Crappie/Bream
High noon at Crackerhead
“There’s a good one,” he said, glancing over his right shoulder. “And there’s a good one,” he said, throwing an eye over his left shoulder. “That’s a good one, too,” he nodded at another one.[…]
Columns
Take a good look at this new sight
Each year at the Archery Trade Association’s trade show, there’s usually one new product that has the most “buzz” around the show.[…]
Contents
Cover: July 2018
Louisiana Sportsman’s own Ann Taylor reeled in this beautiful speck on a recent trip out of Venice. For more tips on catching summertime trout, head to page 58.[…]
Fishing Hotspots
Outer islands of Biloxi Marsh holding trout
Capt. Bubby Lamy with In & Out Charters takes a lot of his speckled trout clients to areas like Isle au Pitre and Martin Island this time of year.[…]
News Breaker
Sleep in if you’re sight-fishing reds
While all the speckled trout anglers bust their tails to get on their favorite spots before the sun comes up, avid fisherman Jonathan Ryan hits snooze a few times on his alarm clock and starts his trips around 8 a.m.[…]
News Breaker
Vidrine urges fishermen to head to Grand Isle
If your weekend plans include heading to Grand Isle to fish, then you should check out this video.[…]
Fishing
Inshore shrimp season to close July 2, in a portion of Zone 1 and Zone 3
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced the 2018 spring inshore shrimp season will close at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 2, 2018, in the following areas:[…]
Columns
Former Big Lake guide displays big time cooking skills
Rule No. 1 in our house is to never pass up a chance to put your feet under Mary Poe’s kitchen table. Her recipes appear in three of the six Louisiana Seafood Bible books, and they’re all great.[…]
News Breaker
Throw live shrimp for Cocodrie trout
Cocodrie fishing remains red hot says Capt. Tommy Pellegrin of Custom Charters. Earlier in the week before winds picked up, Pellegrin caught plenty of trout on live shrimp.[…]
News Breaker
Father and son found guilty in 2015 killing of Louisiana black bear
A New Iberia man and his juvenile son were found guilty in 16 th Judicial District court in Iberia Parish for the 2015 killing of a Louisiana black bear near Weeks Island.[…]
Fishing
LDWF agents participating in Operation Dry Water this weekend
Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division (LDWF/LED) agents will take part in Operation Dry Water from June 29 to July 1.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Marsh Man Masson vid: Summer heat ruining your fishing? Not anymore.
Temperatures this summer have been hotter than all that gooey stuff shooting out of Mount Kilauea. […]
Snapper
Catching red snapper using artificial jigs or squid
A video from a fishing trip out of Port Mansfield, Tex., showing you how to catch red snapper on artificial jigs and using squid on octopus circle hooks.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational red snapper season to close July 8
The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission voted today, June 26, to close the current recreational, 7-days-per-week red snapper season at 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 8.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Marsh Man Masson vid: Where, how to catch summertime crappie — and bass
My son, Joel, and I set out on a recent fishing trip to compare and contrast the bass-catching capabilities of Zoom Flukes and floating worms. With the test well underway, however, we became distracted by a smoking-hot crappie bite we just couldn’t ignore.[…]
Columns
Recreational alternatives to hook and line fishing
The summer months offer excellent fishing in Louisiana. It is the height of the fishing “season,” and many of us get out there and do our best to procure the main course for a fish fry. […]