Inshore Fishing
Egret Bait jigheads
Egret Bait’s wedge-shaped jigheads are excellent for Vermilion Bay waters, where the bottom can range from shell reefs to soft mud with scattered debris and stump structure.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
The hazards of fishing Venice
Everything about Venice seems bigger than life. The fishing is fabulous, but the area is remote from anything and conditions can be challenging — especially for the inexperienced or unwary.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
August brings low stages to the mighty Mississippi and Atchafalaya. Combine that with any tropical activity in the Gulf, and the result is high salinities and a pelagic invasion.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Best casts are just a little long
In the summertime, Capt. Bobby Gros likes to fish as close to the pond shorelines as possible, but he also likes to limit the commotion in the shallow ponds.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish for reds to catch transition trout
One of the best ways to catch speckled trout during the transition days of August is to fish for something other than speckled trout.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Chinquapin prefer cold worms over crickets
Most folks that load their boats for a bream-fishing trip toss a tube of crickets in, hoping the top doesn’t come off.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Grass and point edges key to finding chinquapin
Finding something as small as a chinquapin in the middle of a big reservoir like Grand Bayou is kind of like looking for a — well, you know.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Find bank fishing spots with satellite imagery
Although Aaron Langlois and Joseph Bordelon showed me one of their favorite bank-fishing spots from a boat, there’s no doubt they are drawn to the simplicity of being land-locked anglers.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Catfish bait should ‘match the hatch’
There doesn’t seem to be anything all that special about catfish bait. I mean, find something that stinks and put it on a hook, and the catfish will find it.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Bank fishing essentials
Bank fishing might not be as equipment intensive as fishing from a boat, but Prairieville angler Aaron Langlois said bringing the right gear makes the experience a lot more pleasant.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rigging and presenting live bait
Once you have your live bait and have kept it alive all the way to your fishing area, you will have to rig and present your bait properly to be successful.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to get live bait?
There are two means of securing live bait: catching it for yourself and purchasing it at bait shops. Here are some thoughts on both approaches.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Ride the Bull IV poised to break world record as largest kayak fishing rodeo ever
Louisiana is certainly no stranger when it comes to record-breaking fishing rodeos -dating back to 1928, the Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo is the oldest tournament in the country.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunker Frog wins soft lure Best of Show at 2013 ICAST
Billed as the most life-like frog lure currently on the market, the Lunker Frog replicates an adult frog with swimming legs that extend during the retrieve and retract on a pause.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Buras man arrested for boat registration charges
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents arrested a Buras man earlier this week for alleged boat registration charges, including filing false documents and injuring public records.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bass Kandi Croaker
With the very large number of plastic frogs on the racks and shelves for bass fishermen to choose from, who would’ve thunk to add another one to the mix?[…]