Field Notes
Add a topwater ‘shock absorber’
How to create a shock absorber between the main braid and your lures. […]
Articles by Andy Crawford
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black bass blast
These bass anglers spend every available minute together on the water, and they know there’s no place better for numbers of bites than Bayou Black. […]
Bass Fishing
Top 3 wintertime bass baits
Nothing like topwater frog explosions Bassmaster Elite Series pro Keith Combs has to put fish in the boat year round, but he experiences what every other angler does during the summer: Tough fishing, when five […]
Speckled Trout
The ‘best month of the year’ for Dularge trout fishing
No twitch, just slow steady retrieve is key for Dularge trout Mother Nature has been a true hag this year, baking South Louisiana with scalding temperatures well into October. But November ushers in what Dularge […]
News Breaker
Redfish are thick in Dularge right now
October is normally when Capt. Marty LaCoste pounds Dularge’s speckled trout population, however it just hasn’t happened yet this year. […]
Bass Fishing
Best fall bass baits
Fall can be an unnerving time for bass anglers, as the fish seem erratic while transitioning out of summertime patterns. But Gonzales Bassmaster Elite Series pro Gerald Spohrer said that unpredictably is actually a misunderstanding. […]
Field Notes
Prep your reels now for 2020 season
The 2019 fishing season is almost over for those of us diehard hunters. Charter guide Capt. Brent Roy said a little TLC on your reels could save you money. […]
News Breaker
Head to Buras to find willing redfish
The Mississippi River was absolutely beautiful a month ago, signaling a great fall run of redfish and trout. And then torrential rainfall swamped the Midwest, sending the river sky high. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Old Man River holds all the cards in Venice
This fall was setting up to be epic for anglers launching out of Venice. The Mississippi River had been nice and low for a couple of months, and its waters were that beautiful shade of green that signals crazy fishing action. […]
Redfish
Intersect incoming trout
The cool thing about September is that as reds move outside, hordes of speckled trout start their fall migration into the coastal marshes. […]
Redfish
Don’t make this mistake
We anglers are creatures of habit. We use the same tackle trip after trip. We use the same lures time and again. […]
Redfish
Best tackle
Like all anglers, Capt. Austin Plaisance has his preferences when it comes to tackle. Here’s how he’ll rig up for battle this month. […]
Fishing
Austin’s Handy Dandy Line Winder
Is there anything worse than having to spool a reel while on the boat? I mean, after you spend the time to snatch the old line off the reel, you then have the pleasure of fighting a plastic spool of new line rolling around the boat — and it’s a pain to ensure you’re putting the line on the reel tightly. […]
Features
Reds in transition
The water was a sheet of glass when Capt. Austin Plaisance wheeled his Blazer Bay out of the canal into the shallow, grass-filled pocket. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Buras fishing ‘will be off the chart’ this month
Redfish have been the star of the Buras stage throughout the summer, but this month should add speckled trout to the mix for anglers heading to the fishing village south of New Orleans. […]
Fishing Hotspots
Catch Big Lake’s transition trout
September is a month that drives anglers crazy.
“You can smoke them one day, and then next day wonder where they went,” Calcasieu Charter Service’s Capt. Erik Rue said. […]