Columns
Crawfish: It’s what’s for dinner
The sheer numbers of crawfish in the Atchafalaya Basin is amazing, if only for the reason that Louisiana has the lowest number (39) of species of crawfish of all the southeastern states in the U.S.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie/Bream
Guide hits the sacalait jackpot in Terrebonne
Capt. Anthony Kyzar smacked the sacalait on February 5 in the Terrebonne Parish area. He says Spring is finally here and the sacalait and bass are starting to spawn. […]
Crappie/Bream
Cold front draws hundreds of crappie anglers to Lake D’Arbonne
The winter crappie bite is on at Lake D’Arbonne. Shad have stacked up in the 25-40 foot deep river channels of the reservoir. The crappie moved in right behind, and the fishermen have followed.[…]
Crappie/Bream
D’Arbonne bridges are crappie magnets
There are three ‘magnetic’ bridges across Lake D’Arbonne: Their forces draw both crappie — and crappie fishermen — in bunches this time of year.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Tag team crappie
This slab-slaying family’s team approach means the overalls are on, the livewell is full — and the fish fryer is busy. Read about their fishing success.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Is sac-a-lait spawn already on?
Warm January weather might have pushed South Louisiana’s tastiest panfish to move up early.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Stone-cold South Louisiana crappie
Catching South Louisiana cold-water crappie in the winter.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Head to Stephensville docks for December sac-a-lait
Morgan City outdoorsman Bill McCarty said docks are definitely the ticket this month for slab sac-a-lait.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bump a stump for D’Arbonne crappie
Bayou D’Arbonne offers up some great slab crappie this time of year.[…]
Crappie/Bream
A guide to winter crappie
A list of stories full of tips and techniques specifically for winter crappie fishermen.[…]
Crappie/Bream
It’s prime time for big crappie at Grand Bayou
Grand Bayou is full of big, broad-shouldered crappie. And this is a grand month of the year to catch them.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crushing cold water crappie
Cooler water means more active fish — and with the crappie gathering up for prespawn feeding, you can bet that schooling competition will motivate the fish to eat whatever they can catch.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Sloughs still holding Lake D’Arbonne crappie
If you want to slay the crappie on Lake D’Arbonne this month, you’ve got to search the sloughs — that’s where the fish will be, gorging on shad and filling up for the winter.[…]
Columns
Creature Feature: The little shad is a good shad
In this month’s Creature Feature column, Jerald Horst tells you everything you wanted to know — and more — about differences between gizzard and threadfin shad. […]
Catfish
Pitch black cats
It was black on the water. Of course, it was midnight.
We sat as quiet as death in Sidney Haynes’ 17-foot aluminum SeaArk boat. In the distance, automobile headlights flitted busily through New Roads, perched hard on the shores of False River, the big oxbow lake of Pointe Coupee Parish.[…]
Catfish
Sidney Haynes’ juglines
Sidney Haynes begins building his juglines by cutting a 6- or 7-inch section off a foam swimming pool noodle. He then cuts about a 10-foot length of twisted, tarred black nylon twine from its spool. He wraps one end around the center of the noodle section and ties it tightly.[…]