Recently my young nephew Kurt accompanied me in the “Red Sticker I,” my Old Town Guide canoe, on a trip into the deep marsh for the wily Spottail Elvis. As the sun peeked over the horizon welcoming a new day, the first back appeared on the edges of a mat of widgeon grass.[…]
Here on the northern Gulf Coast, we’re enjoying one of the best runs of white trout and chicken dolphin in many years.[…]
Flyrodders who had to cancel their trips to Grand Isle, Fourchon, Holly Beach and Breton Island last summer don’t want to ever again hear the word “Maconda.”[…]
A beverage company in New York has just come out with “MeatWater.” It’s for those who prefer their bottled water have a taste of poached salmon, Peking duck, Tandoori chicken or even German sauerbraten.[…]
Once again, troubles in the Middle East have oil futures soaring, sending prices at the pump to record highs.[…]
In my neighborhood, “A Ditch Runs Through It.” It connects two neighborhood lakes, so it maintains a constant water level.[…]
Thirty years. That’s how long Lisa and I have been happily married. And almost as long since our last trip to Colorado.[…]
Remember that ice cream commercial where little Johnny is having trouble reading the ingredients on the carton?[…]
Many of the new products featured at September’s International Fly Tackle Dealers’ Show will be available for Christmas. Trouble is, there’s so many this year, you may find yourself agonizing to the last minute what to ask Santa for.[…]
Last month we touched upon the infamous vosi, which is an acronym for “Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator.” Several emails resulted on this topic.[…]
For most fly anglers in our state, it’s not the waters that torment us, but what swims in them. As we count down to All Hallow’s Eve, and the invasion of predatory species into our estuaries, the fly fishing can be so good it’s frightening.[…]
To fellow flyfishers in Southeast Louisiana, our loved ones are wondering: Where have you been?[…]
Last year I attended a fly fishing festival where one of the seminars was entitled “Carp on the Fly.” Just out of curiosity, I decided to check it out.[…]
My dad. Everything he does in the outdoors — from gardening to setting crawfish traps — he does with a passion few men have. And excels at it.[…]
Several recent late-night tying sessions have exposed me to the countless television infomercials that appear after midnight.[…]
What do Bigfoot, the alien autopsy at Roswell, Manbearpig and stand-up kayak fishing all have in common?[…]