Two Looks at Calcasieu
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the fishermen at Calcasieu Lake still had good lives and enjoyed outstanding fishing.[…]
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the fishermen at Calcasieu Lake still had good lives and enjoyed outstanding fishing.[…]
No, this is not the latest Matt Damon movie, in the Bourne Conspiracy and Bourne Supremacy series of Hollywood fare. This Borgne is not a conspiracy at all, it’s an alternative. An alternative to what?[…]
“We can call this the Toledo Bend Slam,” the voice on the other end of the phone said. “We should be able to catch black bass, white bass, stripers, bream, crappie…” That last one got my attention.[…]
I had been watching the ever-expanding oily slick on the surface of Calcasieu Lake for 10 minutes or so. Capt. Jeff Poe acted like he didn’t even notice it.[…]
Gobs of snapper are ripe for the taking in the Ship Shoal blocks these days. Gobs of snapper are ripe for the taking in the Ship Shoal blocks these days. Just ask Capts. Tommy and Eric Pellegrin of Custom Charters (985-851-3304).[…]
The speckled trout bonanza at the Lake Pontchartrain bridges has subsided somewhat the past couple of weeks, but Capt. Greg Schlumbrecht with To Fish Charters (985-960-1709) said there are still plenty of fish under the spans that will bite for anglers willing to slow down and finesse them in the boat.[…]
The Calcasieu Lake complex is chock full of everything an angler looks for when choosing which lake to fish. There are more shrimp in the lake than ever before. There is plenty of salt water and an abundance of crabs. And[…]
Sid Havard made a cast down the side of a floating log that was partially enshrouded by the low-hanging branches of a group of cypress trees. He immediately lifted the tip of his rod and started reeling.[…]
Everybody knows how good the fishing can be at Buras, but it’s hard to imagine just how good it is right now unless you try it yourself. The trout fishing is absolutely insane, and Capt. Ryan Lambert of Cajun Fishing Adventures (985-785-9833) said that it’s as crazy as he has ever seen.[…]
The new $1.8 million Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series will make its first Gulf Coast Division stop June 10 as teams compete for a guaranteed top award of $12,000 cash and a shot at the $300,000 Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series Championship.[…]
Saline Lake is located in the northcentral part of Louisiana approximately 6 miles northeast of Clarence. In fact, the lake is given the suffix “Clarence” to differentiate it from two other Louisiana lakes named Saline.[…]
The tripletail, also called the buoy bass, blackfish, chobie or sunfish, derives its name because the oversized dorsal and anal fins sweep back toward the tail to give the fish a three-tailed look.[…]
Boats were stacked up in the protected bay, anglers in each one diligently watching corks for any sign that a fish had swallowed their baits.[…]
I was recently writing a repair order for a customer’s boat. The steering system was frozen, and the customer could not understand how that had happened. […]