Offshore Fishing
Fishing offers family bonding
“We fish as a family,” Amanda Menard said in the charming Southern drawl that she brought with her from North Louisiana.[…]
Fishing
Offshore Fishing
How to get your name in the Louisiana State Fish Records
Amanda and Dennis Menard, and their families don’t need any excuses to go fishing, but they do a lot of things to make their fishing more fun.[…]
Fishing
Saltwater guides’ top equipment
When I began bass fishing back in the early ’90s, I made myself a pretty simple promise: I would NOT spend a lot of money on my rods and reels.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Strong winds make redfish the main target out of Dularge
Strong south and southeast winds out of Dularge have dampened the speckled trout bite and forced fishermen to move into interior duck ponds to target redfish, according to a local guide.[…]
Bass Fishing
Laiche, Louisiana team win B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional
Overcoming a tournament handicap and applying angling ingenuity ranked ahead of a secret lure and technique for Jamie Laiche, overall winner of the B.A.S.S. Nation Central Divisional.[…]
Bass Fishing
Yum’s Kill Shot, Warning Shot and Sharp Shooter
Take it from a Bassmaster Elite pro bass fisherman who is serious about his drop-shot and finesse worm fishing: three soft plastics introduced by Yum Baits at the ICast are going to be deadly tantalizing to bass from California to his home state of Florida.[…]
News Breaker
LDWF: No plans to increase daily red snapper limit for remainder of state season
With the closing on Wednesday of the 10-day federal recreational red snapper season in the Gulf of Mexico, the state currently has no plans to increase the daily snapper limit in Louisiana waters, according to the head of fisheries.[…]
Big Bass
Nighttime trip yields 11-pound hawg at Toledo Bend
Daniel Burnett Jr. obviously likes operating under the cover of darkness.[…]
Fishing
Humberto’s Trashcan Slam
Humberto Fontova has been writing for Louisiana Sportsman Magazine since 1989 and his style is definitely that of the common man.[…]
Fishing
C Mac’s Elmer’s Island Restoration
C Mac’s thoughts on Elmer’s island restoration.[…]
Bass Fishing
Nicholls Bass Team couple to compete in College National Championship
For the second consecutive time in its brief two-year history, two members of the Nicholls State Bass Fishing Team will compete in the Bassmaster College Series National Championship.[…]
Big Bass
DeRidder angler lands 11.03-pounder at Toledo Bend
Keith Suire Jr. had always figured it was just a matter of time.
The 22-year-old DeRidder angler had been fishing Toledo Bend for quite a while looking for that elusive double-digit bass, but came up just short last year with a 9 ½-pounder.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Coast Guard helicopter rescues four offshore fishermen 30 miles east of Venice
The U.S. Coast Guard dispatched a helicopter to rescue four fishermen 30 miles east of Venice Tuesday afternoon when their 28-foot boat started taking on water and sank in a matter of minutes, an official said.[…]
Catfish
Do stink baits really catch more catfish?
For many catfish anglers, at least those pursuing channels and blues, success follows those in the right place at the right time with the right smell.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Houma teen wins Mississippi billfish event
Most kids working summer jobs these days are happy to get minimum wage, and if they’re lucky enough to be making around 10 bucks an hour, they probably feel like they’ve got money to burn.[…]
Columns
Reach for the STAR
Two years ago, on the Saturday of Memorial Day weekend, I was having breakfast at a local restaurant in Denham Springs. My cell phone rang. It was my buddy Steve Lee.[…]