Freshwater Fishing
Catfish bait should ‘match the hatch’
There doesn’t seem to be anything all that special about catfish bait. I mean, find something that stinks and put it on a hook, and the catfish will find it. […]
August 2013
Inshore Fishing
Sabine Lake regulations differ between Texas, Louisiana
Road access to Sabine Lake in Louisiana is via Highway 82 approximately three miles west of Johnson Bayou. […]
Freshwater Fishing
Bank fishing essentials
Bank fishing might not be as equipment intensive as fishing from a boat, but Prairieville angler Aaron Langlois said bringing the right gear makes the experience a lot more pleasant. […]
Inshore Fishing
Best tackle
Capt. Kent Carlson uses medium action 7 ½- foot Waterloo rods coupled with Daiwa reels. He attached his lures to 12- to 15-pound Izorline copolymer XXX. […]
Inshore Fishing
Rigging and presenting live bait
Once you have your live bait and have kept it alive all the way to your fishing area, you will have to rig and present your bait properly to be successful. […]
Inshore Fishing
Inshore Fishing
Gorilla Hinges outlast ice chests
Eric Pendarvis said the idea for what became Gorilla Hinges germinated in 2001 when he experienced a binge of broken hinges on his ice chests. […]
Inshore Fishing
How to get live bait?
There are two means of securing live bait: catching it for yourself and purchasing it at bait shops. Here are some thoughts on both approaches. […]
Inshore Fishing
The hazards of fishing Venice
Everything about Venice seems bigger than life. The fishing is fabulous, but the area is remote from anything and conditions can be challenging — especially for the inexperienced or unwary. […]
Inshore Fishing
What are the best live baits?
The best live bait to use depends upon the area you are fishing and the species that you are targeting. […]
Inshore Fishing
How to keep bait alive and lively?
Dr. Bob Weiss spent the majority of his life keeping people alive; now in his retirement he spends his time keeping his bait alive. […]
Bass Fishing
Bass Kandi Croaker
With the very large number of plastic frogs on the racks and shelves for bass fishermen to choose from, who would’ve thunk to add another one to the mix? […]
Columns
Buck or doe — the choice is yours
It is hard to believe that the 2013-14 hunting season is just around the corner. Now is the time to be making final preparations for the upcoming season, one of which should be to purchase your new hunting license and obtain deer tags, which are required of all deer hunters. […]
Columns
VOSI Answer Man
Frequent readers of this column are cognizant of the Vertically Oriented Strike Indicator, for which its acronym VOSI has become well-established and even published in books. […]
Ask Captain Paul
Northwest Islands
Dear Capt. Paul:
I know that the Northwest Islands out of Leeville is no longer visible above the water, but I was wondering if you have the GPS coordinates for them? […]
Columns
No one can call a triggerfish cute
Drab, mottled gray, buck-toothed, big-headed and pig-eyed — a gray triggerfish wouldn’t fit anyone’s definition of cute or beautiful. Inexperienced offshore fishermen who reel in one of these charmers at an offshore oil platform will usually stare at their catch clueless as to what it is.