Public access to small bayou and stream fishing in North Louisiana is almost unlimited when you consider the resources available in the five ranger districts of the Kistachie National Forest, located within an imaginary triangle between Winnfield, Natchitoches and Alexandria.[…]
Catching trout in the big bays and outside waters isn’t for everyone, and not every angler has a nice large bay boat to overcome choppy seas.[…]
Changing line needn’t be a hassle; you simply have to control the situation. Here are some bass fishing pros explaining what they do.[…]
Capt. Travis Miller is a huge fan of trout fishing during May, but he still has to cater to his customers who want redfish. […]
Rhett Buteau admitted a little guiltily that he is obsessive about fishing.[…]
Capt. Travis Miller is a big double-rig fan. They certainly catch boat loads of fish all over the coast. Here’s how to tie one.[…]
Rhett Buteau, like many other dedicated sac-a-lait fishermen, has had trouble buying fishing corks made of real cork in recent years.[…]
Rhett Buteau breaks sac-a-lait cover into four types: grass beds, bushes, laydowns, and wellheads, and explains how to fish each of them.[…]
Now that shrimp have flooded the marsh ponds, better pack those shrimp flies into your box. Among the many choices are Kwans, Charlies, Crystal Shrimp, Borski Hair Shrimp, Popovics Shrimp and Coma Shrimp.[…]
Rhett Buteau has his sac-a-lait fishing tackle down pat for his needs.[…]
The Atchafalaya Basin is huge and its habitats are complex. Besides the main channel of the Atchafalaya River that runs the length of it, the Basin has major and minor bayous, pipeline and oilfield canals, sloughs, coves, lakes and back-swamps. […]
In early May, Johnson spends much of his time beneath Pendleton Bridge over public artificial reefs.[…]
Capt. Jody Auenson fishes with all types of baits and lures: soft plastics, plugs, live shrimp and cocahoe minnows. But he loves croakers.[…]
Before this spring’s historic flooding on Toledo Bend, longtime guide Jerry Thompson of Living the Dream Guide Service (318-256-8991) was finding some hefty slab crappie.[…]
Although Jody Auenson and Ricky Richoux have been friends for at least 15 years, this was the first time they fished together.[…]
Fishing guide Shane Johnson said May and June are the best months to catch numbers of crappie off the artificial reefs under Pendleton Bridge.[…]