Contents
Catching Sugarcane
Sgt. Duane Taylor sat in the chilly morning air listening to volleys of shotgun blasts in the greentree reservoir on Russell Sage Wildlife Management Area.[…]
Contents
Bass Fishing
Drag Kings
Stephen Johnston isn’t one to stir up trouble, but the Louisiana-Texas bass guide won’t hesitate to stir up the bottom. In fact, he says a little silt shaking does wonders for attracting Bayou State bass in muddy southern waters.[…]
Contents
Season of Plenty
It was still dark as guide Kevin Beach’s big 33-foot catamaran zipped down Tiger Pass near Venice. Anthony Puglia had pulled his head down into his jacket like a turtle retracting its head into its shell.[…]
Contents
Dirty Water Delight
Artie’s bellows in the den brought Eddie and Brenda rushing in from the back deck.“What on earth?!” Brenda gasped while stretching over Eddie’s shoulder for a look.[…]
Bass Fishing
Grass Equals Bass
Look for Stephen Johnston most days from March to November, and you’ll probably find him mowing the grass. Mind you, he’s not running a lawn-care crew; rather, he’s fishing the vast vegetation that dominates the southern end of Toledo Bend.[…]
Contents
Lafitte Lowdown
I knew it was going to be a good day on the water even before I left home. For one thing, we’d fallen into a pattern of persistent, blustery winds that were like Dracula — they wouldn’t die.[…]
Contents
Take Home Angler: Wesley Miller
The ice on the surface of the water of Wesley Miller’s minnow bucket wasn’t exactly a harbinger of things to come, but it was a sign of just how cold it was at the start of our fishing trip.[…]
Contents
Is Our Seafood Safe?
In 1957, during the height of the Cold War, fiction writer Nevil Shute wrote On the Beach, a post-apocalyptic novel set in Australia shortly after World War III has wiped out all life in the northern hemisphere.[…]
Contents
2011 Speck Forecast
Louisiana anglers were chomping at the bit for trout season to kick off last spring, and they weren’t disappointed as warming weather led to quick limits all across the coast.[…]
Contents
Cover: April 2011
Some of the state’s leading biological soothsayers share what’s in the cards for the state’s rabid speckled-trout anglers.[…]
Contents
Mapping the Bowl
Silver-haired and tanned, Dr. Bob Weiss spoke with an authoritative air, like he was used to being obeyed.[…]
Contents
The Rat Patrol
The oysters were fat, cold and super salty — positively addictive. One little pinch and the tail meat — covered in bright-yellow fat — slipped from the shells of the big Belle River crawfish.[…]
Contents
Gobbler-Busting Blinds
How often has the following scenario happened to you?
It is a lovely morning.[…]
Bass Fishing
Paulina Pilgrims
Some aspiring bass anglers from around Paulina graduated together in the late 1980s. They started making a yearly run to Toledo Bend, while trying to get noticed enough to be accepted into the biggest local club there was at the time, Road Runner Fishing Club.[…]
Contents
More Deer of the Year
Bucks were still falling when the February issue of Louisiana Sportsman was sent to the printers, and there were some real monsters taken too late to be included in the annual Deer of the Year story.[…]
Contents
Dead Man Walking
On May 31, 2004, Thomas Edward Prickett retired from the prestigious job of Chief of the Wildlife Division of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]