Flounder
Tippets
This month, specks will be thick in the interior lakes and marshes. Look for clear water and some tidal movement. Or better yet, diving birds.[…]
Sidebars
Sidebars
Stick it to ‘em: Paddle smart stickers could save lives
Started a few years ago, Operation Paddle Smart is a goal of the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary to educate paddle-sport enthusiasts on how to stay safe, be responsible boaters and help emergency responders in search and rescue (SAR) situations.[…]
Sidebars
October’s Best Bets
October’s Best Bets[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for the Delacroix trifecta
While Delacroix fishing is fabulous, it takes some skill and know-how to consistently connect on a trifecta. Gene Hoover and Chef KD Diez give some tips to help anglers make successful trips:[…]
Catfish
Sidney Haynes’ juglines
Sidney Haynes begins building his juglines by cutting a 6- or 7-inch section off a foam swimming pool noodle. He then cuts about a 10-foot length of twisted, tarred black nylon twine from its spool. He wraps one end around the center of the noodle section and ties it tightly.[…]
Flounder
Hooking up
Hooking flounder can be a bit of a challenge.
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Bass Fishing
Sling ‘em far
Whether they’re hot on the heels of fleeing baitfish or wise to your presence in clear water, fall bass can be hard to reach. That’s why long casts are golden in the fourth quarter.[…]
News Breaker
Top tactics for public waterfowling success
With so many quality options for chasing waterfowl on the Bayou State’s public land, most hunters usually find a few birds for the pot.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Don’t forget topwater for trout
I love catching fish any way at all: under corks, tight-lined, live bait, plastics, whatever.[…]
News Breaker
Top 7 features for trout kayaks
Sure, sure, it’s old news that kayaks are a deadly effective tool for slipping up quietly on redfish grazing for lunch is marsh ponds only a foot deep.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Old River rafts and raft courtesy
Rafts is the local term for well, rafts — essentially floating platforms that people fish from. […]
Crappie/Bream
The Old River bream cycle
“Bream fishing in Old River is good from spring through October,” advised Padra Francois. “And the fishing is good. When people think of bream in Old River, they think of fish nearly a pound in weight.[…]
Bass Fishing
A heck of a place for a Trout Master
Joe Lavigne’s name is well-known in South Louisiana fishing circles, but not for float-fishing spotted bass. Rather, his name is mentioned as being in the revered circle of trophy speckled trout fishermen.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keep lure choices simple
Joe Lavigne says three lures are all that’s needed to successfully float fish the Tangipahoa River for spotted bass: a spinner, a buzzbait and a topwater plug. The “day-in-and-day-out” skirt color for the spinner and the buzzbait is chartreuse and white.[…]
Deer Hunting
WMAs
WMAs[…]
Deer Hunting
Early-season gear list
Bow season cranks up early in Southwest Louisiana, and while conditions may not be all that pleasant, these items should make the experience better.[…]