Trout fishing is a lot like real estate: It’s all about location, location, location. Being in the right place — at the right time — can help you cash in on hungry schools of trout and fill a box. […]
One could say there are two types of fishing: Fishing for fun and fishing under pressure.[…]
February’s weather in South Louisiana was like a fast-forward into late-spring, with temperatures setting records many days. For the most part, March has been more seasonable but still nice.[…]
Spring crappie techniques are generally pretty standard — single-poling, jigging trees, spider-rigging and the like. But sometimes you can meld crappie methods with a bit of a bass approach and pick up a mess of crappie faster than you imagined.[…]
Golden Meadow guide and 4 Horseman cork owner Capt. Aaron Pierce does very well with speckled trout in two places this time of year: Catfish Lake and Bayou Blue.[…]
With a radar app on every smartphone, it’s a lot easier now to slip out on the water between rain showers than it was just a decade ago. My son Joel and I did that on Friday, motoring our bay boat over bumpy seas to a grass flat we hoped would hold some topwater-munching speckled trout.[…]
In 2009, I came home from Iraq.
It would be a year before I could deploy again so, for the first time in my adult life, I was left to my devices in the “Big PX” of America.[…]
Veteran Bassmaster Elite Series shallow-water specialist Bill Lowen is on a mission to change anglers’ perceptions — particularly tournament bass fishermen — on the advantages of an aluminum boat.[…]
Russell Garner remembers the days in South Texas and elsewhere along the Gulf Coast when anglers modified jointed Redfins to make a “wake” bait that redfish found hard to resist.[…]
Spring is coming this month, and kayak anglers welcome the warm weather and hot fishing action. Kayak fishing continues to grow in popularity, and it’s a great time to be in the market for your first kayak — or to upgrade from an entry-level model.[…]
Mike Kelley doesn’t like to dip for “ditch crawfish” as do many fishermen who use mudbugs for bait. “They are on the small side and you can’t get them early in the season,” he explained.[…]
Your trolling motor is essential for easing in and out of spawning areas, but when matching wits with skittish bed fish, even low power can ice the game.[…]
Leave the dainty little hemostats at home. […]
Lots of anglers can claim tournament wins, but few can claim a lure invention.
Keith Poche can.[…]
Before putting the worm on a hook, Keith Poche uses his teeth to bite about ¼-inch of plastic off of the worm’s tail (the smaller end). Then he simply screws the corkscrew on the Keith Poche (KP) Power Spinner into the bitten end of the worm.[…]
This month, redfish enthusiasts welcome the return of thick grass in coastal ponds. The grass not only attracts small crabs and baitfish, it also maintains clarity. And that means great sight-casting opportunities.[…]