Crappie/Bream
How to build a kitchen sink rig
Want to try the kitchen sink? Here are the details of the rig Jay Stone came up with to put the maximum number of baits in the right spots to catch suspended crappie.[…]
Field Notes
Crappie/Bream
February is best month to load up on crappie
Fishermen who wait until March to break out their crappie rods are missing some of the best fishing of the year.[…]
Crappie/Bream
How to hook a minnow
Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]
Field Notes
Make your own rod sleeves
Forget tangled rods in your rod box: Use some inexpensive expandable wire sleeves and electric shrink wrap to make your own rod sleeves.[…]
Bass Fishing
Spoons get bass biting in the cold
With cold water dictating a lot of what bass fishermen do in January, there’s one lure that can be counted on for plenty of bites: a jigging spoon.[…]
Field Notes
Christmas trees, garland make great duck-hunting camo
Use the old branches off a plastic Christmas tree or wrap the shooting screen of your duck hunting blind with Christmas garland.[…]
Field Notes
7 steps to clean a squirrel
Squirrel season is open in Louisiana. Here are the 7 steps to easily, quickly and cleaning snatching the hide off of a squirrel. […]
Field Notes
Top 6 squirrel-hunting tips
Keith LaCaze is a lifelong hunter, and he chases pretty much everything that lives in the wild. Here are his top 5 tips for squirrel hunting.[…]
Deer Hunting
Digital scouting equals scent-free scouting
Technology gives and takes. And each Louisiana hunter has to make a decision about how traditional or modern they want to hunt.[…]
Deer Hunting
7 things you should have in your deer pack
A list of items that are essential to success when deer hunting and to help ensure you have what you need during those long sits.[…]
Field Notes
Top 5 mistakes duck hunters make
Here are some steps to take that have helped Louisiana duck hunters work ahead of hunts to prevent headaches in the blind.[…]
Deer Hunting
Top 3 ways to kill a buck on opening day
Finding rich food sources is of paramount importance as the opening of deer season approaches. Here are three opening day tips.[…]
Field Notes
Spinning-wing decoys: On, off or out?
Another flock of grays was lining up on approach to our spread, just as we’d planned.[…]
Field Notes
How to choose the right jighead
Choosing the right jighead to match water depth and current can be much more important than the color, size or shape of the artificial lure you’re fishing.[…]
Field Notes
Mop up on monster mangrove snapper
During the dog days of summer, Grand Isle’s Trout Master sometimes turns his attention away from chasing specks just long enough to head offshore in pursuit of different prey.[…]
Deer Hunting
Choosing the right broadhead
Whether you set out this bow season with your old reliable fixed-blade broadheads, or decide to step up and pay a bit more for the latest mechanical broadheads on the market, the bottom line is that a well-placed shot with either one will bring a deer down.[…]