During a bass-fishing trip to Toledo Bend the middle of May, Jason Pittman and his dad Floyd found themselves flinging hollow-bodied frog on top of grass mats in the back of a pocket.[…]
Gray triggerfish are a prized bycatch to red snapper fishing. Their delectable table qualities are evident in their nickname “armored snapper.”[…]
The Atchafalaya River is influenced by the Gulf of Mexico tide, and that affects water movement far into the swamps.[…]
The biggest argument with crankbait anglers is centered around rod selection. The big question is whether graphite or fiberglass rods are best.[…]
While reports of “black panther” sightings have persisted for years, there is no scientific evidence that such coloration exists in mountain lions.[…]
If an angler wants to match the hatch, size matters when selecting a lure. But so does color.[…]
On the coast, most of the action for speckled trout will come in the surf or in the larger lakes and bays. Start with poppers — such as Skipping Bugs — at first light. Around midmorning, switch to sinking flies. In the surf, that would be either a Deep Clouser or weighted Seaducer pattern. Let the fly sink for 10 seconds; then strip. Inland, that would be a clouser or weighted shrimp pattern about 30 inches under a VOSI.[…]
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:[…]
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.[…]
If the heavy finesse strategy has a hang-up, then we’ve punned our way into the explanation — hang-ups, snags, entanglements.[…]
Success, as usual in the artificial lure manufacturing business — or anything else, for that matter — begats success.[…]
While fishing is good this month, there is much to do in the fields and woods to get ready for the fall season.[…]
All fishermen are liars, but fly fishermen embellish with style.[…]
Dear Capt. Paul,
I have some coordinates directly from a buddy’s GPS, but they are not bringing me to the same location as his GPS? Is there more than one way to measure/input coordinates? What are we missing here? Why won’t they work?[…]
The secret lives of red snappers revealed[…]
Pelayo grimaced and pointed with his chin toward Artie, who was casting from the bow. I couldn’t see Artie’s face, but Pelayo could. Hence his grimace.[…]