Bass Fishing
How to make your own spinnerbait
Tony Landry for years built his own spinnerbaits as a hobby, adding that it had a lot more to do with his love of tinkering and less about saving money than one would think.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Capt. Erik Rue’s fall redfish lures
Capt. Erik Rue’s go-to bait for most of this morning’s fishing trip was a simple jighead and MirrOlure Lil John Twitchbait, but he made a special effort to point out the effectiveness of the Jenny’s Jigs jighead.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cameron-Creole Wateshed Project a ‘necessary evil,’ fishing guide says
Much of Rue’s fishing this time of year is done on Cameron Prairie National Wildlife Refuge located on the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Two Houma men cited for taking polluted oysters
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two Houma men on Tuesday for alleged oyster violations in Terrebonne Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Heart Tail Swimbaits
Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits keeps raising the bar higher and higher with each entry into the artificial lure manufacturing industry.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend is in great shape for September
I’m sure fall isn’t in the air at all when you read this in late August or early September. But “prefall” is just around the corner, which means bass fishing is about to bust loose on Toledo Bend.[…]
Inshore Fishing
LDWF rescues boaters stranded on Lake Pontchartrain
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries rescued two boaters near midnight Monday on Lake Pontchartrain in St. John the Baptist Parish.[…]
Fishing
Video: Barred owl snatches bream from angler’s hand
The old saying says if you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day — but if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Garyville man dies in overnight frogging accident in St. John the Baptist Parish
A 54-year-old Garyville man died early Monday in a frogging accident on Mississippi Bayou in St. John the Baptist Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Child dies in Amelia boating accident
A 7-year-old Bayou L’Ourse girl died Sunday afternoon when the boat she was riding in struck another vessel in a curve in Bayou Cheramie in Assumption Parish, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Fishing
Weevils helping in LDWF’s fight to control giant salvinia
Since 1998 — when giant salvinia was first discovered in Louisiana at Toledo Bend — the state’s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has been fighting an uphill battle to keep the invasive South American plant under control.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Flooding delays drawdown on False River until Sept. 13
A drawdown on False River scheduled to start earlier this week was delayed until Sept. 13 due to recent flooding in the area, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Columns
Rods for the 1 Percent
Earlier this year, Titleist shocked the golf world by introducing the C16 driver, the first club to break the $1,000 barrier. […]
News Breaker
LDWF snapper-management cost estimate undermined
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries’ contention that state-run management of red snapper would cost more than $10 million in its first year alone was undermined Wednesday when Congressional officials confirmed the federal government would still pay for stock assessments and research efforts in the Gulf of Mexico — absorbing most of the LDWF cost estimate.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Mini portable windshield perfect for unexpected storms
Space is always at a premium on a boat, so Capt. Mike Gallo came up with a novel idea that keeps him and his clients safer during unexpected storms on the water — but is small enough to hardly even be noticed by anyone onboard. […]
Bass Fishing
Crank Bait Rod Selection
Greg Hackney shares his tips on selecting the right rod for crank bait fishing.[…]