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.[…]
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.[…]