Life is ever changing, and that’s never more true than in tournament bass fishing. And the 2013 Louisiana Sportsman Bass Championship is a prime example of just how much of a difference the turning of the heavens can make.[…]
We all know the importance of introducing kids to fishing. Getting them “hooked” early will teach them a wide range of skills and help create memories that will last a lifetime.[…]
“We were a little concerned that he might not like it and we made that two hour drive for nothing, but that was definitely not the case,” Jayson Poucher said of his son Braydon’s first kayak fishing trip.[…]
Conditions were clear and calm for the first couple of hours of the Skeeter-Yamaha Louisiana Sportsman Bass Championship, and then the wind began wailing out of the south.[…]
Saturday morning, Dean Rojas felt like his game was dying, that perhaps his chance of victory in the Sabine River Challenge presented by STARK Cultural Venues was slipping through his fingers.[…]
It was a short workday for Todd Faircloth on Friday.[…]
Capt. Chris Pike with Cast and Blast Charters has been smashing the trout in Delacroix for the past few days. The key is understanding where to fish on any given day, he said.[…]
Dean Rojas of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., with a history of wins on Toledo Bend Reservoir, shone equally bright Thursday on the Sabine, the big lake straddling the river to the north.[…]
In addition to its trademark spinnerbait, Slam Dunk also has resurrected the Thumper jig.[…]
A machinist’s touch has made all the difference in the world to a spinnerbait made in the Sportsman’s Paradise. Just ask some bass anglers by the name of Shaw Grigsby and Kevin Van Dam, who make sure they get their hands on the lure any time they get to Louisiana. Or ask accomplished Louisiana bass angler Jamie Laiche of Gonzales.[…]
Personal flotation devices are required for each person aboard a boat, but not just any old PFD will pass muster: Only those models of life jackets approved by the U.S. Coast Guard are acceptable.
And that’s becoming an issue, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries announced today.[…]
Standard Mapping maps have been the golden standard for Louisiana anglers for years, but now the same high-definition imaging that makes their printed products so useful are now available for Lowrance’s HDS system.[…]
One of the top movies of 2012 was “Life of Pi.” It’s the story of a young Indian boy named Pi, victim of a shipwreck who spends over 200 days aboard a small boat with a Bengal tiger. He survives by catching fish.[…]
With the mild winter we’ve had, the coastal ponds are getting thick with grass. The grass helps to maintain clarity, so reds can be easily sighted. Getting a fly through heavy moss is the problem.[…]
Mar. 2 (Sat) – 22nd annual Red Stick Day Fly Fishing Festival, LDWF Waddill Outdoors Center, 4141 North Flannery Rd, Baton Rouge. Time: 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. Free admission. Programs, fly tying, casting, kayak demos, pond fishing, raffles, food and refreshments. Sponsored by the Red Stick Fly Fishers.[…]
Sulphur bass angler Barry Celestine said he’s talked with several professional anglers about the upcoming Sabine River stop of the Bassmaster Elite Series, ad he’s told them all the same there — there are plenty of fish in the river to win the event.
“I think it’ll take 12 pounds a day,” Celestine said. “I had 9 pounds this last weekend — and the water conditions were horrible.”[…]