Columns
The joys of Christmas fishing
Spending a beautiful day in the marsh with good friends, catching fish on flies we had tied, is a joy of Christmas for every fly angler.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Crappie fishing for Christmas
Chuck Morgan travels all over the region crappie fishing for fun and competitively, but he also enjoys being home for the Christmas season, looking for crappie on the Christmas trees or other assorted sunken tops and structure right in his own backyard.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 10-point goes down on Tensas River NWR
Casey Brewer parlayed an October squirrel hunting trip on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge — when he did a little deer scouting as well — into the public lands buck of a lifetime after downing a heavy-horned 10-point on Nov. 25.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
DGPS vs. WAAS: What is better in a GPS?
I am now running my Global Positioning System unit mated to a DGPS receiver while in offshore locations, but I am considering getting another GPS unit that I would be using in interior lakes away from the coastal waters. I am also considering one of the current handheld units offered.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Focus on Black Lake flocks
A good pair of binoculars in your tackle box is probably just as important as the jighead you’re throwing and the color lure you’ve selected when targeting speckled trout and redfish this month on Black Lake.[…]
Bass Fishing
Go to Lake Providence for peaceful fishing
Largemouth bass fishing on Lake Providence is pretty good all year round, but there is an added bonus for fishermen this time of year that could almost go unnoticed.[…]
Deer Hunting
Two convicted felons arrested for spotlighting deer, LDWF says
Enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries arrested two convicted felons in Washington Parish last weekend for allegedly spotlighting deer near Franklinton, according to a news release.[…]
Inshore Fishing
It’s a wonderful time for wading
If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
That’s what some speckled trout anglers do in December on the northern reaches of Calcasieu Lake — especially those who want wallhanger fish weighing up to 10 pounds.[…]
Deer of the Year
65-year quest ends with Caldwell Parish 13-point
They say good things come to those who wait.
In the case of James Curry Stuart, it took 65 years, but the wall-hanger buck he’s been after since he was child finally materialized on Nov. 19 in Caldwell Parish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Port Fourchon set to host kayak world championship
More than 40 kayak anglers from almost 20 countries will descend upon Lafourche Parish this week to compete in the 2016 Hobie Fishing World Championship from Moran’s Marina in Port Fourchon.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Castle crowds
Capt. Mike Gallo (504-259-3474) idled his bay boat through the crowd anchored around the big rock pile near Violet formerly known as “The Castle.”[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 14-point nicknamed ‘Handlebars’ arrowed on Hogue Island
It’s not often that a hunter who shoots a 170-class deer gets more excited to find a 6-inch piece of antler than the actual animal itself, but that’s exactly what happened with Heath Clement and a unique Hogue Island buck nicknamed “Handlebars.”[…]
Columns
It’s a tough little world for shiners
The minnow family, Cyprinidae, is the largest family of freshwater fish in the world with roughly 2,400 species.[…]
Deer Hunting
Raceland man cited for alleged deer violations
A 53-year-old Raceland man was cited last weekend for alleged deer violations by enforcement agents with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in Lafourche Parish.[…]
Deer of the Year
Port Hudson hunter downs heavy-horned 12-point from 420 yards
Chris Evans is moving to a new house near Jackson, leaving behind a 40-acre tract of family land near Port Hudson where he’s done a lot of deer hunting over the years.[…]
Deer of the Year
Big 8-point goes down on Richard K. Yancey WMA
Essie Maricle has had not one, but both, knees replaced. However, surgery hasn’t slowed her down a bit — especially when it comes to deer hunting.[…]