Fishing
Rockport Rattler
With its unique rattle chamber, light reflecting eyes that work well in both clear and muddy water and variety of colors and sizes, the Rockport Rattler separates itself from the rest.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Chandeleur Island lighthouses that once were
History buffs might be interested to know that three lighthouses once stood on Chandeleur Island, and prior to 1915 there was farming on the island and a fishing settlement.[…]
Contents
Goin’ Downstairs: Tips for catching summertime fish deep in the MRGO
The trip looked doomed. It always happens this way. The prospects for the morning’s fishing trip always decrease in direct ratio to the number of wine corks popped and trips to the keg. When Doc cranks up “Shattered” by the Rolling Stones, the plans are seriously tail-spinning.[…]
Columns
Red Snapper:
Writing about red snapper biology isn’t a lot of fun. In fact, it’s downright depressing. The 40-day recreational season ended in July.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Old Gulf of Mexico oil rigs drive economic growth
In additional to the repercussions to the fish habitats and those who love to fish around the rigs, there is also a very big economic impact at stake.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Coalition grows to oppose Idle Rigs policy
In early June, a coalition of recreational-fishing organizations requested a moratorium on the government’s stated plan to quickly dismantle more than 650 oil rigs.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Reality of rig removals seem to belie official stance
A spokesperson for the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement said rig removal has not been, as suggested, recently ramped up as a knee-jerk response to the Deepwater Horizon disaster; however, many of those who have been making frequent trips out in the Gulf see it differently.[…]
News Breaker
Rig removals killing offshore habitat
Earlier this year, one of spearfisherman Terry “Papa Smurf” Migaud’s favorite oil platforms was removed. It was the Main Pass 305 platform, which Migaud said hosted “wall to wall” grouper in the winter, and large schools of amberjacks and snapper in the summer — along with a large variety of tropical fish.[…]
NEW PRODUCTS
Max Bait Trays keep trolling baits cool but not soggy
Danny Sykes was tired of having soggy baits, but he needed to rig his offshore trolling baits the night before to be ready for hot action when he went fishing off the North Carolina coast.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Black Bay, Delacroix marshes heat up
Running to Black Bay from Delacroix and working your way back through the marsh to Orange Bayou is your best bet for a fat, mixed bag of inshore species.[…]
Fishing
Clean your displays inside and out
Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? Or was it a smear of sunscreen lotion or insect repellent left by a fingertip? Hopefully it wasn’t a permanent scratch, crack, craze or other scar.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Conditions make Venice bass-fishing trip a challenge
Let’s get this straight: Allen Crawford is NOT a bass fisherman.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sweeping up
Making a clean sweep seems to always make things feel a little fresher.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Body of second Lake Charles fisherman found
The body of a 25-year-old Westlake man missing since the boat in which he was fishing on Lake Charles capsized Friday evening was recovered Sunday (July 22) morning, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries reported.
Christopher Rollins was the second victim of the accident; the body of 22-year-old William R. Druilhet Jr. was recovered Saturday morning, the LDWF said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Small boat, Big Lake, no problem
OK then, you have a small boat, you want to fish for specks and reds, and you think you can’t do it. But you can.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout, cobia stacked up south of Cocodrie
Catching a mess of trout in Caillou Bay and then going out to South Timbalier to bag a few lemon fish, or vise versa, should be a breeze right now for anyone with a bay boat on a calm day.[…]