Fishing
LOWA announces Fish of the Year winners
A state record gag grouper and gafftopsail catfish will be honored this weekend as the 2013 Fish of the Year winners by the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Video: An awesome compilation of topwater bass blowups
There’s nothing like early-morning or late-afternoon blowups when a big bass smashes a topwater lure.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
The Pickets are to be!
It looks like the actual well heads and Christmas tree and platforms in the area known as the Pickets will be removed. […]
Inshore Fishing
Vidrine shares more tips for hot summer trout action
In a series of articles this summer, big trout specialist Tommy Vidrine shared key tips and tactics to help everyone catch more specks.[…]
Bass Fishing
ULM angler punches ticket to the 2015 Bassmaster Classic
The University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Brett Preuett made up today for all of the tough luck he endured the last several days on the Chatuge Reservoir and surged to a victory at the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic Bracket.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout action ‘as good as it gets’ right now on Big Lake, Poe says
Earlier this spring, many anglers were lamenting Big Lake’s slow start for speckled trout.[…]
Columns
Trout Masters excerpt: catching big specks at the mouth of the river
Ed Sexton is known for catching oversized trout out of Venice near the mouth of the Mississippi River.[…]
Fishing
Golden Meadow oysterman faces drug charges, LDWF says
Agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested a Golden Meadow man for alleged drug violations July 31 in Lafourche Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
ULM angler set to battle for spot Tuesday into 2015 Bassmaster Classic
Despite fishing for more than four hours with two hooks from a 2/0 treble lodged firmly in the back of his neck after an errant cast early Monday, the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s Brett Preuett sucked it up and moved on to the finals of the Carhartt Bassmaster College Series Classic bracket.[…]
Apex Predator
‘Rock around the chock’
We all know chocking the tires on your boat trailer is something that should always be done, but sometimes the simple things get forgotten. […]
Columns
Watch out, sucker!
The family of fish called remoras or sharksuckers latch onto another fish with a sucker disc located on top of their heads and get free rides.[…]
Fishing
Spiderwire Stealth Glow-Vis Braid
The new Stealth Glow-Vis Braid from Spiderwire allows anglers to watch their line and detect bites that might have otherwise gone unnoticed.[…]
Contents
Jacks are wild — Top tips for amberjack fishing
If you’re looking for fancy, graceful or aesthetically pleasing, amberjacks will disappoint you. If, on the other hand, an arm-stretching, back-straining lesson in brutality sounds fun, you’ll really enjoy hanging out with the fish marine biologists call Seriola dumerili.[…]
Bass Fishing
Get Down On It — Extremely deep-diving crankbaits up the odds of catching deep summer bass
They’re big, they’re bad and they’re a handful to sling — those giant crankbaits that have exploded onto the bass-fishing scene over the past couple of years.[…]
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West Delta Mack Attack — How to fish for Spanish mackerel at Louisiana’s nearshore rigs
“Not the trailer bearings again!” Artie groaned as we rumbled onto the shoulder amidst a cloud of smoke.[…]
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Black on Black — Tips for Black Bayou Reservoir’s black crappie
It was going to be a typical late-summer day — muggy with a high in the upper 90s. Normally, I would have stayed inside under the air conditioning, but on this particular morning I was off to Black Bayou Reservoir near Benton.[…]