When going into the Pearl River system, many anglers think of woods and big cypress trees. And, while the Pearl certainly has these, one place that’s overlooked is the marsh just south of the Pearl.[…]
“I fish four days a week, sometimes five,” Murphy Royer said. “Monday and Tuesday, I fish. Wednesday I clean fish and do chores. Thursday and Friday, I fish, and Saturday I clean fish and do chores.[…]
Punching could arguably be one of the most-fun ways to catch bass. There is just nothing like having to wench a fish out of thick cover. […]
Murphy Royer has been fishing for big crappie a long time, but he was beginning to think he would never catch a record book fish.[…]
When Cowboy Outdoors decided to make a big, wedge-tailed soft-plastic artificial lure strictly a saltwater bait, speckled trout fishermen along the country’s coast benefitted big time.[…]
Recently I read where efforts are being undertaken to restore False River to its former glory. This deepwater oxbow lake near New Roads once ranked among the best lakes in the country for bass and sunfish. […]
With an unusually mild winter so far — even by Louisiana’s standards — it’s anyone’s guess as to how timing of the bass spawn will play out this year. […]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I run the Lowrance HDS-2 with the Navionics card, on my boat and I have the Navionics boating app on my iPhone.[…]
A trailer hook can up your hookups when throwing a spinnerbait, especially when the fish aren’t feeding aggressively. But if you use a trailer hook with a small eye, it can be hard to get it over the barb of the main hook — and it will not swing freely.[…]
The story of the Atlantic croaker is the story of a fish that has somehow never managed to fulfill its predicted potential. They are truly one of the most abundant fish in the sea. […]
On the afternoon of Jan. 19, Capt. Joey Davis had just wrapped up a successful day of tuna fishing near the East Lump, and with only a single client onboard, was enjoying a free show as 20 to 30 yellowfin and blackfin knifed through a slick.[…]
The heaviest Louisiana sac-a-ait ever recorded was a 3.84-pound black crappie landed in February 2000 by Kincaid Lake angler Tony Boatwright.[…]
Two additional suspects were arrested Tuesday afternoon in connection with the stabbing death of Northwestern State University bass angler Dylan Poche Saturday night at the Sibley Lake boat launch.[…]
Capt. Jared Adams said now is the time to be fishing Calcasieu Lake for the huge trout for which the Southwest Louisiana water body is known.[…]
Peter Landry’s trip to Big Lake yesterday was almost canceled because of the cold front scheduled to roll through.[…]
Like many avid bass anglers, Louis Slaughter Sr. literally dreams about catching big fish. […]