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.