Inshore Fishing
Things to know before you go to Breton Island
Breton Island is a National Wildlife Refuge and home to a huge population of seabirds.[…]
Fishing
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.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tips about going turtling
Fishing for turtles is a low-tech affair and requires very few licenses.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shallow trout prefer a straight pull
What good would a small mud boat be if you didn’t know how to catch fish once you got away from everybody else by crossing a shallow flat?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to clean a loggerhead turtle
At first glance, cleaning the armored, prehistoric-looking loggerhead turtle appears to be an impossible task. But cleaning a turtle is quite quickly and easily done once one learns the ropes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide enjoys evening DuLarge bite
For a charter captain, fishing can be a little hectic.
With all the things they’ve got to think about each and every morning to ensure their customers have a fun and productive day on the water, the fun of fishing can sometimes be tough to recall.[…]
Bass Fishing
Where to on Toledo Bend
Frogs can certainly get bites anywhere on the lake, but vegetation is the key to consistent results.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Lake Boeuf fishing tips from the pros
First timers to Lake Boeuf should probe and hunt, concentrating their efforts near duck blinds because they provide permanent cover, Steve Bourgeois advised.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
When and how to fish Lake Boeuf
Lake Boeuf, a natural lake set in a depression in northern Lafourche Parish has two reputations. First, it is known as a great fishing destination.; second, it has a reputation as a hard lake to fish successfully on a consistent basis.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Spawning 101 for bream
When bream fishermen refer to bream “bedding up” they’re not speaking of bream going to bed to sleep. Actually, bedded bream are spawning bream — the most active of bream and, therefore, the easiest to catch.[…]
Bass Fishing
Braided lines for punching the grass
Pulling big bass through grass mats requires tough line, and “tough” means braided line for most bass anglers.[…]
Bass Fishing
Ivy St. Romain’s grass-punching equipment
Ivy St. Romain, owner of Ivy’s Tackle Box in Morgan City, said he prefers a tungsten weight because the end of the weight has a deeper concave than lead.[…]
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.[…]