During the mid-1970s, I was conducting a study concerning the flora of Bienville Parish for my master’s thesis at Northeast Louisiana University (now ULM) when I got a glimpse of my first large timber clear-cut.[…]
OK, it’s August.
It’s hot — really, really hot. Bass have lockjaw. Crappie have disappeared. Catfish have retreated into the deepest holes in the river.[…]
Surrounded by boats, raucous gulls and terns dived into the green waters of Vermilion Bay near Weeks Island. And as quickly as lines could be cast, anglers were landing speckled trout.[…]
My introduction to Toledo Bend was almost 20 years ago this month when I drove to the reservoir for a Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association meeting. Former Louisiana Sportsman editor Todd Masson and I jumped on John Dean’s boat, and spent a broiling-hot day dropping plastics into 30 feet of water.[…]
The Louisiana coastline is filled with reds just begging to be caught this month.[…]
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is asking local shrimpers to report any catches of Asian tiger prawns to the department, according to a press release.[…]
Arkansas-based aluminum boat maker Xpress Boats recently introduced a new Shallow Water Bay Series for the 2014 model year. […]
Billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States, the International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo wrapped up Saturday night after three days of competition.[…]
Five men were cited last week by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries for numerous violations involving possession of red snapper and greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico.[…]
Do you like camping or picnics, but shy away from the grills in parks and campgrounds? […]
Lots of things can happen in 13 hours.
That’s plenty of time to watch 26 back-to-back episodes of “The Big Bang Theory.” […]
I’ve never been much of a shotgunner — mainly due to lack of practice.[…]
A Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries bulldozer and utility vehicle were vandalized recently on the Big Island portion of the Atchafalaya Delta Wildlife Management Area in St. Mary Parish.[…]
When Bebe McElroy and husband Victor set out from Cocodrie to fish the Desk and Derrick Club’s Diva Rodeo on July 13, they had two target fish in mind: bull reds and stingrays.[…]
Rustin Benoit has only been frogging a few months, but he netted a big bullfrog in Jeff Davis Parish last week that has even long-time froggers shaking their heads.[…]
This weekend’s fishing weather wasn’t much to write home about in southeast Louisiana: persistent westerly winds, thunderstorms and little or no tidal movement resulted in lots of milky water.[…]