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June 11, 2026
/February 2016

February 2016

Freshwater Fishing

Crappie assassins are made, not born

February 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

“I fish four days a week, sometimes five,” Murphy Royer said. “Monday and Tuesday, I fish. Wednesday I clean fish and do chores. Thursday and Friday, I fish, and Saturday I clean fish and do chores.[…]

Offshore Fishing

Video: Learn how to fillet, cook ‘bay snapper’

February 15, 2016 Humberto Fontova

Watch sheepshead filleting and cooking technique on Sportsman TV’s episode Humberto’s Trashcan Slam, which can be found here.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

Royer’s record-book crappie

February 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Murphy Royer has been fishing for big crappie a long time, but he was beginning to think he would never catch a record book fish.[…]

Crappie/Bream

How to tie your own crappie jigs

February 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

Murphy Royer ties his own crappie jigs because he is particular about colors, but mostly because he enjoys making them and fishing with his own lures.[…]

Bass Fishing

Where to catch Toledo Bend prespawn lunkers

February 15, 2016 Chris Berzas

It is no secret that the better bass fishing at Toledo Bend mostly south of Pendleton Bridge that cuts the lake roughly in half.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

How to get to Cypress Bayou Reservoir

February 15, 2016 Terry L. Jones

Constructed in the 1950s for recreational purposes, Cypress Bayou Reservoir is a 3,875-acre lake north of Bossier City near Benton.[…]

Bass Fishing

Lures and tactics

February 15, 2016 Chris Berzas

Sight-fishing isn’t the deal during the prespawn, but Dean said the bass won’t be hugging the bottom, either.[…]

Freshwater Fishing

What to use when fishing Cypress Bayou Reservoir

February 15, 2016 Terry L. Jones

Greg Hammett is particular about his rods and line.[…]

Bass Fishing

Haygrass is new at Toledo Bend but provides perfect bass habitat

February 15, 2016 Chris Berzas

Haybrass is a relative newcomer to Toledo Bend, but is a welcome addition.[…]

Bass Fishing

Toledo Bend bass stocking to bolster reservoir’s quality fishing

February 15, 2016 Chris Berzas

LDWF biologist Jason Brancamp remains optimistic that double-digit trophy largemouths will remain in Toledo Bend’s future for quite a while.[…]

Bass Fishing

Atchafalaya Basin versus Atchafalaya Spillway

February 15, 2016 Jerald Horst

For many, if not most outdoorsman, the names “Atchafalaya Basin” and the “Atchafalaya Spillway” are synonymous.[…]

Bass Fishing

Best access spots for Toledo Bend lunkers

February 15, 2016 Chris Berzas

Sure, you could run your boat from any launch on the lake to reach prime Toledo Bend lunker areas, but there are some launches that are in the middle of the action.[…]

Columns

The Egret Wedgetail Eel

February 12, 2016 Don Shoopman

When Cowboy Outdoors decided to make a big, wedge-tailed soft-plastic artificial lure strictly a saltwater bait, speckled trout fishermen along the country’s coast benefitted big time.[…]

Columns

What to do about the ‘carry-over’

February 12, 2016 David Moreland

Unseasonably warm temperatures continued into December; in fact a new record high was set in the Baton Rouge area around the middle of the month.[…]

Columns

Euro-nymphing for bream?

February 10, 2016 Catch Cormier

Recently I read where efforts are being undertaken to restore False River to its former glory. This deepwater oxbow lake near New Roads once ranked among the best lakes in the country for bass and sunfish. […]

Ask Captain Paul

From app to onboard GPS unit

February 8, 2016 Captain Paul Titus

Dear Capt. Paul:

I run the Lowrance HDS-2 with the Navionics card, on my boat and I have the Navionics boating app on my iPhone.[…]

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