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Natural Bait Rigging

Traveling to Venice from Hawaii, John Guinan and his dad were anxious to sample some of the world-class bluewater fishing they had heard about just off the Louisiana coast.[…]

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Tambour-ine

The 25-foot Grady White fueling up at the dock looked perfectly normal for this setting, and the elegant brunette on the stern with the killer tan, bikini top and orange wrap flapping around her waist and thighs didn’t look out of place either.[…]

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Borgne Identity

Gasoline is well over $3 a gallon and the peak of the fishing season has not even arrived. What if you could still have a great fishing trip and spend a lot less on fuel for both the truck and the boat?[…]

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Grander Tuna

Kevin Carter resembled a marathon runner trying to sprint up the last hill to the finish line at the end of a race. Drenched in sweat from head to toe, his muscles rippled.[…]

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Delacroix Daze

The problem anglers face in May is not whether to go fishing, but where. The action turns on all over the state this month, and virtually any area you pick will be a winner.Even when you narrow your choice down to a particular area, you still face the same dilemma.[…]

Bass Fishing

Are marsh bass really different?

It’s the end of spring, and the peak of marsh bass fishing is past. Marshes near the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers are still brown with river water, and everywhere else in the marshes, aquatic plants are going into their summer growth period.[…]

Inshore Fishing

Big Lake reds on the rocks

When word gets out that the redfish are on the rocks at the end of the ship channel below Calcasieu Lake, anglers flock to the area to reel in everything from 16-inch grillers to 40-pound behemoths.[…]