Fishing
MicroWave guides no gimmick
I’d heard of American Tackle Company’s MicroWave guides, but figured they were just gimmicks.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Two fish kills reported recently in the Atchafalaya Basin
A perfect storm of high temperatures, a falling river and the return of afternoon thunderstorms caused two localized fish kills in the Atchafalaya Basin within the last week, according to a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries freshwater biologist.[…]
Field Notes
The right equation for doormats
Find a ditch, a dock and an oyster bed in the same area, and you’ve got the makings of a great place to catch a late-season flounder in Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
State introduces new Catch and Cook Program
Have you every thought how cool it would be to catch some fish, take it to your favorite restaurant and have a trained chef prepare a special meal?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Basin fishing set to ramp up as Atchafalaya River finally falls
With the Atchafalaya River finally in a steady fall, it looks like early September could be the start of a special fall of fishing in the Basin.[…]
Columns
Wassup?
A poster on a fishing forum wrote that he was quitting kayak fishing because it was “becoming too mainstream.” He was kidding of course, but he made his point.[…]
Fishing
How to save your reel
I’m a little hard on my tackle. I’ve been known to step on my rods and twist the eyes, and my reels? Well, let’s just say I pretty much ignore them as long as they work.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Lady angler wins record-breaking Ride the Bull for second year in a row
The only certainty about the Ride the Bull kayak fishing tournament on Grand Isle is that there is none.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Toledo Bend to host Elite Series in May, B.A.S.S. announces
What happens when Bassmaster Magazine names Toledo Bend the No. 1 bass fishery in the country? The reservoir is placed on the schedule for the Bassmaster Elite Series, that’s what.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou Black big bass bonanza happening now
While the unusually high level of the Atchafalaya River has wreaked havoc with fishing in the Basin the last several months, the high water has had just the opposite effect for late-summer bass fishermen in the marshes around Bayou Black.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Finding the right redfishing spot
The average weekend or vacationing angler, for the most part, doesn’t have time to find the number of spots Lake has to in order to keep his customers in fish.[…]
Fishing
Eat your bait?
Squid are delicious. Small brief squid that you catch in your bait trawl are tender and great on the table, if properly stored and cleaned.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The No. 1 redfish bait
Capt. Bill Lake said the No. 1 food source for redfish of fish is crabs.[…]
Recipes
Grilled redfish with garlic cream sauce
Throwing a redfish filet or two on the grill and using this awesome garlic cream sauce is a perfect way to end a summer day.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top 3 bass-fishing tactics for cypress trees
With most of your cypress-tree engagements coming close to the wood, flipping and pitching jigs and soft plastics accounts for a lot of the action.[…]
Bass Fishing
How a Bassmaster Elite Series pro fishes cypress trees
Accomplished shallow-water specialist Terry Scroggins has a high degree of comfort and confidence when flipping and pitching to cypress trees or, typically, terrestrial hardwoods inundated by flood waters, the likes of which Toledo Bend and East Texas Lakes have experienced this year.[…]