Inshore Fishing
Lockport Action in Canals and Little Bayous
This is the time of year when Captain T-Man Cheramie (985-693-6828) expects the water to finally come up around Lockport and stay.[…]
Bass Fishing
Red River Right for Early Spawn
Bass typically spawn later in rivers than they do in lakes because of high, spring water levels that look more like a Yoo-hoo than water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Breton Sound Heating Up Inside and Outside
Fishing has turned on all over Louisiana the past couple of days, and that has made it difficult to single out one particular spot to highlight.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rigolets Right For Waiting Out Pontchartrain
Captain Greg Schlumbrecht of To Fish Charters expects the HWY 11 and the Train Bridges across Lake Pontchartrain to explode with giant speckled trout just any day now.[…]
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Sportsman Survivor
Time travel is a scary proposition.
For one thing, you never know if the portal you slide down is two ways. I mean, really, when you’re vaporized from one era and reconstructed in another, is there any guarantee you’ll be able to get back to where you started?[…]
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Marsh Olympics
It was still dark in the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning when I shook hands with Capt. Chad Dufrene and we sat down for breakfast at Rose’s Café in Golden Meadow.[…]
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Shrouded Gem
Folks living in the northern portion of the state don’t have far to look when seeking good fishing waters.[…]
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A Winn is a Winn
With over 600,000 acres, Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest can seem an overwhelming place to find a turkey, much less to end a hunt successfully.[…]
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Compliments of Concordia
Jody Perrault and Travis Brown struggled to bring their sack of bass to the scales at the conclusion of the Bass Busters Team Trail kick-off tournament at Lake Concordia last February.[…]
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Turkey Season Primer
I was in my sixth decade of life before I was even remotely interested in spring turkey hunting.[…]
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The Great Bait Debate
Those fish aren’t gonna hit that plastic,” my fishing buddy said emphatically more than a decade ago.[…]
Columns
Apocalyptic angst? Relax, it’s Miller time
One of my best trips of last season was prophesized by the Bible.[…]
Columns
Stevens combines performance, value
Carlos is becoming an optics snob.
“Didja see what they put on that rifle? That cheap scope? Can you believe that?”[…]
Fishing
How many fish-finder pixels is enough?
I recently saw an exchange between fishermen on the Internet. One wanted to know if 500 watts was enough power for someone who fishes water no deeper than 30 feet.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Where can I fish for mangroves?
Dear Capt. Paul:
I just resently bought a 22-foot boat, and I would love to start fishing Grand Isle for mangrove snapper.[…]
Fishing
Buyers beware of Katrina, Rita boats
The one-two punch of Katrina and Rita claimed upwards of 50,000 boats, many of which have been totaled by the insurance companies[…]