Fishing
Versamaxx Bolt
The Versamaxx Bolt represents a new evolution in sliding corks. The Bolt can be adjusted for depth in an instant by winding in or out the leader line, then securing it in the eyelet.[…]
Fishing
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Front Runner Monsoon Bag
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. […]
Fishing
Ardent Apex Flipping Reel
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. […]
Contents
Sunken treasure
“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. […]
Crappie/Bream
Des Allemands Sac Attack
Tommy Tregle spends his time chasing crappie, invariably called “sac-a-lait” in south Louisiana, usually Lake Des Allemands.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to get the drop on De Loutre Basin bream
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.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassin’ at the Bend
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? […]
Fishing
LDWF: Operation Dry Water patrols scheduled this weekend
Don’t plan on drinking alcohol and driving your boat this weekend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Specks return to beaches around Grand Isle after Tropical Storm Cindy
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.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend drops in Bassmaster’s 100 Best Bass Lakes for 2017
Perhaps to the relief of many Toledo Bend regulars, the famed largemouth bass fishery in northwestern Louisiana along the Texas border is no longer the No. 1-ranked destination in the nation.[…]
Columns
The cooking game warden strikes again
Abbeville resident and native Derek Logan shares his recipe for Camp Baked Fish and the author shares a recipe for Bream Fillets Thermidor.[…]
Fishing
LDWF: Dead seagulls, .22 rifle, meth and marijuana seized from shrimp boat
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries patrolling state waters off of Terrebonne Parish Tuesday arrested a Bayou Dularge man for a variety of alleged drug and commercial fishing violations.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Second CCA-tagged red caught at Rockefeller Refuge; angler in line for Chevy truck
Brent Castille’s older brother Reed had already caught two redfish Wednesday morning on Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge, and he didn’t even have a bite.[…]
Fishing
Don’t forget to buy your 2017-18 fishing license
If you’re caught up making fishing plans for the long 4th of July holiday weekend, don’t forget to purchase your 2017-18 fishing license.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Breton Island gives up hefty 6.6-pound trout
Perry Rosenson took a shot in the dark and made the run out to Breton Island earlier this month — and hit the bullseye with a nice 6.6-pound trout.[…]
Fishing
LDWF reopens Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reopened much of Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday, after the location was closed last week because of flood damage from Tropical Storm Cindy.[…]