Paddle Prep —How to rig your first fishing kayak
Warming weather, active fish — we’re all feeling the urge to indulge in a little after hours angling action. Options are many, but for stealth and access, it’s hard to beat a kayak.[…]
Warming weather, active fish — we’re all feeling the urge to indulge in a little after hours angling action. Options are many, but for stealth and access, it’s hard to beat a kayak.[…]
Do you ever wonder how the lakes and bays we fish in got their names? You have to admit, we traverse some waters with interesting names like Fishing Smack Bay, White Log Lake and Dead Duck Pass, just to name a few.[…]
Accomplished redfish tournament angler Stevie Nick has a lot of fun sight-fishing for redfish. Here are some of his best tips and tricks.[…]
It’s finally official— Louisiana residents will be paying an additional $7.50 for a saltwater fishing license.[…]
Even though the speckled trout bite out of Hopedale/Delacroix has been solid for more than a week, heavy rains in the forecast for the next several days don’t upset Capt. Ted DeAgano III. […]
Lake Pontchartrain is hallowed ground when it comes to trout fishing, but it’s notoriously finicky. So it’s vitally important to understand exactly how to trigger strikes from the lunker trout that roam those waters.[…]
With a name like Rad Trascher you would think he is a dirt bike rider or a skateboarder, but this guy organizes the Gulf Coast’s largest fishing tournament- the CCA STAR.[…]
Speckled trout action out of Shell Beach took off starting last Friday and hasn’t let up yet, according to a local fishing guide.[…]
Anglers are catching limits of speckled trout in the Cocodrie area using live minnows on a Carolina rig, a fishing guide said.[…]
The 2014 Coastal Conservation Association STAR tournament gets cranked up Saturday, so Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney headed to Lafitte to fish with tournament director Rad Trascher to get the details on the 101-day event.[…]
The Lake Charles Chapter of Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana will host the 29th Annual Lake Charles Trout Shootout on Saturday, June 7 at Calcasieu Point Landing.[…]
As the weather warms, so does the water temperature. Submerged grass grows, and shrimp and baitfish invade the marsh — and so do redfish.[…]
Strong winds that just don’t seem to let up and few, if any, shrimp in the system.[…]
Louisiana’s Cooperative Marine Fish Tagging Program has been a coast-wide effort since 2008. And Bob Bateman is one of 350 active volunteers who tag and release some or all of their catch.[…]
When Bob Bateman nestled the bow of the boat against the grassy bank and reached for a rod rigged with an oval popping cork, I knew he was going after speckled trout.[…]
Living and working in Johnson Bayou nestled between Sabine and Calcasieu lakes, 60-year-od Hank Badon is in a unique position to practice his art of taxidermy on the many trophy speckled trout taken in the area.[…]