Inshore Fishing
The good, the bad, the ugly and the dangerous
Whenever hurricanes or big tropical storms blow through our area the fishing action often increases.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Bayous Lacombe, Liberty offer great trout action
When I was young, I could not wait until teal season each September. Hunting was not the plan, but fishing around Bayou Lacombe was.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2013 Central Opens include stop on the Red River
The 2013 Bassmaster Central Open tournament circuit opens with a stop at the Red River out of Shreveport on April 25-27, B.A.S.S. announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Three men busted with 62 redfish after leaving The Pen near Lafitte
Three Jefferson Parish men were cited Friday (Sept. 21) for allegedly keeping more than four times their legal four-man limit of redfish during a Lafitte fishing trip, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Web site created to help Shell Beach marina rebuild
Until a week ago, John James of New Orleans had never been to Shell Beach.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Body of missing Ouachita River angler found
The body of a 64-year-old Monroe man who was reported missing Thursday (Sept. 20) was found Saturday (Sept. 22), the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.[…]
Fishing
What the heck is trolling motor navigation?
A July press release from Johnson Outdoors Marine Electronics begins, “Continuing the evolution of GPS trolling-motor navigation, Minn Kota’s i-Pilot Link utilizes GPS technology and ethernet connectivity to achieve new levels of boat control.”[…]
Offshore Fishing
Amberjack, blackfin tuna thick out of Cypremort Point
Catching amberjack and a deck full of blackfin tuna always makes for a successful meat haul to the outskirts of the continental shelf.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Blood on the Border: Tips for catching big speckled trout on the lower Sabine River
No Man’s Land!
It has a romantic ring to it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keys to Red River bass
The Red River is known for its catfish and crappie, but even in September it will produce a full ice chest of bass. It’s just a matter of knowing where to fish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin bass fishing still good despite Hurricane Isaac
When Hurricane Isaac blew through South Louisiana in late August, anglers across the region waiting for the inevitable fish kills. And, true to form, there were areas in which fish turned belly up.
The Atchafalaya Basin was no exception, but there were still bass to be caught, one local tournament angler found during a trip that ended with nearly 100 fish being boated.[…]
Columns
Fly-Yaking
Fly-fishing from a kayak is admittedly not for the purist. Most kayak anglers won’t be wearing waders or a tactical fly-fishing vest.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana Fly Fishing Records
Want to be in the record books? While some species boast impressive weights, others are more modest and can be topped.[…]
Columns
Not your typical creature bait
Just look at those rows and rows and rows of soft-plastic creature baits, the success story of the 21st century, on the shelves at the main outlets and the local fishing tackle shops. It can be a mind-boggling challenge to pick up the right one(s).[…]
Bass Fishing
Made in the Shade: Catch more bass by fishing the shade
My Lucky Craft Sammy topwater landed less than its length from the base of a cypress tree. I mindlessly snapped it back and forth a couple times to impart that lazy walk-the-dog action that big bass just can’t seem to ignore.[…]
Fishing
Venice fish found with lesions, sores
On one hand, it’s just too soon to discern any long-term effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster and subsequent cleanup on the health of the fisheries along the Southeast Louisiana coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scientists do not have enough data collected to make blanket statements about how healthy the fish populations are and what the future looks like for Louisiana’s immense recreational and commercial fishing industry.[…]