July 2015 Archives - Louisiana Sportsman

Ronnie cooks up-the-bayou

July 27, 2015 Jerald Horst

Ronnie Sampey’s Smothered Crabs are delicious and fun to eat, and his Redfish Sauce Piquant recipe is unique because few sauce piquants are made with fish. […]

Simrad’s new Halo radar solves problems

July 26, 2015 Allan Tarvid

Some things about radar that used to be considered common knowledge are no longer valid — and some, of course, never were. […]

In Louisiana we are fortunate to have a robust law enforcement presence on the water all across the state. Wildlife enforcement agents can be found working everything from the federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico to the rivers and lakes of North Louisiana […]

Panthers: Are they for real?

July 22, 2015 Bill Garbo

I always enjoy a good, spirited discussion about an interesting topic, and how much more interesting and controversial could a discussion be than one centered around the existence of large cats — panthers, mountain lions or maybe you prefer to call them cougars — in Mississippi and its neighboring states? […]

7 steps to clean trout

July 21, 2015 Andy Crawford

Nobody likes cleaning the day’s catch. But you’ll burn through these 7 steps to clean speckled trout and get these fish ready for the freezer or dinner. […]

How to avoid buying ice

July 20, 2015 Andy Crawford

Crappie killer Tim Bye has a solution that allows him to save the cost of loose ice without having to deal with those danged plastic jugs. […]

Catfish Everdeen

July 17, 2015 Chris Holmes

Robyn Bordelon has been dubbed “Catfish Everdeen” for her ability to find and capture big Mississippi River catfish from her kayak. […]

How to maximize Carolina-rigging

July 16, 2015 Andy Crawford

When bass are deep, there’s no better way to coax them into biting than dragging a big chunk of plastic on a Carolina rig past their noses. […]

Take a finesse-oriented Senko, add a bullet weight to the nose to give bass a different look.

Other heavy finesse bass-fishing tactics

July 15, 2015 David A. Brown

Drop-shots aren’t the only finesse rigs that can be beefed up to provide bass a bite-enducing curve ball. Here are some other options: […]

How to peel a blue crab

July 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

As wonderful as blue crabs are to eat, there is no doubt that their meat is tough to get out of the shell. Follow these steps to culinary heaven. […]

Breakaway drop-shot weights allow you to fish this finesse rig in heavy cover with less risk of losing the entire rig.

How to get bottom rigs unhooked when bass fishing

July 15, 2015 David A. Brown

If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we’ve punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements. […]

Louisiana crabbing regulations

July 15, 2015 Jerald Horst

Recreational crabbing requirements are minimal, both license- and gear-wise. But, according to Sgt. Mike Garrity of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Enforcement Division, some licenses are required and there are some rules to the game. […]