Inshore Fishing
Crab season to close for 30 days beginning Monday
If you enjoy eating fresh boiled crabs, get your fix this weekend because they won’t be available for about the next month.[…]
Inshore Fishing
St. Bernard man cited for alleged oyster violations
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited a 33-year-old St. Bernard man for alleged oyster violations in Drum Bay on Feb. 14.[…]
Bass Fishing
The best month to catch TB toads
It’s the $1 million question: When should you make the haul to Toledo Bend for the greatest chance to catch one of the double-digit bass that teem in the huge reservoir?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Orange Grove sac-a-lait bite on fire
Another unseasonably mild winter — even by South Louisiana standards — has been a boon for sac-a-lait anglers, who’ve been reeling in slabs almost since late last year.[…]
Deer Hunting
Tennessee whitetail sets new non-typical B&C world record
A Tennessee hunter’s 47-point whitetail buck has officially been accepted as the new hunter-taken, non-typical world record by the Boone and Crockett Club after being scored by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency’s B&C scorers.[…]
News Breaker
Video: Commercial red snapper haul
A video posted by a Grand Isle commercial red snapper fisherman is getting lots of attention on Louisiana Sportsman’s Facebook page.[…]
Big Bass
Crappie angler lands 10.36-pound Toledo Bend bass
Craig May woke up Friday preparing for a morning of crappie fishing on Toledo Bend.[…]
General
Plane hits deer during takeoff in Charlotte, N.C.
A plane carrying 44 passengers struck a deer during takeoff Wednesday morning at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to media reports.[…]
Bass Fishing
2018 Bassmaster Classic returns to Lake Hartwell
The 2018 Bassmaster Classic is returning to familiar waters.
The 48th annual world championship of professional bass fishing will be held March 16-18 in Greenville, S.C. on Lake Hartwell, which played host to the Classic in 2008 and most recently in 2015[…]
General
Door-to-door shrimp salesmen busted by LDWF
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries cited two door-to-door shrimp salesmen for allegedly shorting customers in Calcasieu Parish last month.[…]
Columns
LiveTarget’s Swimbait Series
LiveTarget, with its industry-leading designs and award-winning artificial lures, has added to its growing family with soft-plastic swimbaits that — even in their earliest stages of design — fool the forage fish they resemble so closely.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Caney Lake is black crappie haven
Unlike many North Louisiana reservoirs, black crappie seem to thrive in Caney Lake’s deep, clear water.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How two trout masters became fast friends
Those of us old enough to remember the Lone Ranger TV series will recall that Indian side-kick Tonto invariably called the Lone Ranger “Kemo-sabe.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top 5 reasons to fish trout with soft-plastics
Besides catching fish, soft-plastics offer other powerful advantages in the pursuit of speckled trout and redfish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Top trout tactics for soft-plastic lures
Trout master Dudely Vandenboore recommended experimenting with and without corks. Corks keep the bait in the strike zone longer if the fish are suspended.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Are soft plastics playing out?
Most fishing lures are not immortal. Many come on strong, live a good life and quietly fade into history.[…]