Freshwater Fishing
High-tech helps catch more crappie
Having some of the best equipment, especially in electronics, isn’t absolutely necessary to catch crappie. But to be consistent, it sure doesn’t hurt, James Morgan said.[…]
March 2016
Freshwater Fishing
How to beat Lake D’Arbonne’s crappie-fishing crowds
There are 16,000 acres to fish on Lake D’Arbonne. But when crappie stack up in the spring or even when they arrive at popular spawning grounds, it often looks like a boat show on the water. […]
Inshore Fishing
The best way to ice down fish
Yeah, Kerry Audibert likes to fish for big speckled trout — prestige fish. But he also loves to eat fish, so he treats his catch like food.[…]
Bass Fishing
Storm Wiggle Warts
The importance of realistic, crawfish patterns is well known to Bassmaster Elite pros, and Brandon Palaniuk proved it on his way to finishing second in the 2013 Bassmaster Classic on Grand Lake in Oklahoma.[…]
Columns
A new year, a new wildlife administration
The 2016 turkey season is the next to the last season of the 2015-16 hunting season (the spring squirrel season is the last). […]
Columns
Short sticks – With bass, shorter is often better
One of my favorite car commercials has a 5-year-old driving his Power Wheels toy car. His dad asks if he’d like to take a try with the bigger automobile. After giving it some thought, the kid realizes it’s too much to handle and responds “No, thanks. I can wait.”[…]
Ask Captain Paul
Get the most out of your GPS
Hardly a month goes by without me getting a question about how to transfer GPS waypoints from one unit to a newer model or what to do when a GPS unit has crashed.[…]
Columns
We got gar – Louisiana has four species
In a state laced with streams, rivers, bayous, lakes and marshes, pretty well anyone who spends time outdoors knows that Louisiana has a lot of gars.[…]
Contents
Cover: March 2016
This is when the big girls will be moving shallow at Toledo Bend, and we provide you with baits and locations to make the most of your time on the nation’s No. 1 bass fishery.[…]
Bass Fishing
Lunker locales – The big bass hotspots at Toledo Bend
Toledo Bend has become the epicenter of big-bass hunters from across the country, pumping out dozens of super-sized lunkers annually over the past few years.[…]
Contents
Paawty Time! How to catch Buras reds, trout in the spring
“No! “the women shrieked, while swiveling their heads from Doc to Artie. “Not another one!”[…]
Bass Fishing
Toledo’s top pics — The pros’ top bass-fishing lures
Mid-May will see some of the nation’s top bass anglers descend upon the nation’s top-rated bass lake for the Bassmaster Elite Series.[…]
Contents
The fish are in the fog — Tips for Catfish Lake’s topwater trout action
“The fleas are on the dog, my friend, the fleas are on the dog, but if its fish you’re looking for, the fish are in the fog.”
— Anonymous[…]
Bass Fishing
Jig power — Tips for fishing jigs for more Atchafalaya Basin bass
“I hate finesse fishing,” the fair-skinned man said with a mischievous look, pausing to wait for my reaction.[…]
Contents
In the bag — Must-have turkey-hunting gear
If it’s spring, Chad Newcomer is on the move, chasing gobblers from Mississippi to Nebraska — and several spots in between — with an intense passion and skilled precision.[…]
Contents
Crappie Seeking Individual — Tips to catch more springtime Lake D’Arbonne crappie
James Morgan always seems to have a plan. It’s part of his DNA.
And when it comes to crappie fishing, the only CSI you need is to discover is that he’s a Crappie Seeking Individual.[…]