Columns
The big cook cooks big
Rick Barrios shares his recipes for Big Rick’s Smothered Frog Legs with Pecan Oil and Bacon-Wrapped Shrimp.[…]
August 2015
Fishing
What is Meosar?
Delving into the COSPAS-SARSAT system can quickly have you drowning in alphabet soup.[…]
Columns
Some accidents can be avoided
On a hot July Saturday some years ago, a group of friends launched their boats on Red River for an afternoon of fun on the water. They travelled upriver to a sandbar just north of a port and barge-mooring location on the Red.[…]
Columns
Unauthorized trespass
August is when I typically run through a checklist of things I consider important for all serious hunters to do or prepare for as the hunting season quickly approaches.[…]
Field Notes
The right equation for doormats
Find a ditch, a dock and an oyster bed in the same area, and you’ve got the makings of a great place to catch a late-season flounder in Louisiana.[…]
Columns
Wassup?
A poster on a fishing forum wrote that he was quitting kayak fishing because it was “becoming too mainstream.” He was kidding of course, but he made his point.[…]
Other Hunting
Defining the Atchafalaya Basin
It’s hard to define exactly what the Atchafalaya Basin is.
People can’t even agree on the name. Most experts on that sort of thing agree the name “Atchafalaya” is derived from the Choctaw Indian language and interprets as “long river.” […]
Bass Fishing
Keep swing-head jigs down, keep them slow
The action of a swing-head jig might be footloose and fancy free, but tackle considerations are firmly rooted in a disciplined approach to effective presentations.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to find access for float-fishing trips
Long gone are the days when creek fishermen could just schlep across any property not holding posted signs to fish their favorite creek.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top float-fishing equipment
Float-fishing on small rivers is a minimalist sport, but some equipment is needed and other stuff is nice to have.[…]
Hunting
Help Sky High for St. Jude fund St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sky High for St. Jude is a volunteer organization that raises money on behalf of families undergoing treatment for pediatric cancer and other life-threatening diseases at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.[…]
Bass Fishing
Creek-fishing tips
Thirty-one-year-old Jeshua “Jesh” Smith is a dedicated creek fisherman.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Tips for fly-fishing
August is the last full month of “SweatFest 2015,” the one festival no one likes to celebrate. It also brings some tough conditions for fly fishing, with a few exceptions.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Expert shares how to learn new fishing areas
An intimate knowledge of a specific area can produce quick limits, Capt. Ronnie Daniels said. He simply knows where he should go given the specific conditions on a given day.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Putting the freeze on catalpas
Fish feel the same way about catalpa worms as fishermen do about fried fish filets: the fresher the better.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Louisiana fishing limits are OK when launching in Mississippi
The entire Biloxi Marsh is located in Louisiana, but what if you decide to launch in Mississippi? Do you have to abide by the 15-fish daily creel because you’ll cross Mississippi waters on the way in?[…]