After an hour chasing sparse schools of striped bass across boat lanes, creek channels, coves and finally out into the big lake without a single strike, Donny Hood stopped for a second, calmly set his rod down and moved to the driver’s seat of his 22-foot Blazer Bay bay boat dubbed the Miss Judy.[…]
It’s been at least 25 years since my younger brother Greg, my dad Allen and I fished together. So it was an even bet whether or not we’d all survive the trip when we loaded up Monday morning to make a bream-fishing trip to the Atchafalaya Basin.[…]
A slip cork allows precision casting and makes it easy for an angler to change the depth at which they are fishing.[…]
Bream fishermen have a wide variety of lures to choose from. Here are Dr. Ray Jones, aka Dr. Bream’s, top picks for a summer bream buffet.[…]
Black Bayou Lake is now part of the Black Lake National Wildlife Refuge ( www.fws.gov/northlouisiana/blackbayoulake/), and is located about five miles north of Monroe on Highway 165.[…]
There is a low-cost, effective method for keeping red worms, grass shrimp or other live bait cool and comfortable while still making them easy to get to in the heat of summer.[…]
Ray Jones loves to catch bream in many ways, but his basic, go-to rig is simple.[…]
For coastal fly anglers looking for alternatives to reds and trout, July brings a variety of pelagic species to inshore waters.[…]
Flyrodders love small waters. I once dug a hole in my backyard that filled with rain, and several of my fly fishing buddies wanted me to stock it.[…]
Finger injuries are so common with fishing that one of those ten digits seemingly gets hurt on just about every trip.[…]
Everything a bream fisherman would need was within easy reach of Dr. Ray Jones in the front of his fishing boat. As he eased his boat though the waters of Black Bayou Lake in Monroe, that became apparent rather quickly.[…]
Trophy bass fishing rightfully gets the lion’s share of attention at Toledo Bend, but it’s also home to some quality crappie as well.[…]
Kenny Rodrigue uses a 2 ½- or 3-inch cigar slip cork and ties a bobber stop above his hook, making his rig adjustable to any depth.[…]
When the water is falling in the Atchafalaya River in conjunction with the spawning months of May, June and July, some of the best locations for sunfish action include the spillway out Adams Landing in 30 Inch Canal and surrounding Shell Field, Lake Verret, American Lake, Duck Lake, Flat Lake and Grassy Lake.[…]
In an attempt to improve fisheries and control nuisance aquatic vegetation, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries will initiate a drawdown on Black-Clear Lake near Campti beginning on July 1.[…]
Ever forget to put the plug in your boat before backing in? Or fail to remove the transom straps? Or maybe you just back off the end of the boat ramp?[…]