Inshore Fishing
Head to the Gulf for Barataria trout
Capt. John Pounders takes every shot the weather gives him this month to chase speckled trout in the big water. […]
Field Notes
Top 3 tips to mop up on mangroves
Every summer, Tommy Vidrine tears himself away from catching hammer speckled trout at Grand Isle and heads offshore in pursuit of mangrove snapper.[…]
Apex Predator
Apex Predator: Daytime frogging with a recurve bow
Recently I found out about an entirely new way to hunt with my bow in the offseason — and also get in some good practice in advance of deer season: Frogging with archery equipment during the day. […]
Bass Fishing
Basin run-outs light up
When the nation’s last great overflow swamp is done taking its annual bath and the water level starts falling, Atchafalaya Basin bass anglers can have a grand time.[…]
News Breaker
Recreational amberjack season in Gulf will not reopen in 2016
If you were planning on making an amberjack trip in the Gulf of Mexico when the season reopened on Aug. 1, make other plans.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Fish Hopedale trout where they cool off
Go to Blue Bayou Water Park on a scorching hot Saturday and you’ll likely be waiting more than an hour to ride the water slide.[…]
Columns
Get an early start on planning and preparing for hunting season
Not long after July 4, I’m pretty well burned out on fishing and already starting to think about hunting season.[…]
Bass Fishing
Be patient and catch more bass on topwater
The fog is lifting off the surface of the calm lake, and the sun still hasn’t peaked above the tree line. These are perfect conditions for working a topwater plug near the shore for bass. Nothing is more exciting than calling a bass up to smash a lure on the surface.[…]
News Breaker
Pending No. 7-ranked tripletail caught last week in East Bay
It’s hard not to do a double take when you lay your eyes on the monstrous 31-pound tripletail caught last week in East Bay.[…]
Fishing Tournaments
18th Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo set for July 28-30 out of Venice Marina
The 18th Annual Faux Pas Lodge Rodeo is set to roll next week out of Venice Marina, and this year’s event features a brand new five-fish red snapper stringer division made possible because the state waters line has been pushed beyond the old 3-mile boundary.[…]
Bass Fishing
Hoppers call in summer bass
Bass fishermen have a lot of different lures to choose as their go-to baits at different times of year and for different fishing situation[…]
Columns
The summer doldrums
Here in the Deep South, if the calendar says July would anyone in their right mind argue against the conditions outside being referred to as anything other than the hot and humid “summer doldrums?”[…]
Fishing Tournaments
2016 International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo scheduled for July 28-30
The International Grand Isle Tarpon Rodeo — billed as the oldest fishing tournament in the United States — will get underway next Thursday, July 28, at sunrise.[…]
News Breaker
Biologist expects lower USFWS waterfowl breeding population estimates this year
Don’t freak out if waterfowl breeding population estimates from the prairies of Canada and the Northern U.S. due out next month are lower than what they’ve been in recent years.[…]
Fishing
Sunscreen FAQs
Here are some facts about sunscreen, compliments of the American Academy of Dermatology.[…]
Fishing
The worst of times
It’s easy to think about sunscreen when it’s a bluebird day and the sun is baking everything it touches.[…]