Columns
Remington 700 VTR the tacti-coolest yet
Many riflemen will tell you if there is one company that knows how to get it right, it is Remington. The frequent comment heard is “Remington shoots straight, straight out of the box.”[…]
Fishing
Columns
Humdingers still a hit with bass, anglers
Like a good wine, Humdinger spinnerbaits made by T&T Lures are getting better with age.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Calcasieu Lake felt affects of cold front
“Cuz, you should have been here yesterday,” is the phrase with which I’m most frequently greeted upon my arrival.[…]
Currents
More bad news for your boat?
Something for all of us to keep in mind as our country skates down the steep sloap of socialism is that governments and businesses usually operate in exactly opposite ways.[…]
Contents
Thermos Trout
The summer trout bite happens quickly in Barataria Bay. Spend too much time at the coffee pot, and your chances of putting up big numbers goes down with every stir of your spoon.[…]
Contents
Dead in the Water?
Current red snapper regulations seem ridiculous to anglers who have spent any time probing the hundreds of oil rigs off Louisiana’s coastline.[…]
Contents
Middle of Nowhere
I have dipped a lure in the waters of virtually every lake in North Louisiana. As an outdoor writer, I feel it necessary that I familiarize myself with the waters where my readers hang out.[…]
Contents
Of Frogs and Men
“Kaw, that’s a big one!” said 59-year-old Danny “Eagle” Edgar.
“That’s a man,” agreed 56-year-old Clay Switzer.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle surf holding some specks
Captain Eddie Berthelot with Spots & Specks Charters (985-637-3177) has a good cure for fishing during the north winds we’ve had the last few days.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Causeway trout biting in the wind
A calm day has been a rarity since January, but that hasn’t kept some anglers from smacking the speckled trout and redfish. Some, like Captain Eric Dumas at Lake Pontchartrain have even found that the fish bite better in the wind.[…]
Fishing
L.D.W.F. fishing closure declared in an area south of Port Sulphur in Plaquemines Parish
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) has closed commercial and recreational fishing in an area south of Port Sulphur in Plaquemines Parish following the discovery of tilapia in public waterways in the vicinity.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
What’s best route to Shell Beach’s outside?
Dear Capt. Paul:
Is it possible for you to show an easier route from Shell Beach to Breton Sound? How do I get to Bay Eloi, Black Bay and Breton Island.[…]
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Fish on the Fringes
For speckled trout and redfish anglers, May is Christmas and New Year’s Day rolled into one.[…]
Fishing
Manuals provide flushing directions
I have been writing columns for more years than I care to admit. In all those years, I cannot remember a single column that generated as much reader response as the one I wrote about flushing your engines.[…]
Bass Fishing
Diversionary Tactics
I climbed into Capt. Frank Lawson’s Champion bay boat fully expecting to catch redfish. The fact that he was tying on three bass lures only made me think that he would be showing me how to use bass tactics to catch redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Trout biting under Bayou Dupont birds
Captain Chris Pike with Bourgeois Charters (504-341-5614) doesn’t play around when he’s fishing birds.[…]