Of course, there are plenty more examples of crossness at Cross Lake. Pull up to the City Park boat ramp on Memorial Day, and you’ll see what I mean. Listen to the conversation between two boats fishing the same spot, and you’ll see what I mean.[…]
There’s a little salt in the freshwater world of artificial lure-manufacturing giant Gary Yamamoto Custom Baits.[…]
Ten New Iberians came back with the sunburns absorbed during so many hours of activities on and around the water, which isn’t surprising for recently graduated high schoolers on a senior trip. What is surprising was the venue they chose.[…]
Traveling south along Highway 23 in lower Plaquemines Parish, numerous signs of recovery from the devastating hurricanes of 2005 are evident.[…]
Bayou Lafourche glimmered in the moonlight to our left as we rumbled our serpentine way down Highway 1 to Leeville for the weekend. Ten old college chums would converge at the motel for three days of serious fishing, serious revelry and serious reminiscing.[…]
Standing on the banks of the Red River today would be a marked departure from standing there a couple of centuries ago.[…]
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.[…]