Most rational people don’t swat a fly with a sledgehammer, but the equivalent of such overkill happens every day. On the water, the sledgehammer is the rod and the fly is either a speckled trout, bass or redfish.[…]
The bed of your pickup is the best place to stow cargo, but the gear is liable to get wet or dirty riding back there. Front Runner Outfitters’; new Monsoon Bag is made to keep goods dry and protected, whether it’s in your truck bed or on the back of your kayak. […]
The sky is the limit when fishing around nearshore rigs during the summer. Cooler water plus lots of structure equals fish magnets for Louisiana anglers.[…]
Flipping and pitching can be hard on reels, namely the drag, handle and gears. Ardent has teamed up with flipping and pitching legend Denny Brauer to release the newest Ardent reel, the Apex Flipping reel. […]
Nearshore rigs provide a cornucopia of fish in the summer months. See page 37 for how to make the most of them.[…]
When Brian Evans left Cajun Fishing Adventures in Buras around 6:30 a.m., he knew he’d spend about 10 hours in the Gulf of Mexico. He probably didn’t expect to spend 15 percent of that time fighting a single yellowfin tuna — one that went 110 pounds.[…]
Tommy Tregle spends his time chasing crappie, invariably called “sac-a-lait” in south Louisiana, usually Lake Des Allemands.[…]
Clint Ward dropped his 1/32nd ounce jig into the water. Attached to it was a multi-colored curly tail plastic, tipped with a little piece of Berkley Gulp Earthworm the size of a small snow pea added for enticement.[…]
“I’m telling you; it’s like finding sunken treasure. To me it’s like striking gold!”
John Davis’ intensity didn’t leave any room for disagreement or even doubt. […]
In the heat of the summer, bass fishing on Louisiana’s reservoirs and lakes can be downright sluggish.[…]
Logan Mount moves his boat down the thick patches of Zizania grass lining the Cane River bank in Natchitoches as if he’s piloting a John Deere combine harvesting summer grain. But he isn’t harvesting wild rice. He’s taking advantage of the summer to reap a crop of largemouth bass.[…]
When most folks from Louisiana want to spend a little time at the beach, they pack up their SUVs and head east toward Gulf Shores, Alabama.[…]
Combine a collegiate science-based teaching career with a lifelong love of bream fishing and the natural outcome is you end up with the nickname, “Dr. Bream.” This time of year, “Dr. Bream” has a good prescription for you — chase bluegills on some Ouachita River lakes like the De Loutre Basin and Hamilton Lake.[…]
Remember that schoolin’ bass bonanza we enjoyed last summer on Toledo Bend? The long stretch of weeks when 2- to 4-pounders consistently came up and stayed up feeding voraciously on shad, pleasantly reminiscent of those heydays in the 1980s? […]
Don’t plan on drinking alcohol and driving your boat this weekend.[…]
College student Micah Doyle doesn’t have much time to fish during the school year, but he makes up for it when the spring semester ends.[…]