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Black Crappie
Bigger is better, right?
Not in Capt. Bryce Michel’s estimation.[…]
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2004 Speck Forecast
Even the term “average” is relative.
A 6-foot-tall man is considered “average” in America, but compared to the “average” NBA player, the 6-footer could be the star of FOX’s hit reality show The Littlest Groom.[…]
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2004 Snapper Forecast
Amberjack were the scourge of red snapper anglers last year, with the muscle-bound beasts often snagging baits before snapper even got a shot.[…]
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Cover: March 2004
If the state’s biologists are correct, it should be a banner year for bass anglers.[…]
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Sight-Cast Mania
Don’t say you weren’t warned. There’s a new “bug” going around to add to our rapidly growing list of concerns: mad cow, chicken flu, anthrax, smallpox, legionnaires, AIDS, SARS…. and now you can add to that “sight-cast mania.”[…]
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Saltwater Preview
It’d be impossible to give you saltwater fishing from A to Z, but here’s an alphabetical outline of some of the upcoming season’s best areas.[…]
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Monsters of the Midway
Capt. Bill Lake meant no disrespect toward his sparring partner. “That’s not the size we wanted,” he muttered after gaining a glimpse of a 2 1/2-pound trout that was darting around haphazardly in a desperate and futile attempt to regain its freedom.[…]
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Guaranteed Action
Zack set the hook and erupted with a mighty “WHOOOAH!” His rod bashed the console as it dipped to the water.[…]
Bass Fishing
District Diamonds
If the drought defined the late 1990s, it looks like a dramatic recovery in the state’s bass fisheries will be the defining factor of the early 2000s.[…]
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It’s Now or Never
A spectral shape darted across the shadowy bottom, disappearing behind a fallen treetop.[…]
Bass Fishing
Crawfish Boil for Bass
Louisiana waters are some of the most diverse in all of North America. The entire southeastern U.S. ecosystem has been heralded for its diversity of life, even to the point of being called an “evolutionary laboratory.” Thousands of fish, insects, amphibians, vegetation and mammalian species rely on it and call it home.[…]
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Behind the Scenes
Recent years have seen a marked increase in the number of local fishing and hunting television shows, so much so that those who keep up with the genre are left to wonder who won’t have their own outdoor show.[…]
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Bayou Black’s Bass Buster
Sometimes conventional fishing methods put bass in the boat this time of year in the marsh around Bayou Black. Sometimes it takes unconventional tactics to accomplish that purpose.[…]
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2004 Turkey Forecast
Paul Ferrell had several good turkey hunts last year, but one stood out above the rest and will be forever etched in his memory.[…]
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Cover: February 2004
Last month the president delivered his State of the Union address; this month, Louisiana Sportsman reports on something much more important to local anglers: the state of the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
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Winter Hope
February is generally considered one of the toughest months for inshore saltwater fishing in Louisiana. Although fall and early winter speckled trout fishing can be fantastic, trout seem to go dormant in the depths of winter.[…]