Crappie/Bream
Bull bream beatdown
It was September.
It was hot, and it was late in the day.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Hills and valleys
After Chad Wiley weighed-in on the final day of the 2014 Bassmaster Central Open on the Red River, his three-day total of 34 pounds, 14 ounces landed him in fifth place.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hitting the spots
The grizzled veteran perched on the bow of the small flatboat expertly swung it in a half-circle in the swirling current of the Tangipahoa River.[…]
Bass Fishing
Black Lake big boys
The drive from Morgan City to Natchitoches was a long four hours after I knocked off from my day job at 5 o’clock. And, by the time my wife and I checked into the Chateau Saint Denis Hotel downtown, it was after 9 p.m. — and I was just hearing from Pure Fishing ambassador Jimmy Jeansonne.[…]
Fishing
Bait-Up container makes toting minnows easy
Anglers who like to fish with live minnows but don’t like to drag along a bucket – especially if they’re wading or fishing from a kayak or other paddle boat – will feel like somebody is thinking about them with the introduction of the Bait-Up live bait container.[…]
Fishing
Maluna: coolers without hinges
The seal is the deal.
That’s what Scott Hoyt, an expert in thermodynamics, discovered when he set out to build a better cooler, just introduced under the Maluna brand.[…]
Columns
The bigorneaux is escargot
There’s a vicious predator out there.
It lurks deep in Louisiana’s vast coastal marshes.[…]
Fishing
Danco Prodigy pliers
Whether crimping a split-shot, unhooking a fish, bending a hook back to its original shape or cutting fishing line, pliers are essential tools that no angler should be without.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Shimano Curado DC Baitcasting reels
The DC stands for Digital Control, and quite honestly it’s one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I got the chance to fish with one this spring at Grosse Savanne Lodge during a Shimano media presentation, and it certainly didn’t disappoint.[…]
Features
Reds in transition
The water was a sheet of glass when Capt. Austin Plaisance wheeled his Blazer Bay out of the canal into the shallow, grass-filled pocket.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Focusing on reds
Mother Nature unfortunately doesn’t always cooperate for fishermen, and that forces anglers to change their patterns this time of year, according to Hopedale guide Capt. Charlie Thomason.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Success with 2 offshore species in inshore waters
After crashing and burning on a couple of tripletail two weeks ago, I returned this week with my fishing buddy, Justin Bowles, and the tables were turned.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Big fish accessible every day to bank-bound anglers
When it comes to battling line-stripping fish, non-boaters face significantly higher barriers than boaters. If a boater tries a spot, and the fish aren’t biting, he can always go somewhere else. A non-boater might just have to go home.[…]
Columns
Cajun Cooking is a family affair
Recipes from Trent Toups for Trent’s Shrimp and Crabmeat Stuffed Potatoes and White Perch — with the bark on.[…]
News Breaker
Trout bite back on in Terrebonne Bay
The trout bite has been on fire for the past two weeks in Terrebonne Bay, according to a local guide.[…]
News Breaker
Tripletail out of Venice, if you’re crazy enough to target them
Are you crazy? I mean, literally, are you crazy? So crazy that you’d dive 70 feet down in shark-infested waters with no air tank just to shoot a fish?[…]