Louisiana Sportsman

Where can I fish for mangroves?

February 28, 2006 Captain Paul Titus

Dear Capt. Paul:

I just resently bought a 22-foot boat, and I would love to start fishing Grand Isle for mangrove snapper.[…]

Buyers beware of Katrina, Rita boats

February 28, 2006 Hank Johnston

The one-two punch of Katrina and Rita claimed upwards of 50,000 boats, many of which have been totaled by the insurance companies[…]

Ditch Digger

February 28, 2006 Andy Crawford

The wind whipped across Toledo Bend the day after a front passed, and Joe Joslin wasn’t look forward to running north from his camp to the relative protection of Six Mile Creek.[…]

Blanco’s bold move is coast’s only hope

February 28, 2006 Todd Masson

If you’re a Louisiana resident, George W. Bush is the worst president you’ve ever had .Jimmy Carter was bad, but at least he was an equal-opportunity disaster.[…]

Plucky Pontchartrain

February 28, 2006 Chris Ginn

The first thing that stood out to me was just how clear the water was. I mean, this was Lake Pontchartrain — post Katrina.[…]

Cover: March 2006

February 28, 2006 Louisiana Sportsman

Hear that? That’s the sound of millions of bass moving to the beds.[…]

Spring Fling

February 28, 2006 Andy Crawford

Kirk Stansel was worried when he finally made it back to his lodge after Hurricane Rita tore through Southwest Louisiana in September.[…]

Sportsman Survivor

February 28, 2006 Todd Masson

Time travel is a scary proposition.

For one thing, you never know if the portal you slide down is two ways. I mean, really, when you’re vaporized from one era and reconstructed in another, is there any guarantee you’ll be able to get back to where you started?[…]

Marsh Olympics

February 28, 2006 Rusty Tardo

It was still dark in the pre-dawn hours of a Thursday morning when I shook hands with Capt. Chad Dufrene and we sat down for breakfast at Rose’s Café in Golden Meadow.[…]

Shrouded Gem

February 28, 2006 Glynn Harris

Folks living in the northern portion of the state don’t have far to look when seeking good fishing waters.[…]

A Winn is a Winn

February 28, 2006 Mike Marsh

With over 600,000 acres, Louisiana’s Kisatchie National Forest can seem an overwhelming place to find a turkey, much less to end a hunt successfully.[…]

Compliments of Concordia

February 28, 2006 Chris Ginn

Jody Perrault and Travis Brown struggled to bring their sack of bass to the scales at the conclusion of the Bass Busters Team Trail kick-off tournament at Lake Concordia last February.[…]