Inshore Fishing
Mandeville 6th grader catches tagged redfish near Shell Beach
Most people fish an entire lifetime and never get lucky enough to reel in a tagged fish.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
Go froggin’ for big bass near Stephensville
Winston Michel has been fishing near his home in Pierre Part since he was about 6 years old, but he’s never caught a bigger bass there than the one he reeled in Thursday morning.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin crappie, goggle-eye fishing cranked up
With the last pages of the August issue of Louisiana Sportsman heading to the printer, my thoughts wandered to catching a few fish. And the phone call from buddy Eric Williamson of St. Gabriel only fed the deal.[…]
News Breaker
2013 fall red snapper season set
In a special meeting in New Orleans on Wednesday, the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council voted to increase the 2013 red snapper total quota to 11 million pounds.[…]
Columns
Here kitty kitty
Gaze over the mighty Mississippi River in southern Louisiana and you’ll see a parade of tugs and barges, work boats, ocean-going cargo ships and the weekly cruise ships.[…]
Bass Fishing
Topsy angler catches yet another double-digit bass
Topsy’s Shane Cormier knew exactly what could happen when night-fishing at Toledo Bend. Two weeks ago, he and a partner had fished a tournament where they brought to the scales 5 bass at 23 pounds – and one was a 9-pounder.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo in Venice gears up for big weekend July 25-27
The 15th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is slated for July 25-27 in Venice.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fifth STAR redfish caught at Calcasieu Lake
A fifth tagged redfish has been caught by a STAR angler — this time by a Calcasieu Lake angler from Kinder, the Coastal Conservation Association said today. Anthony “Tee” Manuel caught the redfish Saturday, and is the third prize winner in this year’s STAR tournament, the CCA said.[…]
Bass Fishing
Arbogast Buzz Plug
Just when you thought you might, just might have seen it all as far as artificial lures designed to fool bass, well — you know what they said about just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water.[…]
Fishing
Power-Pole MICRO wins ‘Best of Show’ at ICAST 2013
With the fishing and boating industries moving toward the lightest and shallowest draft boats possible, there was a call for an automatic anchoring system to match.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Spoons for any fishing situation
Jason Shilling and Gerald Roy couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me when I told them I wasn’t a big fan of fishing spoons for redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Harvey Cut holds big summertime redfish
Even though we had a limit of redfish in Jason Shilling’s boat, my son Matthew still wanted something more pulling on his line.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
You gotta have an attitude to clean a turtle
Before Dirk Matherne sits down to clean turtles, he has to dispatch them. For this, he uses a .22 pistol, placing each shot neatly through the top of the head.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Wonderland
In the truck on the way from his Houma home to Cocodrie, where he docks his offshore boat, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin explained “Wonderland,” the day’s fishing destination.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Dehydration a lurking summertime danger
Capt. Jason Shilling with New Orleans Style Fishing Charters cautioned that anglers should not dismiss the heat with a hot-headed attitude that they’ll do anything to catch the fish.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Louisiana’s turtles
Louisiana has 25, maybe 26 species of turtles within its borders or along its coastline. Not all of these are targets for freshwater turtle fishermen.[…]