Field Notes
5 gift ideas for the outdoors-loving mother
We asked our friends at Puglia’s Sporting Goods in Metairie for great great gift ideas for the outdoors-loving mothers in our lives.[…]
Fishing
Field Notes
Fix your boat and trailer before anything breaks
April is a favorite month for many anglers, and it’s also a month when a lot of people break down, either with a flat or a stalled motor.[…]
Fishing
What’s in store for the Bonnet Carré Spillway this year?
Will the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers open the Bonnet Carré spillway this year? If current trends continue, they won’t have to.[…]
Newsletters
Spring trout fishing is strong on Lake Pontchartrain
Chas Champagne, owner of Matrix Shad, caught a 6-pound, 25-inch speckled trout on Tuesday, April 6, in Lake Pontchartrain.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater fishing report for April 9
Capt. Marty LaCoste reported on the Dularge speckled trout and Capt. Jack Payne reported on the Delacroix redfish.[…]
Fishing
Bubba PRO Series Electric Fillet Knife
Bubba Blade’s PRO Series Electric Fillet Knife is an updated, improved version of their original top-drawer fillet knife.[…]
Bass Fishing
The big freeze has set back Toledo Bend’s spawn
Guide John Dean says April is his favorite month to catch bass on a Carolina-rigged soft plastic at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Beware of post-spawn Northshore bass in April
Post-spawn bass can be tough, but Northshore anglers like Patrick Engerran are rarely skunked when using these techniques.[…]
Big Bass
Pineville angler lands two double-digit bass on back-to-back casts at Caney
On March 28, Dustin Chelette from Pineville caught two, double-digit, largemouth bass on back-to-back casts at Caney Lake.[…]
Big Bass
Many angler scores Toledo Bend lunker in tournament
Herby Dauphinet of Many was fishing the Dylan Kyle Poche Memorial Bass Tournament when he caught a 10.79-pound bass.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Make Bay Wallace an April destination for goggle-eye
According to Bill McCarty, April is the perfect time to fish cypress knees for Bay Wallace goggle-eye in south-central Louisiana.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Lakes in Dularge area fill with specks in April
Read the wind and the birds for a crack at April’s Dularge speckled trout. Use these tips from Capt. Travis Miller.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Hit reed beds for Cypress Lake’s crappie in April
April is a great time to catch spawning crappie on Cypress Lake. According to Wesley Miller, they will be around reed beds and piers.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Don’t let Pointe a la Hache’s ugly water fool you; it’s still full of fish
April should be a good month for fishing the Pointe a la Hache area for nice speckled trout, redfish and bass.[…]
Big Bass
Texas man snakes big bass out of Toledo Bend
Elmer Ernst of Orange, Texas, caught a great bass on March 26, 2021 in the Indian Creek area of Toledo Bend Reservoir.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Technicolor minnows will outproduce naturals
Pautzke’s Fire Dye will turn live minnows from their natural color to a handful of bright colors to attract gamefish.[…]