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February 4, 2023
HomeAuthorsChris Ginn

Articles by Chris Ginn

About Chris Ginn
Chris Ginn has been covering hunting and fishing in Louisiana since 1998. He lives with his wife Jennifer and children Matthew and Rebecca along the Bogue Chitto River in rural Washington Parish. His blog can be found at chrisginn.com.
Deer Hunting

Creating mock scrapes to hunt white-tail deer

December 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

Creating mock scrapes is a great way to provoke a big buck into shooting range — here’s how to get it done and put a big deer into your crosshairs. […]

The makers of TT’s Buck Wild Deer Scents out of Church Point believe fresh doe estrus is better at attracting wary bucks.
Deer Hunting

Church Point business bottles fresh doe-in-heat urine

December 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

Anglers would be the first to tell you that fresh is best. I mean, who wants to eat freezer-burned speckled trout fillets a year after they were caught? […]

Features

How to catch wintertime speckled trout in the Geoghegan Canal

December 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

Some tips on how to fish the ledges in the Geoghegan Canal to catch wintertime speckled trout near Lake Pontchartrain this month. […]

Bass Fishing

Fish Lake Bruin like a pro

December 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

One of the most fascinating things weekend bass tournament fishermen can witness is professional anglers picking apart their local lakes when major tournaments roll into town.

[…]

Eric Dumas
Deer Hunting

Follow this advice to see more deer

December 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

While sitting in my ground blind last season watching 15 deer second-lining down the lane I was hunting, I was struck by deer movement — and how it’s really the only factor that matters. […]

Deer Hunting

It’s not too early: Get a jump on the rut with deer scents

November 28, 2018 Chris Ginn

Even though the rut in Area 4 near Franklinton is likely still a month away, that didn’t stop a nice buck from falling for estrous doe urine used by the author last week. […]

The speckled trout bite in Dularge might have slowed because of the cold weather, but Capt. Marty LaCoste said conditions should improve this weekend.
Featured

Cold front puts clamps on Dularge specks

November 15, 2018 Chris Ginn

Capt. Marty LaCoste described how he’ll target speckled trout out of Dularge in the fall after a cold front. […]

Matrix Shad's Chas Champagne shows off some hammer Lake P specks — with cooler weather on the way, he expects action at the bridges to start heating up.
Featured

Fall trout bite starting to heat up along Lake Pontchartrain bridges

November 10, 2018 Chris Ginn

Chas Champagne said the trout bite on eastern Lake Pontchartrain could be picking up as cooler weather settles in. […]

Flounder

Hooking up

November 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

Hooking flounder can be a bit of a challenge.
[…]

Deer Hunting

In the ‘Cross’Hairs

November 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

Crossbows are still looked down upon by some traditional bowhunters, but they definitely give people another option during archery season. […]

Features

Doormats in decline?

November 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

If Jim Morrision thought people were strange, I wonder what he thought about flounder.  […]

Bass Fishing

Hills and valleys

September 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

After Chad Wiley weighed-in on the final day of the 2014 Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River, his three-day total of 34 pounds, 14 ounces landed him in fifth place. […]

Crappie/Bream

Louisiana crappie fishing getting national attention

August 15, 2018 Chris Ginn

Having fished crappie tournaments all over the nation, Ronnie Capps has seen more energy for the professional side of crappie fishing the last couple of years than he has ever seen in his entire 30-year fishing career. […]

Crappie/Bream

Push-poling for slabs

August 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

With the advent of today’s electronics, this national champion crappie angler says old-fashioned spider-rigging is a thing of the past. […]

Bass Fishing

Pitching tips for Bayou Black

July 15, 2018 Chris Ginn

Pitching plastics at Bayou Black doesn’t have to be complicated, but there are a few tips Engerran passed along to help you be more successful. […]

Bass Fishing

Pitch Black

July 1, 2018 Chris Ginn

The Pipeline Canal was completely impassable. 

And with that, Patrick Engerran immediately resorted to Plan B. […]

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