Inshore Fishing
Tippets
For coastal fly anglers, February can be the best of times and the worst of times.
The worst? Relentless wind. When it blows, it blows hard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Collinston hunter nails hammer 11-point last November in Morehouse Parish
On the day after Thanksgiving, Carlton Brodnax was definitely counting his blessings — including one that had 11 massive points, an almost 20-inch inside spread and heavy-horned antlers that carried almost 5 inches of mass out to the tips.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Bigger baits mean bigger crappie
Crappie pro Tom Sprouse knows big baits mean big crappie. He upsizes his offerings to catch more slabs in February.[…]
Big Bass
Florien angler scores on Toledo Bend 10.39-pounder
Florien’s Keith Arthur spent the better part of Monday, Feb. 6, installing a new depth finder in his bass boat. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Head to beautiful Black Lake for black crappie
Fishermen don’t fish for the picture-perfect scenery. If they did, you wouldn’t be able to get a boat into Black Lake at Campti this time of year.[…]
Big Bass
Rosepine angler reels in Toledo Bend 10.24-pounder
John Blankenbaker was definitely overdue for a Toledo Bend double-digit lunker.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
‘Cajun Baby’ leads 2017s first Elite Series event
Cliff Crochet is a noted shallow-water specialist who loves to fish green vegetation during warm, springlike conditions.[…]
Bass Fishing
Caney Lake largemouths on the prowl
If you were a professional bass fishermen who got to fish all over the country, all year long, what would you do when you had a few days to just go fishing for fun?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Let the wind work for you
If you were to read a list of a fishing guide’s most important tools, you’d probably pass away before you found an American Flag on the record.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Redfish are ripe for the catching at the Cameron Jetties
A long-time charter boat captain has just the place for anglers to go to tussle with redfish in the Calcasieu Lake region this month.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Cajun Baby’s Top 5 February Basin lures
February can be a mixed bag weather-wise, so anglers heading to the Atchafalaya Basin this month need to be prepared for a wide-range of options depending on what Mother Nature has in store.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Take cue from February water temps out of Dularge
For February trips out of Dularge and Cocodrie, Capt. Tommy Pellegrin is a big believer in taking what the water temperature gives him. […]
News Breaker
Grand Chenier men sentenced for alligator egg theft
Two Grand Chenier men were sentenced on Jan. 24 in Vermilion Parish for their part in stealing more than 500 alligator eggs, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Redemption buck
The big deer I finally took down and dubbed “Super Seven” came right after the lowest low in my hunting career.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Low-down Lafitte
Capt. Scott Poche’ (504-915-0392) said February is, without a doubt, the toughest month of the year for Lafitte anglers.[…]
Columns
Louisiana marshes have clams, too
Ask the average person what the most-common mollusk is in Louisiana’s coastal marshes, and odds are strong they would answer “oysters.” Now, a lot of oysters are out there, and they are delicious. […]