Inshore Fishing
Wind helps beat neap tide
A neap tide is one that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is least. It comes twice a month in the first and third quarters of the moon.[…]
March 2012
Fishing
Mercury Marine’s 150 FourStroke
Mercury Marine’s 150 FourStroke is the new top choice for offshore, inshore bay, flats, aluminum, bass, pontoon, runabout, RIBs and aluminum bass boats.[…]
Bass Fishing
The 2011 tagging program
In an effort to determine the impact of angling pressure on bass in the Lacassine Pool, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries implemented a one-time study in 2011. The goal was to tag approximately 1,500 bass that were at least 8 inches and above in size.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Captain’s log book an important
March 7 of last year was Capt. Travis Miller’s first day of 2011 to fish the train trestle. When I asked him a few weeks ago what details he could recall about the trip, he told me that he was just then looking through his log book.[…]
General
Pure Hydration
Rocky Mountain Survival Gear is now distributing Pure Hydration water purification systems that use no chemicals, have no wait time and can be filled from any natural water source.[…]
Bass Fishing
Myers Landing & RV Park
Located 8 miles west of Lake Arthur is Myers Landing and RV Park. Myers Landing has a grocery store, fishing supplies, propane gas, full RV hookups, a playground, 18-hole mini golf course and boat launch.[…]
Bass Fishing
Front Side of March
Bass angler, beware the Ides of March.
Not that you have to look over your shoulder for a group of friends intent on stabbing you 23 times in the back, but for approaching cold fronts that can do enough damage to take you out.[…]
Contents
A Piece of the Rock
I was stuffed and still the food came. I wondered if Gunner Waldmann and David Bertrand were trying to kill me. First, Waldmann forced me to participate in a redfish blowout that morning. Then he hauled me to Shucks Seafood House in Abbeville, where owner Bertrand took over.[…]
Bass Fishing
Cold front grip loosens later in the day
Anglers who make an immediate and necessary change first thing in the morning after a cold front would be wise to not forget about what patterns were working well before the front blew through.[…]
General
ARGO Amphibious 8×8 UTV
Whether putting up deer stands in flooded areas or bass fishing on a hidden pond, the ARGO 8×8 750 HDi is a reliable utility terrain vehicle that goes everywhere sportsmen want to go.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge: history and mission
The history of the creation of the Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge is an interesting one, and weaves together the lives of monied American financial barons and the burgeoning conservationist movement coming out of the Gilded Age.[…]
Bass Fishing
Changing rod angle helps trigger reluctant bass
While most anglers believe cold front bass clam up with a long-lasting case of lockjaw, avid tournament angler Kenny Covington has learned the nuances of making bass bite even when they don’t want to. And much of it has to do with his rod position.[…]
General
Blade Light
Blade Light has six LEDs molded into its handle on either side of the knife blade to provide shadowless light when cutting.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Rockefeller Refuge rules
– The refuge is open for visitors from March 1 to Dec. 1 of each year.[…]
Fishing
Battle Saddle
The Battle Saddle from Release Marine offers a way for anglers of all ages and experience levels to safely fight large gamefish.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Hazards of Rockefeller
In spite of an almost unworldly number of alligators on the refuge, some of them large, they are seldom, if ever, more than a nuisance.[…]