Columns
Who says real Cajuns don’t eat salads?
Janelle Folse has been cooking for her family since she was 15. Here she shares her recipes for shrimp cole slaw and shrimp & corn bisque. […]
February 2017
Fishing
Serious electronics can be affordable
Unfortunately for our wallets, we can’t avoid some cost increases in electronics. They stem from new features appearing in each product generation that require more computer power and better screens.[…]
Columns
Search and rescue in the great outdoors
Floods and hurricanes focus media attention on search-and-rescue (SAR) functions performed by state wildlife agents and local law enforcement officers. Far more frequent are SAR operations for lost or missing outdoorsmen. […]
Columns
Aging whitetail deer
As you read this installment of Happy Trails, the 2016–2017 deer season is either late in the fourth quarter or time has already expired.[…]
Columns
Steve Lessard wins Hobie Fishing Worlds 2016
The fishing in south Louisiana is often referred to as world-class. That’s the reason that Hobie Cat Company chose Leeville as the site for the sixth annual Hobie Fishing World Championship held there in mid-December 2016.[…]
Columns
LiveTarget’s Swimbait Series
LiveTarget, with its industry-leading designs and award-winning artificial lures, has added to its growing family with soft-plastic swimbaits that — even in their earliest stages of design — fool the forage fish they resemble so closely.[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo Bend bass-fishing tip of the day
Dusty Anders loves his Trigger Happy Comfort Grips.
“Everybody loves them,” Ander said about the soft rubber sheaths on the triggers of his rods. “When I used to spend all day casting, the rubbing of the trigger would make a tender spot on my finger. Flipping hay grass with a 1-ounce sinker or cranking all day would also make my hand sore. […]
Inshore Fishing
Top trout tactics for soft-plastic lures
Trout master Dudely Vandenboore recommended experimenting with and without corks. Corks keep the bait in the strike zone longer if the fish are suspended.[…]
Fishing
Alumacraft Prowler 165
Boats in the Prowler Series from Alumacraft are easy to handle, easy to navigate, mid-sized boats ideal for bass fishing adventures. They are packed with storage space, large bow and stern fishing platforms, a large livewell and a modified Vee hull to make runs across choppy waters comfortable.[…]
Bass Fishing
How Dusty Anders contracted bass fever
Dusty Anders has a bad case of bass fever.
In his case, it might be terminal.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Are soft plastics playing out?
Most fishing lures are not immortal. Many come on strong, live a good life and quietly fade into history.[…]
Fishing
G3 Sportsman 19
The Sportsman 19 bass boat is a new offering from G3 Boats for 2017. It is a complete package that includes features fishermen want and exceeds the expectations of many.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top reels for bass fishing on Toledo Bend
“Bass fishing is way more technical than it used to be,” said Dusty Anders, expressing mixed emotions about the pace of the changes. “Rods and reels are lighter now — not as fatiguing. Reels now weigh 5 or 6 ounces, when they used to be 9 ounces.[…]
Fishing
Gator Trax Strike Series
Gator Trax Boats have been the mainstay in mud boats for more than 15 years, and several years ago, it began offering boats powered by standard outboards. With the Strike Series, they have applied their knowledge of hulls and construction to produce aluminum bass boats that begin with the best ideas and improve on them. […]
Bass Fishing
Learning to bass fish on Toledo Bend
Dusty Anders said Toledo Bend Reservoir is kind of intimidating for a fisherman new to the lake because it’s so big.
“I recommend that people pick an area, like one creek arm, and learn it,” Anders said. “Pick it apart.”[…]
Fishing
Ranger RT198p
Feature after fishing feature, inspired from their famous fiberglass lines, make the new Ranger RT198p a hard-core fisherman’s dream boat. It gets your attention with good looks and wins you over an excellent combination of features, storage, fishing space and attention to detail.[…]