Inshore Fishing
Bay Eloi to Breton Sound – Trout get smaller, go deeper
August heat and humidity makes many anglers reluctant to get on the water. To say its hot is a given. But is it fishable?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Sight-fish for reds in Pointe a la Hache
Technology has come a long way in the fishing industry, including methods of transportation. It is often remarked that only small boats can go shallow-water redfishing, but fly-fishing guide Capt. Tristan Daire said that couldn’t be more wrong.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best bets for Atchafalaya Basin bass
The long-awaited drop in the Atchafalaya River happened in late June, and that meant it was easy to catch bass in the Basin.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Saturday’s Ride the Bull offers redfish battle royale
Ride the Bull has been around for six years, and last year 732 paddlers participated.[…]
News Breaker
SW rigs load up with specks
Leaving Calcasieu Lake for near-offshore oil-field structures pays off with speckled trout in the ice chest when conditions are favorable this month.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend tactics for the dog days of summer
As of the next‐to‐last week of June, Toledo Bend still was a little over full pool stage, water was getting hotter and, as you might imagine, the daytime bite for bass was decreasing dramatically. […]
Inshore Fishing
Grand Isle beach bonanza
Hook’em Fishing’s Capt. Jay Auseve (985-637-7142) said bull reds and lunker specks will be roaming the Grand Isle beaches this month.[…]
Columns
This Johnson Bayou cook shines
The night before making a raid on big Sabine Lake trophy speckled trout, 37-year-old fishing guide Robbie Trahan treated me to some Johnson Bayou cooking.[…]
Fishing
Electric propulsion motors gaining popularity
Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever.[…]
Bass Fishing
Concordia, St. John – Double the bass fun
Pardon the old TV chewing gum jingle, but if you are looking for some summer bass-fishing action in east central Louisiana, there’s one sure way you can “double your pleasure, double your fun.” […]
Deer Hunting
Escaped Asian antelope shot on Richard K. Yancey WMA
An escaped exotic Asian antelope was shot on Richard K. Yancey Wildlife Management Area Thursday morning, and blood and tissue samples are being sent off to ensure the animal was not carrying any diseases potentially harmful to the state’s deer herd.[…]
Deer Hunting
Deer lactation rates ‘major concern’ in portions of the state, LDWF report says
While the deer harvest increased statewide by 12 percent during the 2015-16 season, fawn recruitment and poorer than expected lactation rates in certain areas of the state were a major concern noted in the annual Deer Report prepared by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Events & Announcements
LDWF agent selected as Officer of the Year
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council honored a Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries enforcement agent as its 2015 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year award for rescuing eight people from three different vessels in distress last September.[…]
Apex Predator
Video: Apex Predator cleans gar with machete in five minutes
Homemade fish patties have long been a favorite food of mine.[…]
Columns
Poachers on private property
It was a beautiful morning, a perfect time to be in the woods. The spring gobbler season was underway, but the only birds making any music were the cardinals and blue jays.[…]
Events & Announcements
Handmade mudboat raffle to benefit Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
Sometimes in life, out of great tragedy comes great triumph.[…]