Catfish
Catfish Everdeen
Robyn Bordelon has been dubbed “Catfish Everdeen” for her ability to find and capture big Mississippi River catfish from her kayak.[…]
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Trout trailers
Success, as usual in the artificial lure manufacturing business — or anything else, for that matter — begats success.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Use red snapper and de-barbed hardheads to catch more cobia
Cobia are one of Josh Chauvin’s favorite fish to catch, and he uses an enticing bait that no cobia can resist: barb-less hardhead catfish.[…]
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Summertime fun
While fishing is good this month, there is much to do in the fields and woods to get ready for the fall season.[…]
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Hit ’em with your best shot
All fishermen are liars, but fly fishermen embellish with style.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Position format is important
Dear Capt. Paul,
I have some coordinates directly from a buddy’s GPS, but they are not bringing me to the same location as his GPS? Is there more than one way to measure/input coordinates? What are we missing here? Why won’t they work?[…]
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The secret lives of red snappers revealed
The secret lives of red snappers revealed[…]
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Cut our game wardens some slack
I hear regular complaints about supposed jerks wearing the uniform of Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries agents. You know the refrains.[…]
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Video: Apex Predator encounters bear while setting trail cams
It was just another typical day of setting cameras in the heat of summer. […]
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Something is cooking on the Vermilion River
Recipes for Island Crawfish Étouffée over marinated fried fillets and Bacon Shrimp Wraps from Amanda and Dennis Menard Jr.[…]
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Learn to spot trouble before it sails your way
Louisiana summer boating activity peeks in June. Considering how much boating takes place on any given day of any other month in the Sportsman’s Paradise, it’s safe to say things can get pretty hectic on a sunny weekend in June.[…]
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’Yaking to parts unknown
Although likely to be seen near any popular fishing spot in Louisiana, there are still times when kayakers get even stranger looks.[…]
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Legless reptiles
I still remember a certain evening bow hunt many years ago at a hunting property in Copiah County that I owned at the time.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yum’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter
Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by Yum Baits at the ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida.[…]
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There’s gold in them there woods
Well, it’s not gold, but to a deer manager, habitat with an understory of lush, desirable native deer plants is just as good as gold.[…]
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Reach for the STAR
Two years ago, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, I was having breakfast at a local restaurant in Denham Springs. My cell phone rang. It was my buddy Steve Lee.[…]