Bass Fishing
The making of two Atchafalaya Basin bass-fishing experts
Kevin Diez is an old friend.
I first met him fishing. We were both belly deep in the water at Elmer’s Island, clobbering speckled trout and white trout.[…]
Fishing
Offshore Fishing
Frekey’s snapper gear
Flipping bait to mangrove snappers just beneath the water’s surface is an entirely different game than dredging their red snapper cousins up from the deep.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass-fishing calendar
Largemouth bass fishing is cyclic. Water temperatures, and with them oxygen levels, vary by season.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Offshore fishing tip of the day
Fishing without eye protection is a pain, especially in the high-glare offshore environment. But keeping sunglasses clean is the devil.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Protected-water alternatives
High winds and rough seas can make fishing the beaches and rocks pretty much impossible, so what is the angler to do?[…]
Sidebars
How to make a butterfly bait for snapper
Butterfly baits are highly effective for targeting large bottom fish such as groupers and large red snappers. Here are the steps to cut your own.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Why fish offshore of Louisiana?
Over a ritual pretrip supper with relatives at Leeville Seafood Restaurant in Leeville, Ricky Ruffin talked about his love affair with Louisiana fishing and cooking.[…]
Bass Fishing
Why you should drag a C-rig sideways
Fishing a Carolina rig doesn’t seem all that difficult: Throw it out and pull it back in.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Still plenty trout, redfish inside during June
For most anglers, Shell Beach is a pretty good hike. If you make the run, you want to be able to catch fish in different wind scenarios. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How you can learn crappie-fishing tactics online
Remember when fishing was just for fun? When you loved to hang out with other fishermen and swap baits and stories?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Campo’s Marina has best live shrimp, guide says
Capt. Mark Munson has a successful charter fishing operation out of Shell Beach. And every morning he has a charter, Munson idles his boat down to a marina to get live shrimp.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Rx for summer crappie
It’s lucky that Mark Weldon is a “doc” because there is something seriously wrong with him.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The No. 1 way to hook live shrimp
Capt. Mark Munson doesn’t even carry plastics on his boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Why ‘Waldo?’
There is a story behind every crappie.com angler’s online name. Here’s Mark Weldon’s.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fly fishing tips
For CCA members hoping to place an entry in the STAR tournament Fly Rod Division, June is the best month to register a larger-than-14-inch trout. As summer wears on, and water temperatures rise, larger specks become more selective in their feeding habits — and less likely to eat flies.[…]
Big Bass
Toledo Bend 12-pounder caught for second time in four months
Early this year, Florien’s Joe Cooley shared a goal with brother-in-law Martin Mayo that each would catching a Toledo Bend bass weighing at least 10 pounds during the season.[…]