Columns
Tales from the camp
Fervent Rainwater shifted his cud as I walked up to the camp porch, and spit a long stream of Skoal between the paws of Ol’ Blue, the redbone hound lying at his feet.[…]
June 2014
Fishing
Get the picture?
Strangely enough, the reservoirs on our nation’s river systems were not originally constructed to give us places to fish; they were built to control traditional spring floods that destroyed crops and homes.[…]
Columns
Summer safety
Summer is finally here after a cold winter and lingering cool spring. Warmer temperatures put us in the mood to get out on the water for a variety of boating activities.[…]
Columns
Lessons learned the hard way
We are all products of, and are shaped by, our individual collection of lifelong experiences and lessons, both good and bad.[…]
Columns
Offshore kayak fishing
Louisiana is a mecca for coastal kayak fishermen. Having virtually unlimited launch sites, and miles and miles of protected waters, kayak anglers can easily find great inshore action from one end of the state to the other.[…]
Bass Fishing
Mister Twister’s Magnum Sin-Sation
What soft-plastic creature bait has an oversized, curved, a wide tail, an hour glass-shaped body lined with air pockets and distinctive wings that remind so many veteran bass anglers of a popular Mister Twister soft plastic first introduced in 1976?[…]
Offshore Fishing
Red snapper frustration
Bobby Terrebonne is not a man to sit on his hands and complain without trying to make things better. For seven years he has sat on the Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Advisory Panel and served on the Ad Hoc Red Snapper Advisory Panel.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Deadman Island
Speak of interesting names: Probably a dead man was found floating at this island at some time in the past.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hopscotching the gas wells
Capt. Steve Himel (504-458-8737) bases his operation out of Delacroix Island, but often makes the haul over to Bay Eloi in late May and early June.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top bait colors for bass fishing in thick grass
You can’t go wrong with the conventional wisdom of darker-colored baits for dim days and/or stained water and brighter colors (or at least bright, reflective flecks) on sunny days.[…]
Bass Fishing
How the Red River achieved greatness
The world-class fishery isn’t an accident, LDWF’s Reed said.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Add-ons for fishing kayaks
You can certainly go overboard with all the creature-comfort options for your kayak, but a few items of function and convenience merit mentions.[…]
Bass Fishing
Sweet Beavers for Ouachita River bass fishing
There’s nothing worse than the havoc created by beavers and their dam building. But not all beavers are bad. There are sweet beavers, too — and they are great for catching summer bass.[…]
Bass Fishing
Top lures for nabbing summer river bass
Besides Sweet Beavers, Dustin Perkins and Trapper Munn recommend a variety of baits for Ouachita River bass.[…]
Inshore Fishing
How Stevie got in his groove
A relative youngster at 34, Stevie Nick wasn’t always interested in redfish. As a kid, the Lacombe resident started fishing for speckled trout in the Biloxi Marsh in St. Bernard Parish.[…]
Bass Fishing
Bayou D’Arbonne: A mini-Ouachita
There are no reliable stats to prove it, but it’s a good bet that there are more bass baits cast per acre of water in one area than any other across the Ouachita system.[…]