Bass Fishing
River fishing red hot in cool, dry autumn
During autumn in Louisiana, it’s not only the leaves that fall.[…]
Fishing
Bass Fishing
River bass fishing red hot in cool, dry autumn
During autumn in Louisiana, it’s not only the leaves that fall.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Seventy-eight fish tagged during Louisiana Saltwater Series Speckled Trout Tournament
Despite what Mother Nature had planned, 78 trout were caught and tagged during last weekend’s inaugural Louisiana Saltwater Series Fall Trout Tournament on Lake Pontchartrain, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Four to Know: Tips for effective fall speck fishing
It was so early in the morning, I couldn’t even see the fluorescent-orange cork that my fishing partner, Eric Dumas, had threaded onto my braided line.[…]
Bass Fishing
Homebodies…Studies show bass don’t move much
Like any other non-migratory critter, each largemouth bass has a home range, loosely defined as the area that the animal uses regularly in its quest for survival and reproduction each year.[…]
Inshore Fishing
October full moon kicks off great Venice fishing
When the Mississippi River starts getting lower, the water gets cooler and the river current starts getting slower in October, Capt. Larry Averitt (225.268.9616) says the specks and reds start moving up the river and feeding better.[…]
Cobia
Cobia thick around near-shore rigs
Steve Herbison and Eddie Permenter both know that Venice is a great jumping-off point for hot ling fishing action.[…]
Fishing
Jindal touts safety of seafood to fishing association
Gov. Bobby Jindal told the American Sportfishing Association yesterday (Oct. 13) that Louisiana’s fishing is as good as ever and that the state’s seafood has shown no ill effects from 2010’s BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[…]
Inshore Fishing
‘String trick’ removes embedded hook, saves fishing trip
One second I was fishing and the next a Zara Spook was hanging from my jaw line by a treble hook slammed all the way to the bend of the hook. It happened just that fast.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Look for clean pockets for downriver redfish
The wind was howling when a group of outdoor writers and fishing-industry sponsors gathered in Venice on Saturday evening, and the anglers spent most of the three-day fishing trip fighting wind near the marina.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for pulling reds, flounder from Calcasieu Lake weirs
The Calcasieu Lake weirs are heavily pressured because they are such obvious targets in a lake that is filled with hidden underwater reefs and secret spots that anglers hold close to their vests.[…]
Fishing
Out with old, in with new: Modern fish-finders tough to resist
Sonar’s job is to show us the depth, composition and shape of the bottom below our boats and reveal suspended objects like fish. The basic principles governing how sonar works don’t change, but manufacturers keep developing neat, new ways to manipulate them that make units easier to operate and bring picture-like displays to screens that even new users can understand at a glance.[…]
Columns
PAC attack: Don’t pass up this autumn hotspot
Say “PAC,” and many kayak anglers instantly have flashes of catching limits of reds and trout. Generically called PAC, this area in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes includes the 33,000-acre Point-aux-Chenes Wildlife Management Area about 15 miles south of Houma.[…]
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Red Cork Rising
Tournament redfishing — love it or hate it — has played an unquestioned role in two things: 1) permanently etching Louisiana as the redfish mecca, and 2) establishing competitors as innovators in catching fish regardless of conditions.[…]
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Take Home Angler: Gary Manzella
Not even halfway between Breton Island and the mouth of Baptiste Collette, Capt. Larry Averitt eased back on his throttle. As his custom aluminum bay boat settled into the chop, he turned around to inform his customers that he was going to have to go to plan B.[…]
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Gray Ghosts on Black Lake
Northwest Louisiana is blessed with a number of beautiful cypress-studded lakes that have long served as magnets for area fishermen. Lakes such as Bistineau, Black, Saline, Iatt and Nantachie were created hundreds of years ago by the Great River Raft, a massive log jam that clogged Red River from about modern-day Boyce to near Shreveport.[…]