Digital game cameras have become essential gear for deer hunters. They are our eyes in the woods even when we can’t be there, and they show us scenes we could have only imagined before.[…]
Curtis Simpson specifically targets big bucks when he scouts during February, so he only looks for buck signs like rubs and scrapes.[…]
Another location on Glynn Lavergne’s rotating itinerary is Chicot Lake — 2,000 acres of flooded cypress/tupelo located north of Ville Platte within the interior of Chicot State Park.[…]
Part of Glynn Lavergne’s secret to success with slab crappie has to do with the very sensitive tackle he uses to entice these sac-a-lait.[…]
Fishing lure colors are a hotly contested conundrum. One angler swears by black-and-blue, while another won’t throw anything but watermelon red.[…]
It’s rainbeaux trout time in the Baton Rouge area. Each winter, BREC stocks several of their ponds with the coldwater species. It takes a couple weeks for the fish to discover that aquatic bugs and minnows taste a lot better than marshmallows.[…]
Jan. 12 — Advanced Fly Tying Workshop – Mono Flies. Baton Rouge, location TBA. 8:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m. No cost. Pre-registration required as limited to 15 students. Sponsored by the Red Stick Fly Fishers.[…]
Popup boat blinds are great tools for duck hunters looking to attract more ducks into shooting range, but there are some tricks that will maximize their hunting success.[…]
With any jerkbait, a suspending posture at rest is usually what you want, but some days find the fish most interested in falling baits.[…]
Studies conducted by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries indicate that whitetails in parishes along the Mississippi and Atchafalaya rivers have a tendency to start pre-rut activities from mid-December, while the peak of the rut will often occur in January.[…]
When winter pushes trout and redfish into deeper canals and inner marsh arteries, suspending baits often earn the attention denied to sinking and faster-moving baits.[…]
Public lands offer some excellent primitive-weapons hunting this month.[…]
West Monroe’s Jim Dillard throws his jerkbaits on a long rod of 6-foot-10 to 7-2, but nothing too heavy.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries has set aside 3,250 acres on the Atchafalaya Delta WMA as a limited-access area. In other words, no motorized boats are allowed.[…]
If there’s one conditioned response that comes from the various mechanical apparatus used on duck ponds, it’s usually negative.[…]
Believe it or not, live shrimp are often still available in Delacroix for much of this month.[…]