“I’m a catch-and-release fisherman,” says 63-year old Charles Johnson. He is sitting at a campfire in the Johnson Compound at the Lake Bruin State Park Campground. “I catch them and release them into the ice chest.”[…]
The parent company of Humminbird electronic has filed suit claiming competitor Lowrance infringed on the company’s patent for side-scan technology, according to a news release.[…]
Nearly 20 years removed from living in the U.S. Army barracks at Baumholder, Germany, I still can’t get some things that went on there out of my mind. […]
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries agents cited three Baton Rouge men for allegedly taking over the limit and undersized red drum and angling without the proper licenses in Lafourche Parish on Jan. 12.[…]
A southerner on a visit out West might walk into a restaurant, see Rocky Mountain Oysters on the menu and order them, thinking he’ll get something close to what they serve char-broiled at Drago’s.[…]
Wiley X is introducing 10 new styles to their line of sunglasses this year. The new models include all the features anglers have come to expect from Wiley X, including impact-resistant lenses and shatterproof frames that have made them the leading choice of U.S. Army Rangers and Navy Seals.[…]
Years of research finally paid off with the creation of an effective, weedless and visually dazzling cigar-shaped soft-plastic topwater that can be thrown anywhere.[…]
Last week’s bitter-cold snap left more in its wake than frozen pipes and busted radiators. In the Lake Pontchartrain Basin, dead trout that succumbed to the freezing temperatures have begun floating to the surface.[…]
Some would never admit to fishing them, but the weirs along the eastern shore of Calcasieu Lake are popular for a reason – namely lots of redfish that can save even the toughest of days.[…]
The Women’s Bassmaster Tour was eliminated Monday (Jan. 4)by BASS, which said the circuit just never gained traction.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I recently purchased a Garmin 540S online, and it came with a base map. I went fishing down in Hopedale out in the Biloxi Marsh area, and this map was useless.[…]
For the second December in a row, sneaux blanketed the homestead. It brought back memories of an “ice box” trip last winter to the Little Missouri River in Arkansas.[…]
It’s lots of fun to catch bass, which is one reason a widely known artificial-lure manufacturer calls his newest product, Sidewinder, a “fun little worm.” Without a doubt, it catches bass.[…]
Digital components have been creeping into electric trolling motors for years. Computer processors are now common in marine electronics and GPS receivers, and antennas are small enough to fit practically anywhere.[…]
On Nov. 24 there was an article in The Times-Picayune, section C page 6, titled, “Boat show canceled.” It really wasn’t an article. It was a single paragraph comprised of a total of 82 words.[…]
To say that Capt. Charlie Thomason was fighting back misty memories might be a little too strong, but I swear I saw him wiping a tear as his Catch 5 sailed toward the broken shoreline in Cochon Bay just off Lake Amedee.[…]