Currents
Will BP money provide lasting benefit?
About two months ago, I noticed traffic cones had appeared overnight in the median of a stretch of highway I travel every day. I wondered what they were for.[…]
Fishing
Columns
For 2011, it’s a new toy heaven
Many of the new products featured at September’s International Fly Tackle Dealers’ Show will be available for Christmas. Trouble is, there’s so many this year, you may find yourself agonizing to the last minute what to ask Santa for.[…]
Columns
All hail the Queen of the Gulf
She’s beautiful; she’s exotic; she’s delicious.
Huh? Delicious?[…]
Fishing Tournaments
Bassmaster Central Open registration begins
If you’re a bass fisherman and have ever dreamed of competing in the Bassmaster Classic, the opportunity to take a first step toward that goal has arrived. Registration for the 2011 Bassmaster Central Opens begins today (Nov. 29).
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Bass Fishing
Look for schooling bass in river cuts
While anglers hunting big bass head up D’Arbonne Bayou, many anglers are content to fish the river to get in on the fast action with schooling bass. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Flip Belle River boat docks for sac-a-lait
David Pizzolato hunched down on the front deck of his Xpress boat with a 10-foot Salter’s jig pole in his hand. The black Bass Assassin Tiny Shad swung back toward the line holder as he lifted the rod tip toward the air.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saltwater Series: Little Lake
Four months ago, I was wondering if the waters around Lafitte would ever be the same. As the oil from the Deepwater Horizon disaster crept through the passes down to the east of Grand Isle, it looked like one of the most fertile estuaries in the world had finally met its match.[…]
Breaking News
This weekend last chance to catch red snapper in 2010
This weekend is the last chance for recreational anglers to enjoy a special red snapper season, which opened in state and federal waters on Oct. 1, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries said in a news release.[…]
Breaking News
More than 8,000 square miles of Gulf reopened after testing of seafood
Federal authorities today (Nov. 15) reopened 8,403 square miles of the Gulf of Mexico previously closed because of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, bringing the amount of Gulf waters open for recreational and commercial fishing to 99.6 percent, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced.[…]
BassMasters Classic
2011 Bassmaster Classic field set, Hackney lone Louisiana angler
The 2011 Bassmaster Classic field of 51 anglers was finalized Saturday (Nov. 6) when South Carolina’s Ryan McMurtury won the Bassmaster Weekend Series Championship to score the final Classic berth. Joining him will be a single Louisiana angler: Gonzales’ Greg Hackney.[…]
Bass Fishing
Right time for Venice bass is now
Reports that the Venice marshes are filled with bass were confirmed yesterday during a trip south of the little oil port by the author and Louisiana Sportsman magazine editor Todd Masson.[…]
Breaking News
BASS sale finalized, ESPN to continue airing some Bassmaster programming
ESPN Inc. announced today (Nov. 2) that it has finalized the sale of BASS LLC to a group of investors including Don Logan, TV personality Jerry McKinnis and Jim Copeland.[…]
Columns
Diagnose, don’t assume, when problems arise
Sometimes when working on your engine, it can be very tempting to jump to conclusions without properly and completely diagnosing the problem.[…]
Columns
Specks, reds hustle to new bait
Besides the fact a red-hot soft plastic is the go-to artificial lure whenever he goes fishing — putting speckled trout and redfish in the boat when it counts — there’s another good reason the Hackberry Hustler is a runaway favorite for veteran guide Kirk Stansel and his brothers Bobby and Guy.[…]
Columns
Chicot is great park with even better bass
Ville Platte’s Lake Chicot sits on the border of the delta and the hill land. One side of the lake has a bluff bank, and the other side is as flat as the bottom of a cast-iron skillet.[…]
Columns
Nymphing for specks? You bet!
Last month we touched upon the infamous vosi, which is an acronym for “Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator.” Several emails resulted on this topic.[…]