Freshwater Fishing
Berkley Gulp! Shad Guts
When anglers reach for stink baits or live bait to hit the waters in search of catfish there will always be wasted product remaining. It is an inevitable fact of using these products.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Berkley Gulp! Crickets
Fishing for panfish in small waters with crickets is nothing new, but rigging on a new Berkley Gulp! 1-inch Cricket turns heads and stretches lines. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Berkley Gulp! Crawler
Night crawlers have been one of the most popular baits to catch walleye and bass, but digging them up and caring for them takes time and effort.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Berkley PowerBait Split Belly
The new Berkley PowerBait Split Belly offers anglers an alternative, split-belly version of the Hollow Belly Swimbait that exploded into the market in 2008.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Five injured in July 4 boat explosion on Old River
A boat exploded on Old River on July 4, injuring five of the seven occupants, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Silverfin: So what’s the hitch?
They taste good. They get big. They are so abundant that they actually jump in your boat. So what’s the hitch?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Toledo Bend crappie still hitting plastics
The crappie bite at Toledo Bend has slowed a little bit in the last week or two, but it hasn’t completely stopped.[…]
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Cover: July 2010-Freshwater
Yes, there’s some oil along the coast, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have all the fishing action you could ever want this month.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Anglers turning to freshwater areas
Dear Capt. Paul,
Where is the Orange Grove out of Bayou Black?[…]
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Louisiana has its share of Kansas redfish
Last year I attended a fly fishing festival where one of the seminars was entitled “Carp on the Fly.” Just out of curiosity, I decided to check it out.[…]
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Turtle Wins the Race
It’s hard to know what all the hurry is about, but you would think running to a place called Turtle Bayou, by name alone, there wouldn’t be any rush.[…]
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Shooting Craps
I remember watching Hank Parker fishing with a spincast rod and reel on his television show several years ago. He was fishing for crappie, and he claimed that using the push-button reel and limber rod allowed him to present his jig to fish that were virtually unmolested right in the middle of a bustling lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
‘Shooting docks’ newest crappie technique
Shooting docks for crappie has definitely caught on quicker outside Louisiana than it has within the borders of the Bayou State.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Palourde drowning victim found by LDWF
The body of a 39-year-old Donaldsonville man who drowned in Lake Palourde was found this morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]
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Flat-Out Fantastic
To the east, an orange ball glowed just above the horizon through the cypress and tupelo trees in the backwater areas of the basin. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin goggle-eye heat up, no live bait needed
A scouting trip for an upcoming bass tournament turned into quite a different experience Saturday (May 1) when buddy Darren Cooper and I put 60 chunky goggle-eye in the livewell – without putting up the bass gear.[…]