Crappie/Bream
Tips for slabs after dark
The details of your setup and presentation are important. Follow these tips to help you make the best of your night-fishing trips for crappie.[…]
Fishing
Redfish
Redfish riding high
Ponds from Delacroix across to the Biloxi Marsh all the way back to the ICW are great places to sight-fish for reds this time of year.[…]
Fishing
Shimano’s SLX DC 150 baitcasting reel
The SLX DC 150 baitcasting reel features Shimano’s SLX low-profile style with the I-DC4 digital brake control system already on the Curado DC series.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bussey Brake rebirth project nearing completion
With its reopening, Bussey Brake Reservoir north of Bastrop in Morehouse Parish will again become a prime fishery for bass, bream, crappie and catfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Stick a toothpick in it
One of the best tools a bass fisherman can have, especially during the summer when fish live largely in deep, cool, oxygenated water, are toothpicks.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Rigging for amberjack
It’s amberjack season, and we’ve got Superior Bait & Tackle’s tips to get you rigged up and ready to go. Get a refresher on how to snell a hook.[…]
Columns
Where did all our big trout go?
A subject that many trophy trout anglers across Louisiana continue to discuss is where have the big trout gone in Louisiana?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Algae bloom invades MS waters
One coastal industry hurt by misinformation about the algae bloom has been charter fishing, but most captains say they never quit catching fish.[…]
Outdoor Updates
Shrimp at the weir
New Iberia’s Clay Peltier has walked the two weirs along Bird Island Bayou in Marsh Island with cast net in hand for many years to catch shrimp.[…]
Field Notes
The best tide indicator
When Chas Champagne, creator of Matrix Shad, heads out in pursuit of fish, he often relies on this tried-and-true, real-time indicator of tidal movement.[…]
Bass Fishing
Pull bass from Venice’s ‘jungle’
August marks the month when bass fishing begins to go bananas along the cane stands that seem endless and eternal south of Venice.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Current crappie regulations to become permanent on Eagle Lake
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission passed a Notice of Intent to make the current crappie regulations on Eagle Lake in Madison Parish permanent.[…]
Columns
African Pompano
African pompano (alectis ciliaris) are saltwater fish that are usually caught in deep, offshore water around wrecks and artificial reefs.[…]
Crappie/Bream
The Force is with Garmin as ICAST “Best of Show”
The new Garmin “Force” trolling motor won the “Best of Show” award at this year’s ICAST show. This is Garmin’s first entry into the trolling motor market.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Ouachita on the fall, crappie on the rise
It’s taken a bit longer this year for the Ouachita River system to get right, but it’s getting there now. And the crappie bite is right behind.[…]
Big Bass
No vacation for Caney Lake bass
It’s the middle of summer, but there’s no vacation for the big largemouth bass on Louisiana’s premier lunker bass lake, Caney Lake in Jackson Parish.[…]