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February 28, 2021
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Bass Fishing

Kayaking for green trout

Chris Holmes

Coastal kayak anglers have a relatively new, green target: largemouth bass, aka green trout can be caught alongside redfish and trout. […]

Columns

Follow your hens, the gobblers will

Dave Moreland

Before turkeys go on the nest, one of the best ways to track gobblers is to keep tabs on the hens beforehand. […]

Catfish

Species spotlight: Blue catfish

Brian Cope

Blue catfish are highly adaptable and live in almost any type of freshwater; lakes, ponds, creeks, swamps or rivers. […]

Bass Fishing

SB-57 MDJ Series crankbait

Don Shoopman

Bass pro Mark Daniels set out to design a square-bill crankbait. The Bill Lewis MDJ Series SB-57 is the result. […]

Columns

How to have successful winter kayak trips

Chris Holmes

If you’re cold, they’re cold. Adapt to changing conditions and fish accordingly. Look for deeper water and fish slowly. […]

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Lure Review: Hamma Heads

Don Shoopman

Crappie Psychic’s Clyde Folse debuts the flat jigheads he’s been using to put crappie in the boat for decades. […]

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Species spotlight: Redfish

Brian Cope

Red drum, commonly referred to as redfish, are one of the most popular species of saltwater fish throughout the southeast. […]

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Plant trees for your deer

Dave Moreland

A good forest survey or inventory will tell you what trees make up your forest and what species you might want to plant for deer. […]

Columns

Sheepshead: Don’t overlook these fish

Chris Holmes

The most-underrated saltwater fish in Louisiana has to be the sheepshead. The good news for kayak anglers is that they are hard fighters. […]

Bass Fishing

Species spotlight: Striped bass

Brian Cope

Striped bass are targeted by thousands and thousands of anglers. They are not in the same family as largemouth or smallmouth bass. […]

Bass Fishing

Lure Review: Bayou Bug 2.0

Don Shoopman

One of the soft-plastic lures that launched Cajun Lures six years ago has a new look. Bayou Bug 2.0 has arrived, and it is catching bass. […]

Columns

Species spotlight: Southern Flounder

Brian Cope

The southern flounder is a flat, oval-shaped fish and it is the biggest of the flounder species found throughout the Atlantic and Gulf. […]

Bass Fishing

Rattling Jig is Delta Lures’ real bass-buster

Don Shoopman

Bass tournament partners Fred King and Ray LaBorde were intent on filling a niche in the market with the Delta Lures’ Rattling Jig. […]

Bass Fishing

Cold-weather bassin’ can be a kayak angler’s paradise

Chris Holmes

Kayak bass anglers from many parts of the country have shut down for the winter, but not Louisiana anglers. Louisiana bass bite in the cold. […]

Columns

Crossbow crossups

Sammy Romano

Without proper setup, accessories and the right training, a new crossbow can be a dangerous weapon — to the hunter. […]

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Cork cam nabs footage of speckled trout feeding

Todd Masson

Do speckled trout meander by your bait, think about it and lazily mouth their prey, or do they shoot in like a jaguar to attack? […]

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  • Gage in North Louisiana AFTER duck season!

    Mike Reynolds’ 16-month-old yellow lab, Gage, sure enjoyed the weather in Ruston. Mike wishes this could have been taken during duck season! They had a very unproductive season. But hunting with Gage, and time spent with [...]

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    DockSide TV breaks out the micro spins and push buttons and gears up with the Matrix Mini to target wintertime crappie. […]

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