Calcasieu creeping back to normal
Fishing reports are difficult to come by right now because those that can’t fish aren’t even thinking about it, and those that can fish can hardly find an open ramp.[…]
Fishing reports are difficult to come by right now because those that can’t fish aren’t even thinking about it, and those that can fish can hardly find an open ramp.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) reopened Iatt Lake in Grant Parish on Sept. 10 to fishing due to Hurricane Gustav’s heavy rains.[…]
With obvious signs that the water at the Rigolets Marina was much higher just a few days earlier, Captain Eric Dumas (985-705-1244) launched his 24-foot Ranger amidst the matted marsh grass that was covering the area.[…]
After searching high and low for a redfish around Lafitte, Capt. Frank Lawson instructed me to pull it in.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
Can you give me any coordinates for reefs in Big Lake? I’ve only been fishing there a short amount of time and I only seem to catch trout when the birds are working. I would like to be able to catch trout anytime.[…]
Everybody was baking before and just after a mid-July weigh-in for a major-money bass tournament on a hot day at Lake Neely-Henry in Alabama.[…]
Each year when duck season closes in January, most hunters simply park their mud boats and forget about them. We usually have other things such as fishing, cruising and water skiing on our minds.[…]
Here’s a question I’m often asked: Why tie flies when you can buy them online so cheaply? One reason is, trite but true, nothing is as rewarding as catching a fish on a fly you tied yourself.[…]
My pick for September as the best place to catch bass is Venice. I like bass fishing out of Venice then because of the very hot weather, and this area has plenty of moving water.[…]
Paddlefish, or spoonbill catfish as they are often called by freshwater fishermen, are a primitive fish species found in almost all of Louisiana’s natural water bodies.[…]
Art Cosby Jr. is one of my favorite people to fish with. Really, he is. But on this fall day, the man wanted to go catch bulls in Southwest Pass.[…]
Bayou La Loutre, I think most will agree, is among our narrower thoroughfares for accessing honeyholes. Compared to the Barataria Seaway, the Houma Navigation Canal and what used to be the Empire and Buras canals, it’s a ditch.[…]
Many fishermen and boaters call any sealed, maintenance-free marine battery a gel battery, and that isn’t correct. We discovered in the charging column the differences between types become more than just semantics if you destroy a battery by using the wrong charger on it.[…]
When I’m hungry for fish, I don’t care if the fish are hungry,” proclaimed John Supan with a puckish grin. “I love to hook-and-line fish sometimes, but throwing a recreational cast net is much more efficient. It’s fun, too.”[…]
Over four decades of rolling down Louisiana Highway 1 to Grand Isle, I’ve whizzed by hundreds of them — those stalwart souls fishing off the shoulder of the road or its bridges.[…]
Craig Monroe eased his 22-foot Triton SeaFlight up to the fish-cleaning dock at Venice Marina.[…]