Columns
Crawfish are becoming cool
A funny thing has happened to crawfish: They have crept stealth-like into the national seafood consciousness without anybody really noticing it.[…]
February 2015
Fishing
One size doesn’t fit all
Every now and then, as I poke along through life, I’m hit with small blasts of clarity. Usually, it isn’t over anything new, just a clarification of a fuzzy thought that’s been lurking in the back of my mind.[…]
Columns
Picking the right outfitter
Like a lot of other hunters, my first experiences out west were do-it-yourself (DIY) hunts on public land.[…]
Columns
‘Drop Tine’ and its brother
Many readers of Happy Trails no doubt also read my additional article last month in the January issue of Mississippi Sportsman titled Hinds County Hunter Bags Monster Buck. Well, there is a little more to that story than what you read on those pages.[…]
Crappie/Bream
How to hook a minnow
Veteran angler Whitey Outlaw impales his live bait upside down, inserting the hook through the minnow’s nostril and coming out behind the lower jaw.[…]
Columns
February is for fishing and rigging
One of the many blessings of Louisiana fishing is that there are no closed seasons. Great fishing is available any month of the year, but February is ranked by many anglers as 12 out of 12.[…]
Columns
Bomber Saltwater Grade Mullet
Give Theophile Bourgeois a new artificial lure with so much upside to it and he’s as happy as speckled trout and redfish chasing tasty mullet.[…]
Fishing
SKEETER ZX250
The Skeeter ZX250 is one of the latest in line of thoroughbred bass boats being produced by the company that began in the East Texas town of Marshall in 1948.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Love ’em or hate ’em — the good and the bad of fishing with yo-yos
Yo-yos are one of those pieces of fishing gear that people either love or hate. Few people say, “Oh, yeah; they are OK, even though I don’t use them.”[…]
Inshore Fishing
How to clean, freeze sheepshead
The key to filleting them is using a sturdy-bladed boning knife and cutting over and around the thick rib bones by going into the fish from the top rather than from behind the gills. With an electric knife, it’s easiest to start from the tail and fillet forward.[…]
Fishing
STRATOS 189 VLO
The Stratos 189 VLO is a tournament-ready craft that is big on features and standard equipment, which makes it an even bigger value.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Rigging and using yo-yos
Yo-yos, more properly called automatic fishing reels, are simple but ingenuous devices. Essentially, a yo-yo is a stainless steel spring enclosed within two circular pieces of sheet metal held together by a single rivet in the middle. […]
Fishing
BULLET 22SF
Bass and inland fishermen have been familiar with the performance and design features of Bullet Boats for several decades.[…]
Bass Fishing
How to catch Toledo Bend’s big girls
February is prime time to be on Toledo Bend seeking lunker bass.[…]
Fishing
BULLS BAY 2200
If you enjoy fishing coastal waters and are looking for a boat that can do it well without depleting your bank account, the Bulls Bay 2200 is the perfect solution.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Oak River Troll
Fortunately, Capt. Ron “Ahab” Broadus’ hospital stay was short, and once out he provided some extra input into fishing this fish-filled winter paradise.[…]