With the combination of redfish and largemouth bass becoming more prevalent around Lafitte because of the Davis Pond diversion canal, it only makes sense for anglers to throw baits that target both fish at one time.[…]
Fishing is a spectrum, and just as tiny baits and delicate tactics hold a solid position at one end, the opposite end sees the profound relevance of big and bold.[…]
With largemouth bass taking the place of speckled trout alongside the redfish around Lafitte, it’s no wonder these “green trout” are replacing speckled trout in coolers and on cleaning tables.[…]
You don’t have to own land to have a great time taking some eastern Mississippi deer.[…]
Speckled and white trout are soft-boned and delicate-fleshed fish.[…]
Redfish and black drum are substantially more difficult to clean than are speckled trout. The heavy bone structure and larger scales make knife control more difficult, often resulting in leaving large amounts of flesh on the carcass.[…]
Undoubtedly, lots of eyes will be on the Atchafalaya River gauge at Morgan City the days preceding the Louisiana Sportsman Open Bass Classic, but anglers Randy Rader and Jason Pittman say it’s might be a little more important to keep watch on the gauges north of Morgan City.[…]
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon.[…]
March 7 of last year was Capt. Travis Miller’s first day of 2011 to fish the train trestle. When I asked him a few weeks ago what details he could recall about the trip, he told me that he was just then looking through his log book.[…]
Anglers who make an immediate and necessary change first thing in the morning after a cold front would be wise to not forget about what patterns were working well before the front blew through.[…]
While most anglers believe cold front bass clam up with a long-lasting case of lockjaw, avid tournament angler Kenny Covington has learned the nuances of making bass bite even when they don’t want to. And much of it has to do with his rod position.[…]
Capt. Charlie Thomason can’t just fish during the summer and the winter, when speckled trout are locked into predictable patterns.[…]
About this time each year, we get the first invasion of shrimp and crabs into the ponds. With the mild winter, there’s plenty of grass that awaits them. Reds, drum and sheepshead will be rooting them out. Look for tails on calm days.[…]
Capt. Charlie Thomason firmly states that 90 percent of fishing during the trout transition is on the move, either with a trolling motor or drifting with a drift sock.[…]
Mar. 3 — 21st annual Red Stick Day Fly Fishing Festival, LDWF Waddill Outdoors Center, 4141 North Flannery Road, Baton Rouge. Time: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Free admission.[…]
There is no scientific distinction for the largemouth bass caught in the tidal brackish marshes of South Louisiana. Sometimes referred to as “green trout,” they are not related to trout.[…]