Louisiana Sportsman

AR-15 is not an ‘assault’ rifle

July 30, 2012 Gordon Hutchinson

I opened my morning newspaper, reading the news and scanning the advertisements when a gun store ad caught my eye.[…]

Clean your displays inside and out

July 30, 2012 Allan Tarvid

Who hasn’t mistaken the shadow of a water spot on an LCD screen for a fish, waypoint or radar target? Or was it a smear of sunscreen lotion or insect repellent left by a fingertip? Hopefully it wasn’t a permanent scratch, crack, craze or other scar.[…]

Sweeping up

July 24, 2012 John Flores

Making a clean sweep seems to always make things feel a little fresher.[…]

Buck movement quantified

July 23, 2012 Bill Garbo

In last month’s column we looked at some of the methods I typically use to convert my personal trail camera photo archives into meaningful and usable “deer statistics” or “intelligence.” […]

Security tips for your hunting ground

July 23, 2012 Keith LaCaze

Can you believe it is July already? Time to start thinking about hunting season, paying the lease fees, and getting out to the deer stands and food plots for clean-up and repairs.[…]

MirrOdine Suspending Twitchbait

July 16, 2012 Don Shoopman

What’s 2 5/8 inches long, weighs 3/8 of an ounce, has a wide-body profile, hits the surface and sinks a little bit before suspending and drives speckled trout, redfish and other saltwater species wild with side-to-side movement and sound from fish-calling rattles?[…]

Got ’yak?

July 16, 2012 Chris Holmes

Question from the Kayak Fishing Forum:

I am new to the whole kayak fishing. Just looking for a nice, cheaper alternative to buying a boat and still getting out on the water for a nice trip[…]

Kayak fishing clubs

July 16, 2012 Chris Holmes

Kayak fishing clubs:[…]

Reef runner: Fishing the Lake Pontchartrain reefs is a guarantee

July 16, 2012 Capt. Steve Himel

I watched what seemed to be an unending parade of barges filled with mountains of crushed concrete arrive and dump their contents onto the lake floor to create a five-acre artificial reef, all from the back porch of my home on Lake Pontchartrain’s Northshore.[…]

The art of the sport

July 9, 2012 Catch Cormier

One of the surprise films of the year has been “Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.” An international hit, it’s also been in the top five of revenue-per-theatre here in America.[…]

Tippets

July 9, 2012 Catch Cormier

A reminder to fly anglers competing in the summer-long CCA STAR tournament that there’s a bonus drawing again for 2012 in the Fly Fish Division.[…]

Upcoming Events

July 9, 2012 Catch Cormier

Here’s a list of monthly fly tying activities open to the public:[…]

What have you done for wildlife today?

July 9, 2012 David Moreland

When I went to work for the Department of Wildlife and Fisheries way back in 1976, the late Dewey Wills was assistant chief of the Game Division (now the Wildlife Division).[…]

Slow down for more summer bass

July 9, 2012 David A. Brown

When largemouth bass play hard to get, it’s time to pull out the clichéd yet profoundly applicable allusion of the tortoise and the hare.[…]

Plan B

July 6, 2012 Rusty Tardo

It’s a scenario every angler is familiar with. You heard the fish were biting in the outside waters at the islands and rigs just off the coast. According to all the reports, the action has been spectacular.[…]

Sulphur mine options abound

July 2, 2012 Captain Paul Titus

Dear Capt. Paul:

I am from the New Orleans area and am looking to go to the sulfur mines. Been there before but do not remember how to get there. Can you give me some directions and maybe the address? Thank you so much for helping. I am looking forward to catching some specks and reds. I have not been fishing in years and wanted to try to get back in it.[…]