Features
Spoon-feeding winter redfish
February is John Guillot’s favorite time to target redfish with spoons. He can cover a lot of water using them.[…]
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Catfish
Lake Pontchartrain’s frosty weather blue catfish bite
Jamey Cursi of Slidell fishes the bridges near his home on Lake Pontchartrain and has been cleaning blue catfish every fish cleaning session.[…]
Deer Hunting
Post-rut deer hunting tips
The post-rut phase of deer season can be an opportunity to score on a nice buck, if you are willing to adjust your tactics a bit.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Shrimp for sac-a-lait
Kyle Metzger of Pearl River is an admitted artificial shrimp fanatic. He targets sac-a-lait on a regular basis fishing the East Pearl.[…]
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Inline drop-shot rigs for wintertime fishing
Capt. Mike Gallo feels his inline drop-shot rig is especially suited for our wintertime deeper water fishing.[…]
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Why wintertime is Louisiana’s best season for speckled trout fishing
Winter is the season when you have the opportunity to catch larger trout and fish in a location that doesn’t require a long boat ride.[…]
Ducks
Adding geese to the bag could complete a great hunt
In a combination duck-goose hunt, one never knows when they might pull the trigger on a green-winged teal or a big specklebelly.[…]
Deer Hunting
Thrill of the hunt
Humberto N. Fontova still deer hunts as fanatically — and practically in the same manner — at age 98 as he did at 75.[…]
Features
Breaking down how to fish the Great Wall of Chalmette
Stretching over two miles with a 150-foot-wide gate on the ICW, the Great Wall of Chalmette may be south Louisiana’s ultimate fishing hole.[…]
Bass Fishing
Brush pile bass
Brush piles can be dynamite places to fish for bass, especially on lakes that don’t have much natural cover.[…]
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Woodcock banding night
Banding woodcocks is something the department does annually to gain valuable information used in the management of this species of gamebird.[…]
Ducks
Ring-necked ducks are king in Southeast Louisiana
Ring-necked ducks as a proportion of our total aerial survey count on the coast have been creeping upwards for 20 years.[…]
Features
Bet on Buras for bull reds
Capt. Tori Arnona, who fishes out of Buras, said anglers can head upriver or downriver, anywhere between Empire and Venice this month.[…]
Crappie/Bream
‘Shooting’ docks puts small baits where big crappie lurk
To get way back under cover for crappie, try “shooting docks.” This essentially means turning a fishing rod into a bow.[…]
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Paul Brown baits catch big trout
Paul Brown started creating artificial lures in his garage in 1974. His Corky has been responsible for catching many big trout in the South.[…]
Deer Hunting
Transforming small plots into big-buck magnets
Russell Colvin shared some tips for any deer hunter with goals of taking a trophy buck on a small plot of land.[…]