Bass Fishing
Seeing red
Louisiana’s Red River used to be a mud hole.
Or at least, something close to it. […]
August 2018
Bass Fishing
The ‘frog’ days of summer
For most folks, it’s almost too hot outside to go fishing. You’ve really got to want it to go chasing largemouth bass this time of year. […]
Contents
Cover: August 2018
Capt. Jordan Ellis with the Mexican Gulf Fishing Company in Venice gave the tuna a break and busted some nice trout on a recent surf-fishing trip to Curlew Island.[…]
Hunting
Birchwood Casey’s Bushwacker Rimfire Target
I inherited a .22 WMR rifle several years ago upon the death of my father-in-law, and until a few weeks ago, I didn’t really shoot it very much because I’m not all that keen on punching holes in paper just for fun.[…]
Hunting
Off Grid Tools’ Survival Axe
My son, the Eagle Scout, is in his late 20s now, but I can only imagine how he’d have been the toast of his troop 10 years ago if he’d showed up at camp with an Off Grid Tools’ survival axe.[…]
Features
Dog days specks
Mother Nature typically cranks up the furnace on high this month, enveloping the state in a sticky, humid sauna that practically leaves anglers begging for the first cool fronts of fall.[…]
Bass Fishing
Shimano’s Curado casting rods
Lightweight, strong, sensitive and affordable. Those are all great attributes for a bass fishing rod, but they don’t always go together. Usually, the affordable part is left out when the other three are mentioned -; but that’s not the case with Shimano’s Curado casting rods.[…]
Crappie/Bream
Jigging up Old River slabs
Determining when to fish Old River isn’t guesswork. Dave Pizzolato watches river gages, specifically the Mississippi River station at Baton Rouge.[…]
Bass Fishing
Culprit’s Water Dragon
Soft-plastic lizards were all the rage 20 years ago when the Carolina rig ruled the bass-fishing world, but over the past decade, you haven’t heard much about them. The creature bait has been the hot lure.[…]
Fishing
OtterBox coolers
High performance coolers have been around for several years now, and it seems like more and more companies are making them.[…]
Bass Fishing
Busting Delta marsh bass
With morning glories blooming across the canal, Capt. Cody Obiol was pushing away from the dock as I waited for his boss, Capt. Ryan Lambert to launch his Skeeter bay boat. Obiol was after bull reds that morning, but he knew my mission involved something much different, so his gracious salutation stoked my optimism.[…]
Field Notes
Inshore insights: Keep your tackle tangle-free
How annoying is it when you grab one rod and two others are attached to it? […]
Field Notes
Apex Predator goes ‘sight-crabbing’ for monster blues
I vaguely saw a quick fleck of blue in the moss 2 feet below the surface of the clear marsh water. Unsure of what actually was beneath the ripples, I tossed my jighead hooked with catfish skin next to the grass pile. It laid on the mud bottom for two seconds, when a huge claw suddenly flashed out of the green growth.[…]
News Breaker
Lettsworth man found guilty for killing black bear on Richard K. Yancey WMA
A 30-year-old Lettsworth man who admitted shooting a Louisiana black bear because he said he thought it was a hog was ordered to pay $10,250 in civil restitution and attorney fees, according to a press release from the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.[…]
Big Bass
Guide lands sixth Toledo Bend lunker bass
For a little while at least, Toledo Bend guide Jason Courville figured his trip on June 28 would be about the big one that got away.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Caribbean fish caught on Timbalier rocks
Ask a Florida flats angler what his favorite fish is, and he’ll probably tell you it’s a permit – the darling of Sunshine State fishermen that looks and tastes very similar to pompano, and gives one heck of a fight when hooked.[…]