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.[…]
Fishing
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. […]
Ask Captain Paul
The Freeport Sulphur Mine near Garden Island Bay
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are the coordinates of where the Freeport sulphur facility used to be on Garden Island Bay? What is the name of the pass they were on: Southwest or South pass?[…]
Bass Fishing
Leesville angler enters Toledo Bend’s Elite Lunker Club with 11-pounder caught near Hausen Bay
Darold Gleason’s very last cast Saturday afternoon produced the result he’d been waiting for all day long.[…]
Columns
When a mullet is king
Kingfish are members of the drum family — the family of redfish and speckled trout — but they bear no resemblance to their family-mates.[…]
Contents
Spread out — Using multiple baits for crappie fishing
Any chef worth his salt understands the phrase mice en place, which means “everything in its place.”[…]
Contents
Barrier Bulls — How to catch bull redfish at Breton Island
So, I’m at this media event, at Theophile Bourgeois’ lodge in Lafitte. Bourgeois invited all his sponsors and a few media guys to spend a couple nights at his place, where he’d provide food and lodging, give us all a chance to mingle and talk shop, and then pile us into a fleet of bay boats to see if we could do more than talk the talk.[…]
Contents
The Cajun and the Beast — How to catch snapping turtles
The huge, scaly beast — its massive body partially supported by the water — swim-crawled its way along the soft, mucky bottom. Its bear-like, long, black claws stirred up clouds of half-decayed vegetation and silt.[…]