One minute we were enjoying a Memorial Day picnic on the beach, and the next we were up to our knees in mire, racing the tide to get enough of our boat to float to get us off the barrier island. The[…]
Today’s fish finders have automatic modes that can tune in a better sonar picture than probably 90 percent of fishermen could come up with adjusting it manually.[…]
I’m really excited because BASS announced that the next three Bassmaster Classics will be held on lakes close to my home that I know and love to fish.[…]
There are some things that are hard to admit. There are also other things you may never live down.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul:
I’m looking for the cordinates to the new or referbished reef that is at or around Redfish Point in Vermilion Bay.I know you just released your Fishing Edge for the Vermilion Bay area, but I have an Eagle Cuda 240 fish finder and GPS in one, and it cannot be hooked to the computer.[…]
Louisiana folks love to eat fish. In spite of the modern hype to make catch-and-release fishing politically correct, we relish bringing our catch home for a feast.[…]
The whipping winds have kept many coastal anglers at home wondering what could be the last several days. In the meantime, freshwater fishing has been productive and offers an escape from the blustery weather.[…]
If you knew the Saints were going to the Super Bowl before the season even started, would you be me more or less likely to sit around the television on Sunday afternoon?[…]
It’s no secret that the Lump hasn’t lived up to hype this year. In fact, several guides aren’t even fishing it unless they have a direct request because it’s essentially been dead from the get-go, except for a couple good weeks back in January.[…]
Having spent two days plying the waters of Lake Pontchartrain within the last few days, it looks like the trout bite is just weeks away.[…]
Do you remember how that wine glass shattered when Ella Fitzgerald hit the high note in a Memorex commercial several years ago? Then, to make you really think hard about their new audiocassette, the producers recorded her same note to the tape.[…]
You’ll be making a big mistake if you write this month off. I know how frustrating it can be to fish in March.[…]
Like a commercial I saw on an outdoor channel recently, Caney Lake bass used to put up their little white flags when they saw me coming.[…]
Several years ago, during a Louisiana Bass Federation State Tournament on Lake D’Arbonne in Farmerville, I was paired up with an angler who had some crazy ideas.[…]
The Gulf of Mexico red snapper fishery has become the poster child for fishery management failure in the United States. Fisheries management experts paint an ever more-gloomy picture for the recovery of the fishery.[…]
Some fish just don’t get any respect. The sheepshead is one of those. It is attractively colored, grows to a decent size, is a dogged fighter and may be the best, or at least second best, tablefish in the marsh.[…]