News Breaker
Pending No. 5 swordfish caught out of Venice
Three days ago an angler aboard Capt. Peace Marvel’s boat battled a massive swordfish for nearly four hours before losing it at the boat.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Don’t forget to buy 2015-16 fishing licenses
With the weather finally (hopefully) starting to stabilize enough to allow you to get out and experience the great fishing opportunities around the state, don’t get so caught up in the preparation and planning that you forget to buy your 2015-16 fishing license.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Jesuit’s Blue Jay Fishing Rodeo set for June 26-27
Registration will be open until noon on Wednesday, June 24 for the 23rd Jesuit Blue Jay Fishing Rodeo, highlighted this year by three of the top speckled trout anglers in the state participating in the weigh-in festivities at John Ryan Stadium in Metairie.[…]
Fishing
Smart battery charging 101
Fishermen learn the easy way or the hard way that how long a trolling motor battery lasts depends on how competently they charge it. I’d go so far as to say that proper charging can be more important than how well the battery is built and how much you paid for it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass creel limit increases Saturday
Beginning this Saturday, bass anglers in the Atchafalaya River Basin will once again have a 10-fish daily creel limit, according to the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. […]
Inshore Fishing
Hot Water Canal scheduled to go cold next summer
The bad news is the Hot Water Canal won’t be hot for very much longer.[…]
Columns
Learn to spot trouble before it sails your way
Louisiana summer boating activity peeks in June. Considering how much boating takes place on any given day of any other month in the Sportsman’s Paradise, it’s safe to say things can get pretty hectic on a sunny weekend in June.[…]
Columns
’Yaking to parts unknown
Although likely to be seen near any popular fishing spot in Louisiana, there are still times when kayakers get even stranger looks.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Cut Off angler wins Elite redfish event in Gulfport, earns $78,000
Two Louisiana anglers battled each other and Mother Nature last weekend at the Yellowfin Elite Redfish Series Mississippi Major last weekend in Gulfport.[…]
Bass Fishing
VIDEO: Watch 8-pound bass flipped into boat
The biggest bass I’ve ever caught weighed just more than 8 pounds, and I can clearly remember waiting nervously for buddy Artie Cosby to lip the pig after I wrestled the fish to the boat. Flipping onto the deck never, ever crossed my mind.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bassmaster Magazine names Toledo Bend No. 1 bass fishery in nation
The rest of the nation is about to find out what pretty much everyone in Louisiana already knows: Toledo Bend Reservoir is the No. 1 bass fishery in the land.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Venice Marina hosts Bardwell Family Tournament Saturday, June 20
The Venice fishing community has organized a one-day tournament this Saturday, June 20, in support of longtime guide Dennis Bardwell, whose wife Cathy is battling liver cancer.[…]
Fishing
Get the most out of braided fishing line
I love braid. It’s tough. It’s got zero stretch. It doesn’t have memory. It’s got a very small diameter. You feel every tap.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
LaFosse leads STAR’s Ladies Only Division
The 7.28-pound speck Pam LaFosse caught during the Lake Charles Trout Shootout on June 6 could turn out to be a pretty valuable fish, indeed.[…]
Fishing
Spring shrimp season to close in majority of state inside waters effective June 19
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2015 spring inshore shrimp season will close in the majority of state inside waters at 6 p.m. this Friday, June 19.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Completing the ‘Coastal Trashcan Slam’
Tips and tactics on how to catch commonly-targeted species in Louisiana like speckled trout, redfish, largemouth bass, red snapper, sac-a-lait and yellowfin tuna are pretty common topics on outdoor television shows — but they definitely aren’t included in this episode of Sportsman TV.[…]