Columns
The VOSI revisited
With Thanksgiving Day approaching, I’m compiling a list of the many things to be thankful for.[…]
Fishing
Sidebars
Late night delight
Anyone fortunate enough to see the Delta’s offshore waters at night, knows the incredible vision of flood lights illuminating the many oil and gas platforms. The bright stuff is intended for human safety, but fish know how to leverage this bait-gathering influence to their benefit.[…]
Features
Magic Man
Capt. Lloyd Landry is apparently a master of black magic. It’;s clear he spends his free time reading tarot cards, casting tea leaves and studying the works of Aleister Crowley.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fishing the magic zone for bigger fish
Whether the term “Magic Zone” is Steve Lessard’s invention or not is irrelevant.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Stuck on Hobie
Steve Lessard started kayak fishing seven years ago. The Dutchtown resident was tired of the expenses and work after trips that went with the motorboat experience, but wanted to keep fishing. […]
Features
“Artificial’ Intelligence
Venice is arguably the ultimate fishing destination. […]
Inshore Fishing
Disadvantages of live bait
It is easy to check off the major advantage of using live bait. It can produce bigger fish catches because it is easier to fool fish with the real thing. Of course, the bait has to be put where the fish are: The best bait in the world can’t catch fish where they aren’t.
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Columns
Crackin’ Craw
If you want to catch bass or redfish, you better get crackin’.
Kaplan-based artificial lure manufacturer Zach Dubois, who specializes in soft plastics, has watched the fairly new Crackin’ Craw – a crawfish imitation -; take the bass fishing world by storm. And to his pleasant surprise, it’s also become a go-to bait for redfish along the coast.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sabine River bass surprise
“We are very blessed,” Johnny Watkins said. “There are very few places where you fish bass on a shrimp pattern.[…]
Featured
Is it spring? It is in Venice
The high Mississippi River has pretty much decimated typical fall fishing spots out of Venice — but here’s where you need to head to still catch plenty of redfish. […]
Contents
Old school trout tactics – How to catch speckled trout in Delacroix on a windy day
The wind was blowing like the Seven Trumpets of Revelation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hooking it up – How to change hard bait hooks
You buy a bait, remove it from the packaging, tie it to your line and make a cast. Everything should work as expected, right? Yeah, that’s generally how it goes; and as long as you’re selecting reputable products, you should expect reasonable teamwork between the piece that attracts a fish and the piece(s) that make them regret their mistake.[…]
Featured
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles trout parade begins
The Lake Pontchartrain Trestles becomes a boat parade in November, and with good reason.[…]
Bass Fishing
West Pearl River getting right for bass
There are so many great fishing options during the fall that it can be hard to choose one. Speckled trout are practically committing suicide in the marsh, redfish are everywhere, shrimp are popping for their lives and huge flocks of birds are diving.[…]
Bass Fishing
Put a skirt on – and punch that jig
Punch skirts are popular with many bass anglers because they turn normal creature baits into essentially jig presentations.[…]
Featured
Father, son die in Lake Pontchartrain Saturday
A father and son died Saturday during a fishing trip in Lake Pontchartrain near Irish Bayou, but authorities don’t yet know the details of the incident. […]