Offshore Fishing
Video: Learn how to fillet, cook ‘bay snapper’
Watch sheepshead filleting and cooking technique on Sportsman TV’s episode Humberto’s Trashcan Slam, which can be found here.[…]
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Bass Fishing
Best access spots for Toledo Bend lunkers
Sure, you could run your boat from any launch on the lake to reach prime Toledo Bend lunker areas, but there are some launches that are in the middle of the action.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to get to Cypress Bayou Reservoir
Constructed in the 1950s for recreational purposes, Cypress Bayou Reservoir is a 3,875-acre lake north of Bossier City near Benton.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
According to scientists at the National Weather Service, large El Nino events create colder-than-normal weather in the months of February and March. If that prediction holds true, it’s good news for “rainbeaux trout” anglers.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
What to use when fishing Cypress Bayou Reservoir
Greg Hammett is particular about his rods and line.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to be thinking about turkeys
Turkeys at our property in East Feliciana were regular visitors during the deer season, and as spring approaches they will hopefully begin to be more frequent in the green patches.[…]
Bass Fishing
Atchafalaya Basin versus Atchafalaya Spillway
For many, if not most outdoorsman, the names “Atchafalaya Basin” and the “Atchafalaya Spillway” are synonymous.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to fish a jig on the Pearl River
A jig is one bait a lot of bass anglers don’t understand how to fish, and because of that they have poor results with it.[…]
Bass Fishing
Don’t forget marsh bass fishing
When going into the Pearl River system, many anglers think of woods and big cypress trees. And, while the Pearl certainly has these, one place that’s overlooked is the marsh just south of the Pearl.[…]
Bass Fishing
Punching the Pearl River for bass
Punching could arguably be one of the most-fun ways to catch bass. There is just nothing like having to wench a fish out of thick cover. […]
Freshwater Fishing
About Miller’s Lake
The 3,200-acre Miller’s Lake in Avoyelles Parish is unusual in that it is entirely private but open to public fishing.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top crappie-fishing gear
You will never find a commercially produced rod-and-reel combo or rubber tube jig in Murphy Royer’s Boat. This man is particular about his tackle, and either makes it or modifies store-bought stuff a lot. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Crappie assassins are made, not born
“I fish four days a week, sometimes five,” Murphy Royer said. “Monday and Tuesday, I fish. Wednesday I clean fish and do chores. Thursday and Friday, I fish, and Saturday I clean fish and do chores.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Top 6 tips for wintertime yellow bass and crappie at Caney Lake
State record holder Eddie Halbrook shares his top six tips for finding and catching yellow bass and crappie at Caney Lake.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Halbrook is a fishing fanatic
Eddie Halbrook fishes five days a week (but never on Sunday), year-round.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
How to identify striped, yellow, white and hybrid bass
Louisiana has three species of bass that bear bold, black stripes running the lengths of their bodies: yellow bass, white bass and striped bass.[…]