossbow is a formidable hunting tool, and is considerably older than the compound bow.
- Another trick to add to your dog’s bag is to train them to blood trail wounded deer, and it’s gaining popularity with each season.
- Is it time for a serious, unbiased, comprehensive look at the way Louisiana manages and administers our great outdoor resources?
- The American black bear is the least aggressive and most widely-distributed bear in North America.
- Successful topwater fishing is aided by the stealth and quietness of a kayak. You can get close to the action without spooking the fish.

Outdoor Updates - July 2023
- The Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo, the country’s oldest fishing tournament, returns to the island again this year for the 95th event on July 27-29.
- Alex Degenhart invited his friends, Zander, Treven, Drake and Hunter, to a fishing trip on June 3 out of Venice.
- A new inshore artificial reef was installed in Hackberry Bay near Lafitte in honor of legendary Louisiana angler Capt. Theophile Bourgeois.
- Pete Tinnerello of Winnfield landed a 13.21-pound Caney Lake lunker bass on June 14 with a Zoom Ol’ Monster worm.
- A LDWF control area that bans supplemental deer feeding and carcass transportation due to CWD has been expanded into north Concordia Parish.
Hot Spots - July 2023
- As the temperatures start heating up, so does the speckled trout fishing at the Chandeleur Islands. Cayce Causey knows this well.
- Toledo Bend’s reemergence of vegetation puts quite a few critical pieces of the puzzle together for catching bass in the dog days of summer.
- When the trout fishing gets to be a grind this month, sight fishing redfish is a great alternative at Delacroix according to Capt. Ty Hibbs.
- When Keo Khamphilavong of New Iberia targets speckled trout in July, he almost always checks on Tete Butte.
Field Notes - July 2023
- During a visit to Gulf Shores, Alabama, you can go fishing, lay on the beach, go shopping, eat fresh seafood or go to amusement parks.
- The state’s lawmakers passed a new law allowing pre-charged pneumatic devices to be used for deer hunting with the 2022-23 season.
- Will Guidry, who attends Rayne High School, and Tanner Meyer, who goes to Midland High School, won the coveted Anglers of the Year title.
- The bank of Lithium batteries in Lamar Bunting’s boat are twice as dependable as lead batteries and also weigh half as much.
- Noodling for catfish is a great activity for kids. Mason Jones says his boys really enjoy fishing this way.