Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass stocking to bolster reservoir’s quality fishing
LDWF biologist Jason Brancamp remains optimistic that double-digit trophy largemouths will remain in Toledo Bend’s future for quite a while.[…]
Bass Fishing
Best access spots for Toledo Bend lunkers
Sure, you could run your boat from any launch on the lake to reach prime Toledo Bend lunker areas, but there are some launches that are in the middle of the action.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
According to scientists at the National Weather Service, large El Nino events create colder-than-normal weather in the months of February and March. If that prediction holds true, it’s good news for “rainbeaux trout” anglers.[…]
Deer Hunting
Time to be thinking about turkeys
Turkeys at our property in East Feliciana were regular visitors during the deer season, and as spring approaches they will hopefully begin to be more frequent in the green patches.[…]
Columns
The Egret Wedgetail Eel
When Cowboy Outdoors decided to make a big, wedge-tailed soft-plastic artificial lure strictly a saltwater bait, speckled trout fishermen along the country’s coast benefitted big time.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lake Providence hunter arrows 155-inch ‘Kickstand buck’ in East Carroll Parish
When a barking dog disrupted Jim Lensing’s morning deer hunt on Jan. 23 in Lake Providence, he decided that afternoon to move to a lock-on stand overlooking an old pecan orchard that he’d only hunted a few times this season.[…]
Columns
What to do about the ‘carry-over’
Unseasonably warm temperatures continued into December; in fact a new record high was set in the Baton Rouge area around the middle of the month.[…]
News Breaker
West Monroe doc documents 2015-16 duck season with video
When Hampton Rutland heads out for a duck hunt, he has to take along a lot more than just his decoys, shotgun, shells and hunting bag.[…]
Deer of the Year
Lockport hunter arrows 165-inch ‘Bullwinkle buck’ on Tensas River NWR
When Darrel Dorsey pulled the trigger on his crossbow last month, he definitely wasn’t expecting the reaction he got from a giant 9-point on Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge in Madison Parish.[…]
General
Some roads reopened on Dewey Wills WMA
The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has reopened some roads in the Dewey W. Wills Wildlife Management Area that were previously closed due to flooding, according to a news release.[…]
Deer Hunting
West Monroe man cited for deer tagging violations
A 67-year-old West Monroe man was cited for alleged deer tagging violations last week in Lincoln Parish.[…]
Columns
Euro-nymphing for bream?
Recently I read where efforts are being undertaken to restore False River to its former glory. This deepwater oxbow lake near New Roads once ranked among the best lakes in the country for bass and sunfish. […]
Bass Fishing
Cajun Baby’s tactics to fish the spawn
With an unusually mild winter so far — even by Louisiana’s standards — it’s anyone’s guess as to how timing of the bass spawn will play out this year. […]
Events & Announcements
Pearl River WMA expected to close this week
Pearl River Wildlife Management Area will be closed when the Pearl River flood gauge reached 16.5 feet, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries announced over the weekend.[…]
Ask Captain Paul
From app to onboard GPS unit
Dear Capt. Paul:
I run the Lowrance HDS-2 with the Navionics card, on my boat and I have the Navionics boating app on my iPhone.[…]
Bass Fishing
A great trailer hook keeper system
A trailer hook can up your hookups when throwing a spinnerbait, especially when the fish aren’t feeding aggressively. But if you use a trailer hook with a small eye, it can be hard to get it over the barb of the main hook — and it will not swing freely.[…]