Bass Fishing
Bonadona’s Basin bass-fishing basics
Port Allen’s Brent Bonadona earned his tournament chops fishing in the Atchafalaya Basin, and in October his boat will be found in the middle to lower portions of the huge swamp.[…]
Fishing
Catfish
Cut the fat for beautiful catfish fillets
With a few easy strokes of his knife, Jim Danley shows how to produce mild-tasting, white-fleshed cutlets of fish from his big river catfish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Jigging tips
Here are a few parting notes to complement your crappie jigging game:[…]
Freshwater Fishing
New crappie jigs
Recently, there were a few more introductions into the crappie arena during the International Consortium of Allied Sporting Trades (ICAST).[…]
Offshore Fishing
How Mitch preps a hoo
Ballyhoo are considered to be one of the premier trolling baits for wahoo, dolphin, tuna, marlin, sailfish, and king mackerel.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
Down on the coast, it’s prime time for speckled trout. A weighted clouser or shrimp pattern suspended 2 to 3 feet under a VOSI (a fly rodder’s popping cork) will work great over reefs, and in cuts, canals and bayous. […]
Freshwater Fishing
How to setup planer boards with for crappie fishing
The absolute best way to learn how to use planer boards for chasing cranky crappie is to do what Steve White did — find somebody to show you.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Gearing up to use planer boards for fall crappie
Steve and David White have their own ideas about the equipment needed for catching crappie on crankbaits and extending their reach by using planer boards.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Unique green-colored speckled trout caught in Bay St. Louis
The phrase “green trout” has long been a euphemism for marsh bass, but it turns out speckled trout really can turn green — or it seems at least remotely possible, according to a biologist who reviewed a photo posted in the LouisianaSportsman.com reports section.[…]
Fishing
Huk Performance Fishing gear stands up to Louisiana’s heat
When the guys from Huk Performance Fishing showed up at the Buras Marsh Media Bash in mid-August with long-sleeve black shirts for guides and writers to sample, I was admittedly pretty skeptical.[…]
Bass Fishing
Louisiana to host two Bassmaster Central Opens in 2016
Louisiana waters will play host to two of the three Central Opens on the Bassmaster Open schedule for 2016.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout ‘on fire’ out of Cypremort Point
It took a while for the speckled trout bite to turn on out of Cypremort Point this year, but October’s arrival — along with a couple of pretty nice cool fronts — has finally done the trick.[…]
Columns
Stanley’s Ribbit Runt
Ann Thomasson Wilson knows a good artificial lure when she sees one.[…]
Field Notes
Top 3 Shell Beach transition trout tips
Capt. Jakamo Laboureur, with Jakamo South Fishing Adventures, shares his Top 3 tips to fish for speckled trout out of Shell Beach in October.[…]
Catfish
‘Clean and healthy’ catfish baits
Mike Spinks of Sumter, S.C., has branched out in other directions when searching for the perfect catfish bait. He goes with fruit and soap.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three men cited for Grand Isle redfish violations
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited three men last week for redfish violations on the Caminada Pass Bridge in Grand Isle.[…]