Features from October 2019
- The Delacroix marsh is one of those rare places where you could catch speckled trout, redfish, bass, flounder, perch or catfish.
- The apparent healthy waterfowl population and subsequent drop in Louisiana’s harvest numbers begs the questions, “Why?” and “What can local hunters do?”
- Louisiana deer hunters need to finalize their game plans as the season approaches. Here are three hunters whose ideas have worked plenty of times.
- High school freshman Mack Green from West Monroe gets a taste of what a bass pro’s life is like in video and filming adventures.
- Capt. Todd Seither, a guide for Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras, explains how he puts his clients on their limits of redfish.
- When bucks start chasing does, the hair goes with the hide, and good hunters know this is the time to connect with a buck.
- Fall is the time of year anglers long for, when you can spend an entire day on the water without heat headaches or numb fingers.
- Several factors are important in finding and selecting that perfect tree for an archery stand for deer. Here are some easy to follow tips.
Columns - October 2019
- Surprise 30-inch lunker speckled trout became a lifetime memory for Chris Bush and his 10-year-old son Ramsey on a wade-fishing trip to Corpus Christi, Tex.
- Delta’s Rattling Swim Jig has been the answer for a number of bass anglers, including Logan Latuso, who won the Louisiana B.A.S.S. Nation tournament.
- Give video mode a try this deer hunting season on trail cameras. All of those passing animals missed in pictures are captured when video mode is turned on.
- Bowhunters have plenty of new broadheads to choose from for deer season. Determine the style that best fits your purposes.
- Next time you’re looking for some kayak fishing excitement, tie on a Rat-L-Trap and go rattle up some bull redfish. Here’s some tips.
Outdoor Updates - October 2019
- Young anglers figured prominently on the final leaderboard in many categories for the 2019 Coastal Conservation Association’s Louisiana STAR Tournament.
- LDWF enforcement agents arrested one man and cited two others Aug. 12 for their roles in alleged alligator violations in Avoyelles Parish.
- Commissioners hear about upcoming restrictive scaup season, new zones and splits options and very poor 2018-2019 waterfowl season.
- The LWFC heard plenty of options from biologists involving speckled trout at its Sept. 5 meeting, but no changes in fishing regulations have been set yet.
- Larry Reynolds, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ waterfowl study leader, explains the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Waterfowl Survey.
- Capt. Theophile Bourgeois, owner of Bourgeois Fishing Charters in Barataria, died in a plane crash in Chandeleur Sound on Sunday, Aug. 18.
- The LWFC approved a declaration of emergency that will amend the Deer Area 5 2019-20 hunting season during its September meeting in Baton Rouge.
- After months and months of high water, the Mississippi River has finally dropped. That means fishing downriver in spots like Empire, Buras and Venice.
- Tom Kallam hooked a monster tripletail weighing 35 pounds on Sept. 4 while fishing with Capt. Louis “Rok” Rossignol of Venice Guide Service.
- David Norman hooked a 67.3-pound flathead catfish at Caney Lake but its not going in the record books because a marine biologist didn't weigh the fish.
- On Sept. 5, the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission approved a Notice of Intent to modify the minimum recreational size limits for mako sharks.
- The recreational red snapper season closed on Sept. 6. The Lafayette commissioner suggests secretary reopen red snapper season if available fish remain.
Field Notes - October 2019
- The Louisiana hunting season for squirrels begins Oct. 5. Read on for six tips offered by veteran squirrel hunters to fill your game bag.
- Clyde Folse just wants to help people catch more crappie. Here are four keys to catching more sac-a-lait in Louisiana and elsewhere.
- October is that wonderful time of year when bass are on the move. Here's some fishing tips from tournament angler Steven “Rock” Rockweiler.
- Properly sighting-in your rifle scope can be the difference between meat in the freezer and going home empty-handed this hunting season.
- Capt. Curtis LeNormand shares some of his top tips to help you connect with more reds in the marsh through sight casting.
- Bass pro Brett Preuett Creme talk about Creme Lure Co.’s taking the old Creme Tube Worm molds and re-introducing the lure into the marketplace this fall.
Hot Spots - October 2019
- Look for an increase in bass-fishing success, particularly an increase in schooling activity, this October at Toledo Bend.
- When baitfish start heading to the back of coves and other prime areas in October at Henderson Lake, sac-a-lait, aka crappie, and at least one successful angler follow them.
- The waters around East Pointe a la Hache have long been a summertime hotspot for speckled trout, especially from late summer through winter.
- According to Capt. Davey Miles, a guide with Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras, the plummeting Mississippi River is bringing in more bait and more fish.
- Sabine Lake is ready to offer numbers and quality speckled trout in the fall and winter. Capt. Adam Jaynes of Just Fish Guide Service shares his tips.
- Speckled trout, mangrove snapper, redfish, and cobia flock to this rig graveyard, located only 6 miles south of Barataria Pass.