Coastal Louisiana anglers are no strangers to wade fishing for speckled trout, but there’s a different kind of “speck” that folks are starting to realize bite just a little bit better when the water isn’t slapping the sides of their boats.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is gearing up to host the first annual Louisiana Saltwater Series, a tag-and-release redfish circuit developed by LDWF in conjunction with the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation to promote the conservation of Louisiana’s saltwater sport fish resources.[…]
The final day of practice for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic left the best anglers in the world scratching their heads over how to catch fish on icy Lay Lake when competition begins Friday.[…]
With one day of practice left, Gonzales’ Greg Hackney said it’s been brutal thus far preparing for the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Alabama’s Lay Lake.[…]
Pierre Part’s Cliff Crochet has been battling a tough Lay Lake for the past three days, trying to figure out how to put together Bassmaster Classic limits. And it hasn’t been an easy go[…]
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Freezing air temperatures sent a lot of Bassmaster Classic competitors into the Coosa River north of Lay Lake looking for warmer water and active bass during the official practice period that ran from Friday (Feb. 12) through Sunday (Feb. 14).[…]
A Crappie USA qualifying event, along with a free crappie kids rodeo, will be held on Toledo Bend March 27. Anglers will be weigh seven-fish limits of crappie, with money and the opportunity to advance to the Cabela’s Crappie USA Classic to be held in October in Alabama.[…]
False River was once officially designated one of Louisiana’s quality lakes, giving testament to the potential of the old Mississippi River oxbow to produce stud bass.[…]
The French named the wandering waterway “Bayou Bienvenue” (Bayou Welcome) probably because it was like a welcome mat, providing passage for ships entering from Lake Borgne almost to the very doorstep of New Orleans.[…]
Doc’s brother, Toby, seemed perplexed as he chatted with Pelayo’s brud-n-law Zach, in from Atlanta for Mardi Gras. Toby’s face contorted and his eyebrows scrunched as he asked Zach again and again: “East Bay? Sure it’s East Bay? Why on earth East Bay — especially this time of the year?”[…]
In February 2009, for the first time in nearly 15 years, Crappie USA came back to Louisiana to hold a qualifying tournament. The area the organization selected was the Atchafalaya Basin, with Morgan City the host.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
What is the best launch and way to get to Wonder Lake in Montegut? Are there any obstacles, and how deep is Wonder Lake?[…]
The herring family is a big one. Called Clupeidae by biologists, it holds 28 members in North America.[…]
We’ve had an unusually cold winter. Where’s global warming when we need it most? The Nobel Committee should demand that Al Gore give his prize back.[…]
Most of my attention for the first of this month will be focused on fishing and winning the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake in Birmingham, Ala.[…]
Back in the 1970s, there was so much standing timber in legendary southern fishing lakes like Toledo Bend on the Texas/Louisiana border that about the only way to get around on them was following boat lanes cut through the trees.[…]