Freshwater Fishing
Turtle Sauce Piquant recipe
Turtle soup is considered one of the great classical Creole dishes of yore in New Orleans. Most Louisianan’s who try it today wonder what all the fuss is about.[…]
Fishing
Freshwater Fishing
Tips about going turtling
Fishing for turtles is a low-tech affair and requires very few licenses.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend gives up yet another 10-pounder
After reading so many Internet stories about 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend, Tyler Casteel made the long drive to Pirate’s Cove Marina last Friday to get in on the action himself. […]
Bass Fishing
Sportsman TV tonight at 6:30 on CST: Back to the Basin
Sportsman TV ventures into the Atchafalaya Basin as Greg Hackney pursues largemouth bass in advance of the Louisiana Bass Championship Open this weekend in Stephensville. […]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake gives up 11-pounder
It began six or seven years ago when guys attending a Sunday School class at Cook Baptist Church in Ruston mapped out plans for a fishing trip to Caney Lake, a trip that has become an annual event and has expanded to include friends.[…]
Bass Fishing
Apparent bass tournament cheating attempt discovered at Lake Fausse Pointe
A cage, or basket, of big, live bass was discovered in Lake Fausse Pointe’s Sandy Cove the week before the Children’s Hospital Bass Classic held March 1 out of Doiron’s Landing, Stephensville.[…]
Apex Predator
The Apex Predator brings along an umbrella and fishes rain or shine
With warmer temperatures on the horizon, most outdoorsmen seriously begin hitting the bays and bayous with the arrival of spring.[…]
Bass Fishing
Livonia angler snares monster bass in Quiet Cove at Toledo Bend
What started out as a weekend of quality fishing time braving cold mornings together turned into the bass-of-a-lifetime for a Livonia couple fishing the spawn at Toledo Bend.[…]
Bass Fishing
Many angler lands third 10-pounder, joins Toledo Bend Lake Association’s Elite Lunker Club
Longtime Many resident Bob Laroux hooked his third 10-pound-plus bass at Toledo Bend in Housen Bayou last week, becoming the newest member of the Lake Association’s Elite Lunker Club.[…]
Columns
Fishcation planning begins now
On the aftermath of Icepocalypse 2014, most flyfishers can’t begin to think about wading a cold stream with snow-covered mountain peaks as a backdrop. But come August, they will think differently. […]
News Breaker
Red snapper allocation public hearing set for 6 p.m. Thursday in Kenner
Louisiana’s recreational anglers are encouraged to attend a Gulf of Mexico Fisheries Management Council public hearing in Kenner Thursday evening to discuss red snapper allocation.[…]
Bass Fishing
Washington angler takes a Toledo Bend 10.2-pounder north of Pendleton Bridge
Joseph Savant and Gavin Latour teamed up for an impressive day on Toledo Bend last Friday, Feb. 28, weighing in more than 28 pounds of bass on a five-fish stringer that featured a 10.2-pound lunker caught north of Pendleton Bridge. […]
Bass Fishing
Dry Prong angler reels in 10.1-pound lunker near the Indian Mounds
Brian Edwards knew the possibility existed for a great Toledo Bend bass when he ventured out with his father on a trip last Sunday, March 2.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Oak Grove seventh grader reels in potential state record blue catfish on Mississippi River
Few people ever get the opportunity to reel in a fish that weighs more than they do.[…]
Bass Fishing
LWF Commission adopts notice of intent to increase black bass possession limit south of the saltwater line
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission on Thursday adopted a notice of intent that would increase the possession limit for black bass in areas south of the saltwater line up to three times the daily creel limit.[…]
Bass Fishing
Deville angler reels in 10.43-pound largemouth bass on Toledo Bend
Despite a rough morning last Friday, Wallace Woodson finished the day off in style with the bass of his life at Toledo Bend. […]