Freshwater Fishing
Lake Boeuf fishing tips from the pros
First timers to Lake Boeuf should probe and hunt, concentrating their efforts near duck blinds because they provide permanent cover, Steve Bourgeois advised.[…]
March 2014
Freshwater Fishing
When and how to fish Lake Boeuf
Lake Boeuf, a natural lake set in a depression in northern Lafourche Parish has two reputations. First, it is known as a great fishing destination.; second, it has a reputation as a hard lake to fish successfully on a consistent basis.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Shallow trout prefer a straight pull
What good would a small mud boat be if you didn’t know how to catch fish once you got away from everybody else by crossing a shallow flat?[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Spawning 101 for bream
When bream fishermen refer to bream “bedding up” they’re not speaking of bream going to bed to sleep. Actually, bedded bream are spawning bream — the most active of bream and, therefore, the easiest to catch.[…]
Inshore Fishing
Guide enjoys evening DuLarge bite
For a charter captain, fishing can be a little hectic.
With all the things they’ve got to think about each and every morning to ensure their customers have a fun and productive day on the water, the fun of fishing can sometimes be tough to recall.[…]
Bass Fishing
Where to on Toledo Bend
Frogs can certainly get bites anywhere on the lake, but vegetation is the key to consistent results.[…]
Freshwater Fishing
Tippets
Hopefully the coldest winter in 24 years has come to an end. If so, fly anglers could enjoy a great month on the water.[…]
Columns
Will you kill a gobbler this spring?
The theme this year for the National Wild Turkey Federation is “Save the Habitat, Save the Hunt.” This is also the theme for the Federation’s new initiative that has set three goals or objectives: conserve and enhance 4 million acres of critical upland wildlife habitat, recruit 1.5 million new hunters, and open access to 500,000 new acres for hunting and other outdoor recreation.[…]
Columns
Fishcation planning begins now
On the aftermath of Icepocalypse 2014, most flyfishers can’t begin to think about wading a cold stream with snow-covered mountain peaks as a backdrop. But come August, they will think differently. […]
Ask Captain Paul
The Freeport Sulphur Mine near Garden Island Bay
Dear Capt. Paul:
What are the coordinates of where the Freeport sulphur facility used to be on Garden Island Bay? What is the name of the pass they were on: Southwest or South pass?[…]
Columns
When a mullet is king
Kingfish are members of the drum family — the family of redfish and speckled trout — but they bear no resemblance to their family-mates.[…]
Columns
Don’t be stupid: Wear a PFD
Fishing is at the heart of Louisiana outdoor life. Sure, we love to hunt, but that’s only allowed for a few months each year. Fishing season, on the other hand, never ends.[…]
Contents
The Cajun and the Beast — How to catch snapping turtles
The huge, scaly beast — its massive body partially supported by the water — swim-crawled its way along the soft, mucky bottom. Its bear-like, long, black claws stirred up clouds of half-decayed vegetation and silt.[…]
Contents
Barrier Bulls — How to catch bull redfish at Breton Island
So, I’m at this media event, at Theophile Bourgeois’ lodge in Lafitte. Bourgeois invited all his sponsors and a few media guys to spend a couple nights at his place, where he’d provide food and lodging, give us all a chance to mingle and talk shop, and then pile us into a fleet of bay boats to see if we could do more than talk the talk.[…]
Bass Fishing
The jewel in the city
I was in the heart of the urban jungle.
It was 4:30 in the morning.[…]
Contents
Small Tract Toms — Turkey-hunting tactics for small properties
You don’t need large acreage to score a big gobbler, if you know how to manage your property and employ the right strategy.[…]