Columns
Guessing redfish age can be tricky
How old is that redfish? Fishermen are, for the most part, intensely curious about their quarry.[…]
Columns
Ask Captain Paul
Chaland Pass action kicks off now
Dear Capt. Paul:
Could you tell how to get from the public launch at Port Sulphur to Chaland Pass?[…]
Columns
Input sought for deer-season changes proposed for much of state
Hunters in Areas 1 and 6, constituting all of Southeast Louisiana, would be able to hunt through Feb. 15 if changes proposed by the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission are ultimately adopted.[…]
Deer Hunting
Spring a great time to prep for next deer season
The Deer need your help this time of year.
Look around: There is no green except for food plots leftover from hunting season, and they are in need of fertilizer (nitrogen only lasts 90 days ). And The herd is coming off a harsh winter and rut, so they are run down.[…]
Columns
Don’t like jigs? Try FlipSkirts
Andrea “Andi” Sanders of Milam, who has owned one of the nation’s leading artificial lure manufacturers since the mid-1990s, is proud of one of the company’s newest products, a skirt with a metal bead and two built-in rattles giving extra ooomph to a soft plastic, particularly a Texas-rigged plastic worm, plastic lizard or creature bait.[…]
Columns
Think outside box for Verret bass
Most people are concerned about fishing for bass in the Atchafalaya Basin because the water can be up or down, it can be muddy or clear and it can change quickly.[…]
Currents
Specks liked winter less than we did
Winter officially ends this month.
For New Orleans Saints fans, the winter of 2009-10 will go down as the most enjoyable season in the entire history of the Bayou State.[…]
Columns
Another helping of Blue Runners, please
No, I don’t mean those wonderful Louisiana canned red beans. I am talking about the fish, Caranx Crysos, a.k.a. hardtails.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Enstar, Mardi Gras hold spring, summer action
Dear Capt. Paul:
I have heard a lot about two locations south of Dularge — Enstar and the Mardi Gras. What is the easiest way to get there from Dularge, Dulac or Cocodrie.[…]
Columns
Shows offer tremendous opportunities
It seems that the boating season is getting off to a slow start this year. I wonder if it has something to do with a certain football team winning the Super Bowl.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where, oh where is Wonder Lake?
Dear Capt. Paul:
What is the best launch and way to get to Wonder Lake in Montegut? Are there any obstacles, and how deep is Wonder Lake?[…]
Columns
Don’t eat the bait!
The herring family is a big one. Called Clupeidae by biologists, it holds 28 members in North America.[…]
Columns
Kick crappie butt with the Fluff Butt
We’ve had an unusually cold winter. Where’s global warming when we need it most? The Nobel Committee should demand that Al Gore give his prize back.[…]
Columns
Chicot, Caney hold February’s brutes
Most of my attention for the first of this month will be focused on fishing and winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.[…]
Columns
Take steps before storing duck boats
Duck season has come to an end. What will you do with your duck boat now?[…]
Columns
LSA a rising force for Louisiana gun rights
I’ve traveled the country on gun business, promoting books and getting involved in firearms politics. I have been amazed at the prevalence of statewide shooting associations in other states.[…]