Columns
Take your pick: Exotic or slick
Wilmer and Betsy Mills live in a rambling, early 20th century Southern farm home that breathes history from every board of which it was built.[…]
April 2017
Fishing
Personal trailer parking
Folks who think the average boater is great at backing a trailer need only spend 30 minutes observing a busy boat ramp to learn the truth.[…]
Columns
Wanton waste regulations
Not long ago, I received a phone call from a man with a question.
“Do we have a law in Louisiana banning the waste of fish or wildlife?”[…]
Columns
Keep ’em honest
One of the allures of kayak fishing is that the boats are lightweight and easy to transport. However, that also makes them susceptible to theft.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Forrest Green is a fishing fool
Forrest Green figures he gets 300 days of fishing in a year.
That’s a lot of fishing.[…]
Bass Fishing
Keys to North Louisiana lunker bass
Would you like to get Sontus Mitchell’s top tips for catching lunker largemouths on five popular North Louisiana lakes and rivers?[…]
Inshore Fishing
Lacombe is about more than speckled trout
Shannon Griffin is quick to admit that some very good speckled trout fishing can be found in Bayou Lacombe and Lake Pontchartrain near the bayou, but she will be the first to tell you Lake Road leads to a lot more outdoors opportunities.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top big-bass gear
Sontus Mitchell has a big 20-foot Triton fiberglass bass rig with plenty of storage compartments. Good thing: He’s armed like a big-bass SWAT team member, with bags of fishing tricks stowed here and there in every corner of the rig.[…]
Inshore Fishing
The art of anchoring in Lake Pontchartrain
Anchoring on shell pads involves a lot of strategy, according to Forrest Green.[…]
Bass Fishing
Dress up Senkos for grass game
Senkos and other soft-plastic stick baits comprise one of the most versatile lure categories and certainly one to keep handy during April.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Try this popping cork in windy conditions
While many anglers like light, subtle presentations in all aspects of their fishing, throwing unweighted popping corks in a windy month like April just isn’t going to cut it.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Coastal areas heat up for Dularge trout
One of the major keys to being a successful angler is being mobile and following the fish around with the changing season.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Top 5 crappie fishing tips for West Pearl River
Since he spends a lot of time chasing white perch on the West Pearl River, Brian Baldwin has compiled a laundry list of tips that helps him put together a nice box of fish just about every time he goes.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tippets
April is one of the best fly fishing months of the year, offering great freshwater and excellent marsh action.[…]
Sidebars
How to clean tuna
Yellowfin tuna are delectable table fare, but only if properly cleaned and handled.[…]
Sidebars
Best live-bait tuna rigs
Will Wall builds his tuna live-bait rigs around bent-butt rods constructed on 60-80 blanks by JPR Custom Rods of Morton, Penn.[…]