Inshore Fishing
Speckled trout bite turned on out of Shell Beach
Speckled trout action out of Shell Beach took off starting last Friday and hasn’t let up yet, according to a local fishing guide.[…]
Fishing
Fishing
Marine batteries 101
Learning that all batteries are not created equal can be an expensive lesson. Power your trolling motor with batteries designed to start your engine and they will last for weeks rather than years. Buy full-maintenance batteries and treat them like maintenance-free versions and you will be lucky to get a single season out of them.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lafayette teen catches first entry into 2014-15 Toledo Bend Lunker Bass Program
What was supposed to be a routine morning of checking trotlines turned into a special day that Jordan Broussard likely will never forget. […]
Fishing
Get all knotted up – with the blood knot
Today we tackle the blood knot.
Read the instructions below, then watch the accompanying video for great step-by-step visuals.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Consistent speckled trout limits being caught near Cocodrie
Anglers are catching limits of speckled trout in the Cocodrie area using live minnows on a Carolina rig, a fishing guide said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hackney heads to Lafitte for speckled trout and redfish
The 2014 Coastal Conservation Association STAR tournament gets cranked up Saturday, so Sportsman TV host Greg Hackney headed to Lafitte to fish with tournament director Rad Trascher to get the details on the 101-day event.[…]
Inshore Fishing
CCA Lake Charles Trout Shootout set for June 7 at Big Lake
The Lake Charles Chapter of Coastal Conservation Association Louisiana will host the 29th Annual Lake Charles Trout Shootout on Saturday, June 7 at Calcasieu Point Landing.[…]
Columns
Reds off the beaten path
As the weather warms, so does the water temperature. Submerged grass grows, and shrimp and baitfish invade the marsh — and so do redfish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney falls 8 ounces short, places third at Dardanelle
Greg Hackney’s 15-pound, 3-ounce sack on Sunday wasn’t quite enough for victory at the Bassmaster Elite Series stop at Lake Dardanelle.[…]
Bass Fishing
‘Hack-Attack’ continues on Dardanelle
Greg Hackney holds a slim 13-ounce lead over Rick Clunn heading into Day 4 of the Bassmaster Elite at Lake Dardanelle.[…]
News Breaker
HB 1082 sails through Senate Natural Resources Committee, heads to full senate for final vote
A bill that would raise saltwater license fees by 136 percent breezed through the Louisiana Senate’s Natural Resources Committee on Thursday and now heads to the full Senate for final consideration, according to the bill’s author.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hackney leads after Day 2 of Bassmaster Elite at Lake Dardanelle
Bassmaster Elite pro Greg Hackney is in first place at the Elite Series stop at Lake Dardanelle after an impressive fog-shortened day of fishing in Russellville, Ark.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lake Arthur angler catches 10.48-pounder at Toledo Bend
After a pretty uneventful morning fishing at Indian Creek and Mills Creek at Toledo Bend Thursday, Lake Arthur’s Dustin Thibodeaux and Shayne Teal decided to change things up and headed to the Toro area after lunch to test their luck.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Stan Brock’s Black & Gold Classic scheduled for Saturday at Grand Isle
If you think you can catch a bigger mangrove snapper than Morten Andersen or a heavier drum than Dalton Hilliard, you’ll get your chance Saturday during Stan Brock’s Black & Gold Classic at Grand Isle.[…]
Columns
Smithwick Elite 8 Suspending Rogue
It wasn’t too long ago that the Elite 8, the eight best college basketball teams in the country playing in the NCAA’s “Big Dance,” were thrilling fans and television audiences in a hopeful waltz to the Final Four and, ultimately, to the title game at the center of every bracket in the U.S.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Springtime speckled trout action not yet up to Big Lake standards
Strong winds that just don’t seem to let up and few, if any, shrimp in the system.[…]