Sidebars
Best live-bait tuna rigs
Will Wall builds his tuna live-bait rigs around bent-butt rods constructed on 60-80 blanks by JPR Custom Rods of Morton, Penn.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Lacombe is about more than speckled trout
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]
Sidebars
The best tuna chumming tool
Tuna fishing off the Louisiana coast can demand lots of chumming, especially on low-current days when the fish can only be called picky.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The art of anchoring in Lake Pontchartrain
Anchoring on shell pads involves a lot of strategy, according to Forrest Green.[…]
Sidebars
Venice is tuna heaven
Venice offers more access to good tuna grounds than any other port, according to Wall.[…]
Columns
Storm’s 360GT Searchbait
1999 Bassmaster Classic champion Davy Hite hopped in Bassmater Elite Series pro Jacob Wheeler’s boat on the final day before a tow vehicle took it from Cherokee Lake to the weigh-in Feb. 12.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Something to go with Hushpuppies
Sac a Lait or Crappie are the finest fish to fry in the bayou and we went out to catch them so our hushpuppies wouldn’t be lonely.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide scores on 9.2-pound Big Lake trout
Westlake’s Lee Daughdrill and his wife Carrie were waiting out a Tuesday afternoon thunderstorm at Calcasieu Point Marina south of Lake Charles.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Short boat ride yields specks, reds out of Buras
Since April 1, the Mississippi River at New Orleans has been steadily rising, with the Carrolton gage moving from about 6 feet up to 9 ½ feet today. […]
Inshore Fishing
10-pound speck: Ice it down — or let it go?
When LouisianaSportsman.com reported that a long-time Schriever angler reeled in a monster 29-inch speckled trout that weighed 10 pounds in Pointe-aux-Chenes last month — and promptly decided to eat the fish rather than release it or even get it mounted — armchair internet biologists pounced.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney’s best baits for right now
Greg Hackney describes the hottest baits and tactics for Louisiana’s bass lakes in April.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two cited for alleged shrimping violations near Buras
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two men for allegedly using skimmers for shrimp during a closed season on April 8 out of Buras.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Nighttime speck bite heats up on Grand Isle
What if I told you could catch some high-quality speckled trout on Grand Isle right now — without having to fight the crowds to do it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Murray wins first Elite Series title at Toledo Bend
John Murray has spent 11 seasons on the Bassmaster Elite Series without a victory, and was seriously starting to wonder if he’d ever make it to the winner’s circle.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hartman maintains Elite Series lead at Toledo Bend
Although he’s admittedly not too familiar with southern fishing, New York’s Jamie Hartman — an Elite Series rookie — takes almost a 4-pound lead into Sunday at the Bassmaster stop on Toledo Bend. […]
Bass Fishing
Greg Hackney Breaks down Toledo Bend Elite
Check out how the Hack Attack placed 19th in the Bassmaster Elite Series tournament on Toledo Bend.[…]