Bass Fishing
Shake off the cold to trick lunker largemouths
February means prime time to catch lunker largemouth bass before they spawn. Any strike could produce the bass of a lifetime this month. […]
Articles by John N. Felsher
Ducks
Don’t duck the details
By January, ducks have been around the area for a while and know every place they can be safe and where they shouldn’t go. […]
Features
Fish traffic picks up under Lake Pontchartrain’s bridges
Several bridges spanning Lake Pontchartrain create miles of artificial reefs that hold various fish species. […]
Features
Pop the top for fall trout
Topwater baits are extremely productive on fall speckled trout along the Gulf Coast. They’re hungry enough to eat anything that moves. […]
Offshore Fishing
Ling Lessons: Catch more lemonfish with these tips
With the motor idling to keep the boat in position against the running tide, the captain nosed toward a small oil-field structure in the Gulf of Mexico and tossed some fish pieces under the barnacle-encrusted legs supporting this steel island.
As the succulent chunks of fish slowly disappeared into the aquamarine water, larger shapes materialized to create a frenzy just below the surface. Soon, various other fishy objects, large and small, appeared.
Aggressive fish darted out from under the platform to snatch their share of morsels. […]
Cobia
Don’t love hardheads? Cobia do!
Most Louisiana saltwater anglers hold hardhead catfish in contempt, but tough cobia love gulping down the spiked fish. […]
Bass Fishing
Summer Refuge
Most people fish Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Louisiana-Texas line for largemouth bass, but sometimes largemouths turn into closed mouths. […]
Bass Fishing
No Yawn in Post-Spawn
Catching bass after spawning season ends can present quite a challenge, but Toledo Bend anglers can also catch some of their largest bucketmouths all year. […]