Features from December 2021
- December bassing on Caney Lake can be a huge gift to anglers. Here’s how Corey Harris catches hawgs this month.
- Plenty of stumbling blocks show up in a deer hunter’s way. Paul Meeks shares advice on how to avoid them and tag that big buck.
- With specklebellies occupying more attention from waterfowl hunters, especially around Gueydan, don’t take any chances. Cover all your bases.
- Berwick bowhunter Duval Arthur Jr. has gone back to basics when he plans his deer-hunting excursions. That change has paid off.
- The information gathered through aerial surveys over the past few years indicates a significant downward trend in duck numbers.
- Louisiana trout anglers shouldn’t store their tackle for the winter.
Columns - December 2021
- A list of the dos and don’ts of bowhunting, the more common causes of archery mishaps and some expert advice for avoiding an accident.
- A big, winter redfish can be a real opportunity — and a challenge — for kayak-bound Louisiana anglers this month.
- The great barracuda is among the ocean’s most-vicious predators; they’re found inshore, offshore and everywhere in between.
- Hundreds of anglers have been sold on the Zoom Trick Worm over the years, hooked on it, you might say, just like the bass they target.
Outdoor Updates - December 2021
- Mason Boudreaux of Lake Charles took a 10-point trophy buck with his crossbow while hunting in Allen Parish.
- Calhoun’s Stuart Baum received a double blessing the last week of October. A new baby girl and a big 9-point buck.
- Joe Carpenter took a trophy 12-point buck at Lower Place Hunting Club in Union Parish on Tuesday morning, Oct. 26.
- Zach Jones once again downed a trophy buck. He harvested a 220 pound, 11-point buck at Ashbrook Island Hunting Club.
- The Louisiana Black Bear Report Facebook group was developed to call attention to the growing black bear problem.
- Carson Bolyer of Minden battled 80 degree temperatures and hordes of hungry mosquitoes to take a Webster Parish 12-point buck on Oct. 20.
- Kody Hickman of Hornbeck killed a trophy 10-point buck at Peason Ridge Wildlife Management Area on Oct. 9.
- Becky Nicosia of Baton Rouge took a big 160-inch buck nicknamed “Megatron” on land she owns in Adams County, Mississippi.
- Joshua Saucier dropped a big 12-point Allen Parish buck in it’s tracks at 60 yards late on the afternoon of Oct. 17.
- Michael O’Neal got some help from his son, Wesley, to take down a 12-point trophy buck on Ashbrook Island.
- Doug Jones takes big 10-point buck nicknamed “Junior” on Nov. 2 at Bear Head Hunting Club in Beauregard Parish.
Hot Spots - December 2021
- Robbie Campo, owner of Campo’s Marina in Shell Beach, said the December fishing has amazing potential if it doesn’t get too cold.
- According to bass pro Matty Wong, squarebill crankbaits will take center stage on Ouachita River in December.
- Bass will be even more aggressive at Toledo Bend in late November and through December as they put the feed bags on.
- Bass pro Tyler Rivet of Raceland turns his attention to catching big sac-a-lait in December in Lake Boeuf.
- According to bass pro Robbie Latuso, you should concentrate mostly on the canals around Lake Verret in December.
- When targeting winter trout, Capt. Adam Jaynes believes wading puts the odds ever more in your favor of landing a trophy trout.
Field Notes - December 2021
- Plan your time at the boat ramp; use it wisely and considerately. For the sake of others, don't fail boat ramp etiquette 101.
- If you are looking to restore a boat over the winter season, here's a step-by-step look at a winter bass-boat restoration project.
- Winning the Live Oak High School fishing team’s John Morgan Spring Scholarship would mean a lot to Chance Shelby of Watson.