Bass Fishing
Rivers are right for spectacular spotted-bass action
Farmers are cursing the recent dry spell, but self-professed river rat Joe Lavigne couldn’t be happier.[…]
Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Not too late for Grand Isle specks, reds are lagniappe
Capt. Keith “Herk” Bergeron said big redfish were tearing up his topwater baits at Grand Isle, and why don’t I come down and get in on the action. […]
Inshore Fishing
Lake Catherine is a fall hotspot
Capt. Mike Gallo says the early part of October is prime time for Lake Catherine.[…]
Bass Fishing
Two cited for trip fishing on Yucutan Lake
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division agents cited two men Oct. 1 for allegedly trip fishing for bass on Tensas Parish’s Yucatan Lake, the agency reported.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Martin, Breaux win Cabela’s Speckled Trout USA event
Houma anglers Jonathan Martin and Justin Breaux weigned in 11.69 pounds during the Cabela’s Speckled Trout USA Tournament Trail stop in Cocodrie on Saturday (Oct. 2) to pocket the $3,000 first-place prize money.[…]
Columns
Not all fuel problems caused by ethanol
Last year, I wrote a column urging readers to avoid ethanol at all costs. Ethanol has caused many problems ranging from sludge in the fuel tank to deterioration of the fuel lines. It absorbs moisture from the air.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Use caution when buying map programs
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently bought a Humminbird 898c SI fishfinder, and am looking to buy a chip to upgrade the maps.[…]
Columns
Is it a reptile, or is it a fish?
Most fish-identification books (except mine, of course) list the value of lizardfish to anglers as either a “nuisance” or “useless.” I happen to think that they are a pretty interesting critter. It could be the biologist in me.[…]
Fishing
MirrOdine Mini
The MirrOdine Mini Suspending Twitchbait is the newest addition to the MirrOdine family. At 2 ¼ inches, the new size is perfect when trout, redfish, tarpon, striped bass and snook are feeding on smaller size baitfish.[…]
Fishing
Roscoe Jig
Blue Water Candy Lures recently introduced a new vertical jig that is less labor intensive than traditional jigs because it requires less action to be effective.[…]
Fishing
Berkley Classics Turboglide
The Berkley Classics TurboGlide Lithium-ion Cordless Electric Fillet System features the smooth, lightweight and powerful Classics TurboGlide fillet knife, with non-slip SofTorx finish grip and a 7 ½-inch serrated blade, perfect for precision cuts or large fillets.[…]
Fishing
Talon holds anglers in shallow water
The word “anchor” starts visions dancing in my head of handling a heavy, muck- and weed-coated chunk of metal connected to a slimy wet rope by a length of rusty chain.[…]
Columns
Bass love Bomber’s Model B
When Oklahoman Edwin Evers needs to put bass in the boat in one of the many high-pressure bass tournaments he fishes, including the recent Bassmaster Elite Series, he goes “hunting” with his favorite balsa wood crankbait — the Bomber Model B.[…]
Columns
It’s time to hit the cooling oxbows
In North Louisiana during October, the weather will start to cool off. The bass will get into their fall mode more quickly than they do in South Louisiana because they’ll start to feel winter approaching.[…]
Bass Fishing
The haunt for reds in October
For most fly anglers in our state, it’s not the waters that torment us, but what swims in them. As we count down to All Hallow’s Eve, and the invasion of predatory species into our estuaries, the fly fishing can be so good it’s frightening.[…]
Offshore Fishing
Thousands of square miles of Gulf reopened for fishing as special red snapper season begins
Federal authorities opened 5,628 square miles of water in the Gulf of Mexico today (Oct. 1) to all fishing to coincide with the opening of the special red snapper season that began today, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries reported.[…]